Program Associate, Digital Democracy Portfolio

GRANTMAKING, STRATEGY, & LEARNING

• Support execution of approved Digital Democracy Portfolio strategy.
• Support, and in some cases manage, grantee relationships and collaborate closely with the Democracy Fund Grants Team.
• Manage individual grants, including shaping and preparing grants for consideration and handling every stage of the grant process. This includes: supporting the exploration, development, and assessment of the portfolio of grants for the Digital Democracy Portfolio.
• Execute and support non-grant related tactics, projects, and interventions where needed to advance the Digital Democracy Portfolio.
• Develop strong relationships across relevant fields for system sensing and grant pipeline development.
• Contribute to board presentations when needed.
• Support strategy development and learning for the Digital Democracy Portfolio.

COMMUNICATION & OUTREACH

• Support external communications about the Digital Democracy Portfolio.
• Support efforts to grow the philanthropic resources available to the field, such as development of donor guides.
• Develop and nurture relationships with partner funders.

TEAM LEADERSHIP & MANAGEMENT

• Contribute to a team culture that values collaboration, positivity, and transparency and that drives impact through continuous improvement and learning. Serve as a team player with the ability to build strong relationships.
• Contribute to team administration and processes that make the Public Square Program effective.
• Participate in collaborative efforts and projects with other programs in areas of strategic overlap.
• Support budget record keeping for the Digital Democracy Portfolio.
• Responsible for contracts and budgets for external consultants to ensure strong work products are produced and used by the organization and field.

TEAM MEMBER

• Collaborate with the larger Public Square Team to defend press freedom, promote equitable journalism, and promote local journalism.
• Ability to work effectively cross-functionally and creatively solve problems.
• Promote a team culture of high performance and continuous improvement that values learning, quality, collaboration, positivity, and transparency.
• Contribute to team administration and processes.
• Serve as a liaison between the Public Square Program and other Democracy Fund teams.