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The Walton Family Foundation, based in Bentonville, Arkansas is seeking a skilled individual to join the Environment Program as a Program Associate. The new Associate will be located in the Foundation’s Washington D.C. office.

The Program Associate will work with other foundation staff, under the supervision of the Environment Program Director, to assist with the management of grants made by the program and with the evaluation of grantee performance and progress under our grants.

Specific duties will include:

• produce information useful to the continued development and ongoing execution of the Environment Program Strategic Plan;
• solicit proposals consistent with the Environment Program’s Strategic Plan and to review proposals received;
• prepare and process internal grant-related documents, including grant write-ups, grant letters, and grant and budget tracking sheets;
• develop systems for grant evaluation;
• evaluate progress under Environment Program grants through the review of grant reports, related research, data collection and analyses, and field visits;
• assist individual Board members with charitable programs of special interest related to the environment;
• represent the Foundation at professional meetings and before the broader conservation community.

The position calls for an understanding of issues related to the conservation of marine and freshwater systems, and familiarity with the use of market-based tools for conservation. The role requires self-direction and decisiveness combined with flexibility and a capacity to give and receive feedback graciously. The Foundation seeks to recruit an individual with superior interpersonal skills, a respectful attitude for the work of grantees, and a demonstrated ability to work effectively as part of a team.

The Program Associate should ideally possess the following professional qualifications and personal attributes:

• At least 3 years experience in natural resource management, policy or advocacy, ideally with experience in grant or project management and evaluation.
• Graduate degree in a related field.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Proven skills at organization and time management.
• Demonstrated capacity to work in a team as well as independently.
• Intellectual agility and the ability to analyze, think critically, and understand emerging issues that are directly relevant to programmatic funding areas.
• Unquestionable ethics and personal integrity.

Compensation and Benefits:

The Foundation offers an excellent benefits package and a competitive salary that is commensurate with experience.