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Program Manager, U.S. Author Safety
New York, New York · Full-time
Work authorization required$75k-$85kDetected 20 days ago
Scientific WritingResearchCommunicationCollaborationProblem SolvingPublic SpeakingOrganizational Skills
About the role
- The ideal candidate will be deeply committed to both safety and free expression and attuned to the challenges to bolstering safety in an era of rapidly evolving technology and growing hostility to free speech.
- It offers substantial potential for professional advancement as PEN America's programming in this area expands.
- All positions are subject to a five-month trial period and assessment.
Responsibilities
- Build, manage, administer, and grow safety training for authors, their allies, and the wider literary community, including: assessing evolving needs, strengthening curricula and presentations, scaling program to meet demand, cultivating partnerships, scheduling, reviewing contracts, processing invoices, collecting and responding to program feedback, and tracking impact
- Build sustained partnerships within the literary community-including professional associations, publishers, libraries, book stores, and universities-to strengthen support for writers and their allies facing safety challenges for their work
- Collaborate with the senior manager of safety and protection to facilitate the provision of individualized, trauma-informed safety support to writers and their allies under attack for their work
- Coordinate across PEN America teams-including Freedom to Read, Membership, and Literary Programs-to support authors and the wider literary community
- Build and strengthen partnerships with author-safety-related coalitions and networks
- Research funding opportunities and draft proposals to sustain and build the program
- Provide support on intern recruitment and management, recordkeeping, financial reconciliation, expense reporting, and other team-wide administrative tasks as appropriate
- Passionately support and advance PEN America's mission to safeguard free expression in the United States and abroad
Requirements
- Strong organizational skills and track record for independent problem-solving
- Knowledge of free expression issues, including book bans and online abuse
- General knowledge of grant writing and reporting
- Ability to travel an estimated 30% of the time, with availability to work some nights and weekends as necessary in relation to travel
- Must be able to provide valid proof of U.S. work authorization
- Must be able to provide valid proof of U.S.
- A minimum of three to five years of relevant experience in publishing, literary or arts nonprofits, communications, education, digital safety and/or physical safety
- At least one year of experience working on issues of digital and/or physical safety, online harassment, gender-based violence, and/or trauma-informed care
- Demonstrated ability to network and build strong relationships with partners
- A diplomatic disposition and great facility with interpersonal communication
- Personal qualities of integrity, empathy, patience, respect for others, and a willingness to learn
- Commitment to PEN America's mission, centered on the celebration and defense of free expression for all.
Nice to have
- Experience and facility with public speaking and teaching is required and experience organizing public programs/events is preferred
Compensation
- The salary range for this position is $75k-85k, commensurate with experience.
Benefits
- PEN America offers competitive compensation and full benefits.
- 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.
- Support the safety team in their work in the journalism and higher education sectors, as needed
Company info
- 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.
- As such, staff play a role in varied activities within the workplace as part of their job responsibilities.
Equal opportunity
- These may include committees or task forces to work on office issues, diversity and inclusion, strategy projects, training or other initiatives.
- 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.
Visa & Work Authorization
- Must be able to provide valid proof of U.S. work authorization
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