About Hive Fund
Hive Fund raises funds and makes grants to groups working to accelerate the transition from dirty to clean energy in ways that center justice, redistribute power, and create healthier, safer, and more prosperous communities. We focus our grantmaking in the US South — a region whose high pollution levels, abundant opportunities for clean energy expansion, and legacy of environmental justice leadership make it critical for global climate progress.
In partnership with more than
30 donors, a
broad array of advisors, and
11 full-time staff, Hive Fund provides multiyear, general support to more than 140 grantee partners, primarily in Texas, Louisiana, Georgia, and the Carolinas — states contributing nearly a quarter of the nation’s climate pollution. Nearly three quarters of this funding flows to organizations led by Black, Brown, Indigenous, and Asian American and Pacific Islander women and gender non-conforming people — impactful leaders that have historically been overlooked and undervalued by philanthropy. Our flexible and stable funding helps groups build people, economic, and cultural power to achieve and sustain wins and build momentum for increasingly ambitious and just climate action. Hive Fund is a fiscally sponsored project of the Windward Fund.
The Opportunity
The Hive Fund for Climate and Gender Justice is entering a pivotal period of growth and transformation. As the fund deepens its programmatic work, considers expansion into new states, and adds operational complexity including expanding support and structures for civic engagement and climate finance, Hive Fund seeks a strategic leader to help build and steward the infrastructure needed for its next chapter.
The Director of Operations and Culture will be a key partner to Hive Fund’s CEO, helping shape the internal architecture that allows the organization to thrive. This includes leading and coaching the operations team, strengthening internal systems, and ensuring that Hive Fund’s practices, policies, and culture support and reflect its mission. The Director of Operations and Culture will guide the transition from informal structures to intentional systems that enable clarity, consistency, and equity while remaining adaptable to the needs of a dynamic and growing team.
This role is ideal for a seasoned operations leader who combines strategic thinking with cultural fluency and people-centered management. The Director of Operations and Culture will bring experience designing infrastructure that supports complexity without compromising values. They will be trusted to anticipate organizational needs, translate bold vision into sustainable action, and serve as an anchor across operations, culture, and team development.
Key Responsibilities
Organizational Strategy and Leadership
- Serve as a key member of Hive Fund’s senior leadership team, partnering with the CEO, program director, strategic partnerships director, and other senior staff to co-lead organizational planning and strategic decision-making.
- Design and facilitate the organization’s strategic action planning processes and internal alignment initiatives.
- Provide structure and oversight across core operational areas, including compliance, finance, staffing, and coordination to ensure they evolve in support of Hive Fund’s goals.
- Strengthen internal decision-making by streamlining processes and improving cross-organization collaboration.
Internal Operations and Infrastructure
- Formalize and maintain operational systems that support legal oversight, risk management, planning, and effectiveness.
- Lead multi-entity planning and readiness, including development and implementation of structures necessary to carry out Hive Fund’s work.
- Serve as the primary liaison to Hive Fund’s fiscal sponsor (Windward Fund), overseeing legal coordination, compliance, and financial administration.
- Provide strategic oversight of financial planning and resource allocation, working in close collaboration with senior staff, Hive Fund’s CEO, and the fiscal sponsor.
- Spearhead organization-wide activities such as staff meetings, retreats, and other team gatherings to promote clarity, alignment, and cohesion.
People, Culture, and Team Development
- Lead and manage the operations team — including an operations manager, program operations fellow, and executive assistant — providing clear roles, equitable workload distribution, timely feedback, and professional growth opportunities.
- Develop and maintain organizational policies related to human resources, compensation, benefits, and performance management in alignment with fiscal sponsor’s policies.
- Shape Hive Fund’s internal culture by translating values into systems, practices, and expectations that support collaboration and inclusion.
- Design and facilitate routines that center learning, reflection and well-being, such as Reflective Fridays (dedicated staff time to pause and learn together) and grounding practices.
- Ensure that staff experience clear development pathways, well-defined roles, and equitable access to advancement.
Ideal Candidate
Hive Fund is seeking a strategic, systems-oriented leader who brings operational expertise and a deep commitment to justice. The ideal candidate thrives in complex environments, leads with clarity and compassion, and brings both structure and flexibility to their work.
They will demonstrate:
- Strategic operations leadership with a strong record of overseeing operations, finance, compliance, and people systems in a complex nonprofit and/or philanthropic environment.
- Adaptive thinking and sound judgment across a range of operational domains, with the ability to anticipate needs and manage competing priorities.
- Cultural stewardship, especially in values-driven and remote organizations navigating growth and change.
- Team development experience, with a commitment to mentoring, equitable leadership, and supporting early- and mid-career staff.
- Nonprofit financial fluency, including comfort with budgeting, resource allocation, and guiding cross-functional teams through trade-off discussions.
- Clear and grounded communication, building trust through transparency, feedback, and thoughtful boundaries.
· Multi-entity experience working in or alongside philanthropy or organizations managing multiple structures.
Additional assets may include:
- Familiarity with movement-building or justice-oriented nonprofits, particularly in the US South.
- Lived and/or professional experience in communities most impacted by racial, gender, and environmental injustice.
Qualifications
- At least 10 years of relevant professional experience, including senior-level operational leadership in a nonprofit, philanthropic, and/or fiscally sponsored organization.
- Experience managing operations within complex, multi-entity structures.
- Demonstrated experience managing a team, department, or cross-functional projects involving finance, compliance, people operations, and/or legal strategy.
- Deep understanding of values-aligned operations with a commitment to equity, transparency, and cultural responsiveness.
- Comfort navigating change and growth in a dynamic, distributed environment.
- Excellent organizational, communication, and relationship-building skills.
- Strong analytical skills and comfort engaging with financial documents, budget planning processes
- Strong knowledge of nonprofit regulatory frameworks and experience with practical application of compliance best practices
- Familiarity with relevant technology and systems; while the role does not require a tech expert, comfort with basic operational tools such as spreadsheets and project management platforms is essential.
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