What are the responsibilities and job description for the Development Department Associate position at The Public Interest Network?
Description
The Public Interest Network is hiring a Development Associate to raise general support funds to support our organizations. The Network operates more than a dozen environmental and public interest groups committed to a shared vision of a better world, a set of core values, and a strategic approach to social change. Some of our groups include PIRG, Environment America, Green Corps, and the National Environmental Law Center.
Key Responsibilities
The Development Associate will work with the Development Director and other members of The Public Interest Network leadership team to grow our donor events and raise funds to support our work. This position requires exercising discretion and independent judgment in making decisions in matters of significance. Key responsibilities include but are not limited to:
- General Admin: Assist the Development Director and other members of the Development team in growing our donor events throughout the United States primarily by providing administrative support, including scheduling, calendaring, note taking, tracking, reporting, and data base entry.
- Event Logistics: The Development Department hosts cultivation events, briefings, webinars, house parties, retreats, and/or coordinates with program staff and other departments to do the same. The Development Associate will assist with the logistics and admin for these events, including planning and organizing, managing attendee registration, creating and tracking event budgets, designing event materials, and analyzing and reporting on event data, for example.
- Communications: Coordinate internal communication between staff including internal email updates, conference calls, and meetings around donor events and cultivation. Similarly, coordinate and track external communications, and maintain departmental records.
Qualifications
Applicants must:
- Have excellent written, verbal and interpersonal communication skills and the maturity to manage confidential and/or sensitive information.
- Be goal-driven, sharp, detail oriented and extremely organized
- Be interested in supporting the fundraising infrastructure that provides the financial resources to create social and political change.
- Be creative, flexible and able to work as part of a team.
- Have some level of proficiency with email marketing software, virtual event platforms, design software (like Canva), and Google Sheets or Microsoft Excel.
Top candidates will be driven by the idea of building the development department and a non-profit organization and have an outstanding work ethic. Candidates ideally will have 1-5 years of relevant experience and must be able to make a two-year commitment to the position.
Details
Compensation and Benefits
The starting compensation range for someone with 1-5 years of relevant professional experience is $37,000-$42,000. Candidates on the low 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, 401(k) plan with employer match, a commuter benefit program, paid time off, parental leave and long-term disability insurance and may include needs-based student loan assistance. We also offer an excellent training program and opportunities for advancement.
Location
Los Angeles, CA
Why work with The Public Interest Network? Check out 10 reasons: https://publicinterestnetwork.org/why-work-with-us/.
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.
If hired, the Development Associate will work for the Fund For Public Interest, an organization within The Public Interest Network. The Fund for Public Interest is an equal opportunity employer. The Fund will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring.
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 The Public Interest Network
The Public Interest Network operates and supports more than a dozen organizations – including PIRG, Environment America 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.
Salary : $37,000 - $42,000
