Relationship Manager

Relationship Manager, Development Department

Los Angeles, CA

The Public Interest Network is hiring a Relationship Manager in our Development Department to identify and cultivate donors and raise general support funds to support the Network’s organizational platform and the critical work of our national, state and student groups. The Network operates more than a dozen environmental and public interest organizations committed to a shared vision of a better world, a set of core values, and a strategic approach to social change. Some of our groups include PIRG, Environment America, Green Corps, and the National Environmental Law Center.

Key Responsibilities

The Relationship Manager will work with the Development Director and other members of The Public Interest Network leadership team to raise funds to support our work. This position requires exercising discretion and independent judgment in making decisions in matters of significance. Key responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Supporting major donor development: Identify and cultivate major donors, including by nurturing and expanding the Network’s Leadership Circle. Meet with donors in person and virtually; schedule briefings, webinars, events and more (in person and virtually); attend networking events, conferences, galas, award ceremonies and fundraisers, for example.
• Building relationships: Represent The Public Interest Network with major donors, prospects and Leadership Circle members (actual and prospective). Maintain a professional presence, be an ambassador for our work and campaigns, and build trust and relationships with influential people.
• Communicating with supporters: Send regular updates, notes, cards, invitations, materials, reports and more to Leadership Circle members (actual and prospective); and track communications.
• Organizing events: Organize an annual retreat for Leadership Circle members, as well as quarterly briefings, webinars, roundtable discussions and/or other cultivation events. Piggyback on major events and webinars hosted by Network groups to raise our organization's visibility and brand.

Qualifications

Applicants must:

• Have excellent written and verbal communication, organizational, and interpersonal skills and the maturity to manage confidential and/or sensitive information.
• Be goal-driven, sharp, detail oriented and extremely organized,
• Be interested in supporting the fundraising infrastructure that provides the financial resources to create social and political change.
• Be creative, flexible and able to work as part of a team. Managerial experience is a plus.

Top candidates will be driven by the idea of building the development department and a non-profit organization and have an outstanding work ethic. Candidates ideally will have five or more years of relevant experience and must be able to make a two-year commitment to the position.

Compensation and Benefits

The starting compensation range for someone with 5-10 years of relevant professional experience is $38,000-50,000. Candidates on the low end of directly relevant experience should expect to be on the lower end of this range; candidates on the higher end of relevant experience are likely to be on the higher end of this range. The Public Interest Network offers an excellent benefits package. Our benefits package includes medical, dental, and vision insurance for employees and dependents, 401(k) plan with employer match, a commuter benefit program, paid time off, parental leave and long-term disability insurance and may include needs-based student loan assistance. We also offer an excellent training program and opportunities for advancement.

Location

Los Angeles, CA

To Apply

Apply online here.

Why work with The Public Interest Network? Check out 10 reasons: https://publicinterestnetwork.org/why-work-with-us/.

About The Public Interest Network

The Public Interest Network operates and supports more than a dozen organizations – including PIRG, Environment America and their state affiliates – committed to a shared vision of a better world and a strategic approach to change.

Our work focuses on the problems that arise from America’s single-minded pursuit of endless economic growth: We’re still burning fossil fuels even though it’s changing the climate. We keep giving antibiotics to healthy livestock, even though it leads to “superbugs” that are antibiotic-resistant. We use plastic products for a few minutes only to throw them away so they pollute the oceans for centuries.

And our approach is unique: We focus on the big picture, but are relentlessly pragmatic and prioritize making a difference in people’s lives over making a statement. We work with everybody to make change happen, political ideology aside, championing good ideas wherever they come from. And we are serious about the work – we set clear goals, benchmarks and systems to measure our progress, and hold ourselves accountable to making change now and building for the future.

This unique approach gives our staff an opportunity to make a concrete difference for the environment and the public interest – just as hundreds of dedicated staff have done over our 50 year history. If you want to add to this change-making legacy; if you have the passion and the drive that it takes; if you're looking for a mission, not just a job – then let’s talk.

Our Mission and Values

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.

If hired, the Relationship Manager will work for the Fund For Public Interest, an organization within The Public Interest Network. The Fund for Public Interest is an equal opportunity employer. The Fund will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring.

COVID-19: We take COVID-19 safety very seriously. Employees must follow our COVID safety protocols and be fully vaccinated and boosted. Accommodations are provided to the extent required by law.