Borealis Philanthropy Seeks Program Officer for the Racial Equity in Journalism Fund

Are you enthusiastic about the energy of journalism, media, and storytelling to drive social change?
Borealis Philanthropy is inviting functions for the place of Program Officer for its Racial Equity in Journalism (REJ) Fund, a collaborative initiative that helps BIPOC-led and BIPOC-serving media organizations working to strengthen info entry, civic engagement, and neighborhood storytelling.

As Borealis enters its tenth yr, it’s deepening its dedication to resourcing social justice actions and constructing a sustainable infrastructure for equitable impression. The REJ Fund Program Officer will play a pivotal function in designing, managing, and implementing grantmaking methods that advance media fairness and inclusion throughout the United States.

About Borealis Philanthropy

Borealis Philanthropy is a social justice middleman that bridges funders and grassroots organizers to useful resource transformative change. From Black-led motion constructing to queer and trans liberation to incapacity justice, Borealis companions with funders and communities to construct a liberatory future rooted in fairness and collective therapeutic.

The group’s work is guided by the values of Alchemy + Healing, Atrevida + Audacity, Accountability + Integrity, and Ubuntu + Interconnectedness.

About the Racial Equity in Journalism (REJ) Fund

Launched in 2019, the REJ Fund mobilizes monetary, social, and mental capital to help journalism establishments led by and serving Black, Indigenous, Latine, Asian, and SWANA communities.

The Fund works to shut useful resource and capital gaps confronted by BIPOC-led media organizations by offering basic working and capacity-building help to strengthen sustainability, organizational growth, and technological development.

Its final imaginative and prescient: a future the place everybody, no matter race or background, has entry to reliable info and might totally take part in democracy.

Role Overview: Program Officer, REJ Fund

As part of a collaborative staff, the Program Officer will lead the design and implementation of programming, grantmaking, and accomplice engagement for the REJ Fund. This function includes managing grantee relationships, conducting subject evaluation, figuring out new funding alternatives, and guaranteeing that applications align with Borealis Philanthropy’s mission and technique.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead annual program planning, technique growth, and grantmaking processes.
• Identify, vet, and help new and current grantee companions.
• Provide direct technical help and connections to extra sources for grantees.
• Analyze traits in journalism, know-how, and philanthropy to tell funding methods.
• Oversee the evaluation of proposals, experiences, and evaluations for funding choices.
• Collaborate with donors, advisory committees, and Borealis management on portfolio administration.
• Support communication, studying, and analysis processes throughout the Fund.
• Supervise associates and consultants supporting REJ Fund operations.

Qualifications and Experience

• Minimum 5 years of expertise in journalism, media, or associated fields (editorial, operations, or entrepreneurship).
• Background working with community-based or BIPOC-serving media organizations.
• Knowledge of nonprofit buildings and philanthropy; grantmaking expertise most popular.
• Demonstrated undertaking administration and communication expertise.
• Strong analytical, relational, and problem-solving talents.
• Commitment to Borealis’s mission, imaginative and prescient, and values of fairness, inclusion, and justice.
• Bachelor’s diploma most popular; equal expertise thought-about.
• Bilingual Spanish proficiency is an asset.

Why Join Borealis Philanthropy

This function provides the alternative to work at the intersection of media, justice, and philanthropy, supporting grassroots storytellers and journalists who form extra equitable narratives for their communities.

Key advantages embrace:

• Fully distant work setting with versatile hours.
• Opportunities for skilled development in a values-driven group.
• Collaboration with an inclusive, equity-centered staff.
• Meaningful impression via funding justice-oriented media organizations.
• Commitment to Disability, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

Borealis Philanthropy is an equal alternative employer dedicated to constructing a various, equitable, and inclusive staff. The group strongly encourages functions from folks of shade, LGBTQ+ people, girls, trans and gender-nonconforming folks, folks with disabilities, and previously incarcerated people.

Reasonable lodging can be offered to candidates and staff with disabilities throughout the recruitment course of and employment interval.

How to Apply

Applications are reviewed on a rolling foundation, so candidates are inspired to apply early.

Apply right here: Application

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