Job Details

Director of Philanthropy & Service and Foundation Executive Director, Family Foundation

Organization Overview

The family enterprise is grounded in a shared family mission and set of values that are infused through all of their activities and inform ways of being and working in the world, including service and philanthropy. The family mission recognizes and respects family member differences and valuable contributions to an ever-diversifying, multigenerational legacy. The family values include:

1. Love of Family – Spending time together and enjoying the family's company is a family priority. The family comes together in good times and especially in hard times.
2. Strong Work Ethic – A commitment to hard work is present in both the way the family engages in service work alongside communities and in what the family funds through commitments to youth and others who demonstrate strong work ethic and passion for learning.
3. Humility & Privacy – The foundation and the family's individual philanthropy is low-profile, preferring to highlight grantee successes and invest in relationship building.
4. Integrity – The family maintains high ethical standards. This carries over into long-term, trust-filled relationships with grantee partners and the expectations for sharing and learning together.
5. Philanthropy – The family gives back to the community and makes a difference in people's lives through both their time and the contributions they can make.

The Foundation and the Family's Giving
With a corpus of $33 million year-to-year, the Foundation awards approximately $1.25 million in grants annually. The organization is led by descendants of the founder who work in partnership with a small but committed staff to maintain and expand the foundation's impact.

The Foundation also provides each family branch a discretionary grant allocation so that each family member and generations to come could engage in their own areas of service interest. Several family leaders wish to expand their giving and service and there are opportunities to further engage the next generation.

Job Description

The incoming Director will have an extraordinary opportunity to join the family at a time of reflection and learning about strengths and successes in their past decades of philanthropic and service work. Specifically, the new Director will:

1. Work in partnership with the family to bring values, vision, strategy, and effectiveness to philanthropic and service activity across both foundation and family offices.
2. Clarify practices that support management and co-leadership across a team of professionals at both the foundation and the family office to ensure efficient and effective grantmaking and service activity.
3. Represent the Family and the Foundation with sector colleagues, grantees, and partners.

Qualifications

While no one candidate will embody all the qualifications enumerated below, the most aligned candidates will possess many of the following professional and personal abilities, attributes and experiences:

1. Demonstrated capacity to lead organizations or people and programs through change to new ways of working that deepen, broaden, or shift impact.
2. Experience in grantmaking and philanthropic settings (strongly preferred).
3. Strong organizational management skills combined with the ability to bring intellectual rigor, clarity, and data to decision-making processes.
4. Experience managing, leading, and collaborating with people in a high-performing and diverse team environment.
5. Strong convening skills and an authentic interest in listening to and learning from others.
6. Exceptional relational and communication skills and ability to engage in strategic diplomacy.
7. Compelling personal presence and ability to connect across diverse settings and communities.
8. Humility and the highest personal integrity.
9. Strong work ethic combined with grace.

Salary & Benefits

The compensation range starts at $160K with upwards adjustment commensurate with experience. Total compensation includes a suite of benefits.

How to Apply

The family is partnering with NPAG on this search. Interested candidates are asked to submit their resume for consideration via NPAG's website.

Equal Opportunity Hiring Statement

The Foundation is an equal opportunity employer and proudly values diversity. Candidates of all backgrounds are encouraged to apply.

Apply By

Feb 3, 2025

Employer

Family Foundation

Location

On Site
Washington, DC