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Join Our Team
We are an equity-centered employer. While our work actively combats the disproportionate impacts of climate change and environmental racism on frontline communities, we do not approach our work from the mentality that we need to ‘save’ communities. We live and work alongside our youth using our collective ancestral traditions and practices along with the best of scientific thinking in order to radically improve our community from within. It is our firm belief that our youth should see themselves reflected at all levels of leadership as a model for the leaders they can become. Hence, we strongly encourage applications from peoples who work with and come from frontline communities including but not limited to Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPoC), working class communities, and LGBTQ+ communities, as well as other underserved communities.
Open Positions​
Location: Hybrid with an expectation of being onsite in Oakland MYN office 1-2 days per week
Status: Full-Time (32-hour work week)
Salary: $75,000 - $87,500 DOE
Start Date: May 15, 2025
Application Deadline: March 20, 2025
Mycelium Youth Network seeks an Operations & Culture Director to strengthen systems, steward culture & support our team working toward a climate-resilient future. This leadership role refines policies, enhances operations & fosters a workplace built on collaboration, trust & joy.
At MYN, we equip frontline youth—those most impacted by environmental injustice—with skills to lead in climate adaptation, mitigation & resilience through STEAM education & ancestral knowledge.
Role Focus:
- Develop & refine policies, systems & procedures
- Oversee admin (facilities, IT, vendors, budgets)
- Lead HR (recruitment, onboarding, benefits, reviews)
- Ensure compliance (labor laws, tax, insurance)
- Drive strategic improvements
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Requirements:
- 5+ years management/supervisory experience (nonprofit preferred)
- Success in operations, policy implementation & HR
- Strong systems-building & problem-solving skills
- Experience with compliance, risk management & financial oversight
- Commitment to environmental justice, youth empowerment & equity
- Bonus: Experience in horizontal groups balancing self-initiating work & consensus processes