Senior Program Officer - K12 Missouri

Senior Program Officer - K12 Missouri

Job Locations

US-MO-Remote

Requisition ID

2025-2157

# of Openings

Category (Portal Searching)

Philanthropy

Role Overview

Position : Senior Program Officer, Education

Department : Walton Personal Philanthropy Group (WPPG)

Reporting to : Director of Education

Location : Missouri based

Walton Personal Philanthropy Group has retained Explore Company to conduct the search for the new Senior Program Officer for Education. Explore Company has your materials and will follow up with you in managing the recruitment process.

Walton Enterprises is seeking a skilled, highly motivated and entrepreneurial individual to join the team as a Senior Program Officer for K-12 Education in Missouri with the Walton Personal Philanthropy Group. The ideal teammate will have a strong background and commitment to effective strategic philanthropy, utilizing performance measurement and evaluation to drive impact, adapt grantmaking approaches, and achieve educational excellence for students in Missouri.

Our Commitment to Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging

We believe every associate should have access to success. Creating an environment centered on trust, respect, and bringing people together is critical to this belief.

Our aspirations are as follows :

Create an environment where we hire, retain and bring to the table people with diverse backgrounds, viewpoints and lived experiences to create a more successful organization.

• Ensure fairness, equity and access to success for all of our associates.
• Create an inclusive workplace where everyone feels valued, safe, able to engage honestly.

About the Position

This position requires deep knowledge of the K-12 education landscape, an awareness of and commitment to education reform policies and principles (charter schools and choice, accountability, transparency, HQIM, and data), an understanding of effective instructional reforms, experience with policy implementation, and the ability to identify and support innovative solutions.

A core component of this role is a commitment to effective strategic philanthropy, utilizing performance measurement and evaluation to drive impact, adapt grantmaking approaches, and achieve educational excellence for students in Missouri.

The ideal teammate will have a strong background in each of these domains as well as demonstrated grantmaking experience in the context of strategic philanthropy.

What you will do

You will provide expert services related to K-12 education philanthropy for the Director and senior leadership. This includes developing and managing a portfolio of grants, fostering strategic partnerships, conducting rigorous due diligence on current and prospective partnerships, and evaluating the impact of investments-including those focused on policy, research, instructional quality, teaching, and leadership-to inform future strategies.

Responsibilities

Grant Development and Monitoring :

Implementation of Strategy :

Major and Existing Partners :

New Partnerships :

Grantmaking Best Practices :

External Supports :

Internal Coordination :

External Coordination :

Commitment to Evaluation :

Public Representation of WPPG :

Manage other projects and assignments as requested.

Who we are looking for

You are a strategic self-starter with deep expertise in K-12 education, including a reform orientation, and you have familiarity with K-12 instructional best practices and fast-moving policy environments. You are able to tackle complex educational challenges, identify potential philanthropic solutions that encompass a range of reform strategies, and work with others to implement plans, all in service of the approved strategy for philanthropic impact in Missouri. You have a strong customer service orientation and can serve as an expert advisor and representative of the organization. You have a strong commitment to strategic philanthropy and the use of performance measurement to drive results across all types of educational investments.

Qualifications required for your success

Additional Helpful Experience Includes

Personal attributes that support your success

All offers of employment are contingent on your successful completion (where permitted by state law) of a confidentiality agreement and background check. In addition, you will need to provide proper identification verifying your eligibility to work in the United States on your first day of work.

Benefits Information

Compensation Range : $190,000.00-$238,000.00

Benefits Information : We offer a comprehensive and generous benefits package which includes medical, dental, and vision insurance, a 401(k) retirement plan and paid time off.

About the Walton Family Philanthropy Group

The Walton Personal Philanthropy Group (WPPG) provides services to the family of Sam and Helen Walton to support their individual philanthropic activities. These services for the family and their related entities include program and grant management, strategy consulting and grant administration. WPPG is a part of Walton Enterprises, the family office of the Walton family.

About Walton Enterprises

Walton Enterprises supports the personal, philanthropic and business activity for the Walton family. We are a family-led organization, supporting multiple generations of Sam & Helen Walton's family.

Walton Enterprises is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to building and maintaining a culturally diverse workplace that is free of discrimination and harassment of any kind. We encourage women, minorities, individuals with disabilities and veterans to apply. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, veteran status, or any other status protected by the laws or regulations in the locations where we operate.