21st Century Transportation Team Advocate
U.S. PIRG is hiring a Transportation Advocate for our national 21st Century Transportation Program. We're looking for an experienced political advocate who will be responsible for media outreach, organizing, developing staff, influencing stakeholders, coalition-building, and fundraising.
U.S. policies have long favored automobiles over other forms of travel. As a result, Americans are overly dependent on driving and pollute too much. Instead, we need to convince our leaders to stop building unnecessary highways and to provide better opportunities to travel by rail, bus, bicycle and walking.
We're hiring a Transportation Advocate to help lead our national transportation campaign to advocate against spending so many public dollars on unnecessary highway expansion and to advocate for better public transit, biking and walking infrastructure, and repairing the roads we already have. Americans want more transportation choices. Our challenge is to convince our public leaders to listen to the public and follow solutions that make sense for the long term. The special interests have their lobbyists. We're looking to hire people like you to become advocates for the public interest.
Responsibilities:
Program development: Help develop programs and campaigns, including researching the issue, creating viable policy solutions, and proposing the right political strategy and messaging.
Advocacy: Make the best case for our policies directly to decision-makers. Build relationships with players in regulatory agencies, the statehouse, or in Congress.
Campaign Strategy: Work with the Program Director to develop plans to win on our campaigns; assess opportunities for building political support through grassroots organizing, media coverage, endorsements and message development.
Coalition Building: Meet with other groups who are concerned about this issue. Share strategies and allocate resources in order to maximize our influence.
Fundraising: Write grant proposals, build relationships with foundation staff, and meet with major donors. Work with our citizen outreach staff to build and develop our membership base.
Staff recruitment and development: Recruit new staff and volunteers. Oversee program staff to develop and implement work plans, provide training and leadership development opportunities.
Qualifications
Candidates must have at least 3 years of relevant professional experience. Advanced degrees like a JD or a master's degree are preferred, but not required. Qualified candidates will have a demonstrated commitment to public or Democracy issues and to citizen-based social change, as well as a track record of leadership. We're looking for people who are goal-driven and results-oriented, who have excellent verbal, writing and analytical skills, the ability to speak persuasively in a charged atmosphere, and enthusiasm for the work.
Salary & Benefits
Salary for this position is commensurate with the relevant professional experience and/or advanced degrees of the candidate. U.S. PIRG offers a competitive benefits package. We also offer an excellent training program and opportunities for advancement.
Location:
Chicago, Boston, Denver, or Washington, DC.
Application:
Please apply using our online application @ http://jobs.uspirg.org
Direct your application to Andre Delattre, Executive Director of U.S. PIRG.
U.S. PIRG is an equal opportunity employer and will not discriminate against any employee or applicant on the basis of race, color, national or ethnic origin, religion, age, sex, handicap, pregnancy, sexual orientation, or veteran status.
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