Mar 15, 2023
$50,000 - $55,000 yearly
PEN America, a nonprofit organization working at the intersection of literature and human rights, seeks a proactive and organized program coordinator to support our advocacy in defense of the freedom to learn and teach. This full-time position, part of the our Free Expression and Education program, is based in Washington, D.C. or New York City and reports to the senior manager of free expression and education. This position has an initial nine-month term subject to extension contingent on funding.
The program coordinator will help design and carry out coalition-building efforts against censorious legislation and politically-motivated efforts to constrain public education, as documented in PEN America’s recent reports, Educational Gag Orders and America’s Censored Classrooms . This work will involve organizing events and speaking opportunities for a new PEN America initiative involving high-profile higher education leaders defending colleges and universities...
PEN America
New York, NY, USA
Full-Time