Program Officer – Children and Families, Workforce Training and Services; William Penn Foundation

Posted by William Penn Foundation on September 17, 2024

The William Penn Foundation, founded by Otto and Phoebe Haas in 1945, is a leading American philanthropy located in Philadelphia with over $3.3 billion in assets and a $150 million annual grant budget. Our approach to grantmaking is focused on one central idea: let’s help make more lives better by connecting more people to more opportunities and more resources. We aim to do this work in the Philadelphia region particularly for groups of people who have often been shut out of opportunity in the past because of disinvestment, discrimination, or systemic inequities.

Position Summary

Program Officers at William Penn Foundation play a leadership role in advancing multiple specific objectives that are part of the Foundation’s new strategic plan. In this role, Program Officers work collaboratively with members of their program team, communications team, other program teams, grants management, evaluation and learning, and others under the direction and guidance of a Program Director to advance their objectives.

The Program Officer, Children and Families and Workforce Training and Services, will be responsible for three objectives. Two objectives are within the Foundation’s Children and Families program, which seeks to support the healthy development and academic success of young children, ages 0-8, in Philadelphia. One objective is within the Foundation’s Workforce Training and Services program, which seeks to help Philadelphians to access and keep better paying jobs.

The objectives are:

• By 2035, the percentage of certified K-12 teachers in Philadelphia will increase and the racial/ethnic make-up of the city’s teaching workforce will be more reflective of its students.
• By 2035, increase public funding in child-serving systems (early childhood education, early intervention, K-12 education, home visiting, out-of-school time) by $6.4 billion.*
• By 2035, 10,000 individuals with high barriers to employment will complete workforce training and 85% will still be employed 12 months post-training.

In addition, the Program Officer will develop deep knowledge of the organizations and communities they serve and support; manage relationships with internal and external stakeholders; and serve as an internal subject matter expert on issues related to their objectives.

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