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. 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.
Compensation & Benefits:
Compensation 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.
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. The deadline to apply is May 1, 2016.
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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