Salary: $80,000

Status: Full time

Location: Hybrid role - up to two days/week remote work possible, 3 days on site at Treasure Island, San Francisco

Salary: $80,000, health/vision/dental benefits, 401K, free on-site parking, and daily lunch prepared by LLA students

Reports to: Chief Advancement Officer

SCHOOL DESCRIPTION: At Life Learning Academy, we believe that every single kid deserves relentless love, accountability, and the chance to make a good life. Founded in 1998 out of the acclaimed Delancey Street model, Life Learning Academy (LLA) is a Bay Area youth-serving nonprofit and public charter high school on San Francisco’s Treasure Island that helps students and transition-age young adults succeed.

For over 25 years, we’ve provided an innovative, student-centered small-school community model for Bay Area youth who have not found a sense of belonging at other institutions. We believe that by addressing the social determinants of health and immersing our students in a community of mutual respect and accountability, they can surpass everyone’s expectations. This belief is supported by our high school graduation rates and our youths’ ability to stay employed, stably housed, and make a brighter future for themselves after they graduate. We are about to celebrate a quarter century of success, and are entering this milestone with ambitious plans to share our model across California to reach even more students.

LLA serves high school and transition age young adults (ages 14-24) who have been involved in the child welfare or juvenile justice systems, those who have been pushed out of traditional schools, youth who are invisible and falling through gaps between systems, and those experiencing profound isolation and disconnectedness. Our students are 98% youth of color, 82% socioeconomically disadvantaged, and more than ⅓ are unstably housed.

LLA offers a high school academic program, no fee student housing, mental health supports, daily homemade meals with ingredients sourced from its organic garden, workforce development, paid employment, concurrent college enrollment and support, culinary and carpentry programs, and ongoing alumni support for housing, work, and college persistence. Recognizing the impact that unsafe and/or insecure housing had on student success, in 2019 LLA opened a free on-campus dormitory where students live stably, communally, and learn the skills they need to work independently. In addition, LLA provides a summer employment and training program for Bay Area youth.

POSITION: This position is responsible for building and maintaining relationships with organizational funders, keeping open lines of communication and reporting on progress enabled by the grant funding. Internally, the individual in this role will be a liaison between LLA’s Advancement and Programs departments, managing consistent lines of communication, ensuring LLA delivers the goals, objectives, and activities outlined in select proposals, and sharing LLA’s impact with funders by submitting reports in a timely manner.

Under the direction of the Chief Advancement Officer, this position will ensure LLA’s commitments as outlined in select grant awards. The LLA grants portfolio currently accounts for the vast majority of the organization’s $4M budget, including San Francisco’s Department of Children, Youth, and Their Families. Other funders include public sources such as the California Department of Education, Bay Area Community College Consortium, Mental Health Services Act Oversight and Accountability Commission, and leading regional and national private funders including Tipping Point Community, Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation, Walter S. Johnson Foundation, Zellerbach Family Foundation, and other organizations and individuals interested in housing, education, and youth development.

Responsibilities

• Work in partnership with the Chief Advancement Officer and team to identify, evaluate, cultivate, write/solicit and steward grant opportunities.
• Responsible for submitting timely and accurate reports for grant funded programs and projects, with support from and collaboration with Programs, Finance, Data, and Administration/Operations staff
• Work with Programs and Data staff to provide current program data for grant reports
• Use and update the organization’s grants database for tracking grant deadlines and deliverables
• Maintain an organized system that can be easily understood across departments for tracking grant deliverables, outcomes, and other requirements
• Facilitate discussions across the Advancement and Programs departments to check in on grant/program progress as well as identify new opportunities
• Collaborate with Finance team to ensure funds are being tracked and allocated according to award budgets
• Manage grant reporting calendar in collaboration with Advancement, Programs, and Finance
• Work with Chief of Advancement and team to conduct duties related to grant reporting

Other Requirements:

The individual in this position is:

• Community-minded, committed to and driven by LLA’s mission
• Passionate about building mutually beneficial and trusting relationships with a diverse range of stakeholders
• A strong communicator–written and oral–with an understanding of qualitative and quantitative data collection
• Deadline-driven, with strong detail orientation and consistent follow-through
• Responsible, able to assume full ownership to see a project through to completion
• Innovative and self-motivated
• Ability to work collaboratively across differences in work styles and skill sets

Experience and Skills:

• Grant writing and reporting experience, preferably in education, human service and/or government areas
• Experience with donor relationship management databases
• Ability to interact with those we serve through a trauma informed approach and maintain strict confidentiality when handling sensitive information
• Experience working in a non-profit environment
• Facility with Google Drive Suite

LLA is an equal opportunity employer. It is the policy of the School to afford equal employment and advancement opportunity to all qualified individuals without regard to: Race; Color; Gender (including gender identity, gender expression, and transgender identity, whether or not the employee is transitioning or has transitioned); Sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, and medical conditions related to such); Religious creed (including religious dress and grooming practices); Marital/registered domestic partner status; Age (forty (40) and over); National origin or ancestry (including native language spoken and possession of a driver’s license issued to persons unable to prove their presence in the U.S. is authorized by federal law); Physical or mental disability (including HIV and AIDS); Medical condition (including cancer and genetic characteristics); Taking of a leave of absence pursuant to the Family Medical Leave Act (“FMLA”), Pregnancy Disability Leave (“PDL”) law, Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”), California Family Rights Act (“CFRA”), the Fair Employment and Housing Act (“FEHA”), or laws related to domestic violence, sexual assault and stalking; Genetic information; Sexual orientation; Military and veteran status; or Any other consideration made unlawful by federal, state, or local laws. This policy extends to all job applicants and employees and to all aspects of the employment relationship, including the hiring of new employees and the training, transfer, promotion, discipline, termination, compensation and benefits of existing employees.

How to Apply: As a school that believes in the power of mentorship and role models, members of historically underrepresented groups and folks with lived experience that parallels that of our students are strongly encouraged to apply. Send (1) a cover letter outlining your interest and qualifications, and (2) a resume to kbaker@llasf.org.