ABOUT MOSAIC
Mosaic is a national funder and field catalyst whose mission is to amplify the power of the environmental field by strengthening movement infrastructure – the connections and shared resources all social movements need to succeed. With its innovative model of grantmaking, Mosaic aims to make transformative investments that build the power of the environmental field to meet the pace and scale of today’s challenges and win the big environmental victories necessary in this critical decade and beyond.
Launched in 2020 following a two-year decision process that engaged a diverse set of more than 100 stakeholders, Mosaic is led by a rotating Leadership Council of leaders from environmental, justice, and philanthropic organizations and supported by a small staff. With proposals from the field, Mosaic makes grants to support field-wide capacity building through four key areas – narrative, leadership development, shared resources, and fostering relationships within the environmental and justice communities. In its first four years, Mosaic has invested $26 million toward movement infrastructure, benefiting over 5,700 organizations.
THE OPPORTUNITY
Impact is at the heart of Mosaic’s mission. As one of the only funders exclusively focused on building movement infrastructure – the connections and shared resources all movements need – Mosaic is committed to building the power necessary for lasting environmental and social change. A stable climate, clean air and water, healthy communities, and thriving natural systems all hang in the balance during this critical decade. Mosaic was created in response to a collective recognition that, although the U.S. environmental movement has achieved historic victories, the pace and scale of the challenge we face demand even more. The environmental movement will only achieve climate and environmental goals with a stronger, better-connected movement that is capable of driving and sustaining meaningful change.
ABOUT THE POSITION
The Program Officer will lead the core program of Mosaic through both the design and execution of Mosaic's annual grantmaking as well as relationship building with a broad network of Mosaic grantees. The position reports to the Executive Director and supervises the Program Manager. Mosaic is a fiscally sponsored project of Tides Center and is led by a rotating Leadership Council of leaders for environmental, philanthropic and justice organizations.
Key Responsibilities:
Grantmaking & Grants Management (60%)
- Collaborate with the Executive Director and Leadership Council to set the grantmaking strategy.
- Direct all components of the annual grant solicitation, review, and selection process.
- Lead the design and oversight of the proposal review process, due diligence, and support the Leadership Council’s decision-making.
- Communicate decisions externally with all applicants and grantees.
- Manage internal grantmaking procedures, including annual grantee reporting, documentation, compliance, and processing of renewals.
Program & Partnerships (20%)
- Represent Mosaic in public settings.
- Cultivate and maintain relationships with existing and prospective grantee partners.
- Provide regular grantee outreach and engagement opportunities including acting as a thought partner and connector to grantee partners.
- Support Mosaic’s fundraising by providing data and impact stories from engagement with grantee partners.
- Participate in partnership development with aligned funder partners.
Learning & Impact (15%)
- Direct Mosaic’s learning and evaluation programming.
- Contribute to the ongoing design of Mosaic’s initiatives.
Project management & Operations (5%)
- Organize the team around weekly and monthly grantmaking workflow for high-level project goals.
- Support and supervise Mosaic’s grantmaking communications efforts.