**Vacante para la empresa W.K. Kellogg Foundation en Col. Insurgentes Mixcoac - Benito Juárez, Ciudad de México**:
**THE W.K. KELLOGG FOUNDATION**
The **W.K. Kellogg Foundation** (WKKF), headquartered in Battle Creek, Michigan, is a leading philanthropic institution that supports thriving children, working families, equitable communities, and the dynamic connections among them. The International Programs Team, based in WKKF’s office in Mexico City, collaborates with grantee organizations, communities, and other stakeholders in Mexico, Haiti, Latin America, and the Caribbean.
“_The W.K. Kellogg Foundation supports children, families, and communities as they strengthen and create conditions that propel vulnerable children to achieve success as individuals and as contributors to the larger community and society_.”
**THE OPPORTUNITY**
This dynamic, detail-oriented position supports the operational and relational needs of community-centered grantmaking. The Program Specialist serves as a key connector between WKKF and its partners, many of whom are grassroots or Indigenous-led organizations operating in historically underfunded regions. Success in this role requires strong attention to detail, cultural fluency, and a quality customer service orientation that ensures all partners feel respected and supported as they navigate foundation systems.
**Relationship Management and Program Support**
- Serve as the first point of contact and liaison with grantees.
- Provide technical assistance and support to grantees, vendors, community partners, and other internal and external stakeholders.
- Format and present information across a range of mediums, including reports, briefings, and presentations.
- Assist with the planning and execution of events and team huddles.
**Administrative and Operational Coordination**




- Coordinate and manage all administrative aspects of the team’s work, including scheduling, meeting logistics, travel arrangements, expense tracking, and administrative planning.
- Prepare internal materials such as presentations and briefings.
- Perform other administrative duties as assigned, including backup support and workload coverage as needed.
- Ensure the accuracy and integrity of data across organizational programming systems.
**Grantmaking and Budget Process Management**
- Build and maintain strong, authentic relationships with grant leads, grantseekers, and grantees to ensure effective communication, provide high-quality customer service, and support understanding of the Foundation’s strategic direction, processes, and expectations.
- Partner with program staff to manage the flow and timing of multidimensional funding processes, ensuring critical deadlines and payout targets are met.
- In collaboration with other team members, conduct and synthesize research, analyze data, and contribute to the development and management of key programming reports.
**Grant Portfolio Management and Systems Improvement**
- Act as a liaison between grantseekers, grantees, and staff respectively, through written and verbal communication to share information and ensure the timely receipt of required documentation.
- Manage the grantmaking process in accordance with organizational policies, including budget and commitment revisions,



payment/delivery schedules, and timely grant closure.
- Provide feedback and suggest improvements to data systems, such as Fluxx, and participate in internal pilot groups for systems enhancement.
**Contract Coordination**
- Support the processing and tracking of program and operations contracts in partnership with designated contract leads.
- Assist in managing amendments, confirming deliverables, and ensuring all payments are completed before contract closure.
**CANDIDATE PROFILE**
**Core Capabilities**
- Strong interpersonal and relationship-building skills, excellent written and oral communication, and sound judgement.
- Results-oriented, with high attention to detail and comfort managing multiple responsibilities, tasks, and timelines.
- Familiarity with project management tools and workflow coordination across teams.
- Ability to collect, analyze, interpret, and present data and information clearly.
- Demonstrated agility in day-to-day work and adaptability across audiences and settings.
- Strong customer service orientation; proactive, respectful, and clear in communication.
- Ability to bring people together and facilitate collaboration across roles and perspectives.
- Commitment to supporting the leadership of others, particularly partners and grantees, to succeed and thrive.
- Commitment to equity, cultural humility, and ongoing learning about systemic oppression and its impact on self and others.
- Comfort working in evolving environments and contributing to continuous improvement.
Additional skills and attributes that will be important to the Program Specialist’s success include:
**Professional Experience**
- Minimum of an associate’s degree and three years of administra

📌 Program Specialist, International Programs Mexico Team (Benito Juárez)
🏢 W.K. Kellogg Foundation
📍 Benito Juárez