Vice President of Programs

THE OPPORTUNITY

Asian Americans/Pacific Islanders in Philanthropy (AAPIP) is the only national membership-based organization in philanthropy dedicated to advancing racial equity by expanding and mobilizing resources for Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) communities. Anchored by national staff and strong membership and chapter networks, AAPIP works to build power, strengthen leadership, and move money in service of a more just and equitable society.

AAPIP seeks a highly collaborative, emotionally intelligent, and strategic Vice President of Programs (VP) to lead the organization’s comprehensive program vision, strategy, and implementation. Reporting to and serving as a thought partner to the President & CEO, the VP will design, lead, evaluate, and sustain programs and initiatives that advance AAPIP’s mission with a clear focus on strengthening philanthropy’s capacity to effectively support AANHPI communities in the current social, political, and funding climate.

The VP will provide strategic leadership across AAPIP’s program portfolio, ensuring programs are responsive to community needs, aligned with philanthropic trends, and positioned to influence and equip funders to advance equity and justice for AANHPI communities. While informed by community and stakeholder perspectives, this role is centered on program strategy, design, and impact, with a clear focus on strengthening philanthropy’s capacity to effectively support AANHPI communities through systems-level change.

This work will be shaped by close partnership with internal teams, philanthropic partners, and field leaders, as well as ongoing analysis of emerging issues and opportunities within social justice philanthropy.

• Lead the strategic development, implementation, and evaluation of AAPIP’s program portfolio, ensuring programs strengthen philanthropy’s capacity to effectively support AANHPI communities in the current social, political, and funding climate.
• Lead programmatic work under AAPIP’s two pillars of
  1) Community of Care for AANHPI philanthropic professionals and
  2) Philanthropic Advocacy. Identify and pursue new programmatic opportunities and innovative approaches that advance racial and gender justice, promote cross-racial and multi-ethnic solidarity, and deepen AAPIP’s measurable impact.
• Strengthen philanthropic support for AAPIP’s communities by strengthening strategic partnerships with philanthropic and community-centric organizations, including community and private foundations, public funds, giving circles, family and corporate funders, regional and national philanthropic vehicles, and AANHPI-community based organizations.
• Engage regional chapters and leverage their work on the ground to effectuate AAPIP’s national priorities.
• Identify opportunities for program development or expansion aligned with funder opportunities and initiatives.
• Ensure all programs are outcome-driven, evidence-informed, and aligned with funder expectations and organizational priorities.

• Provide strategic leadership and oversight for the development, implementation, and evolution of AAPIP’s programs in alignment with its strategic framework, ensuring programmatic excellence and accountability to clearly defined impact outcomes, performance metrics, and strategic priorities aligned with AAPIP’s mission and organizational goals.
• Ensure program design and implementation are informed by community and stakeholder perspectives while remaining centered on philanthropic systems, funder engagement, and field-level influence.
• Provide direct supervision to 3 staff, offering clear direction, coaching, mentorship, and performance management. Foster a culture of accountability, collaboration, learning, and professional growth within the programs team.

• Serve on the three-member Senior Leadership Team, along with the President & CEO and the VP of Communications & Partnerships. Work together to build out organization-wide systems, policies, and practices that support staff wellbeing, culture,…