Alumni Organizer

The Public Interest Network is hiring an Alumni Organizer to engage with and connect our former staff and volunteers and help them continue to make a difference. Over the last 45 years, the organizations in The Public Interest Network have served as the training ground for countless young activists and organizers. Now, alumni of state PIRGs and affiliated Public Interest Network organizations are everywhere: leading the nation's environmental, consumer, political reform, and social justice organizations; distinguishing themselves in government service; and working with the media, foundations, universities, the private sector, and in countless other professions. Our alumni program is a way for former staff and volunteers to stay connected, learn from each other, and continue to build the broader social change movement.

Key Responsibilities

The Alumni Organizer will work alongside senior staff and top alumni of The Public Interest Network to continue the work of and build upon our robust program to engage alumni. This position requires exercising discretion and independent judgment in making decisions in matters of significance. Responsibilities may include but are not limited to:

• Cultivating relationships with alumni in person and from afar;
• Planning events -- both virtual and in-person that encourage and provide opportunities for social and professional networking among alumni and current staff;
• Executing a communications strategy that includes e-mail, newsletters, web content, and social media;
• Creating multimedia content including videos of alumni sharing their stories;
• Maintaining and improving current alumni contact information and managing the alumni database;
• Traveling occasionally to attend in-person events;
• Developing and overseeing a budget;
• And assisting with fundraising, recruitment and other organizational priorities.

Qualifications

The ideal candidate will be:

• Strongly committed to public interest issues and specifically passionate about the mission of The Public Interest Network;
• Eager to put strong interpersonal skills to use cultivating relationships with alumni;
• Able to create high quality and engaging written materials;
• Excited to come up with and implement new ideas and plans to engage alumni;
• Extremely detail-oriented;
• Able to demonstrate a strong work ethic and independently manage multiple projects; and
• Creative and effective at solving complex problems.
• A minimum of 1-2 years of professional experience is required; more experience is welcomed. Experience working with one of the organizations in The Public Interest Network is a bonus.

The Team

The Public Interest Network has hundreds of staff, 102 of whom have been working with the network for over 10 years, and 33 who have been working with us for more than 30 years. You’ll have an opportunity to work with State Directors like Laura Deehan (Environment California) and Abe Scarr (Illinois PIRG), Campus team leaders like Andy MacDonald and Leigh-Anne Cole, Citizen Outreach staff like Doug Casler and Emily Reid and our executive team including Doug Phelps, Faye Park, Wendy Wendlandt, Andre Delattre, Emily Rusch, Allison Cairo, and Courtney Abrams.

You can see a full list of our current staff here: https://publicinterestnetwork.org/about/team/

Compensation and Benefits

Target annual compensation for this position is $37,000-$65,000 and depends on the candidate’s relevant experience. Candidates on the lower end of directly relevant experience should expect to be on the lower end of this range; candidates on the higher end of relevant experience are likely to be on the higher end of this range. The Public Interest Network offers an excellent benefits package. Our benefits package includes medical, dental, and vision insurance for employees and dependents, paid sick time (60-80 hours/year depending on location), accrued vacation time (accruing 10 days over year 1, 15 days over year 2, and 20 days over year 3 and thereafter), 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

This position could be based in any of our hub office locations - Denver, CO (preferred); Boston, MA; Washington, DC; Chicago, IL; Philadelphia, PA; or Los Angeles, CA. We will also consider top candidates in other locations.

Why work for the Public Interest Network? Check out 10 reasons: https://publicinterestnetwork.org/why-work-with-us/

About The Public Interest Network

The Public Interest Network operates and supports more than a dozen organizations – including PIRG, Environment America, Green Corps and their state affiliates – committed to a shared vision of a better world and a strategic approach to change.

Our work focuses on the problems that arise from America’s single-minded pursuit of endless economic growth: We’re still burning fossil fuels even though it’s changing the climate. We keep giving antibiotics to healthy livestock, even though it leads to “superbugs” that are antibiotic-resistant. We use plastic products for a few minutes only to throw them away so they pollute the oceans for centuries.

And our approach is unique: We focus on the big picture, but are relentlessly pragmatic and prioritize making a difference in people’s lives over making a statement. We work with everybody to make change happen, political ideology aside, championing good ideas wherever they come from. And we are serious about the work – we set clear goals, benchmarks and systems to measure our progress, and hold ourselves accountable to making change now and building for the future.

This unique approach gives our staff an opportunity to make a concrete difference for the environment and the public interest – just as hundreds of dedicated staff have done over our 50 year history. If you want to add to this change-making legacy; if you have the passion and the drive that it takes; if you're looking for a mission, not just a job – then let’s talk.

Our Mission and Values

The Public Interest Network operates and supports organizations committed to a shared vision of a better world and a strategic approach to social change. Visit https://publicinterestnetwork.org/core-values/ for things you should know about our network when you apply.

Fund for the Public Interest 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. Staff in Texas are not required to be vaccinated. Staff in Florida are not required to be vaccinated or participate in testing.