Join Our Team

Family Equality encourages all interested parties to apply for our currently available jobs, internships, and volunteer opportunities. Thanks so much for your interest in being involved in the work that we do at Family Equality!


Chief Executive Officer

Family Equality seeks a dynamic, mission-driven executive, fundraiser, and people leader to serve as our next Chief Executive Officer. The CEO is responsible for all financial, operational, administrative, policy, and advocacy aspects of the daily organizational management of the agency, including but not limited to fundraising, public relations, financial management, organizational development, strategic planning, and staffing. Among the CEO’s most meaningful priorities will be to ensure our continued focus on achieving excellence in diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging. 

The search is being led by Cooper Coleman, a firm specializing in executive searches in the nonprofit sector.


Senior Manager, Child Welfare Policy

The Senior Manager, Child Welfare Policy (“Manager”) will preferably be based in the Washington, DC region and will work closely with the VP, Public Policy to manage Family Equality’s child welfare work, with additional support from consultant experts. Their work will include advancing Family Equality’s policy priorities by building and managing relationships with federal, state, and local governments and participating in national coalitions working on key issues for LGBTQI+ youth in or interacting with the system, LGBTQI+ foster and adoptive parents, and families of origin.


Our Workplace Values

Family Equality provides a team-based environment and we value the benefits of a diversified workplace. Women, people of color, transgender individuals and members of other underrepresented populations are strongly encouraged to apply.

Family Equality is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate based on age, citizenship, physical or mental disability (including HIV status), ethnicity, family responsibilities, gender identity and expression, marital status, matriculation, national origin, physical appearance, race, religion, political affiliation, sexual orientation, union membership, veteran status or other unlawful factors, with respect to recruiting, hiring, job assignment, promotion, discipline, discharge, compensation, training and other terms, conditions and privileges of employment.