New Mexico Foundation
Established in 1983, New Mexico Foundation (NMF) supports the diverse people, communities, and nonprofits throughout our state. As the only statewide community foundation, NMF has distinguished itself as a nationwide leader in philanthropy through our trust-based, grassroots approach. We work to improve the quality of life for all residents of New Mexico in three main ways:
- We establish funds to provide grants, partnering with local and national philanthropic organizations to build programs and provide community funding.
- We provide investment management and services for donor-advised funds and agency endowments.
- We sponsor over 75 small community organizations as their fiscal agent while they build capacity over time to stand on their own.
Our Mission: To steward community resources, build partnerships, and create opportunities that transform lives throughout New Mexico.
Project Coordinator (Contractor)
New Mexico Foundation (NMF) seeks to support a collaborative agenda around early childhood development – specifically prenatal to age three in New Mexico in collaboration with the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation (CNHF).
As the only statewide community foundation, New Mexico Foundation’s mission is to steward community resources, build partnerships, and create opportunities that transform lives throughout New Mexico. Our priority fields of interest are healthy communities, rural infrastructure, educational opportunities, community resilience and environmental adaptability. Our values are centered on rural communities, equity and fairness, local leadership and experience, respect for traditions, and culture, partnerships, sustainability, and transparency.
New Mexico Foundation is recruiting a Project Coordinator (Contractor) who is well-versed in early childhood development to coordinate and lead a project focused on early childhood development. New Mexico has enacted positive policy and funding changes that will have considerable impact on young children. This project will fund a range of policy and advocacy organizations to support equitable implementation of the recent policy changes, elevate the needs of families across the state and ensure that Prenatal-3 issues remain a priority in the state.
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Project Coordinator (Contractor) Responsibilities:
In collaboration with the New Mexico Foundation and the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation the Project Coordinator will conduct the following primary activities:
- Lead and manage funding for a set of policy and advocacy organizations in New Mexico that are committed to advancing progress for young children and their families in the state;
- Review grant applications and provide feedback to grantees and funders;
- Liase with grantees to understand capacity-building and technical assistance needs, and facilitate delivery to selected grantees as needed;
- Support grantees to learn from one another, align and leverage each other’s work in advancing positive policy and funding changes for young children and their families.
Other Project Coordinator Responsibilities:
- Support/Collaborate with NMF staff;
- Gather information and prepare reports to submit to Hilton Foundation;
- Provide updates as necessary and/or upon request;
- Suggest key partners for grant awards.
- General Duties:
- Serve as the primary contact for selected grantees;
- Identify, create, and maintain relationships with key partners;
- Engage additional Consultants as needed.
- Other:
- Create centralized internal online storage for grantee materials, notes, etc.
- Additional duties may be assigned by the New Mexico Foundation in consultation with the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation.
Experience and Skills:
• Proven project management skills – from conception to design to implementation.
• Minimum seven to ten years of experience delivering results in the community and relevant sectors, including experience collaborating with diverse community-based organizations, community leaders, government agencies, and associated Early Childhood stakeholders in New Mexico.
• Demonstrated skills in facilitation, relationship building, partnership management and collaborative planning/delivery.
• Experience communicating effectively and collaborating with diverse peoples, and communities.
• Ability to collaboratively lead through networking, facilitating, and problem-solving.
• Experience advancing policy and or structural changes in the public or private sectors.
• Strong orientation and commitment to racial equity, equitable results, and community voice.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to self-start with input from diverse interests.
• Strong orientation to results, systems thinking, and learning.
Compensation:
- Contract amount and estimated hours to be determined.
How to Apply:
To apply for this position, send your resume and a one-page cover letter to JoAnn Melchor, President and CEO, New Mexico Foundation, at jmelchor@newmexicofoundation.org.
Application Deadline: Monday, May 13, 2024, by 4:00 p.m. MST.
Equal Opportunity Employment
NMF is committed to Equal Employment Opportunity. It is our policy to encourage and support equal employment opportunity for all associates and applicants without regard to gender, age, race, color, creed, religion, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, sexual preference or orientation, gender identity, spousal affiliation, marital status, military/veteran status, disability, or membership in any other protected group.