Job Opportunities

Reporting to the Co-Executive Directors, the Director of Programs (DoP) will oversee the development and implementation of Third Wave Fund’s various program areas, including streamlining the processes that Third Wave Fund utilizes to disperse money to community organizations and activists. This work includes, but is not limited to, partnering with the Executive Directors on a grantmaking strategy; collaborating with the Programs Team to design and implement a workplan to carry out that strategy; maintaining strong relationships with all stakeholders; and building team cohesion and clarity.

The ideal candidate will be an expert in philanthropy and a champion in the movement to evolve philanthropy beyond a charity model to a reparative, participatory, justice-centered sector. They will have experience building resource pathways through grantmaking and capacity building with and for BIPOC, queer, trans, disabled, sex workers, immigrants and all people targeted by patriarchy, homophobia, transphobia and ableism.

This new Director needs at minimum seven years of professional experience, with five of those years in philanthropy (regional, national, responsive, participatory etc). They should be a tested team manager who is excited to lead a team, who understands leadership as generative, collaborative and deeply engaged, and who can drive cohesion without compromising the autonomy of individual team members. Given Third Wave Fund’s purpose, we are particularly interested in applicants with lived-experience outside of the gender binary and those who have been intimately impacted by gender oppression. Moreover, we are excited to meet candidates with experience in decolonizing the workplace with a strong disability justice lens. They must have a refined intersectionality lens and demonstrated application of that lens in their work.

The Communications Officer, Digital Engagement (CO) plays a key role in the success of Third Wave Fund’s social media presence and engagement across our digital platforms and channels. Excited about amplifying our responsive grantmaking to gender justice organizing efforts across the U.S., the life-giving and -saving work of our grantee partners, and the critical support of our donor base, the CO will execute a wide range of digital tactics, including but not limited to, publishing social media posts and emails, creating and sharing short-form video content, and driving engagement with our online audiences. The CO has a deep understanding of strategically utilizing social media platforms, a keen attention to the latest trends, and is skilled at analyzing social media metrics, but can also support the day-to-day internal communications operations, such as email platform subscriber maintenance, project and content calendar management, and performing website updates, as needed. The CO reports directly to the Director of Strategic Communications, collaborates with the Communications Officer (Storytelling), and occasionally works with consultants to see projects through completion.