Senior Vice President (Volunteer) – Executive Committee

Application Deadline: December 19, 2025, at 11:59 p.m. MST.

About Affirmation

Affirmation: LGBTQ Mormons, Families & Friends is a global organization creating communities of safety, love, and hope for LGBTQIA+ people with a Latter-day Saint connection, and for those who love and support them.

Learn more about our mission and vision: https://affirmation.org/about/

Position Overview

Affirmation is seeking a volunteer Senior Vice President (SVP) to serve on its Executive Committee. The SVP helps guide the vision, governance, and day-to-day momentum of our global community.

This role works closely with the President, Vice President, and Executive Committee to translate strategy into action, support healthy governance, and represent the perspectives of LGBTQ Latter-day Saints, their families, and friends. The Senior Vice President is appointed by the President and confirmed by the Board of Directors.

Key Responsibilities

• Executive partnership
  • Collaborate regularly with the President and Executive Committee.
  • Support the President in executive duties and, when delegated, serve as acting President.
• Governance and policy
  • Work with Board committees and the Director of Operations on policies (e.g., DEI, compliance, harassment, travel).
  • Help strengthen governance practices and support legal and ethical compliance.
• Committee and regional leadership
  • Chair or co-chair designated standing or area committees.
  • Support regional, chapter, and affinity group structures to keep communities connected and healthy.
• Board engagement
  • Serve as an ex officio member of the Board of Directors.
  • Attend monthly Board meetings (virtual or in person) and help maintain momentum on follow-up actions.
• Ambassador and relationship-building
  • Represent Affirmation internally and externally as a visible leader and advocate.
  • Support relationships with volunteers, partners, donors, and other stakeholders.

Time commitment: Approximately 6–10 hours per week, including preparation and follow-up; required attendance at monthly Board meetings; additional committee or task force meetings as assigned.

Location & Time Zone

This is a remote volunteer role. Executive Committee and Board meetings are scheduled in North American Mountain Time (MT). To participate fully, you’ll need to be regularly available for live meetings in that time zone.

This schedule is usually most sustainable for people living within about 3–4 hours of Mountain Time (for example, Pacific, Central, Eastern, and parts of South America). Applicants in other time zones are welcome to apply, but should be prepared for meetings that may fall very early or very late in their local time.

Qualifications

We’re looking for someone who:

• Enthusiastically supports Affirmation’s mission and vision (https://affirmation.org/about/).
• Can work comfortably and respectfully in a community centered on LGBTQIA+ Latter-day Saints, their families, and friends—regardless of their own sexual orientation, gender identity, or faith background.
• Has demonstrated leadership and vision, ideally in nonprofit, community, or professional settings.
• Thinks strategically and can help move complex work from ideas to implementation.
• Is comfortable with governance, policy, and committee work.
• Brings experience or strong interest in fundraising and resource development.
• Has financial acumen and respects transparency, accountability, and good stewardship.
• Communicates clearly, listens well, and works well across cultures, languages, and generations.
• Is committed to equity, inclusion, and cultural humility in a global, multilingual context.
• Demonstrates integrity, follow-through, and a willingness to learn and grow in the role.

We welcome applicants from many different backgrounds. We are specifically seeking someone whose public work and advocacy affirm the dignity, safety, and self-determination of LGBTQIA+ people—especially in Latter-day Saint contexts.

Eligibility

• This position is open to current Voting Members of Affirmation.
• If you are not yet a Voting Member, you can join here: https://affirmation.org/about/membership
• You must be a Voting Member by the time of appointment.

Compensation

This is an unpaid volunteer position. There is no salary or stipend associated with this role.