Senior Associate Program Officer; BV

Overview

The Builders Initiative (BI) is a private foundation established by a member of the Walton Family and his wife (the “Principals”). BI is the philanthropic arm of Builders Vision (BV), the Principals’ broader family office, which also includes a direct investing team (venture capital and private equity); an asset management team; and an operations team: all committed to the vision of a humane and healthy planet
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Collectively BV is focused on four core issue areas:

• A more humane and healthy food system
  , with a focus on sustainable agriculture and food production, the welfare of farmed animals, and equitable access to healthy food in Chicago.
• Sustainably managed and healthy ocean ecosystems
  , with a focus on scalable innovations in fisheries management, restorative aquaculture to provide ecosystem benefits and healthy seafood, and resilience strategies to protect ocean habitats against climate change.
• Renewable energy for all
  , with a focus on accelerating the pace to 80% renewable penetration and planting seeds for the remaining 20%.
• A flourishing, democratized arts sector
  , with a focus on enabling artists to enhance communities through visual arts and storytelling and to lead communities to connect in Chicago and the Rural Midwest.

Builders Initiative is looking for a Senior Associate Program Officer to join our team based in Chicago in developing and managing a growing portfolio of work related – but not limited to – farmed animal welfare and art.

The position will primarily focus on grant-making but will encompass other responsibilities as well.

Note:

This posting has historical context; no additional details are provided here beyond the responsibilities described above.