• Job Description

  Req#: REQ-000237
  The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation supports creative people, effective institutions, and influential networks building a more just, verdant, and peaceful world. The Foundation makes grants across six strategic areas: Climate Solutions, Criminal Justice Reform, On Nigeria, Nuclear Challenges, Journalism and Media, and Chicago Commitment. In addition, it supports Field Support programs (Technology in the Public Interest, Impact Investments, and Philanthropy) and special awards, such as the Fellows Program and 100&Change.
  
  The Foundation is beginning to explore new areas of work (the “what” of grantmaking), as well as innovative or enhanced modes of work (the “how” of grantmaking). The New Work Exploration team is responsible for managing the process of researching, developing, and proposing potential new areas and modes of grantmaking to Foundation leadership and the Board.
  
  The first new area of work is Local News, intended to support the reimagination, revitalization, and rapid development of the local news ecosystem in the United States. The goal of this program is to help catalyze a local news renaissance that will reshape the local news landscape and re-center local journalism as a force for community cohesion, civic participation, and government accountability.
  
  The Program Coordinator will work 50% of the time with the New Work Exploration team, and 50% of the time with the Local News team. As such, the Coordinator will be an integral part of both teams, working closely with the Administrator and Director, Local News, as well as with the Administrator and Managing Director, New Work Exploration.

  Job Description

  Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Schedule and manage logistics for team meetings, including creating agendas and preparing documents, for both the Local News and New Work Exploration teams

  • Coordinate with Meeting Planners for catering and virtual meeting planning assistance when needed

  • Arrange and coordinate appointments and travel for members of both Local News and New Work Exploration teams, including own involvement in site visits and domestic/international travel, as needed

  • Process expense reports

  • Coordinate with Information Technology when equipment is needed

  • Interact with, provide guidance to, and respond to questions from grantees, consultants, and other external partners, including helping to manage the Local News inquiry inbox

  • Provide general proofreading and editing

  • Coordinate document and information management tasks that add value for the Local News and New Work Exploration teams

  Other Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Serve as back-up to the Administrators of the Local News and New Work Exploration teams

  • Perform other duties as assigned

  Qualifications:

  • Minimum of three to five years of relevant administrative experience

  • A bachelor’s degree is desirable

  • Comfortable working in a team environment

  • Excellent writing, editing, organizational, and verbal skills

  • Able to manage multiple tasks and projects

  • Able to think and work independently, using strong working knowledge of program substance and process

  • Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite

  Annual salary for this for role will start at $67,600.

  The position is based in Chicago, Illinois.

  Physical Requirements and Work Environment

  The position is based in Chicago, Illinois. The work environment is an office setting. Intermittent physical activities will include bending, reaching, sitting, and moving around the office during working hours. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable a person with physical disabilities to perform the job.

• About the company

  The John D. and Catherine T.

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