Programs & Community Engagement Coordinator

Title

Programs & Community Engagement Coordinator

Status

Full Time – Non-Exempt

Reports To

Chief Program & Community Engagement Officer

Business Unit

Programs & Community Engagement

Date

March 2022

Nature of Work

Established in 1978, the Arizona Community Foundation (ACF) is a statewide family of charitable funds, with a mission to lead, serve, and collaborate to mobilize enduring philanthropy for a better Arizona.

The Programs & Community Engagement (P&CE) team oversees ACF’s loan programs, innovation prizes, community-led philanthropy groups, community-focused programs, and discretionary grant programs, and includes colleagues from ACF’s 5 Statewide Affiliate Offices, who provide comprehensive services in their regions. P&CE’s charge is to honor and partner with communities to close gaps, meet critical needs, and leverage resources to power their great potential.

The ideal Programs & Community Engagement Coordinator candidate is a resourceful, organized, and collaborative individual who values public service, authentic community engagement, and has a respect for, or a connection to, Arizona and its communities. The ideal candidate also values lifelong learning and may not possess all of the qualifications listed in this announcement but is adaptive and willing to learn.

This position is grant-funded for 2 years, with the potential for continuation at the end of the grant term.

Essential Job Functions

The Programs & Community Engagement Coordinator is responsible for coordinating activities related to the JPMorgan Chase Affordable Housing Grant as overseen by the P&CE team.

Select specific activities include:

• Maintaining JPM Chase Collaborative database of participants
• Coordinating meetings internally and with high-level officials, providing meeting agendas, materials, and follow-up items
• Compiling and entering data and maintaining program databases
• Updating and monitoring project workplans and action items
• Supporting ongoing reporting within grant portal
• Supporting internal reporting, grant reporting, and reporting to partner organizations
• Meeting appropriate grant reporting deadlines
• Fielding and appropriately routing loan/grant support requests
• Providing service and support to loan/grant seekers
• Organizing loan/grant application reviews, tracking the status of applications, and coordinating next steps, including P&CE team engagement where relevant
• Be available to support relevant administrative task as assigned

Knowledge or Skills

• The following (or any combination of experience/education that has resulted in comparable knowledge, skills, abilities):

• Two or more years of professional experience within a corporation, nonprofit organization, government agency, tribal entity, loan or grantmaking institution
• A Bachelor’s degree and/or advanced training in a relevant area of study

• Excellent organizational and communication skills, verbal and written, for internal and external use
• The ability to provide exceptional customer service in a performance-driven office environment
• Willingness to travel on occasion, locally and regionally (if needed)
• Computer literacy, including aptitude with standard office products, software, and equipment
• Experience with grantmaking and customer relationship management (CRM) systems a plus
• Bilingual (English/Spanish) a plus

Other Requirements

This position functions in an office environment. The candidate must:

• Value diverse organizations and provide equitable support to collaborative members and grant seekers
• Operate general office equipment to include computers, multifunction printers, AV equipment, VOIP phone system, and multiple software platforms that are essential to the organization

Major Accountabilities

• Equity. Collaborate across the organization to identify opportunities and advance equity in ACF practices and distribution of/access to resources.
• Active Learning. Participate in individual and group learning to continually expand understanding of a) equitable, asset-based service, b) practices and approaches related to diversity, equity, inclusion, belonging, and access, and c) culturally responsive communication and engagement.
• Productive Analysis. Utilize dialogue, feedback, and other data to analyze ACF service, in order to develop and implement responsive practices, standards, goals, and methods for improvement.
• Collaboration. Work as an engaged colleague with other ACF team members, including those working in other business units, on various projects, services, and operational tasks.
• Responsive Service. Develop sufficient knowledge of ACF services and opportunities to respond accurately and comprehensively to requests for information.
• Integrity. Operate with integrity and represent yourself, and ACF, in a positive and professional manner.

The intent of this job description is to provide a representative summary of the major duties and responsibilities performed by incumbents of the position. Incumbents may be required to perform other job-related tasks other than or in addition to those specifically presented in this description.