What are the responsibilities and job description for the Right to Repair Campaign Associate position at PIRG?
Description
PIRG is looking for a campaign associate to join our Right to Repair campaign and help us stand up for the public’s right to fix their own products, and stand against manufacturers who profit when we throw things away.
Building off our 50-year history, PIRG has a robust track record of winning concrete change on issues of unnecessary waste, and overcoming powerful opposition - experience we bring to our dynamic and effective Right to Repair campaign.
Key Responsibilities
- Build powerful coalitions: Reach out to a broad range of organizations and affected constituency groups across the political spectrum to build support for Right to Repair and ending planned obsolescence.
- Get our story out to as many people as possible: Organize news conferences and write opinion pieces. Build a following on social media for your campaign, and organize influencers and others to discuss the campaign.
- Write articles and conduct research: Catalog and analyze data relevant to the issue and our policy proposals to help influence public debate and earn media attention for our cause.
- Recruit new people to your team: Help build your team by recruiting volunteers, interns and full-time staff.
- Run a grassroots campaign office each summer: Run a campaign office for the summer to raise money to support our campaigns, build our organization and membership, and help build critical and timely grassroots support to win key campaigns while honing your organizing and management skills. You may be assigned to a different office location for the summer and should be flexible to move.
Qualifications
Entry-level candidates are encouraged to apply. Though we expect you to take on real responsibility and run with it, we provide training on advocacy and organizing skills, as well as oversight by an experienced advocate. Ideal candidates will have leadership experience, top-notch writing and public speaking skills, an eagerness to learn, and be ready for a challenge. We value organizing experience, including building campus or community groups.
Details
Compensation and Benefits
The target annual compensation for this entry level position is $37,000-$38,000. PIRG offers an excellent benefits package. Our benefits package includes medical, dental, and vision insurance for employees and dependents, paid time off, a commuter benefit program, a 401(k) plan with employer match, parental leave, long term disability insurance, and may include needs-based student loan assistance. We also offer an excellent training program and opportunities for advancement.
Location:
Boston, MA
Why work with PIRG? Check out 10 reasons: https://pirg.org/why-work-with-us/
Our Mission and Values
PIRG is part of The Public Interest Network, which operates and supports organizations committed to a shared vision of a better world and a strategic approach to social change. Visit https://pirg.org/core-values/ for things you should know about our network when you apply.
PIRG is an equal opportunity employer.
COVID-19: We take COVID-19 safety very seriously. Employees must follow our COVID safety protocols and be fully vaccinated and boosted. Accommodations are provided to the extent required by law.
About PIRG
PIRG is an advocate for the public interest. We speak out for the public and stand up to special interests on problems that affect the public's health, safety and well-being.
How is it possible that, in the richest country the world has ever seen, dissatisfaction is rising and life expectancy is lower than in any other high-income country? Is it just inequality? Or could it be that, in the name of producing and consuming more "stuff," we’ve lost sight, as a society, of what really matters — including health, well-being, community, and a clean environment?
PIRG’s mission is to spotlight these problems and find new solutions. Let's make more of the things we need reusable, repairable and recyclable, instead of single-use and designed for obsolescence. Let's choose conservation and renewable energy over fossil fuels. Let's value clean air and water over short-term profits and lower costs. Let's grow food that nurtures us as well as the land, with fewer pesticides, antibiotics and other quick fixes.
Getting governments and corporations to make these choices is hard, and steps in the right direction are almost always small. But we have a 50-year track record of training and putting even our newest staff in a position to overcome powerful interests and win real results for the public interest.
Salary : $37,000 - $38,000
