The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation strives to fight poverty and build strong, vibrant communities where everyone can thrive. Collaborating closely with both the Jewish and general community, the Foundation provides grants to nonprofits in the United States and Israel that equip people to secure safe and affordable housing; lead healthy lives; obtain and keep good jobs; engage in high-quality educational and developmental opportunities; and, later in life, remain independent and age with dignity. These efforts primarily focus on places with ties to the lives and legacies of Harry and Jeanette Weinberg.
The Foundation has a long-standing commitment to Hawaiʻi, where it grants $15–$25 million annually to nonprofits and networks that strengthen communities to lead and shape their futures. These efforts — all grounded in the importance of ʻāina (land), Indigenous culture and practices, and community-driven change — aim to ensure residents from keiki (children) to kūpuna (older adults) are able to live, work, and grow on the islands they call home for generations to come. Weinberg’s grantmaking throughout the state prioritizes funding collaborative approaches that increase the supply of affordable housing; improve access to nutritious, locally produced food and high-quality health care; and connect people across the islands with paths to careers. The Foundation also supports initiatives aimed at bringing more resources to rural communities to address poverty; advancing promising models for community-led development and stewardship of land; strengthening the state’s Jewish nonprofit sector; and supporting Maui’s ongoing recovery from the August 2023 wildfires.
The Foundation seeks individuals interested in helping to drive change. If you want to contribute toward advancing our mission, values, and work, we want to hear from you!
Why Choose Weinberg?
- Engage in work that makes a difference: Help support meaningful, lasting efforts to fight poverty and build strong, vibrant communities.
- Collaborate with dedicated colleagues: Work in a supportive environment alongside a passionate and talented team that shares a commitment to community, mission, and excellence — and a sense of humor.
- Join a flexible work environment: Enjoy our hybrid workplace and the flexibility around working remotely and in office.
Position Summary
The program associate will support the Foundation’s grantmaking efforts in Hawaiʻi, as well as Foundation-wide grant management and data analysis. This role will assist in analyzing metrics, managing and monitoring active grants, and conducting due diligence on prospective grantees. In addition, the program associate will support the Hawaiʻi-based Program team members with managing contact lists, advancing local staff volunteer opportunities, handling logistics for site visits and small gatherings, and contributing to internal and external communications as needed.
Overall Responsibilities
- Maintain grantmaking timelines, budgets, and files.
- Conduct due diligence on grant opportunities in support of managing director, program director, and program officer.
- Review and synthesize nonprofit financial information, including program and capital budgets, and create summaries of nonprofit programs and services.
- Support creating memos and presentations as needed.
- Learn and use grant management system in collaboration with program director and grants associate.
- Assist with creating internal meeting agendas and other supporting documents.
- Maintain email and event-related lists.
- Support Hawaiʻi program team’s grant reporting process, including highlighting key lessons learned.
- Monitor and synthesize data.
- Support development, dissemination, and analysis of grantee surveys.
- Support logistics for site visits, convenings, and other program-related events.
- Coordinate staff volunteer opportunities.
- Draft emails and basic summaries of meetings and events.
Skills and Qualifications
- Experience and Professional Background: One to two years of experience providing administrative and programmatic support in a nonprofit, philanthropic, government, or related environment. Bachelor’s degree preferred. Strong data analysis skills and interest in learning and reviewing complex data systems. Ability to work on deadlines and support multiple portfolios. Growth mindset: comfortable with ambiguity and learning through imperfection. Deep commitment to Hawaiʻi. Familiarity with nonprofits and nonprofit ecosystems: preference for candidates who understand community-based organizations. Ability to work well in teams and collaborate productively with colleagues and external partners. Initiative, positive attitude, and creative problem solving.
- Technical Skills: Proficiency in Microsoft Office, Teams, Outlook, Zoom, and Salesforce experience preferred. Experience grant writing or monitoring grants, and familiarity with communications, evaluation reports, documentation processes, and record keeping.
- Initiative and Collaboration: Demonstrated proficiency in working independently, delegating duties, and collaborating effectively. Honesty, integrity, humility, and openness to constructive feedback and continuous improvement.
- Analysis and Communication: Ability to maintain strict confidentiality, handling highly sensitive information with discretion and professionalism. Strong writing and editing skills, with meticulous attention to detail, including fact checking. Ability to analyze and evaluate grant applications, including financial and programmatic components. Ability to pre‑screen applicants by phone or email and assess eligibility. Clear and professional communication with grantees, applicants, and external experts.
- Values and Approach: Demonstrated alignment with the Foundation’s values and guiding principles: respect for the dignity of every individual, as well as care, collaboration, commitment, community, and curiosity in carrying out its work and engaging with colleagues and partners.
- Soft Skills: Emotional intelligence, flexibility, and sense of humor.
Benefits and Salary Range
Compensation for this position includes an annual base pay range of $85,000–$95,000. Additionally, the Foundation offers a generous and comprehensive benefits package that includes vacation and sick leave, health insurance, and a retirement plan with employer contributions.
The Weinberg Foundation is an equal opportunity employer firmly committed to complying with federal, state, and local equal opportunity laws and encourages all qualified applicants to apply.
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