• Date Posted February 18, 2026
• Department Programs
• Location Flint, Michigan
  

The opportunity

The Charles Stewart Mott Foundation is seeking a program officer to manage the national portion of our Environment team’s One Water initiative, which works to promote clean, affordable, and accessible water — from source to tap — for all. The Foundation plans to grant $10 million per year for 10 years to advance the goals of the One Water initiative in its entirety, with the funds split between our Great Lakes and national work. This program officer role is an exciting opportunity for a water policy expert to help design and shape a new philanthropic strategy poised to make an impact on how water is managed in the United States. Specifically, the national grantmaking portfolio seeks to:

• Support for networking and technical assistance for groups in the water policy and adjacent fields to build One Water movement strength nationally.
• Support for opinion research, message development and media to tell One Water success stories at the local, regional, state and national levels.
• Support for selected efforts outside of the Great Lakes basin to secure One Water policy wins and demonstrate model projects that build momentum for progress across the country.

As the Foundation launches this work, the program officer will help strengthen the national One Water ecosystem — connecting state and local efforts to national partners, elevating compelling stories of progress, and supporting policy wins that can be replicated and scaled. The Foundation is approaching the national strategy with both ambition and humility, recognizing that durable change will require sustained coalition-building, pragmatic solutions, and engagement beyond traditional environmental audiences over a multiyear horizon.

The program officer will work closely with colleagues supporting the Great Lakes region as part of an eight-person Environment team. This is a full-time position located in Flint, Michigan, and will require frequent travel throughout the U.S.

Interested candidates are encouraged to view the full position announcement and submit an application by visiting the link and selecting the “Become a Candidate” button on GoodCitizen’s website.