About Epic
At Epic, we strive to build a world where children and youth - no matter their race, gender, sexual orientation or place of birth - have access to a future full of promise and opportunity. We are a global foundation backing groundbreaking non-profits around the world - the changemakers and innovators that are transforming the lives of children and youth and protecting our planet for generations to come.
Groundbreaking charities often struggle to secure smart money to drive impact. Donors want to give more, but are held back because they lack trust, time, and knowledge. Epic bridges the gap between the social entrepreneurs forging solutions to today’s pressing challenges, and the individuals and businesses who want to pool their resources to drive positive change. We curate and monitor highly-vetted portfolios of organisations that we back in order to foster lasting change. As a grantmaker, we have historically dedicated our funding to issues affecting children and youth in their human development—education, economic empowerment, health, rights, and protection. Since 2022, acknowledging climate change as the greatest existential threat, we curate new key areas of focus dedicated to Environment and Future Generations. What’s more, Epic provides multi-year, unrestricted funding to its portfolio partners. This means we don’t fund specific programs or projects, but rather invest in the organization itself. We let the people who know best spend the funds in the ways which are most needed.
We operate strictly on a pro bono basis: 100% of donations received go directly to the organizations in our portfolio. Now in our 10th year, we have mobilised over $91 million and supported 55 organizations in 11 key countries across 4 continents, since 2015.
For more information: https://epic.foundation
Position Overview
Epic Foundation is seeking a Programs Manager to support our programmatic and grantmaking efforts. The Programs Manager will play a crucial role within the foundation. Working closely with the Programs team, they will contribute to the implementation of Epic’s programmatic and grantmaking strategy, from selection to monitoring, and assist in managing Epic’s portfolio of non-profits.
The Programs Manager will work in close collaboration with the Programs team and report to the Programs Director. The ideal candidate will have a solid background in non-profit program management, grantmaking, and a strong passion for social impact.
Key Responsibilities
● Contribute to Epic's strategy to manage a global portfolio of non-profit organizations focused on two areas: children and youth, and the environment and future generations.
● Participate in the selection of strong organizations for the portfolio through comprehensive due diligence on impact, operations, and governance. This includes researching potential organizations; collaborating with reference partners; reviewing models, processes, and documents; evaluating applications and supporting documents; conducting interviews with candidate organizations and carrying out selection visits.
● Manage the ongoing monitoring and analysis of the overall performance, growth, and development of portfolio organizations. This involves becoming a point of contact for a portion of the portfolio associations, organizing bi-annual calls, reviewing and analyzing monitoring data, writing annual monitoring reports, organizing annual monitoring visits, and providing ad-hoc technical support to organizations, as needed and desired.
● Support the grantmaking process and contribute to strategic projects within the Programs team, such as impact evaluation and capacity building.
● Facilitate and liaise with other foundation teams, including the Communication and Marketing team to maintain up-to-date data and information on portfolio organizations on the website, applications, and relevant documents; the Operations team for grantmaking, due diligence, and portfolio organization financial reporting; and the Development team to support its donor relations.
● Contribute to Epic's research program and knowledge management (reports, case studies, analysis of trends and developments in the field of philanthropy) and help develop Epic's leadership and reputation as a key player in the philanthropic sector.
● Work with the Programs team to strengthen the systems and processes for evaluating the impact of Epic's programs worldwide.
● Any other tasks that may be assigned as part of their function.
Candidate Profile
Required Skills & Qualifications
● Minimum 3 years of experience in the non-profit sector, with a proven track record in program management and/or grantmaking.
● Understanding of current best practices and innovations in philanthropic strategies and grantee organization support.
● Knowledge of non-profit management, design, and impact analysis.
● Knowledge of due diligence and M&E tools (development and implementation).
● Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
● Excellent quantitative and data analysis skills.
● Ability to work independently and as part of a team, especially in a small, start-up minded organization.
● Excellent level of French & English.
● Comfortable using technology and learning new software (experience with Salesforce or other grantor portals a plus).
● Right to work in France.
What Epic Can Offer You
Location: Paris (2-day per week remote work arrangements permitted)
Salary: Based on experience, within a range of €38,000–€43,000, + Benefits
Benefits: At Epic, we value our team and strive to provide a supportive and rewarding work environment. Our benefits include:
● Generous Paid Time Off – 25 days (5 weeks) of annual paid leave, plus bank holidays, as well as the additional office closure between Christmas and New Years.
● Comprehensive Healthcare Coverage – Private health insurance through our partner, Alan. Epic covers 50% of the employee’s mutuelle costs, as well as 50% of the costs for their partner and children.
● Culture & Sports Allowance – An annual 150€ allowance for cultural or sports activities, available to all permanent staff after the successful completion of their trial period.
● Transportation Subsidy – Epic covers 50% of the cost of the local transportation pass, including Navigo and SNCF subscriptions.
● Meal Allowance – Employees receive luncheon vouchers worth 10.50€ per day worked, with 60% covered by Epic.
● Remote Work Allowance – A monthly homeworking contribution of the lesser of either 60% of base costs or 26€ for all permanent staff after the successful completion of their trial period.
