Manager of Operations

The Perrin Family Foundation envisions a society free from systemic oppression where Black and Brown youth exercise their innate power and live fully, at ease, in joy and liberation. Geographically focused on Connecticut, our mission is to invest in and cultivate support for an ecosystem that builds the collective leadership and power of Black and Brown youth in order to advance movements for racial and social justice.

We are the only foundation in Connecticut exclusively dedicated to youth-led social justice. Over the past decade PFF’s grantmaking, capacity building, and field building efforts have played an instrumental role in developing and strengthening the youth-led social change landscape in our state. More recently, PFF has engaged in a deep internal development and strategic planning work, with the goal of better aligning our internal structure and governance with our core mission and developing a theory of change and strategic framework that will guide our work over the next decade.

In our external work, PFF will pursue the development of strategies aligned with our role in the ecosystem, which include: providing funding for youth-led racial and social justice efforts, partnering to incubate infrastructure that supports a strong field, building knowledge and shifting narratives about youth-led racial and social justice work, and organizing within philanthropy in service of our mission.

Often described by others as a foundation that has “outsized impact” given its size, PFF is seeking new team members as we embark on the implementation of our strategic framework.

PFF seeks an experienced candidate to join our team as Manager of Operations, responsible for developing, implementing, and executing systems that drive the day-to-day administration of the Foundation. Reporting to the President, this newly-created position will help strengthen and formalize internal systems and processes, develop and operationalize policies and procedures that build our capacity to achieve strategic goals, and ensure that all aspects of our business operations are in alignment with our organizational values.

The Manager of Operations will play a lead role in managing multiple facets of the Foundation’s work, including operations, administration, grants management, and finance.

• Develop, implement, and execute systems that drive the day-to-day administration of the Foundation.
• Strengthen and formalize internal systems and processes to support strategic goals.
• Develop and operationalize policies and procedures that build organizational capacity.
• Ensure alignment of operations, administration, grants management, and finance with the Foundation’s values.
• Lead and coordinate across multiple facets of the Foundation’s work, including operations, grants management, and finance.