Program Officer

Program Officer

The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust ("Helmsley") is a global philanthropy driven by a vision of building better futures for people by increasing access to healthcare, advancing new research and ideas, and improving the quality of everyday life. Helmsley strives to make a meaningful impact in its focus areas, matching its significant financial assets with a rigorous and results-oriented approach. Helmsley is committed to close and productive partnerships with its grantees, as well as with other funders and impact players in government, academia, and the private sector who share its interests and goals. Above all, Helmsley endeavors to be forward-thinking in every aspect of its work and will take risks that others cannot or will not take when the risk / reward trade-off warrants.

Since 2008, when Helmsley began its active grantmaking, it has committed more than $4.5 billion. For more information on Helmsley, please visit https : / / helmsleytrust.org / .

The Vulnerable Children in Sub-Saharan Africa Program (VCSSA Program)

The Helmsley Charitable Trust funds holistic programs to help ensure the well-being of children and families in remote communities in sub-Saharan Africa. We learn from the communities themselves what they need to thrive. Building resilience is at the core of our grantmaking. We work with rural communities in Burkina Faso, Ethiopia, Ghana, and Zambia.

Our work falls under two overarching pillars. The first, increasing access to quality healthcare focuses on maternal and infant health outcomes, fighting neglected tropical diseases and strengthening healthcare ecosystems. Under our second pillar, we aim to build rural health infrastructure and strengthen economic development.

Position Summary

The Helmsley Charitable Trust seeks a Program Officer (PO) to directly support the Vulnerable Children in sub-Saharan Africa Program Director within an evolving grant portfolio that aims to identify and support high-impact interventions to improve the health and livelihoods of children, their families, and their communities in target countries within sub-Saharan Africa. The Program Officer will assist the Program Director with the continual development and implementation of a multi-million-dollar annual grants program.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

The VCSSA Program Officer will support the Program Director and Trustee with all aspects of developing and implementing the VCSSA strategic plan, including responsibilities for grant and relationship management, program development and monitoring, and internal and external engagement.

Grant & Relationship Management

• Serve as the primary point of contact and relationship manager with grantees.
• Manage the program's grants through each grant life cycle, including grant application, due diligence and reporting, implementation, monitoring and evaluation, and provide ongoing technical support, guidance and accompaniment to applicants and grantees.
• Work with grantees to track progress and outcomes.
• Identify constructive solutions for grantees when challenges arise.
• Work with colleagues and grantees to help identify other implementing partners, donors, technical resources and collaborators working in the same geographic and programmatic sector space to optimize the impact of VCSSA grant funding and promote knowledge sharing among Helmsley grantees and partners.

Program Development & Monitoring

External Engagement

Internal Collaboration

Desired Qualifications

Salary, Health, Well-being, and Living Our Mission

Helmsley is dedicated to creating stronger, healthier futures for communities in the U.S. and around the world. Our staff are subject matter experts from a range of backgrounds in basic science, global health, and precision medicine, as well as the private sector and public policy.

Helmsley colleagues are intelligent, creative, forward-thinking, and strongly committed to working productively with each other and with our grantee partners. Each was drawn to Helmsley by the same opportunity : to help build this young organization into a leading global charitable institution that will drive meaningful and measurable positive change in lives throughout the U.S. and around the world for years to come.

Helmsley is committed to offering competitive and equitable compensation commensurate with experience. The targeted starting salary range for this position is $172,000-$190,000.

Comprehensive benefits currently offered to employees (subject to change) include :

Application Information

To apply for this position, please submit a cover letter and resume (in Word or PDF format) to the posting listed on the Helmsley Career Page. If a reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application process, please contact HR@helmsleytrust.org.

The position is based at Helmsley's main office in New York City. Only those selected for an interview will be contacted. In compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and to complete the required employment eligibility verification document form upon hire.

All persons hired must be authorized to work in the U.S. without the need for employment-based visa