Leads Mosaic’s annual participatory grantmaking process, including strategy, solicitation, proposal review, due diligence, communications, reporting, and renewals. Builds relationships with grantees, funders, stakeholders, and partners; represents Mosaic publicly; supports fundraising and grantee programming; conducts landscape analysis and impact measurement; and coordinates grantmaking workflows. The role requires environmental movement expertise, strong project management, communication, relationship-building, analytical, organizational, and inclusive leadership skills.
About the Organization:
Mosaic is a national collaborative funder and field catalyst that boosts the collective power of climate, conservation, and environmental health and justice movements in the United States to achieve durable, population-scale wins. Directed by a Leadership Council of diverse and representative grassroots, NGO, and philanthropic leaders from across the country, Mosaic bolsters four key pillars of infrastructure necessary for transformative movements: Strong and resilient networks and coalitions rooted in trust; a deep bench of diverse, highly skilled leaders; advocacy tools and training for large-scale mobilization; and powerful, norm-shifting narratives. Mosaic has committed $32M in grant funding since 2020 to support collaborative projects and coordinated resources that are strengthening alliances, driving policy wins, shifting narratives, and galvanizing large-scale action.
Impact is at the heart of Mosaic’s mission. As one of the only national collaborative funds exclusively focused on building movement infrastructure – the connections and shared resources all movements need – Mosaic is committed to building the power necessary for lasting environmental and social change. A stable climate, clean air and water, healthy communities, and thriving natural systems all hang in the balance during this critical decade. Mosaic was created in response to a collective recognition that, although the U.S. environmental movement has achieved historic victories, the pace and scale of the challenge we face demand even more. The environmental movement will only achieve climate and environmental goals with a stronger, better-connected movement that is capable of driving and sustaining meaningful change.
Position Summary:
The Program Officer will lead the design and execution of Mosaic's annual grantmaking as well as relationship-building with the network of Mosaic grantees, engaging the wider field, staying on top of participatory grantmaking trends, and building key partnerships. The position reports to the Executive Director. Mosaic is led by a rotating Leadership Council of leaders for environmental, philanthropic and justice organizations. The Program Officer is charged with working with the Leadership Council to set an annual participatory grantmaking process.
Primary Responsibilities
Grantmaking & Grants Management
- Collaborate with the Executive Director, staff, and Leadership Council to set the grantmaking strategy.
- Direct all components of the annual grant solicitation, review, and selection process.
- Lead the design and oversight of the proposal review process, due diligence, and support the Leadership Council’s strategy setting.
- Communicate decisions externally with all applicants and grantees.
- Manage internal grantmaking procedures, including annual grantee reporting, documentation, compliance, and processing of renewals.
Program & Partnerships
- Cultivate and maintain relationships with existing and prospective grantee partners.
- Hold expertise in their grant slate, be an effective storyteller on behalf of grantees, and effectively represent their work, as part of the collective work of the grantee portfolio to internal and external stakeholders.
- Represent Mosaic in public settings, including conferences and public speaking events.
- Provide regular grantee outreach and engagement opportunities including acting as a thought partner and connector to grantee partners.
- Support Mosaic’s fundraising by providing data and impact stories from engagement with grantee partners.
- Build relationships with current and prospective funders in partnership with the Development and Executive Director.
- Build out programming to support grantees
- Support grantees by identifying and connecting with aligned funder opportunities.
Learning & Impact
- Lead Mosaic’s annual landscape analysis to inform grant strategy
- Collect and manage grantee progress & impact data and contribute to annual measurement, learning and evaluation process.
Project management & Operations
- Organize the team around weekly and monthly grantmaking workflow for high-level project goals.
- Support Mosaic’s grantmaking communications efforts.
The Ideal Candidate
You are a strategic, collaborative, and relationship-driven leader with a strong commitment to participatory grantmaking and movement building. You bring expertise in grantmaking strategy, program management, and partnership development, with the ability to cultivate trusted relationships, facilitate inclusive decision-making, and translate complex information into compelling stories of impact. You are an effective communicator and connector who builds bridges across organizations, funders, and grantee partners to advance shared goals. You are analytical, adaptable, and highly organized, with a commitment to continuous learning, equity, and accountability. Above all, you are passionate about strengthening the environmental movement and advancing lasting social and environmental change through collaboration, strategic investment, and collective action.
Specific Experience Requested:
- Strong understanding of environmental issues, social justice, systems change, social movements and movement building in alignment with Mosaic’s Strategic Framework
- Excellent project manager with ability to hold the big picture together with the details while orchestrating full-team participation.
- Strategic and creative thinker.
- Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and organizational skills with attention to detail and commitment to high quality work, while being able to hold and work towards the big picture.
- Experience working directly with people from diverse racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic backgrounds with an understanding of the sensitive power dynamics that being in this position holds.
- Ability to represent Mosaic and build relationships with stakeholders, including the staff, board members, donors, partners, and grantees.
- Strong oral and written communications skills, capable of crafting clear, compelling materials and engaging in public speaking.
- Self-starter, highly motivated, resourceful, and able to manage multiple projects simultaneously.
- Strong team player and demonstrates: flexibility, emotional intelligence, and a collaborative spirit.
- Ability to accommodate travel (approximately 10% of time).
- Ability to iteratively improve program implementation by critically evaluating theories of change.
- Experience working with Boards of Directors.
- Experience managing teams and individual staff including direct supervisory roles.
- Experience working across different fields with a systems perspective.
- Prior experience working with Mosaic required.
Workplace, Compensation & Application
Workplace & Travel: All employees work from home offices with occasional travel (1-2 times per year) for all-team in-person meetings.
Compensation: Mosaic and Multiplier provide a comprehensive compensation package, including competitive salary ($140k - $160k annual salary), excellent medical and dental benefits, retirement savings, and generous vacation and sick leave policy.
Compensation: Mosaic and Multiplier provide a comprehensive compensation package, including competitive salary ($140k - $160k annual salary), excellent medical and dental benefits, retirement savings, and generous vacation and sick leave policy.
How to Apply: To apply, please visit our Applicant Portal. Applications will be accepted until position is filled. We respectfully request no follow-up calls or emails.
Mosaic is an independent operating project of Multiplier, a nationally recognized nonprofit that accelerates impact for sustainability-focused initiatives.
Multiplier is committed to creating an inclusive, equitable, and accessible application process for all candidates. We recognize that the traditional hiring process can create barriers. If we can support your participation in the job application or interview process by providing specific assistance or accommodation, please reach out to [email protected]. Requests for accommodations are confidential and will not impact your candidacy.
Mosaic is an independent operating project of Multiplier, a nationally recognized nonprofit that accelerates impact for sustainability-focused initiatives.
Multiplier is committed to creating an inclusive, equitable, and accessible application process for all candidates. We recognize that the traditional hiring process can create barriers. If we can support your participation in the job application or interview process by providing specific assistance or accommodation, please reach out to [email protected]. Requests for accommodations are confidential and will not impact your candidacy.
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Multiplier accelerates impact for innovative projects focused on protecting and fostering a healthy, sustainable, resilient and equitable world. At Multiplier, program teams can turn game-changing ideas into planet-saving impact, and they can do it faster and better than they otherwise could.Multiplier celebrates diversity and is committed to building teams and partnerships that represent a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. Multiplier is also committed to providing an environment of mutual respect that is free from discrimination and harassment. Multiplier prohibits discrimination in its governance, programs, and activities on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, disability, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, political beliefs, reprisal, marital status, amnesty, status as a covered veteran, because all or part of an individual’s income is derived from public assistance, or for any other factor that is not based on merit.
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