Fellowships Coordinator

ABOUT THE ORGANIZATION:

Public Rights Project (PRP) is a national nonprofit organization that helps local government officials fight for civil rights. We build their capacity to protect and advance civil rights, convene and connect them on key issues, and provide legal representation to help them win in court for residents. Since 2017, PRP has been working at the intersection of community organizing and state and local government enforcement to build a scalable, equitable community-based enforcement model to protect civil rights and advance economic justice. We support progressive state and local governments, including Attorneys General, District Attorneys, and City Attorneys' Offices as well as Tribal Governments with legal strategy, research, fellowships, and community partnerships to help offices develop high-impact legal cases. Our fellowship programs support the professional development of attorneys in public service. Learn more about our work.

JOB SUMMARY:

Public Rights Project seeks to hire a Fellowships Coordinator to join our team! This full-time position will support the smooth operation of all fellowship programs within our Affirmative Leadership Pathway. The Fellowships Coordinator will play a key role in managing logistics, recruitment, program communications, online learning support, and data tracking. This role reports to the Senior Program Manager, Learning & Fellowships and works closely with the Operations Manager, Civil Rights Hub.


ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
The following are the core components of the scope of work:

• Support smooth execution of all fellowship programs, including virtual session logistics, tech support, and participant communications.
• Lead recruitment processes with senior staff support, including outreach, application design, tracking, application review process, and applicant communications.
• Manage onboarding and offboarding, and ensure fellows receive timely access to platforms, materials, schedules, and orientation resources.
• Serve as the primary operational point of contact for fellows, responding to logistical and administrative questions.
• Maintain accurate program materials and resources across PRP U, Zoom, Salesforce, Form Assembly, and internal drives, and upload/update learning content and templates.
• Manage PRP U fellowship communities by responding to questions, updating content, posting prompts, sharing reminders, and supporting active engagement.
• Track attendance, participation, engagement, applications, and other key metrics; collect and analyze surveys, success stories, and exit interview insights for reporting and evaluation.
• Coordinate communications and logistics with faculty and guest presenters, including scheduling, materials, and session needs.
• Plan and execute virtual, hybrid, and in-person events, and manage related logistics such as scheduling, RSVPs, travel, accommodations, venues, and materials.
• Provide first-line platform and communications support, including PRP U user management, resolving technical issues, and deploying messages through Campaign Monitor and Salesforce as needed.
• Serve as project manager by drafting project charters, building timelines, managing Asana tasks, maintaining calendars, and coordinating with Communications, Legal, Development, and Marketing teams to support programming.
• Manage speaker and vendor contracts and media release contracts.
• Process invoices and manage expenses.

EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE:

• Bachelor’s degree and four (4) to six (6) years of relevant work experience. May substitute three (3) years of related experience for the degree requirement.
• Experience working with cohorts of fellows and/or learners.
• Preferred: experience administering learning management systems.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

• Expert and proactive project management and events management skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Attention to detail and organizational skills.
• Ability to track, manage, complete, and communicate on multiple simultaneous administrative tasks responsibly, and on time.
• Ability to take initiative and complete tasks without supervision.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to work well with others and diverse groups.
• Ability to adapt to changing priorities and work flexibly in a fast-paced startup-like environment.
• Experience with or ability to quickly learn and work to intermediate levels with the following systems: Gmail, Google Drive and Docs, Salesforce, Asana, Campaign Monitor, Mighty Networks and other digital learning and communications tools
• Demonstrated passion for DEI work, issues and needs, including centering the voices of those who have been historically oppressed, and an understanding of the need to dismantle structural racism and bias.
• A belief in the power of state and local government to make positive, progressive change in the world.
• A passionate commitment to economic, racial, gender, and environmental justice.

OTHER DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
Other duties as assigned.

ORGANIZATIONAL RELATIONSHIP:
The Fellowship Coordinator reports to the Senior Program Manager, Learning & Fellowships, and works collaboratively with staff, contractors, and other partners as needed.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:
Requires sitting, talking and listening for up to 8 hours per day. Must be able to read and write multiple hours per day.

WORK ENVIRONMENT:
Fully remote organization and team. We currently have remote staff in Oakland, Los Angeles, Chicago, Boston, New York, Washington state and Washington, DC, as well as other locations.

COMPENSATION:
The determined salary range for this Level 2 role is set between $74,630 - $100,970. Exact salary will be based on candidate experience. For internal equity purposes, PRP will not negotiate with candidates outside of the role’s designated range.

PRP HIRING COMMITMENT:
PRP is committed to the principles and practices of equal employment opportunity. A diverse and inclusive workplace, both at PRP and within the government offices we serve, is a key ingredient for achieving our mission of building equitable enforcement capacity within state and local government.

We aim to assemble a team that reflects the world we live in and the communities we serve with respect to race, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability and immigration status. People with personal or family experience with the type of harms we seek to combat, including wage theft, predatory lending, fraud, discrimination, and environmental degradation are particularly encouraged to apply.