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About Trans Lifeline
Trans Lifeline is a trans-led nonprofit providing emotional and financial support to trans people in crisis. Through our peer support hotline, Microgrants, and advocacy work, we build a resilient trans community—by and for trans people.
We’re committed to equity and inclusion across race, gender, ability, immigration status, and lived experience. We strongly encourage applications from transgender, nonbinary, intersex, BIPOC, disabled, and formerly incarcerated people.
About the Role
We're hiring an Advocacy Coordinator to join our small but mighty 3-person Advocacy team. This role supports our Microgrants Program, Safe Hotlines Campaign, and Resource Library, with a focus on community outreach, systems coordination, and data-informed organizing.
What You’ll Do
🌱 Microgrants
- Process applications and track partners, applicants, and payments
- Coordinate and improve workflows and support tech systems
- Communicate with applicants and troubleshoot application and payment issues
📣 Safe Hotlines Campaign
- Assist with outreach, partnerships, and campaign materials
- Organize supporter and partner data
- Contribute to cross-team collaborations, equity efforts, and public speaking (as needed)
🔍 Resource Library & Research
- Support the refresh and maintenance of the internal and public-facing resource library
- Coordinate with Volunteer Coordinator to recruit, onboard, and support volunteers
- Provide admin support, including note-taking, contractor tracking, and managing invoices
What We’re Looking For
(Must-Haves)
- Authorization to work in the U.S., 18+ years old, able to work remotely with a private workspace
- 2 years experience with mutual aid, community grantmaking, or outreach
- 2 years experience with project management
- Detail-oriented and organized; able to juggle multiple systems
- Proficiency with spreadsheets, database systems, Google Suite, and data entry
- Strong written and verbal communication
- Peer support and trauma-informed mindset
- Cultural humility and anti-oppression values
- Experience with trans, disability, and/or racial justice movements
(Nice-to-Haves)
- 1+ Year Experience managing volunteers or contractors
- 1+ Year Experience financial record-keeping
- Comfort with or willingness to conduct cold outreach
About Trans Lifeline
Trans Lifeline is a trans-led nonprofit providing emotional and financial support to trans people in crisis. Through our peer support hotline, Microgrants, and advocacy work, we build a resilient trans community—by and for trans people.
We’re committed to equity and inclusion across race, gender, ability, immigration status, and lived experience. We strongly encourage applications from transgender, nonbinary, intersex, BIPOC, disabled, and formerly incarcerated people.
About the Role
We're hiring an Advocacy Coordinator to join our small but mighty 3-person Advocacy team. This role supports our Microgrants Program, Safe Hotlines Campaign, and Resource Library, with a focus on community outreach, systems coordination, and data-informed organizing.
What You’ll Do
🌱 Microgrants
- Process applications and track partners, applicants, and payments
- Coordinate and improve workflows and support tech systems
- Communicate with applicants…
Benefits
Benefits: 100% employer-paid health insurance for staff and 75% for dependents, 403b match, generous PTO & holidays, stipends for home office and professional development
Benefits: 100% employer-paid health insurance for staff and 75% for dependents, 403b match, generous PTO & holidays, stipends for home office and professional development
Location
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How to Apply
How to Apply
Submit your application via the Lever Apply link with:
- ✅ A PDF resume
- 🎥 A 5-minute self-tape video answering all four of our prompts (see below)
Application Note: Where it says "Full Name"-- please provide the name you go by, if different than your government-official name.
Why self-tapes? To replace written essays and phone screens, improve accessibility, and give you more control over your application process.
Instructions: Record using a smartphone or other simple tool (MP4 preferred, max 100MB). Upload your resume and self-tape video via Lever. If your video file is over 100MB, please share a viewable link via Google Drive, Dropbox, or similar. Include access permissions.
Questions or accommodation requests? Contact us at jobs@translifeline.org. We will try our best to respond to all inquiries. Please note: This is the ONLY avenue for contacting us about this role. If you DM us/contact us on social media, we cannot guarantee a response.
Self-Tape Video Prompts
In 5 minutes or less, please respond to all (4) below prompts:
FIRST PROMPT [Tell us a little bit about yourself]
- Name
- Pronouns
- Where you’re based geographically
- one identity or lived experience that shapes your advocacy lens, and
- one everyday joy that keeps you grounded.
SECOND PROMPT [Think of something you admire about your own emotional intelligence]
- How has that supported your ability to connect with or understand others through disagreement?
THIRD PROMPT [Imagine you’re reaching out to a grassroots transitional-housing org for the first time, to see if they might be a good trans-friendly resource].
- Describe how you would approach the organization with an opening that builds trust and explains Trans Lifeline’s ask.
FOURTH PROMPT [Briefly describe one community you are a part of]
- and share with us how you have grown or learned something new as a result of being in that community.
How to Apply
Submit your application via the Lever Apply link with:
- ✅ A PDF resume
- 🎥 A 5-minute self-tape video answering all four of our prompts (see below)
Application Note: Where it…
