What We Do

With residents and partners, LISC forges resilient and inclusive communities of opportunity across America – great places to live, work, visit, do business and raise families.

Strategies We Pursue

Equip talent in underinvested communities with the skills and credentials to compete successfully for quality income and wealth opportunities.
Invest in businesses, housing and other community infrastructure to catalyze economic, health, safety and educational mobility for individuals and communities.
Strengthen existing alliances while building new collaborations to increase our impact on the progress of people and places.
Develop leadership and the capacity of partners to advance our work together.
Drive local, regional, and national policy and system changes that foster broadly shared prosperity and well-being.

Since 1979, LISC and its affiliates have invested approximately $29.7 billion in businesses, affordable housing, health, educational mobility, community and recreational facilities, public safety, employment, and other projects that help to revitalize and stabilize underinvested communities. Headquartered in New York City, LISC’s reach spans the country from East coast to West coast in 38 markets with offices extending from Buffalo to San Francisco and in 2,400 rural counties across 49 states and Puerto Rico. Visit us at www.lisc.org

Background

Rural LISC was established in 1995 and currently serves 140 partner organizations in 49 states and Puerto Rico, comprising a service area of more than 2,400 rural counties. Our mission statement captures our vision and approach:

With residents and partners, Rural LISC supports resilient and inclusive rural communities as great places to live, work, and innovate. Rural LISC strives to identify priorities and opportunities and deliver the most appropriate support to meet local needs. We achieve this through integrated strategies and programs focused on the following rural community development priorities: Creative Capital, Broadband and Infrastructure, Housing, and Workforce Development + Small Business.

Position Description

The national rural program of Local Initiatives Support Corporation (Rural LISC) seeks an Assistant Program Officer (APO) to support program design and implementation in rural places nationwide with a focus on building the capacity of place-based nonprofits to contribute to community strategies. The APO will become familiar with LISC’s suite of services and will support outreach and engagement to the Rural LISC partner network, enabling their access to resources and services to support local community development efforts, with a particular focus on LISC's broadband (working with rural communities to build solutions to affordable broadband access for residents) and digital equity programs (programs for residents to increase digital skills, access to devices, and connection to low-cost internet programs).

Responsibilities

Collaborate with LISC's national programs in financial stability, economic development, housing, workforce development and health as those priorities intersect with capacity building and digital equity programming.
Assist with the facilitation and convening of meetings, trainings, and peer gatherings, both in person and virtually.
Assist with program funder relationship management and grant reporting.
Support identifying funders and drafting proposals for ongoing funding of this work.
Support coordination of various work streams with external partners and/or consultants.
Support the management and refresh of an evolving set of tracking tools and methodologies for key program metrics.
Help draft case studies, concept papers, and/or lessons learned memos as dictated by specific projects or grant agreements.
Help craft materials and language for website, collateral, social media, slide decks, and funding proposals.

Program Responsibilities

Support continuous improvement and implementation of a multi-pronged national digital equity strategy. The strategy has funded, to date, more than 70 organizations in 25 states and leveraged millions of dollars in investment and will continue to scale.
Become an internal subject matter expert on broadband policy at federal level and in key states.
Serve as another point of contact within LISC and externally for digital inclusion inquiries.
Assume responsibility for special projects and other assignments, as needed.

Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent relevant work experience.
At least two (2) years in nonprofit fundraising or relevant experience.
Solution-oriented individual who is self-directed, and able to successfully balance multiple priorities and projects simultaneously.
Commitment to accuracy, attention to detail, timely reporting and deadlines.
Demonstrated competency with the facilitation and convening of meetings, trainings and peer gatherings, as well as relationship and team-building skills, both in person and online.
Excellent written communication skills, with an ability to translate technical information in writing for lay audiences strongly preferred.
Experience managing data in various application including Microsoft Excel, Smartsheets, PowerBI and Salesforce is preferred.
Mission-driven –passionate about Rural LISC’s work and is motivated to work towards funding the continued mission and vision of the organization.
Position requires domestic travel, estimated at up to 20% annually.

Compensation

LISC offers a competitive salary ($57,200 - $71,440) and an excellent benefits package. Salary commensurate with experience and location.

Actual salaries may be based on several factors including, but not limited to, a candidate's skill set, experience, education, work location and other qualifications.

LISC is an equal opportunity employer. LISC does not discriminate in employment on account of actual or perceived race, color, creed, religion, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, age, sex or gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, lactation and related medical conditions), gender identity or expression (including transgender status), sexual orientation, marital status, military status or veteran status, unfavorable discharge from military service, physical or mental disability, protected medical condition as defined by applicable state or local law, genetic information or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state or local laws and ordinances.

We will endeavor to make a reasonable accommodation to the known physical or mental limitations of a qualified applicant with a disability unless the accommodation would impose an undue hardship on the operation of our business.

LISC IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER COMMITTED TO DIVERSITY, EQUITY, INCLUSION AND JUSTICE

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Assistant Program Officer, Rural Digital Equity & Economic Development

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