Community Impact Manager, Early Childhood Initiative

At San Diego Foundation, we value our diverse and experienced staff who are committed to our mission of improving the quality of life within all of San Diego’s communities. We strive to be an employer of choice, offering a competitive compensation package, and a professional and vibrant work environment for those who have a passion for our mission that is carried out every day by providing leadership for effective philanthropy and promoting community solutions.

San Diego Foundation is seeking an experienced, mission driven Manager to join SDF’s Community Impact team. This position will be a vital contributor to the Foundation and broadly support the Early Childhood Initiative (ECI), a program within the Inclusive Growth portfolio. The Manager will play a critical role in project management, planning, implementation, and oversight of the ECI grantmaking processes. The following outlines the roles and responsibilities under this position in alignment with the program priorities and SDF’s greater Strategic Plan. This is currently a hybrid role with weekly onsite requirements at our San Diego Headquarter Office in Liberty Station.

Essential Responsibilities:

Project Management:

• Map program activities to strategic goals, manage timelines and milestones
• Manage program budgetary and financial processes
• Ensure complex projects are managed efficiently, supporting communication and coordination
• Utilize project management software (Asana) to lead project planning
• Identify upcoming changes, support team engagement in collaborative problem-solving
• Maximize operational effectiveness

Grantmaking:

• Manage grant development practices, including public-facing content development and application review to ensure grant processes align with team goals and best practices
• Utilize your knowledge and experience to inform the process, and your subject matter expertise to support the grant review process
• Ensure process documentation and continuous development of practices are in place
• Advance grantmaking best practices

Program Impact:

• Develop written and data-driven content to tell the story of the program, and manage impact reporting process
• Craft data-driven documents and presentations that convey program goals and purpose
• Develop and utilize data and narrative to frame and support goals
• Support the development of convening efforts that engage local thought leaders and community stakeholders on issues concerning early childhood education and other relevant issues to raise awareness and facilitate collaboration

Additional Items:

• Co-support departmental operations to ensure consistency and standards across programs
• Co-develop and support convening efforts that engage local thought leaders and community stakeholders on issues concerning equity, workforce development, and other relevant issues to raise awareness and facilitate collaboration
• Utilize knowledge of local and state-level early education and care issues to support the successful implementation of program goals
• Additional responsibilities as assigned by the Director, Community Impact

Requirements

• A minimum of 5-7 years of experience managing nonprofit programs or in comparable industry.
• Knowledge of the local early childhood landscape, including nonprofits operating in the space, with policy-related knowledge a plus. 
• Passion for the work and mission of San Diego Foundation to inspire enduring philanthropy and enable community solutions to improve the quality of life in our regions
• Experience working with civic and/or governmental partners to manage regional initiatives.
• Outstanding project management skills, time management, attention to detail, and familiarity with project management software.
• Adept at engaging team members to problem-solve, build plans, and coordinate timelines.
• Exceptional verbal, interpersonal and written communications skills, including experience creating public-facing professional writing, documents, presentations, and related content.
• Ability to develop and present information for a diverse set of community stakeholders.
• Experience working with program budgets and related financial processes.
• Experience and comfort utilizing databases and working with relationship management software.
• The ability to construct and work across plans for multiple programs simultaneously while regularly meeting deadlines.
• Knowledge of and experience working with organizations that address a range of issues facing the region, including but not limited to early childhood education and care, health and human services, and health equity; knowledge of and interest in public policy, a plus.
• Experience and success in stewarding relationships with cross-sector partners, including governmental and non-profit partners.
• Must be experienced and comfortable in a fast-paced, highly adaptive environment.
• Team player with a professional and positive demeanor.
• Knowledge, experience, and proficiency with computer software applications required: MS Windows, Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. Asana and Blackbaud experience preferred.
• Must live in San Diego County

Language Skills:

• Ability to read, write and speak English fluently
• Additional language proficiency helpful

Work Environment & Physical Demands:

• Professional, hybrid work environment in San Diego
• Fast-paced work with multi-level distractions
• Ability to safely lift 25 pounds
• Ability to sit for prolonged periods of time at meetings, desk, computer, driving
• Ability to type using a computer keyboard
• Ability to speak into and use a telephone
• Ability to bend and stoop

Background check required.

All applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States.

This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change or new ones may be assigned at any time with or without notice.

Benefits

Pay Range: $75,000 - $85,000 per year

San Diego Foundation is committed to practices that promote pay equity and transparency. Actual offers will be reflective of qualifications, skills and experience, internal equity, alignment with market data, among other relevant factors.

• Supportive, inclusive company culture; awarded Top Workplace by the San Diego Union Tribune 4 years in a row
• Flexible 9/80 Alternative workweek schedule, with every other Friday off
• Hybrid work environment with support for at home office setup
• 100% Employer paid medical, vision, dental, life, AD&D and long-term disability premiums; 75% Employer-paid premiums for all dependents on your benefits
• 403B Retirement plan match up to 4% + Annual retirement plan bonus contribution based on total annual salary
• Earned Incentive Bonus Program
• 3 weeks of paid time off + 1 additional week off with pay in July for all staff
• 4-to-6-week sabbatical for every 5 years of service
• 13 paid holidays + 2 paid volunteer days off each year
• Extended Health Care Time accruing at 2.77 hours per pay period to a cap of 480 hours: use for sick time, family care, and parental leave baby bonding
• $100 monthly cell and internet reimbursement
• $75 quarterly gym reimbursement
• Donor Advised Fund contribution with no minimum and $600 annual match from the Foundation to a nonprofit of your choice
• Annual Anniversary Gift of $100 donation per year of service to a nonprofit of your choice