What are the responsibilities and job description for the Learning Director position at Fred and Barbara Erb Family Foundation?
The Fred and Barbara Erb Family Foundation seeks nominations and applications for the position of Learning Director to lead the foundation’s learning journey and support the impact strategy of its grantmaking in the next 10 years of its spenddown.
The Fred and Barbara Erb Family Foundation has made more than $180 million in grants to improve the quality of life for residents in Southeast Michigan and the Great Lakes region since launching its grantmaking in 2008. Funding has been focused on improving water quality in the Great Lakes basin; promoting environmental health and justice; advancing Alzheimer’s research; strengthening sustainable business; and supporting the arts.
In May 2022, the Erb Family Foundation announced it will shift from a perpetual foundation to a spenddown model and conclude its grantmaking by 2034-35. That work is being guided by the Foundation’s new mission and vision :
The Fred and Barbara Erb Family Foundation envisions a flourishing, healthy, and resilient Great Lakes ecosystem and a culturally vibrant, sustainable southeast Michigan. Toward this end, we strengthen the cultural and environmental organizations that share our vision to make this a reality for generations to come.
THE OPPORTUNITY
We are seeking a Learning Director to work across the Foundation’s grantmaking areas and operations to support staff in using data to drive decision-making. This position will also help the Foundation communicate what it learns with its partners. The Learning Director will be a co-developer and interpreter of monitoring and evaluation activities to facilitate forward-facing decision-making and learning across the Foundation.
To ensure strong collaboration between the Learning Director, leadership, other staff, and the trustees, this is a hybrid position. The Learning Director will report to the Foundation’s President.
CORE DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES
In the first year, the Learning Director will develop a learning plan to guide the Foundation-wide decisions. The Learning Plan will build off current practices when possible and will identify :
- An overall aim and values of learning within the Foundation.
- Key learning questions and measurable outcomes across the Foundation.
- How the Foundation will develop systems and structures to answer learning questions.
- Key capacity needs related to learning.
- Clear processes for trustees, leadership, and staff on when and how to engage with the Learning Director.
Based on the learning plan and the assets of the selected candidate, ongoing activities will likely include :
QUALIFICATIONS & SKILLS
Education & Experience
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The Learning Director will have a Master’s Degree in a social science or related field and at least ten years of work history using evaluation and learning with nonprofit organizations. At least three years of that experience should be in leadership.
WORK ARRANGEMENTS, COMPENSATION & BENEFITS
The Foundation’s offices are in Birmingham, Michigan. Full-time staff work a hybrid schedule (3 days in-person and 2 days remote). The salary for this position begins at $130,000 and may be adjusted according to qualifications and experience.
TO APPLY
More information about the Erb Family Foundation may be found at : www.erbff.org.
This search is being supported by Katherine Jacobs, Phuong Quach, and Ashley Jones of NPAG. Candidates may submit their cover letter and resume via NPAG’s website.
Erb Family Foundation is an equal opportunity employer.
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Salary : $130,000