Durham 's Alliance: Lead Coordinator

Lead Coordinator

The People's Alliance (PA) has been a champion for progressive community action in Durham since its founding in 1976. Today, the organization centers member-led advocacy for local policies in areas including education, economic justice, racial equity, housing, and environmental justice.

The People's Alliance is hiring a Lead Coordinator to be the operational lead of the organization: the staff person who keeps PA's day-to-day running, executes the board's strategic priorities, manages member communications, supports policy advocacy work, and holds the systems that make member-led action possible.

This is an operational role with execution authority. The PA Board sets the strategic direction of the organization, leads fundraising, and determines advocacy priorities together with the PA membership. The Lead Coordinator is responsible for coordinating and executing PA's key programs and operations, including: the year-end member vote on policy and budget priorities, coalition partner relationships, PA communications, and member engagement.

The role is most successful when the board, action teams, members, and partners can rely on PA's coordinator to follow through promptly, communicate clearly, facilitate cohesion across the PA infrastructure, and keep the work moving forward. The organization is driven by member priorities and the work is shaped by emerging policy opportunities; the Coordinator role requires flexibility and nimbleness to respond to evolving priorities and opportunities.

This position is housed in the People's Alliance 501(c)(4) under a formal cost-share with the People's Alliance Fund (c3) and the People's Alliance PAC. The position will provide discrete and compliant support across all three entities.

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Reports to:

President of the PA C4 Board

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Work schedule:

32–40 hours per week. The role is currently a full-time position. The board will consider strong candidates who prefer a part-time position with at least 30 hours per week. Some evening and weekend availability is required for board meetings, member meetings, public meetings, and major PA events.

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Location:

Durham-based, remote/in-person flexibility. Travel within Durham and attendance at regular in-person meetings required.

• Anticipated start date:
As soon as possible following the close of the hiring process.

• Maintain the PA member database in Nation Builder, keeping member records and engagement history accurate and up to date across PA entities

• Implement membership growth strategies developed in partnership with the board, moving contacts from issue interest to event attendance, membership, advocacy action, and deeper involvement, with consistent follow-up

• Plan and execute the PA's annual full membership meeting to vote on PA's policy and budget priorities, plus occasional membership meetings and forums throughout the year

• Support active action teams with communications, scheduling, and member connection

• In partnership with the PA PAC Board, design and implement opportunities for PA members to participate in PAC endorsement and voter contact activities, in compliance with C4/PAC separation requirements

• Lead execution of the year-end membership meeting and vote on policy and budget priorities - PA's central annual event - including submission process logistics, coalition partner engagement, vote logistics, and member turnout

• Support the issue-based PA action teams to identify relevant advocacy opportunities and connect members to information and resources to strengthen their advocacy efforts

• Map and manage ongoing relationships with coalition partner organizations and keep the board informed of partner policy and budget priorities throughout the year

• Track and document the impact of PA's…