Our Mission
About ECMC Foundation
Our mission is to inspire and to facilitate improvements that affect educational outcomes—especially among underserved populations—through evidence-based innovation.
Learn MoreECMC Foundation is a national foundation working to improve postsecondary outcomes for students from underserved backgrounds. It is one of several affiliates under the ECMC Group enterprise based in Minneapolis, which together work to help students succeed.
ECMC Foundation is an Equal Opportunity Employer. The diversity of staff is critical to our success and we welcome applicants from diverse backgrounds. Individuals who reflect the communities and student populations that ECMC Foundation prioritizes are encouraged to apply.
As part of the Learning and Evaluation Team, the Associate Learning and Evaluation Officer works to further the mission and vision of ECMC Foundation through applied research, facilitation and communication efforts to better understand the process and outcomes of our grant and investment making. This role will support the development and implementation of a wide range of evaluation and learning projects.
Apply for the Associate Learning and Evaluation Officer position here.
The Learning and Evaluation Officer is part of our collaborative Learning and Evaluation team that participates in strategic discussions that identify the Foundation’s goals for prioritized initiatives, and how we can measure progress towards these intended goals. By partnering with Foundation staff, third-party learning partners and grantees, the individual in this role will have opportunities to turn data into compelling stories, articulating the value of our grantees’ efforts, the impact to the Foundation’s overarching goals and learnings for the postsecondary and philanthropic fields.
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The Director of Operations will play a vital role in establishing and maintaining the financial, business and operations systems that allow for the efficient functioning of the Foundation. This position has responsibility for the Foundation’s grants administration, office administration, contracting and expense management. This role relies on the ability to build strong relationships with key partners externally, within the Foundation and across ECMC Group’s shared services functions.
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As a member of our Communications Team, the Convening Specialist develops and implements models to support learning within ECMC Foundation and across the fields of postsecondary education and philanthropy. This position involves close collaboration with staff and subject matter experts to conceptualize programming, plan events and create communications collateral to share knowledge and insights with internal and external stakeholders.
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Based in Los Angeles, the Office Administrator will be responsible for ensuring the smooth day-to-day operations of the Foundation. The part-time role will be based in Los Angeles and will undertake administrative tasks, ensuring ECMC Foundation staff has adequate support to work efficiently and effectively. The ideal candidate will be competent in prioritizing and working with little supervision. The office administrator ensures the smooth functioning of the Los Angeles office and contributes to the ongoing success of ECMC Foundation.
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As key members of the program team, Program Officers ensure ECMC Foundation deploys nearly $65 million annually in grants and investments to support project-based and reform-oriented efforts aimed at advancing systemic change to improve postsecondary persistence and degree completion for students from underserved backgrounds. Guided by a strategic framework which was launched in 2022, Program Officers manage a portfolio of strategically responsive grants which positions the foundation to remain open to the changing needs and opportunities identified by the field and/or oversee an initiative which focuses resources on deeper engagements and sustained commitments to address specific challenges in postsecondary education. This position can be based in Los Angeles or Minneapolis.
Apply for the Program Officer position here.
DIVERSITY STATEMENT
ECMC Foundation is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will be considered for employment without unlawful discrimination based on race, color, creed, national origin, sex, age, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, military status, prior record of arrest or conviction, or current employment status.
ECMC Group is committed to ensuring our diverse, inclusive and equitable culture is built on a strong sense of belonging, where everyone feels seen, heard and encouraged to show up as their authentic self.
Our Mission
Our mission is to inspire and to facilitate improvements that affect educational outcomes—especially among underserved populations—through evidence-based innovation.
Learn More