Careers: An Opportunity for Right Livelihood
“Teaching is not done by talking alone. It is done by how you live your life. My life is my teaching. My life is my message.”
Open positions
Here are two opportunities from our affiliate, Plum Village Monastery in France:
Financial and Administrative Director
Full-time • Permanent (CDI)
Plum Village France is seeking an experienced Financial and Administrative Director. This senior leadership role offers a unique opportunity to build and strengthen financial systems for a thriving Buddhist monastic community that welcomes 70,000 visitor-days annually.
The position combines technical excellence with values-driven leadership, managing multiple interconnected legal entities including an S.A.S. operating retreats, a bookshop with substantial online sales, and nonprofit associations for ceremonial and environmental work. You'll design efficient processes, ensure compliance with French law, and support strategic planning during an exciting period of organizational transformation.
We're looking for candidates with 5-10 years of finance leadership experience, mastery of French association law and accounting, fluency in French and a working knowledge of English. The role requires on-site presence 3+ days weekly.
Application deadline: March 10, 2026 (rolling review).
Senior Web Developer
Part-time • Remote
Plum Village is seeking an experienced, senior‑level WordPress developer to help build the Online Monastery, a new digital home for online courses, community features, and live events.
We are looking for someone with 5-10+ years of professional experience, ideally with a strong track record in building custom WordPress‑based learning management systems (LMS).
Desired Skills and Qualifications
Experience building custom themes and plugins for WordPress
Fluency in php, html, css, sass, javascript
Experience with Learndash and Buddy Press (but this is not essential)
Passionate about beautiful and user friendly websites
Knowledgeable and enjoyment of developing for the Gutenberg editor
Comfortable using Git
A desire to keep learning
Enjoy collaborating with others, and being part of the World Wise Web team of Plum Village!
Details
Reports to: Lead Developer at Plum Village
Location & Work Hours: This role can be done remotely - ideally we’d like someone working in / close to the Central European Time Zone, but we will be flexible for the right candidate.
Position Duration: This role will be offered on a part-time, freelance contract
Start date: Immediate.
Compensation: You will be willing to work for a right livelihood fee that may not be the commercial rate for web developers, but will fairly support your time and the skills you bring to the team.
Working Conditions: This position works remotely. A trip to Plum Village France may be requested.
Application: Please send a letter of interest and resume/CV by submitting the Google Form linked below. When applying, please be sure to include:
a brief intro, plus links to at least three projects you’ve worked on, with a short explanation of what tools, libraries and plugins you’ve used.
any connection you have to Plum Village/Thich Nhat Hanh (though this is not essential for this role).
ABOUT THIS PAGE
New positions within and supported by the Thich Nhat Hanh Foundation are posted to this page as they become available.
WORKING WITH US
Do you want to work in an community that transforms lives and makes a difference in the world? Do you want to use your practice of mindfulness to create a more compassionate, peaceful, and mindful society? This is a call to serve, a chance to bring meaning into the world.
CULTURE
The Thich Nhat Hanh Foundation family is a diverse team, deeply engaged in the Thich Nhat Hanh tradition and practice of mindfulness and compassion in our own lives, knowing this action will help improve the lives of others and our society. “Peace in oneself, peace in the world,” is a teaching from Thich Nhat Hanh we try to diligently practice. We are fortunate to be guided by monks and nuns on our volunteer working board, lay dharma teachers, and long-time mindfulness practitioners, making for a supportive, collaborative, inclusive, and mindful atmosphere. We see siblinghood as our most important asset and love and healing as our most valued profit.
ORGANIZATIONAL BACKGROUND
The Thich Nhat Hanh Foundation (the “Foundation”) is the fundraising arm and a communications hub of the International Plum Village Community. The Foundation was established in 2011 by Thich Nhat Hanh, Sister Chan Khong, and other senior monastics to raise funds for the continuation of Thich Nhat Hanh’s teachings. The Foundation, the three US monasteries, and Parallax Press, comprise one 501c3 charitable nonprofit in the US: the Plum Village Community of Engaged Buddhism, Inc. (PVCEB).
Headquartered in the US, the Foundation is led by an Executive Director, has a small international team of professional lay staff, and a volunteer advisory board of monastic and lay practitioners. The Foundation raises approximately $5 million annually and has a monthly donor program, annual, major, and legacy donors. It is also responsible for communications and Dharma sharing to the community. The Foundation also works with local lay committees to support the capital campaigns of monasteries in the Plum Village tradition.