PEN America, a nonprofit organization working at the intersection of literature and human rights, seeks a proactive, energetic, and organized program coordinator to support educational programs about free speech and academic freedom for our Campus Free Speech program. This is a full-time, union-eligible position based in New York City or Washington D.C. and reports to the program director, Campus Free Speech. This position has an initial 12-month term, subject to extension contingent on funding.
The Campus Free Speech team advocates and educates campuses to uphold robust protections for free speech and academic freedom along with commitments to an inclusive campus. The team does this work through numerous work streams, including: workshops and educational programming, resource development, advocacy, and partnerships with higher education institutions and national organizations.
The program coordinator will primarily support our educational workshops, public programming, and resource development across the Campus Free Speech team, with additional support for communications related work as needed. The program coordinator will be responsible for handling a portfolio of workshops for campuses, which can include both virtual and in-person modes of delivery.
In addition to this portfolio, the program coordinator will also provide communications support for the team on an as-needed basis by drafting program-related content, particularly in response to breaking news and representing the team in communications meetings.
The successful candidate will have interest in and understanding of free expression issues in the higher education sector, along with at least two years of experience in project management/coordination, event planning, advocacy, or other relevant professional and/or teaching experience. The position will involve interactions with campus administrators and higher education leaders, and requires advanced skills in prompt, careful, polished, and courteous communication. The program coordinator will have an opportunity to make a critical difference on a growing team that has become a national nexus of free expression and higher education. The team regularly wrestles with complicated, and often fraught circumstances involving the interplay between protecting free speech amid campuses’ drive to be more inclusive of diverse identities and viewpoints. The ideal candidate should understand that working in the field of free speech often means upholding the right to expression that one may find personally offensive, but that it is in service of upholding the right to free speech for all.
All positions are subject to a five-month trial period and assessment. In alignment with PEN America’s current policy, all applicants should be available to report to the office at least three days per week.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
All PEN America staff are considered to be stakeholders in the development of our shared organization. As such, staff play a role in varied activities within the workplace as part of their job responsibilities. These may include committees or task forces to work on office issues, diversity and inclusion, strategy projects, training or other initiatives.
QUALIFICATIONS:
Salary and Benefits: PEN America offers competitive compensation and full benefits. The salary range for this position is $65k-75k, commensurate with experience. Candidates whose expectations are outside this range are welcome to apply, as PEN America is open to considering talented individuals at varying stages of their careers. PEN America’s benefits package includes medical, dental, and vision health insurance, paid time off, 10 paid holidays, pre-tax commuter benefits and a 403b retirement plan.
TO APPLY:
Please submit a complete application (including a cover letter, resume, and unedited writing sample) via BambooHR. Only complete applications will be reviewed, and only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
PEN America is an equal opportunity employer that does not discriminate in its hiring practices and is committed to having a workforce that reflects the population that it serves at all levels within the organization.
No phone calls, please.
ABOUT PEN AMERICA:
PEN America stands at the intersection of literature and human rights to protect free expression in the United States and worldwide. We champion the freedom to write, recognizing the power of the word to transform the world. Our mission is to unite writers and their allies to celebrate creative expression and defend the liberties that make it possible.
PEN America, a nonprofit organization working at the intersection of literature and human rights, seeks a proactive, energetic, and organized program coordinator to support educational programs about free speech and academic freedom for our Campus Free Speech program. This is a full-time, union-eligible position based in New York City or Washington D.C. and reports to the program director, Campus Free Speech. This position has an initial 12-month term, subject to extension contingent on funding.
The Campus Free Speech team advocates and educates campuses to uphold robust protections for free speech and academic freedom along with commitments to an inclusive campus. The team does this work through numerous work streams, including: workshops and educational programming, resource development, advocacy, and partnerships with higher education institutions and national organizations.
The program coordinator will primarily support our…
PEN America’s benefits package includes medical, dental, and vision health insurance, paid time off, 10 paid holidays, pre-tax commuter benefits and a 403b retirement plan.
PEN America’s benefits package includes medical, dental, and vision health insurance, paid time off, 10 paid holidays, pre-tax commuter benefits and a 403b retirement plan.
Please submit a complete application (including a cover letter, resume, and unedited writing sample) via BambooHR. Only complete applications will be reviewed, and only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
PEN America is an equal opportunity employer that does not discriminate in its hiring practices and is committed to having a workforce that reflects the population that it serves at all levels within the organization.
No phone calls, please.
Please submit a complete application (including a cover letter, resume, and unedited writing sample) via BambooHR. Only complete applications will be reviewed, and only…