National Program Administrator
Department: Admin
Employment Type: Full Time
Location: Chicago, IL
Compensation: $32,990 / year
Description
The Public Interest Network is seeking a passionate, detailed and results-oriented administrator to help run the operations of our national program team. As administrator you'll provide the operational backbone for our staff of issue experts and policy campaigners who are working to advance environmental protections, consumer rights, and other solutions to problems increasingly absurd in an age of advancing technology and growing abundance.
Key Responsibilities
Responsibilities the administrator plays a key role in include, but are not limited to:

• Managing communications within the program team and with the larger Public Interest Network staff.
• Supporting external communications and public outreach for national campaigns.
• Maintaining team records.
• Organizing meetings of our staff and board.
• Identify areas to innovate and improve efficiency, and help the program team implement those improvements.
• This position requires exercising discretion and independent judgment in making decisions in matters of significance.

Qualifications
Entry-level candidates with a passion for our issues, mission, and values and a strong desire to build a better world with their life are encouraged to apply. To be effective in this role, you need to be goal-driven, detail-oriented and highly organized, with the maturity to manage confidential and/or sensitive information.
A top candidate will have these qualities:

• Driven by the missions of Environment America, PIRG, and The Public Interest Network
• Highly organized - Good at developing and/or learning systems for yourself, and helping others adopt those systems as needed
• Problem-solver - If something is going wrong, you're ready to figure out not just how to solve it, but how to make sure it doesn't happen again, whether it's a database that's crashed, or a reporting drill that not everyone uses.
• Clear communicator - you'll be the go-to person on our team for information. Figuring out how to communicate information out to people on our team, and to staff on other teams in our network, is a big part of this role.

Benefits
Compensation and Benefits
The target annual compensation for this position is $32,990 and is commensurate with the relevant professional experience and/or advanced degrees that a candidate has. The Public Interest Network offers a competitive benefits package.
Our Mission and Values
Why take a job with The Public Interest Network? Here are 10 reasons: https://publicinterestnetwork.org/why-work-with-us/
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.
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