Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Plastic Solutions Fund is an international funder collaborative dedicated to addressing the global plastic pollution crisis. The U.S. & Canada Program Manager will enhance grantmaking and partnerships while shaping regional strategy to combat plastic pollution across the U.S. and Canada.
Responsibilities
- Support and help shape PSF’s grantmaking and partnership work, serving as a key connector between PSF and civil society organizations advancing systemic solutions to the plastics crisis
- Build and sustain trusted relationships with civil society partners, supporting BFFP movement priorities and helping connect community-led work with aligned resources and opportunities
- Help develop and implement PSF’s US and Canada BFFP movement strategy and involvement
- Guide current and prospective grantees through grant application and reporting processes, offering thoughtful advice and substantive feedback
- Represent PSF in relevant BFFP movement spaces, partner convenings, and collaborative networks across the US and Canada
- Deliver clear and timely written updates, summaries, and briefings to support internal decision-making and funder communications
- Identify opportunities to expand and deepen PSF’s relationships with civil society groups, frontline organizations, coalitions, and emerging BFFP movement leaders across the region
- Actively participate in BFFP coordination meetings, national and regional convenings, and relevant conferences to maintain strong alignment with the broader BFFP movement ecosystem
- Share regional insights, emerging developments, and partner perspectives with the PSF team to help inform strategy and learning
- Contribute to PSF’s 2030 Strategic Framework by helping articulate regional goals, priorities, and the organization’s theory of change in the US and Canada
- Partner with the Impact and Learning Advisor to capture, document, and share learning from the US & Canada portfolio, contributing to a more systematic monitoring, evaluation, and learning culture and informing collective strategy and future grantmaking
- Prepare written briefings, grant recommendations, and progress updates for PSF’s Participating Foundations and Advisory Board, representing the US & Canada portfolio clearly and compellingly
- Collaborate across PSF teams, including communications and fundraising, as needed to support the organization’s broader goals
Skills
- 7+ years of experience building and managing programs, partnerships, or grantmaking strategies that support movement building, systems change, or collective impact within philanthropy or the nonprofit sector in the U.S. and/or Canada
- Lived knowledge and/or professional experience in grassroots organizing, movement building, or environmental justice advocacy working alongside frontline, fenceline, or Indigenous communities affected by plastic pollution, petrochemical expansion, extraction, or environmental injustice
- Familiarity with the plastics, petrochemical, or environmental justice landscape, including relevant policy, industry dynamics, and BFFP movement ecosystems in the US Gulf South, Appalachia, and/or relevant regions in Canada
- Trusted relationships within grassroots, Indigenous, environmental justice, labor, or community-led networks in the US and/or Canada
- Ability to build and sustain authentic relationships across a wide range of partners, especially those rooted in frontline and community-led movements, in ways that reflect equity, trust, and shared power
- Strong written and verbal communication skills in English, with the ability to convey complex ideas clearly to diverse audiences
- Understanding of philanthropic, participatory, or trust-based funding approaches, and/or a genuine interest in growing in this area
- Comfort with monitoring, evaluation, and learning new concepts and a willingness to contribute to a culture of shared accountability and reflection
- Cross-cultural awareness and the ability to work effectively within a globally distributed, remote team, including proficiency in navigating across time zones and cultural contexts
- Proactive, adaptive, and self-directed working style, with the ability to thrive in a growing organization where processes are still evolving, and initiative is welcomed
- Bilingual proficiency in English and Spanish is strongly preferred
Benefits
- Vacation and Holidays: 25 days of paid vacation annually, plus a 4-day organizational shutdown between Christmas and New Year’s (or a culturally equivalent observance), in addition to public holidays in your country of residence.
- Medical Insurance: Comprehensive coverage, including dental and vision, extended to domestic partners and dependents.
- Life Insurance: Provided to all staff members.
- Retirement: Retirement fund contributions in accordance with local regulations.
- Parental and Family Leave: After one year of employment, PSF provides 24 weeks of fully paid parental leave. Family leave includes 6 fully paid weeks, plus an additional 6 unpaid weeks.
- Sabbatical: Employees who have completed five years of service are eligible for a fully paid three-month sabbatical.
- Remote Work Support: PSF equips all remote staff with the tools needed to work effectively, including a computer, mobile phone, office equipment, access to co-working space if needed, and a home utilities stipend.
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