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Program Associate, Powerbuilding - TransitCenter

Title: Program Associate, Powerbuilding 

Type: full-time

Location: Remote

Salary Range: $80,000-$90,000/year

Summary: TransitCenter is a private foundation that works to secure a more just and sustainable future with abundant public transportation options. TransitCenter’s philanthropic work began in 2013, and in 2024, it completed a strategic planning process to position itself as a catalyst in growing and expanding the movement of advocates to change how America moves. To achieve our mission, and as we prepare to spend our endowment by 2036, we need to build a movement working to transform how transportation is currently funded, and how resources are spent.
As the Powerbuilding Associate, you will support the Director of Powerbuilding (DoP) and other TransitCenter team members in strengthening the transit movement by meeting regularly with grantees and other field partners to discuss campaign strategies, work plans, partnerships, and organizational sustainability. You will also identify and build deep relationships with organizations and leaders that can help bring key constituencies—especially real estate and related business sectors—constructively into the fold. The focus is on supporting advocates to build durable alignment and influence with these stakeholders, so they can help move the land use policies and practices needed for transit to thrive.
You will support the Powerbuilding strategy area grantees using your campaign experience and issue knowledge of matters pertaining to transit, land use, and housing. You will act as a connector and capacity builder, working closely with community-based advocates and helping build bridges with powerful constituencies to expand the reach and impact of transit-oriented campaigns.
You will bring strong organizing experience to help understand grantees’ campaign needs and assess their capacity to achieve their campaign goals. By supporting organization-wide efforts to foster collaboration among grassroots groups, policy influencers, and stakeholders from powerful business constituencies, you will help the Powerbuilding strategy area identify and support strong, diverse, and enduring coalitions that champion transit as an essential public service.

Steps to Apply: Please send a cover letter and a resume to careers@transitcenter.org by March 16th