Senior Program Officer, Abundance and Growth Fund

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Requirements:

• 5+ years of experience in growth-focused areas, such as progress studies, innovation policy, land use reform, metascience, or related fields.
• Strong analytical and quantitative skills.
• Good written and interpersonal communication skills.
• An entrepreneurial mindset.

Responsibilities:

• Set program strategy: Define the program’s strategic priorities based on independent research, stakeholder input, and real-time policy opportunities. This will include identifying new sub-areas, evaluating existing ideas for funding, and assessing their expected impact, potentially in collaboration with our research team.
• Lead grantmaking efforts: Identify and investigate high-impact grants that can help build the Abundance and Growth field, with a focus on removing barriers to economic progress and driving down costs in areas such as land use reform and innovation policy, among others.
• Track impact: Assess and evaluate the effectiveness of our grants, and make strategic adjustments when needed.
• Evaluate grantee progress: Engage with grantees to assess their progress, provide support, and refine our funding approach based on outcomes and learnings.
• Develop relationships: Build and maintain relationships with key stakeholders, including policymakers, funders, and organizations working on abundance and growth initiatives.
• Act as a representative for Open Philanthropy and the abundance and growth movement at conferences and related events, helping to support its intellectual and policy landscape.
• Explore and develop promising partnership and fundraising opportunities with the support of our Partnerships team.
• Grow the field: Help shape the broader abundance and growth ecosystem by funding promising new organizations, supporting talent discovery, and engaging with other funders to increase the pool of resources dedicated to this cause.
• Manage a team: Oversee and support the Innovation Policy team and potentially hire and manage additional team members within the Abundance and Growth Program (e.g., for expertise on Land Use Reform or other new areas).