Position Overview

Epic is seeking a highly motivated individual to join our Programs team working on the selection, monitoring and research of nonprofits around the world. The ideal candidate will have a background in the nonprofit sector, program management, grantmaking and a deep passion for social impact and strategic philanthropy.

The Programs Manager will work under the supervision of the Programs Director and he/she will be part of a growing team with colleagues in London, Paris and Brussels.

Epic will provide a friendly working environment as well as good opportunities for professional growth and network building. This is a unique chance to join an innovative organization dedicated to achieving social impact.

Key responsibilities

Under the supervision of the Programs Director, the missions of the Programs Manager are as follows:

• Contribute to Epic’s strategy to manage a global portfolio of nonprofits centered around two areas : Children & Youth and Climate.

• Participate in the selection of robust organizations for the portfolio through a comprehensive due diligence on impact, operations and governance. This includes landscaping and search of potential organizations, collaborating with referral partners, reviewing models, processes, and documents, evaluating applications and supporting documents, conducting interviews with candidate organizations, and performing selection visits.

• Manage ongoing monitoring and analysis of overall performance, growth and evolution of portfolio organizations. This involves becoming a point of contact for a portion of the portfolio associations, conducting quarterly calls, reviewing and analyzing monitoring data, writing annual monitoring reports, organizing annual monitoring visits, and providing ad-hoc technical support to organizations as relevant and desired. 

• Support the grantmaking process and contribute to strategic projects within the Programs such as impact evaluation and capacity building .

• Contribute to Epic’s research program and knowledge management (reports, case studies, trend analysis, and developments in the philanthropy field) and help develop Epic’s leadership and reputation as a key player in the philanthropic sector. 

• Work with the Programs team to establish systems and processes for evaluating the impact of Epic’s programs worldwide and contribute to demonstrating the value of unrestricted funding.

• Facilitate and liaise with other foundation teams, notably the Communications and Marketing team to keep portfolio organization data and information up to date on the website, application, and relevant documents; and the Development team to support its donor relations.

• Any other tasks that may be assigned as part of the role.

Required  skills

• 4+  years experience in non-profit program management;  and / or grantmaking and philanthropy  in areas of children & youth,  environmental protection  or human development.

• Strong understanding of nonprofit management, design, and impact analysis and the ability to assess a nonprofit across impact, operations and governance. 

• Understanding of good practices in philanthropic practices and strategies: understanding of the nonprofit ecosystem .

• Comfort analyzing data and research, specifically those related to programmatic monitoring and evaluation 

• Strong writing skills and ability to communicate effectively to diverse audiences in both French and English. 

• Strong analytical and evaluative skills 

• Ability to work in a lean and entrepreneurial organization with a high degree of autonomy; project management skills and ability to manage a high-volume workload at a fast pace

• Comfortable using technology and learning new software (experience with Salesforce a plus)

What Epic Can Offer You 

• This is a full time position  based in Paris. 

• Benefits include 5 weeks paid holidays plus the week between Christmas and New Years, health insurance (Mutuelle), Swile card (ticket restaurant), annual culture & sport pass

• 2-day per week remote work arrangements permitted

Apply to the position

Submit resume and cover letter to our COO, Sarah Tirmarche through our Welcome to the Jungle platform

Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis and only those candidates whose profile meets our criteria will be contacted. Interviews will be conducted in both French and English.