GHR Foundation based in Minneapolis, MN seeks to recruit a full time Sr. Program Officer, Children in Families Initiative.
Started in 1965 by Opus founders Gerald A. and Henrietta Rauenhorst, the Foundation seeks transformational change in education, health, and global development, and partners with the world’s experts to achieve it. This results in a powerful exchange of ideas, and a community of thought leaders providing locally-driven solutions.
GHR envisions a world where all children live in stable family or family-like environments. To this end, through the Children in Families Initiative, GHR is committed to building a proof of concept model to strengthen families and deinstitutionalize and reintegrate children in appropriate and supported families. The strategy relies on engaging pro-family child protection interventions at all levels – from government to grassroots – that can be replicated in other countries. The initiative is currently being implemented in Zambia and Cambodia and has broad global experience through past grant making.
The Senior Program Officer for the Children in Families Initiative is responsible for program development, implementation, and oversight. Specific areas of focus include systems change in the areas of deinstitutionalization and alternative care, prevention of child/family separation, building pro-family alliances, and driving evidence and innovation in the field, all within local, national, and global contexts. The Senior Program Officer has significant experience in the area of children living without families or at risk of separation and provides internal and external knowledge leadership in this area.
The position sits within the Global Development Program of GHR Foundation and is part of a work team that draws on the skills of other philanthropy and financial services team members. The position works with the Global Development lead to develop long-term strategic plans, budgets, evaluation strategies and communications plans for the Initiative.
The Senior Program Officer reports to the Global Development Program Lead and may have direct supervisory responsibility over administrative/program staff. The position works collaboratively with other foundation program teams, grants management, knowledge management, communications, and the accounting team.
Interested candidates should email a cover letter and resume to Lars Leafblad, Co-founder, Ballinger | Leafblad, Inc. via lars@ballingerleafblad.com by September 22, 2014.