Employment

Philadelphia Program Director

Communities Program

• Are you a proven community leader who motivates and directs others toward positive change?
• Do you have an established record of building and maintaining relationships and networks to accomplish your work?
• Do you have an entrepreneur's skill of recognizing creative and transformative ideas?

The John S. and James L. Knight Foundation seeks a dynamic, innovative and results-oriented leader to oversee our strategic grant making in Philadelphia. 

Our program directors champion lasting, positive change that transforms the community, the people and their perspectives.

In Philadelphia, you will engage a wide range of thought leader networks; discover and maintain awareness of community issues, ideas and organizations. You will use your entrepreneurial experience and networking savvy to leverage resources to discover and develop innovative ideas and transformative opportunities. You will facilitate proposal development and the grant-making process. Your communications expertise will enable you to disseminate Knight Foundation's vision and knowledge to the community to improve impact.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree plus at least seven years of relevant experience
• An entrepreneurial orientation to recognize and develop creative and transformative ideas
• A skillful networker with an established record of building and maintaining relationships and networks
• A proven community leader who motivates and directs others toward positive change
• Demonstrated commitment to social change, and working knowledge of current social issues
• Outstanding written and verbal skills including public speaking and presentation skills
• Ability to interact collaboratively and collegially, working with diverse populations as well as a wide range of community audiences

As a national foundation with local roots, we seek big ideas and opportunities that can transform communities and help them reach their highest potential. Knight Foundation is committed to transformation and key elements essential to achieve it-discovery of ideas, belief in a vision, courage to push for change, know-how to get it done and tenacity in getting results. If you share this passion, we'd like to hear from you.

To apply, please send your resume, including salary history, to: careers@knightfoundation.org.

Knight Foundation is an equal opportunity employer. No telephone calls, please.

Knight Foundation is an equal opportunity employer. No phone calls, please.