Program Officer & Grantmaking jobs in philanthropy
Open Program Officer & Grantmaking roles at foundations, corporate givers, and grantmaking organizations — collected weekly from funder career pages. Filter by location, seniority, and work style, and see each funder's giving profile alongside the role.
A pharmaceutical or biotech professional with direct experience in chemistry, manufacturing, and controls (CMC) regulatory pathways for drug-device combinations, ideally from Indian or South Asian markets, who understands how to build quality and compliance into products at scale for low-resource settings.
Foundation endowment and institutional fundingSupport for Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation operationsPhilanthropic infrastructure / private foundation funding
New Delhi, IndiaGrantmakingPosted 22 days ago19 contacts
Program officer or senior grantmaker with experience in AI governance, biosecurity, or global health policy; comfortable making large, high-risk bets on field-building, talent development, and research infrastructure across international contexts.
Transformative AI Safety and GovernanceBiosecurity and Pandemic PreparednessGlobal Health and Wellbeing
Remote - GlobalRemoteGrantmakingPosted 10 days ago
Grants manager with experience administering humanitarian or development funding to local NGO partners in fragile contexts; comfortable with field-driven grant cycles, compliance documentation, and supporting community-level service delivery projects across multiple countries.
Humanitarian Emergency ResponseLocal Civil Society Capacity BuildingCommunity Infrastructure and Public Services
Someone with experience analyzing and structuring large environmental or climate investments—whether at foundations, impact funds, or conservation nonprofits—who understands how to evaluate both research institutions and policy intermediaries across marine science, ocean sustainability, and clean-energy systems.
Marine science, research institutions, and aquarium-based conservation (e.g., Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute, Monterey Bay Aquarium Foundation)Ocean and fisheries sustainability / island and coastal ecosystem restoration (e.g., Island Conservation, Sustainable Fisheries Partnership)Climate policy, clean energy transition, and environmental advocacy networks (e.g., ClimateWorks Foundation, Energy Foundation, Resources Legacy Fund)
Los Altos, CAHybridGrantmakingPosted 24 days ago27 contacts$117K – $129K
Program officer with 5+ years in affordable-housing development or community development finance, comfortable assessing both real-estate deals and nonprofit organizational capacity across a national portfolio.
Affordable Housing Development and PreservationNeighborhood RevitalizationSmall Business and Local Economic Development
Hybrid; Indianapolis, Indiana, United StatesHybridGrantmakingPosted 87 days ago$69K – $87K
Program officer experienced in climate finance, clean energy policy, or grid/transport decarbonization who can assess grants to intermediaries and policy organizations, navigate complex financial-sector or utility relationships, and think strategically about leverage points in energy transition.
Mobilizing the financial sector for climate (climate finance, net-zero finance alliances, and investor engagement)Accelerating power-sector decarbonization and grid innovation (integrated resource planning, IRA implementation, clean electricity policy)Clean transportation and decarbonizing mobility (analysis and policy to shift transport fuels and vehicles)
Someone with 3–5 years of grants administration experience at a health or mental health nonprofit, comfortable managing application cycles and compliance for mid-sized portfolios, and ready to support a national funder's growing grantmaking operations.
Mental healthSuicide prevention / crisis interventionDisaster emotional support
Remote USARemoteGrantmakingPosted 18 days ago67 contacts$36.92 – $55.82 / hr
Program officer with experience building relationships across community development, education, and public-health organizations in post-industrial cities; comfortable managing both place-based partnerships in Flint and national field-building grants in afterschool or water equity.
Flint neighborhood stabilization, blight elimination and housing developmentEarly childhood and expanded-learning/afterschool program support in FlintK–12 improvement and career academy development tied to local postsecondary pathways
Flint, MichiganOn-siteGrantmakingPosted 151 days ago52 contacts$125K – $150K
Someone with 3–5 years in program or investment management at a development finance institution, foundation, or multilateral, comfortable deploying capital across universities, media outlets, and rights-focused intermediaries in contested political environments.
Support for threatened and independent universities and liberal arts network development (e.g., Central European University, Bard College, Open Society University Network)Academic freedom and scholar protection programs (e.g., Scholars at Risk, Threatened Scholars initiatives)Public-interest media and media development financing (e.g., Media Development Investment Fund, funder-advised media projects)
3 LocationsGrantmakingPosted 16 days ago34 contacts
Senior fundraiser with a track record closing seven-figure gifts from individual donors and experience stewarding relationships with high-net-worth supporters of medical research or disease-focused nonprofits.
Type 1 diabetesDiabetes researchAutoimmunity
Chicago RemoteRemoteGrantmakingPosted 31 days ago95 contacts$100K – $1M
Someone with 5–10 years of experience in Jewish nonprofit leadership or community development who understands how to align grantmaking with both local Jewish institutional needs and broader tikkun olam outcomes across health, education, and diaspora priorities.
community health and human servicesJewish education and day school supportIsrael and overseas aid
Program officer with experience making operating-support grants to civil-rights or anti-poverty organizations in the DC region, comfortable with smaller portfolio sizes and direct relationships with grassroots nonprofits.
Mobility Access and Transportation InnovationDisability and Age-Friendly WayfindingEssential Services Access (Food, Health Care, and Information)
New York, USAGrantmakingPosted 24 days ago$173K – $185K
Senior attorney with experience overseeing legal-aid grantmaking or managing compliance across multiple civil-justice nonprofits, comfortable balancing fiscal accountability with the operational realities of under-resourced legal-services organizations.
