Founded 18 years ago, Yellow Chair Foundation (YCF) is a Palo Alto-based family foundation that funds local, national and global organizations working in the areas of educational equity, civil rights, climate change solutions, investigative public journalism, maternal health, and women’s rights.

YCF seeks a Senior Program Officer, Democracy and Justice to serve as a dynamic, engaged contributor to the overall efforts of the Foundation, working to develop and implement new approaches to promote civil rights, free speech, civic engagement, voting, and functioning democracy. The Senior Program Officer’s core responsibilities will include developing and implementing strategies and managing the on-the-ground execution of YCF’s justice and democracy work, with an equity lens, through a variety of programmatic approaches.