Program Director

About Us

The AXIOS Project is an action hub galvanizing the Greek diaspora's ingenuity, philotimo, and resources toward solving climate and environmental challenges in the homeland of our ancestors—and for the benefit of all humanity. We raise awareness, cultivate networks, and mobilize philanthropic and investment capital toward high-leverage projects and opportunities.

Greece sits at the center of a global "climate hotspot" — warming faster and more intensely than almost anywhere else on earth, with wildfires, extreme heat, and water scarcity threatening the country's people, culture, and natural beauty. But we believe Greece can also be a proving ground: solutions and technologies developed and tested here — from wildfire tech to water desalination to advanced irrigation — will be needed across the Mediterranean, the Middle East, Africa, and beyond.

We are building the connective tissue between Greece's most urgent environmental needs and the extraordinary constellation of Greek and Greek-American entrepreneurs, scientists, executives, and philanthropists already leading in this space. The AXIOS Project exists because we believe the Greek diaspora — particularly the Greek-American community — can and should punch above its weight in tackling the defining climate and environmental challenges of our time.

The Opportunity

The AXIOS Project is entering a defining season of growth. We are seeking a Program Director to lead the build-out of our programs— reporting directly to our founders and helping turn a bold vision into a functioning, high-impact effort. This includes helping envision and execute our first subprojects, forging partnerships, engaging key stakeholders and VIPs, and representing AXIOS in the public square.

Responsibilities:

• Help envision, scope, and execute AXIOS's initial 2–4 subprojects, from concept through launch.
• Build and manage partnerships with Greek and Greek-American organizations, institutions, and individuals.
• Represent AXIOS at convenings, briefings, and professional functions, building AXIOS's profile and credibility across the diaspora.
• Cultivate and grow AXIOS's network of young professionals and next-generation diaspora leaders around environmental action.
• Build relationships with prominent Greek and Greek-American leaders ("Greek VIPs") across business, academia, and philanthropy to expand AXIOS's reach and influence.
• Help plan and host strategic convenings and events that connect diaspora leaders with Greek climate and environmental experts.
• Manage day-to-day program operations, ensuring subprojects and partnerships stay on track and deliver real impact.
• Report directly to AXIOS's founders, serving as a key partner in shaping and executing strategy.

What We're Looking For:

• A dedicated, mission-driven doer — someone hungry to build and expand AXIOS's reach across every subproject we're proposing.
• Familiarity with the Greek or Greek-American community and its institutions.
• No professional background in environment or climate required — but existing interest and/or passion in these issues relating to Greece is preferred, as well as the ability to quickly build real fluency.
• Comfort and fluency using AI tools to move faster, extend capacity, and multiply impact.
• Polish and confidence to represent AXIOS in professional and high-profile settings.
• An entrepreneurial mindset — someone who thrives without a playbook and wants to help write one.
• Exceptional relationship-building skills and the judgment to engage established leaders and philanthropists.

Compensation

This role begins as a part-time, independent contractor engagement at $2,000–$2,500/month, commensurate with experience. AXIOS is actively fundraising and currently seed-funded for one year.

As funding grows, we intend to convert this role to full-time, with a target compensation range of $70,000–$90,000/year, plus reimbursed domestic and international travel and additional benefits at that stage. Timing depends on AXIOS reaching its funding milestones.

Location

Remote, with domestic and international travel reimbursed as needed.

How to Get in Touch

Interested candidates should reach out to gg@axiosproject.org.