Program Associate, Domestic Funds

Position Type: Full-time, Salaried, Exempt
Location: Flexible (remote); Must be located and eligible to work in the U.S.
Salary: $65,425
Closing Date: July 27, 2025
Status: New applications paused

Candidates will be reviewed on a rolling basis. The position will remain open until we have a sufficient pool of diverse candidates who meet the job requirements, at which point we may pause the review of new applications before the stated deadline. Please understand you may not be contacted for several weeks after you apply.

Ideal Start Date: 2-4 weeks after offer

About the Center for Disaster Philanthropy

CDP began in 2010 with the goal of pioneering the practice of strategic disaster philanthropy. Since then, it has grown in its ambition, envisioning a world where the impact of disasters is minimized through thoughtful, equitable and responsive recovery for all. CDP has a $40 million budget and a team of more than 30 staff members working remotely across the U.S.

CDP is a trusted partner, expert and authoritative resource helping hundreds of individuals, foundations and corporations boost the impact of philanthropic giving in response to disaster and humanitarian crises by supporting equitable recovery and addressing root causes of vulnerabilities worldwide.

In 2024, CDP awarded approximately $15 million through 78 grants to grantee partners worldwide, demonstrated thought leadership through webinars, blog posts, featured speaking engagements and other events, and served 20+ philanthropic partners through consulting efforts.

In 2020, CDP was a featured nonprofit for the 14^th Annual CNN Heroes: An All-Star Tribute.
CDP has earned Charity Navigator’s Four-Star Charity rating and Candid’s Platinum Transparency seal.

As an organization grounded in racial and intersectional equity, our team members are deeply committed to strengthening communities most vulnerable to disasters because of systemic inequities. We are guided by our values of integrity, boldness and innovation, humility, and empathy in all we do in pursuit of our mission.

Bottom line: We aspire to walk the talk of anti-racism and to treat each other and our partners in ways that inspire trust, creativity, learning and care.

Be a part of our fast-growing team that offers countless ways to help communities thrive. Join us!

Responsibilities & Duties

Over the last few years of CDP’s 15-year history, growth has been exponential. CDP has granted over $123 million to more than 676 nonprofits. CDP’s positioning and increased visibility bring a need for additional capacity. The domestic funds team is comprised of one program officer and three program managers. The team is actively managing 70+ open grants with $10 million-$20 million available for mid- to long-term recovery grantmaking, and a need to add additional team capacity exists.

As part of the fund management and coalition building team (FMCB), the program associate, domestic funds will play an integral role in supporting the Center for Disaster Philanthropy’s (CDP) domestic fund management efforts. This position assists the program officer for domestic funds with data collection, analysis for fund design and implementation, and administrative tasks related to fund management. Additionally, the program associate will contribute to the success of the domestic funds team by aiding program managers in grantmaking activities and fostering relationships with grantee partners.

As a fully remote workforce, CDP prioritizes employee engagement and relationship building in service of a collaborative culture rooted in equity. To this end, in-person team retreats are scheduled throughout the year in different regions of the U.S. This role will be expected to attend 2-3 retreats per year, which average 3-5 days of travel.

The successful candidate will display the following traits:

The ideal candidate will be detail-oriented, with a strong sense of initiative, exemplary time management skills and the ability to work collaboratively. This position requires prioritizing needs, acting proactively, and following through on projects, sometimes without direction. A commitment to advancing the values of CDP is essential, as is an ambassadorial approach to representing CDP externally with grantee partners and others.

Primary responsibilities include:

The domestic funds program associate plays an important role in supporting the organization’s domestic funds management and grantmaking activities. Reporting to the program officer for domestic funds, this position holds responsibilities in fund management, grantmaking and administrative support.

Fund management assistance

Conduct supplementary desk research into potential new or ongoing disasters and crises (context, needs, gaps, actors) and synthesize data in digestible, reader-friendly formats as requested.
Assist program officer in monitoring internal, and external-facing funds written documentation and consultative processes (funds pages, fund strategy documents, reports, etc.)
Assist in creating quarterly grant reports for CDP leadership that include relevant, useful details on grant activity, recovery trends and learning.
Assist program officer in managing administrative and budget functions relating to the fund program, including but not limited to the use of CDP’s grant management database, needs assessment system and team travel opportunities.
Assist program managers in maintaining grantmaking strategy documents for assigned funding streams, utilizing needs assessment data from desk research.

Domestic team support

Support the team in collecting and tracking data as well as managing information for decision making, with the ability to analyze, synthesize and convey data in easy-to-understand, appealing formats, including written reports, simple charts, graphs, infographics, PowerPoint presentations, etc.
Provide support for meetings and convenings, including scheduling, material preparation and distribution, and tracking progress and actions.
Support shoe-leather philanthropy trips, impact stories and other engagements with grantee partners.
Maintain records of minutes and action items from key internal and external meetings and ensure appropriate follow-up on behalf of the domestic grantmaking team.

Other duties and responsibilities

Monitor the domestic grants email and facilitate responses. Respond to emails and telephone calls requesting general information about CDP grantmaking and the status of proposals, and respond to inquiries and proposals that fall outside of CDP’s interests and focus.
Become conversant about organizational funding interests, our service offerings and our culture.
Support the implementation of CDP’s strategic goals and objectives.
Other duties as required to support the FMCB team.

This position reports to the program officer, domestic funds, but works in service of the whole organization.

Required qualifications and skills

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience.
≥ 3 years of relevant progressive professional experience in philanthropy, disasters, nonprofits and/or social programs.
Demonstrated ability to work independently.
Superior written and verbal communication skills.
Demonstrated ability to take proactive approaches to problem-solving.
Proficient in Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint), Adobe Acrobat, and social media web platforms.

Preferred skills and qualifications

Familiarity with, although not necessarily a professional background in, the philanthropic or disaster fields.
Understanding of post-disaster community assessment within the US context and/or experience utilizing community assessment and mapping tools, preferred.
Experience working with Raiser’s Edge NXT or a comparable constituent relationship management (CRM) system.
Willingness to learn and utilize project management and client relationship tools.
Ability to quickly learn new systems and feel comfortable navigating them.
High degree of comfort and skill using Microsoft Office, particularly Word, Excel, Adobe and PowerPoint. Experience with Blackbaud and Blackbaud Grantmaking is a plus.

Personal characteristics

Commitment to the values intrinsic to CDP’s mission and strategy.
Energetic and eager to tackle new projects and ideas.
High tolerance of ambiguity and appetite to tackle issues constructively.
A team player capable of cultivating productive relationships across teams.
Sense of humor.

We welcome and encourage applicants with non-traditional career paths. If you don’t meet the qualifications outlined here, please apply and tell us how your experiences would equip you for the job.

CDP provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

To apply

Qualified candidates should submit their resume and a cover letter via this link. Applications must highlight competencies against requirements.

All applicants must be able to provide documentation that they are legally eligible to work in the United States for an extended period.

Due to the expected volume of applications, only finalists will be notified. No phone calls, please.