We’re hiring! Program Coordinator

PB CLE is hiring two positions, a Program Manager and a Program Coordinator. We are in the interview phase of hiring the Program Manager. We posted the PB CLE Program Coordinator role description below Monday, April 28, 2025. Applications for the Program Coordinator role are due May 16.

Job title: PB CLE Program Coordinator

Reports To: PB CLE Program Manager and the PB CLE Steering Committee

Hours: 40 hours per week

Duration: 12 months, July 10, 2025 - July 9, 2026

Pay: This is an AmeriCorps VISTA position; VISTA members receive total annual cash compensation of $27,362 (VISTA stipend of $24,962, plus a $200 per month housing stipend); plus, Healthcare Allowance benefits of up to $8,550; paid time off and childcare; plus, upon successful completion of term, an ending bonus of either $1,800 cash or $7,300 towards qualified educational expenses. See a full list of VISTA benefits at americorps.gov/members-volunteers/vista/benefits.

Application deadline: May 16, 2025, 4pm

To apply: Please email a resume and one-paragraph interest statement and three professional references to pbclecoalition@gmail.com by 4pm on Friday, May 16. If you have any questions about the position, please email pbclecoalition@gmail.com.

Description: 

PB CLE is a grassroots coalition working to deepen democracy and create the conditions for economic and social justice in Cleveland by organizing residents to take action for the equitable distribution of resources and power. PB CLE is seeking one (1) full-time Program Coordinator to support the process for a People’s Budget pilot over 12 months.

Informed by pilots in Detroit, St. Louis, and other cities, PB CLE’s People’s Budget pilot program will enable neighbors to share ideas and select proposals on how to spend a pool of funds in their neighborhood. Through this People’s Budget pilot, residents will have real power to make real decisions. The pilot is a smaller version of what 33,000 Cleveland residents voted for when they supported Issue 38, a People’s Budget, in the 2023 election. You can read more about PB CLE’s Issue 38 campaign at this case study, and check out a case study from a comparable PB pilot in Detroit here.

The Program Coordinator will be one of two paid staff – along with the Program Manager – to support the planning, leading, and evaluating the PB pilot in collaboration with residents, the PB CLE steering committee, and participating neighborhood organizations. 

The Coordinator will run event logistics in collaboration with the Neighborhood Steering Committee and other volunteers, such as securing locations and ordering food. They will also lead data-gathering for the pilot evaluation and play a key role in narrative-shaping, including social media outreach and coaching pilot participants to share their stories through earned media.

The Coordinator will facilitate the work closely with a multi-racial, multi-class coalition, and over the course of 12 months, facilitate the participation of hundreds of Clevelanders in this bold experiment of democracy. 


Key Responsibilities:

  • Support the Program Manager in creating a detailed work plan by researching PB case studies and best practices provided by PB CLE

  • Build trusted organizing relationships with resident leaders, the PB CLE Coordinating Committee, and other stakeholders in the pilot

  • Manage event logistics for dozens of community conversations, gatherings, and PB election events (e.g., securing locations, creating a welcoming space for community residents through music, food, and art)

  • Develop and implement a strategy for gathering data throughout the process that the program evaluators will use to evaluate the pilot

  • Be the lead storytelling champion for the pilot, including documenting key moments and stories; drafting compelling messaging and sharing content across PB CLE’s social media and website

  • Recruit and facilitate meetings of resident leaders who will support the pilot by taking on key volunteer roles related to storytelling and data management

  • Take an active role in facilitating Neighborhood Steering Committee meetings by drafting agendas, taking notes, and preparing materials leading to and following key meetings

  • Support pilot budget management by keeping detailed records of vendor invoices, expense reimbursement submissions, and other financial data

Key Skills and Experiences:

  • We are looking for candidates with the ability to:

    • Communicate respectfully and authentically with Cleveland communities,

    • Facilitate engaging, relational events and meetings that present information in a clear and compelling way;

    • Navigate conflict with practices that open space for insight and understanding;

    • Articulate a systemic analysis of the urgent need to revitalize democracy in Cleveland and beyond;

    • Use a CRM database system and other computer software, such as Google Suites, Microsoft Office, and Zoom;

    • Be self-directed and organized, both independently and among teams; and

    • Coach people with a variety of skills and backgrounds to feel confident and dignified about their participation in a local, democratic process.

  • Strong candidates will have experience related to the following: 

    • Community organizing, campaigns, event management, and/or program administration;

    • Collaborating on community-based projects involving neighborhood leaders and hundreds of participants;

    • Social media storytelling; and

    • Coordinating projects with complex and competing tasks and stakeholders.


Hiring Process Timeline

Activity - Date

PB CLE releases this scope of work - Monday, April 28

Interested candidates submit a resume and one-paragraph interest statement to pbclecoalition@gmail.com by 4pm - Friday, May 16

Informational calls between PB CLE Steering Committee members and interested candidates - Week of May 19

Deadline for candidate to accept offer and begin VISTA onboarding process - June 3

Final paperwork due to VISTA - June 10

Program Coordinator start date - July 14

12-month role with VISTA concludes - July 2026

Additional information

The Program Coordinator will be an AmeriCorps VISTA member via PB CLE’s fiscal sponsor, Cleveland Owns. The Program Coordinator will be embedded on the Cleveland Owns team.