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Apply to become LavNix’s future Executive Director!

March 10, 2025 — By Lavender Phoenix

Hi LavNix community! 👋

I’m excited to announce Lavender Phoenix is officially opening applications to identify our  future Executive Director! Please read on to learn more about the role, the expectations, & the application process. Please also share this email with anyone you think would be a great fit! In case you missed it, check out my letter from last week announcing my transition out of this role that will take place at the end of 2025.

With love & commitment,
Yuan Wang

APPLY HERE BY SUNDAY 3/30!
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Application Overview:

Position: Executive Director
Application: click here!
Apply By: Sunday, March 30th, 2025
Hire By: June, 2025
Start By: July, 2025
Hours: Full-time at 32 hours per week.
Salary: $94,000 per year (exempt FLSA status, not eligible for overtime). Our salaries adhere to a structure that helps advance equity across positions. We commit to equitable compensation to reflect needs, & can discuss more during interviews. We offer a COLA increase, budget-permitting, to all employees annually.
Benefits: Excellent benefits include 100% employer coverage of medical, dental, vision, long-term disability & orthodontic options; generous vacation & sick leave; annual health reimbursement arrangement (HRA); annual professional development funding; coaching through various foundation partners, & more.
Location: While we require our Executive Director to be based in the San Francisco Bay Area, this position is hybrid, with weekly optional in-person workdays & consistent in-person events with community members.
Learn More: read reflections from our out–going Executive Director here!

Organization Overview:

Lavender Phoenix (formerly known as APIENC) is a fiscally-sponsored organization that builds transgender, non-binary, & queer Asian & Pacific Islander power. Through organizing in the San Francisco Bay Area, we inspire & train grassroots leaders, transform our values, & sustain a vibrant movement ecosystem. We work to advance healing justice, community safety, & movements centered in values & relationships.Working at LavNix is fun, challenging, & transformative. As a local grassroots organization, we prioritize deepening our relationships in our team & our community. We envision our work in the trans & queer API community to be powered & led by those who are most impacted by our work.

Position Overview:

Lavender Phoenix is hiring an Executive Director to guide our organization’s strategy & culture as we work to advance liberation for all. This person will lead our work to build local QTBIPOC power & the power of the Left more broadly; support our Deputy Director & Lead Organizer to develop leaders, organize strategically, & manage systems; & help develop infrastructure to sustain & strengthen our critical work for the long-run.

This person will have proven ability to connect day-to-day work with big-picture movement strategy; to manage leaders of teams to reach meaningful goals & strengthen shared culture; to model cultural values that contribute to visionary, effective organizations; & to mobilize & manage resources in values-led ways.

At LavNix, we commit to helping our leaders succeed. We intend for our new Executive Director to start with 5 months overlap with our current out-going Executive Director, in order to build relationships & practice skills with dedicated partnership & coaching. In addition, our current Executive Director will be available for optional coaching after the transition, if needed. Read our out-going Executive Director’s letter here! We are looking for a new Executive Director who is committed to grow alongside our team, & with skills in movement-building, organizational management, & resource mobilization. If you’re ready for a chance to help lead our community & to cultivate power for our people, this role is for you!

FULL APPLICATION DETAILS: APPLY BY SUNDAY 3/30!
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