Penn Leads The Vote, Penn’s nonpartisan, student-led voter engagement and education organization housed in the Netter Center in partnership with the Office of Government and Community Affairs, seeks a qualified candidate to join the PLTV team as Graduate Partnerships Coordinator.
Responsibilities would include:
- Manage communications between PLTV and graduate partner organizations
- Develop relationships with graduate organizations and schools
- Explore opportunities for partnership development and organizational collaboration
- Facilitate event opportunities for graduate student outreach (ie Grad Fair)
- Develop coordinated graduate student outreach plan
- Assist with other duties as they arise within the organization
- Assist in logistics and staffing at PLTV events
- Collaborate with other PLTV team members on joint initiatives
We are looking for someone who possesses the following:
- Enrolled in a graduate or undergraduate program at Penn
- Strong writing, communication, and interpersonal skills
- Interest in voter and civic engagement
- Strong communication, interpersonal, team, and organizational skills
- Ability to complete high priority tasks on a tight deadline
- Robust problem solving skills
- Demonstrated experience with grant-writing and fundraising is a plus
- Free for meetings on Thursday between 6:30 and 7:30pm EST
If interested, please send the following in one email: your resume and a cover letter highlighting how you would contribute to PLTV’s goals and engage graduate students hfeinman@sas.upenn.edu and evagonz@sas.upenn.edu. This is a paid position, work-study preferred.