Careers

Seeking passionate, diverse individuals to join our dynamic team

Are you passionate about the health and wellbeing of pregnant people, families with young children, and their communities?

Are you invested in centering intersectional racial equity in work designed to eliminate disparities, support thriving communities and families, and fight bigotry, antisemitism, and hatred?

 

Come join our team

We find ourselves in a moment of growth as we shift to center intersectional racial equity and justice in our efforts to enhance the quality of life for pregnant and birthing people, infants, young children, and families. The Irving Harris Foundation is looking for talented, experienced individuals eager to join a collaborative team that is working to shift power and resources to support the leadership of our grantee partners and to invest more deeply in BIPOC-, community-led efforts and intersectional movements.

The Program Officer (PO), Early Childhood (EC), is part of our diverse team dedicated to supporting equitable care and outcomes for pregnant and birthing people, infants, young children and families; and working with our partners to advance community-driven solutions, build movements and power for systemic change, address racial, gender, and economic disparities, and cultivate and support BIPOC leadership in the fields in which we work. Reporting to the Program Director (PD), Early Childhood, the PO works to advance the vision, goals, and objectives of the Early Childhood Program area. The PO will work closely with the PD Early Childhood and the PO, Early Childhood and Reproductive Health and Justice to implement an array of grantmaking, capacity building, grants management, technical assistance, evaluation, communications and funder and stakeholder organizing efforts, while supporting and fostering key relationships within the Foundation and our external field and foundation partners. In particular, the PO will manage a group of Early Childhood grants and relationships; provide strategic guidance and support to the overall EC Program; and ensure that the EC work is integrated across program areas at the Foundation. Finally, the Program Office, Early Childhood, works collaboratively with the full program team, staff and Board to advance an intersectional approach across our work and deliver on the goals and objectives of the Foundation.

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The Program Officer (PO), Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health (IECMH), is part of our diverse team dedicated to supporting equitable care and outcomes for pregnant and birthing people, infants, young children and families; and working with our partners to advance community-driven solutions, build movements and power for systemic change, address racial, gender, and economic disparities, and cultivate and support BIPOC leadership in the fields in which we work. Reporting to the Program Director (PD), Infant Early Childhood Mental Health, the
PO-IECMH works to advance the vision, goals, and objectives of the Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health Program area. The PO will work closely with the Program Director (PD) and the Associate Program Officer (APO) to implement an array of grantmaking, capacity building, grants management, technical assistance, evaluation, communication and funder and stakeholder organizing efforts, while supporting and fostering key relationships within the Foundation and our external field and foundation partners. In particular, the PO–IECMH works to deepen the Harris Professional Development Network’s (PDN) current work, enhance the PDN Network and think strategically to forge partnerships to leverage the PDN for broader field influence. The PDN is the Foundation’s largest special initiative and is a robust, innovative network of IECMH grantees and partners from 12 states and Israel. Finally, the Program Officer, Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health, works collaboratively with the full program team, staff and Board to advance an intersectional approach across our work and deliver on the goals and objectives of the Foundation.

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The Program Officer (PO), Jewish Values (JV), is part of our diverse team dedicated to supporting equitable care and outcomes for pregnant and birthing people, infants, young children and families and working with partners to advance community-driven solutions, build movements and power for systemic change, address racial, gender, and economic disparities, and cultivate and support BIPOC leadership in the fields in which we work. Reporting to the Executive Director, the Program Officer, JV primarily works to advance the vision, goals, and objectives of the JV program area. The PO works closely to advance the vision, goals, and objectives of the JV Program area. The PO will work closely with the Executive Director to implement an array of grantmaking, capacity building, grants management, technical assistance, evaluation, communication and funder and stakeholder organizing efforts, while supporting and fostering key relationships within the Foundation and with our external field and foundation partners. In particular, the PO manages a group of JV grants and relationships; provide strategic guidance and support to the overall JV program; ensure that the JV work is integrated across program areas at the Foundation; and hold a portfolio of Chicago area grants that are not part of the JV area. Finally, the PO JV works collaboratively with the full program team, staff and Board to advance an intersectional approach across our work and deliver on the goals and objectives of the Foundation.

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The Associate Program Officer (APO), Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health (IECMH), is part of our diverse team dedicated to supporting equitable care and outcomes for pregnant and birthing people, infants, young children and families; and working with partners to advance community-driven solutions, build movements and power for systemic change, address racial, gender, and economic disparities, and cultivate and support BIPOC leadership in the fields in which we work. Reporting to the Program Director (PD), IECMH, the APO works to advance the vision, goals and objectives of the Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health Program area. The APO will work closely with the Program Director (PD) and the Program Officer (PO) in IECMH, to implement an array of grantmaking, capacity building, grants management, technical assistance, evaluation, communications and funder and stakeholder organizing efforts, while supporting and fostering key relationships within the Foundation and our external field and foundation partners. The APO will hold a small portfolio of grants and special initiatives and will work with the PO and PD in IECMH to ensure that the IECMH work is integrated across program areas at the Foundation. Finally, the APO works collaboratively with the full program team, staff, and Board to advance an intersectional approach across our work and deliver on the goals and objectives of the Foundation.

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The Program Associate (PA) is part of our diverse team dedicated to supporting equitable care and outcomes for pregnant and birthing people, infants, young children and families; and working with partners to advance community-driven solutions, build movements and power for systemic change, address racial, gender, and economic disparities, and cultivate and support BIPOC leadership in the fields in which we work. Reporting to the Program Director (PD), Early Childhood (EC), and in partnership with the Program Director (PD), Reproductive Health and Justice (RHJ), the PA works to advance the vision, goals and objectives of the EC and RHJ Program areas. The PA will work closely with the EC and RHJ Program teams to implement an array of grantmaking, capacity building, grants management, technical assistance, evaluation, communications and funder and stakeholder organizing efforts, while supporting and fostering key relationships within the Foundation and with our external field and foundation partners. In particular, the PA will assist with grantmaking; provide administrative support including scheduling, data entry, and notetaking; conduct research, and support internal program team meetings and external partner tables that the Foundation leads. The PA will provide support to the overall EC and RHJ Program areas and help support collaboration and shared work across the EC, RHJ, Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health (IECMH), and Jewish Values Program areas. Finally, the PA works collaboratively with the full program team, staff, and Board to advance an intersectional approach across our work and deliver on the goals and objectives of the Foundation.

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