Someone with experience managing large institutional grants or endowment relationships at a major university or education funder, comfortable with deep partnership work and operational knowledge of scholarship and leadership-development programs.
Levine Scholars Program — merit and leadership undergraduate scholarships at UNC CharlotteOperational support for UNC Charlotte/Foundation of the University of North Carolina at CharlottePlace-based higher education philanthropy focused on Charlotte/Mecklenburg County
Charlotte, North CarolinaOn-siteGrantmaking18 contacts$100 / hr
Program officer with 5+ years funding civic engagement, voter access, or democratic participation work; comfortable stewarding relationships across grassroots organizers, policy shops, and cultural institutions within a national grantmaking portfolio.
American ArtAsiaIndigenous Knowledge
New York CityHybridGrantmaking47 contacts$200K – $230K
Grants officer with experience managing humanitarian or refugee-services portfolios in conflict-affected regions, comfortable assessing organizational capacity amid operational constraints and building relationships with local NGOs delivering protection and economic-empowerment programs.
refugee and migrant servicesdisplacement and humanitarian protectioneconomic empowerment (including women's economic empowerment)
Kyiv, UkraineGrantmakingPosted 28 days ago67 contacts
Someone with experience in cost-effectiveness analysis or global health research who can synthesize evidence across malaria, deworming, and broader development interventions to guide allocation decisions at a nine-figure scale.
Global healthGlobal developmentGlobal poverty alleviation
United States + International (Remote)RemoteGrantmakingPosted 40 days ago38 contacts
Program officer with deep expertise in China's AI, e-commerce, or gaming sectors who understands how philanthropic infrastructure and digital platforms operate within that market, and can identify scalable giving intermediaries aligned with the foundation's system-level investment thesis.
Online giving platforms and digital fundraising intermediaries (e.g., American Online Giving Foundation)Donor-advised fund or pass-through grantmaking vehiclesPhilanthropic infrastructure and grantmaking services at national scale
Director of innovation grantmaking with experience identifying and funding emerging models in health equity or care delivery; comfortable stewarding risk and learning alongside early-stage health nonprofits and providers in resource-constrained settings.
Health equityHealth care affordabilityHealth workforce development
A grants professional with experience managing $10M+ pediatric or healthcare portfolios at a regional foundation, comfortable overseeing fund operations, compliance, and relationships with institutional grantees and individual donors simultaneously.
Pediatric clinical carePediatric researchChild & family support services
Main Campus - OrangeGrantmakingPosted 36 days ago75 contacts$59K
Program officer with 5+ years funding Jewish education or engagement nonprofits, comfortable supporting both established communal institutions and innovative grassroots initiatives, and experienced managing portfolios in the $20–50M range.
Support for Jewish communal institutions (Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago, Jewish United Fund)Equitable PreK–postsecondary education and arts educationGreat Lakes restoration, climate justice, and clean energy
Chicago, IL, United StatesOn-siteGrantmakingPosted 66 days ago49 contacts$120K
Program officer with experience managing regional grantmaking portfolios through community foundation vehicles, comfortable stewarding donor-advised funds and direct K–12 scholarship programs, and familiar with Bay Area independent schools and local nonprofit landscapes.
Using a community foundation (East Bay Community Foundation) as the primary vehicle for philanthropic giving and local grantmakingK–12 student scholarships for independent or private schools (Northern Light School)Local Bay Area community needs addressed through donor-advised or pass-through grants
Oakland, CA, USAOn-siteGrantmaking9 contacts$105K – $120K
A senior credit analyst or housing-finance professional with deep expertise in low-income housing tax credits and multifamily underwriting, ready to lead a national portfolio of complex affordable-housing deals.
Someone with 3–5 years managing grant cycles at a mid-sized foundation or community fund, comfortable stewarding portfolios across racial-justice and economic-justice grantees, and experienced tracking compliance while building trust with grassroots organizations in the Southwest.
Grant specialist with experience managing operational and capital grants to regional nonprofits and state agencies in conservation; comfortable stewarding relationships with repeat grantees and tracking habitat-protection outcomes across dispersed geographies.
Regional Audubon chapters and centers (e.g., chapter operating support, habitat programs, public education)State wildlife agencies and land acquisition/management (capital grants for habitat protection and fixed assets)Coastal and wetland restoration and waterbird habitat projects (including partnerships with Ducks Unlimited and watershed institutes)
Audubon Minnesota - State OfficeGrantmakingPosted 36 days ago35 contacts$85K – $95K
Someone with 5+ years managing conservation grants or wildlife-focused portfolios in Africa, comfortable deploying capital across anti-poaching programs and species-protection initiatives, and experienced navigating both grassroots community organizations and established conservation NGOs.
Grants manager with 3+ years managing portfolios in food security, workforce development, or small-business support; comfortable stewarding relationships with Chicago-area nonprofits and handling compliance across 50+ active grants.
A grantmaker with 5+ years funding LGBTQ+ organizations or social-justice nonprofits in the Pacific Northwest, comfortable building deep relationships with community-based groups while managing a diverse portfolio across advocacy, direct services, and youth scholarships.
LGBTQ+ rights and equityGrantmaking to community organizationsScholarships and student support
Early-career professional with experience in economic development or workforce programs in NYC; comfortable learning grantmaking processes while supporting partnerships between private sector, nonprofits, and government agencies.
Community-minded administrator with experience processing grants for regional or local foundations, comfortable managing multiple donor funds and liaising between fundholders, grantees, and internal teams in a lean environment.
Local Community DevelopmentEmployability and SkillsChildren and Young People