Program Officer - East, South, Southeast Asia, and the Pacific
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International Trans Fund
Remote (local)- Location: Caucasus and Central Asia, East, South and Southeast Asia, West Asia/ Southwest Asia, Pacific
- Career category: Programme/ Project design & management
- Job type: Job
- Experience level: Other (specified in job description)
- Organisation type: Funds
- Remote option: Remote (local)
- Right to work requirements: Anyone can apply
- Remuneration: $65,000 USD / yearly
- Work schedule: Full-time
- Length of contract: Temporary/ Fixed-term
- Deadline: 05/12/2025
- Location: Caucasus and Central Asia, East, South and Southeast Asia, West Asia/ Southwest Asia, Pacific
Reports to: Executive Director ⬫ Location: Remote ⬫ Closing Date: December 5, 2025
About the Organization
The International Trans Fund (ITF) is the only global participatory grantmaker that is exclusively dedicated to supporting trans-led groups as they work to secure rights for trans people and improve their lived realities. The ITF envisions a network of robust, resilient, and well-resourced trans organizations and movements working inclusively and intersectionally to increase safety and liberation for trans people worldwide.
The mission of the ITF is to mobilize sustainable resources for strong, trans-led movements and collective action, and to address and eliminate funding gaps impacting trans groups across the globe. The ITF is incorporated in Canada but has staff working in multiple regions. Since 2017, the ITF has awarded almost $10 million USD to 260 grantee partners in 104 countries.
About the Role
We are seeking a colleague to work in a fast-paced environment where details matter because ultimately, our daily decisions and actions have to serve and meet the needs of trans-led movements across different global contexts. As a team, we value openness, collaboration, and the instinct to seek support and input. We also value curiosity and a willingness to experiment with new practices to improve our work.
We acknowledge that individuals who experience multiple and intersecting forms of marginalization often hesitate to apply unless they meet every qualification. For this role, we encourage applications from those who are deeply connected to trans-led movements, passionate about movement-building, power-building, and community organizing, and who have strong roots in the East, South, Southeast Asia, and the Pacific region.
Qaulifications (personality traits, interests and preferences that describe you)
- Deep connections to trans movements.
- Strong people skills: personable, approachable and responsive.
- Passionate about building and fostering relationships with diverse stakeholders.
- Self-motivated with the ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines with minimal direction.
- Comfortable taking the lead when necessary to move things forward.
- Creative in solving problems and bringing fresh thinking to obstacles.
- Ability to work remotely and to work collaboratively with a team.
- Open to discussing and exchanging on work with colleagues.
- Holds the instinct to pull together as a team and to support others around you.
- Invested in a positive work environment: shared purpose and shared wellbeing.
- Direct and in-depth understanding of the different issues that face trans movements in East, South, Southeast Asia, and the Pacific.
- Appreciation of the power dynamics that shape grantmaking relationships and a commitment to building trust, two-way accountability, and mutual respect with grantee organizations.
- Work collaboratively with trans movements across East, South, Southeast Asia, and the Pacific.
- Communicate in a clear, authentic, and engaging way with diverse audiences and stakeholders, including activists, community members, and funders.
- Design, develop, and deliver trainings and presentations.
- Represent ITF in various contexts with professionalism and integrity.
- Analyze different contexts and situations to develop tailored, sustainable, and systemic solutions.
- Participate in collaborative decision-making, co-creation, and planning.
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