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Program Director and Communications Director, Participatory Budgeting Project - New York, NY or Oakland, CA

We’re hiring! The Participatory Budgeting Project is seeking a new Program Director and Communications Director - please share the job postings below widely!
We’re also excited to announce that we just won the first Brown Democracy Medal from Penn State University, given to the best practical innovation that is advancing democracy in the United States and around the globe. Learn more about this work in the brand new report on the first 5 years of PBP, and then come celebrate with us on May 8th in NYC! Thank you to all our supporters for making this possible!

Programs Director

The Participatory Budgeting Project is seeking an experienced and highly motivated professional to coordinate and grow our innovative programs for transforming democracy. The Program Director will be responsible for the strategic development and management of PBP’s programs, including our technical assistance for local participatory budgeting (PB) processes and our work to build the national and international infrastructure necessary to dramatically expand and deepen PB. This will be a full-time salaried position based out of our New York City or Oakland office, with a start date in June or July 2014. Read more(Deadline: May 18, 2014)

Communications Director

The Participatory Budgeting Project is seeking an experienced and highly motivated professional to coordinate the planning and management of our organizational communications, including our communications support for local participatory budgeting (PB) processes and our broader efforts to build powerful messaging and stories that enable PB to dramatically expand nationally and internationally. This will be a full-time salaried position based out of our New York City or Oakland office, with a start date in June or July 2014. Read more(Deadline: May 18, 2014)