pen
Senior Manager, Safety and Protection
New York, New York · Senior · Full-time
Work authorization required$85k-$95kDetected 20 days ago
Project ManagementScientific WritingResearchCommunicationCollaborationProblem Solving
About the role
- The position reports to the Director, Digital Safety and Free Expression in the Free Expression Programs department.
- All positions are subject to a six-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
- Manage the design, build, and implementation of an in-house system to provide safety consultations and referrals to at-risk writers and their allies in the U.S. including authors, journalists, scholars, and librarians
- Lead the provision of individualized, trauma-informed safety consultations and referrals for at-risk writers and their allies in close collaboration with colleagues, consultants, and external partners
- Drive outreach and build sustained partnerships with relevant organizations- including professional associations, media organizations, publishers, libraries, bookstores, and universities-to strengthen support for at-risk writers and their allies
- Support the development and maintenance of multimedia safety resources for writers and their allies-including for the organization's website and social media channels
- 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
- A minimum of five to eight years of relevant experience in digital security, physical security, human rights, and/or journalism/media
- At least two years of experience working with individuals at risk, including on digital and/or physical safety, online harassment, gender-based violence, and/or trauma-informed care
- Proven experience providing empathetic, responsible, trauma-informed care to at-risk individuals and organizations, while maintaining confidentiality and trust
- Strong knowledge of the evolving safety risks faced by writers and their allies, as well as effective risk mitigation strategies
- Knowledge of free expression issues, especially regarding creative, academic, and press freedom
- Track record for independent problem-solving, innovation, creativity, and effectiveness
- Must be able to provide valid proof of U.S. work authorization
- Must be able to provide valid proof of U.S.
- Demonstrated ability to network and cultivate relationships with partners
- Strong project management skills, including setting priorities, meeting deadlines, and measuring impact
- A diplomatic disposition and strong facility with interpersonal communication and relationship-building
- Personal qualities of integrity, patience, respect for others, and a willingness to learn
Nice to have
- General knowledge of grant writing and reporting preferred
Compensation
- The salary range for this position is $85k-95k, 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.
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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