PLOUGHSHARES/WOMEN TRANSFORMING GLOBAL SECURITY
DIRECTOR

 
 

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OPPORTUNITY DESCRIPTION

THIS ROLE IS HYBRID WITH REGULAR DOMESTIC AND INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL. INTERNATIONAL APPLICANTS WELCOME. PLOUGHSHARES HAS PHYSICAL OFFICES IN WASHINGTON DC AND SAN FRANCISCO, CA. 

POSITION OVERVIEW
The Director of Women Transforming Global Security (WTGS) will serve as the initiative’s primary operational and program management leader. Reporting to Samara Dun, Executive Director of Ploughshares — and working closely with Emma Belcher, President of Ploughshares, and Erika Gregory, President of Horizon 2045 — the Director ensures seamless coordination across the three partner organizations, serving as WTGS’s operational and program facilitation secretariat.

This role requires exceptional judgment, cross-cultural awareness, and the ability to manage complex, international programming that engages former heads of state, senior leaders, and emerging changemakers. The Director will oversee program operations, strategic initiative development, and resource development support, ensuring WTGS’s mission is advanced with excellence and integrity.

Ploughshares is proudly orchestrating coordination with its partners for this important initiative and therefore overseeing the management of this position.

SALARY/BENEFITS

  • Salary range: $125,000 - $140,000

  • Benefits include (US):

    • Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage

    • Retirement matching

    • Generous PTO and paid sick leave

    • Flexible hybrid arrangements to support coordination across multiple time zones

LOCATION

  • Hybrid role with regular domestic and international travel.

  • International applicants welcome.

  • Ploughshares physical offices in Washington DC and San Francisco, CA.

YOU ARE

  • A talented international program manager with deep experience navigating complexity and multi-stakeholder environments.

  • A strategic thinker who can move fluidly between high-level vision and operational excellence.

  • A culturally competent leader who builds trust across diverse global contexts and Global North/South partnerships.

  • A calm, adaptive professional who thrives in ambiguity, solves problems with creativity, and handles sensitive relationships with grace.

  • A collaborative, non-hierarchical manager who embodies humility, humor, and a commitment to advancing women’s leadership in global security.

IMPACT & CULTURE
This is not just a program management role — it is an opportunity to shape a transformative global movement. The Director will work with world leaders, support emerging changemakers, and contribute directly to rethinking how humanity addresses interconnected global threats.

WTGS offers the chance to be part of something unprecedented: a truly integrated, feminist approach to global security grounded in collaboration, vision, and global leadership.

Ploughshares is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to building an inclusive team and does not discriminate based on protected characteristics.

TO APPLY
For more information or to apply for the Director of Women Transforming Global Security role, please submit your resume and cover letter here. All applications will be kept confidential, and every applicant will receive a response.