OverviewWe are an organization dedicated to creating pathways to opportunity so people can live to their full potential. We center our work on education, immigration reform, the environment, health, with justice as our goal. We use a wide range of tools and strategies partnering with entrepreneurs and experts, makers and policymakers, advocates, and creatives to build and execute innovative solutions that will spur change and promote equality.In order to address national and global-scale problems, we employ a wide range of tools and strategies. We believe that a combination of Philanthropy and Venture Capital can support the greatest leaps of innovation. This model allows us to deploy resources in the most flexible way for the greatest impact.
The OpportunityThe Philanthropy team at Emerson Collective provides support to nonprofits through grantmaking as well as various programs and is currently recruiting an Analyst to support the Immigrant Justice Portfolio. In this role you will help identify potential nonprofit partners, support existing grantee partners, and assist with cultivating and identifying new opportunities to strengthen collaboration. The Analyst will work in the area of immigration, which broadly includes immigration policy advocacy, immigrant rights organizing, and immigration direct services. This role will report to the Senior Director, Immigrant Justice Portfolio on the Philanthropy team.Role and Responsibilities
- Assist with the grantmaking processes, including conducting research, building meeting prep materials and leading meetings and calls, analyzing documents, summarizing insights, and writing documents to be used for grantmaking decisions.
- Conduct research and landscape analyses to identify trends, gaps, and opportunities in the immigration and immigrant rights ecosystem and stay informed on relevant updates that affect our current and potential partners.
- Develop and maintain systems for organizing data, materials, and information, as well as conduct data entry and document maintenance.
- Collaborate with other teams (e.g., immigration policy, communications, events) to ensure we are leveraging their tools and capabilities in support of our partners.
- Prepare reports, presentations, memos and other documents for internal and external audiences.
- Help conceive and support events, convenings and trainings that enable partners and peers in the field to learn together.
- Support the Senior Director, Immigrant Justice Portfolio and the broader grantmaking team as needed, as well as take on special projects as they arise.
Qualifications, Skills, and Requirements
- 2 years of experience at a foundation, nonprofit, corporate social responsibility function, or other impact-oriented role(s).
- Personal or professional experience directly related to immigrants and immigration issues.
- Demonstrated passion for creating positive impact in the world and curiosity about a variety of issues and approaches to social change.
- Exceptional ability to remain organized and prioritize tasks with competing priority levels and initiate appropriate follow up as needed.
- Superb time management skills and ability to track tasks and meet deadlines.
- Excellent written and oral communication skills, including the ability to communicate complex information clearly and concisely.
- Generous and resourceful collaborator, supporting teammates and colleagues as needed.
- Comfortable taking on new tasks or projects with little direction and adjusting course quickly in response to feedback.
LocationEmerson Collective is a Bay Area-based organization with offices in Palo Alto, East Palo Alto, San Francisco, Oakland, Los Angeles, Chicago, New York, and Washington, D.C.
This position is located in Palo Alto and is onsite four days per week.The salary range for this position is $90,000-100,000 per year. In determining where a candidate falls within that range, we consider several factors, including skills and experience, internal equity, and cost of living in location of work.
Building a diverse and inclusive workforce is key to our mission and values as we strive to create systemic change and open possibilities for all of the communities we serve. To that end, we provide equal employment opportunities to all applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, or genetics.