Massachusetts Charter Public School Association

Public Affairs Manager

Massachusetts Charter Public School Association

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: Hudson • Massachusetts • 🇺🇸 United States

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Salary

💰 $65,000 - $75,000 per year

Job Level

Mid-LevelSenior

About the role

  • Serve as an operational liaison between MCPSA and key partners, including legislative offices and candidates for elected office. Proactively schedule and confirm meetings with legislators and candidates; manage related logistics, maintain up-to-date calendars, and provide background information and data to prepare internal team members for these meetings.
  • Maintain accurate and up-to-date records of all state-wide or legislative electoral candidates. Conduct ongoing research and provide Advocates for Massachusetts Charter Public Schools with clean, organized data to inform strategic engagement.
  • Provide operational support for Advocates for Massachusetts Charter Public Schools political fundraisers, including sending invitations to events, tracking responses and donations, and proactively conducting follow-up to ensure achievement of attendance and fundraising goals.
  • Manage logistics for core Public Affairs programs and events, including sending meeting invitations, tracking attendance, and developing operational plans that ensure seamless operation of both virtual and in-person events.
  • Support MCPSA’s community of practice for school-based public affairs professionals by maintaining accurate membership records, taking detailed notes during weekly meetings, tracking member engagement and providing regular reports to the team, and updating core member resources.
  • Input finalized content into MCPSA’s email platform. Ensure proper formatting, layout, and functionality across devices. Perform final checks for visual quality and consistency. Coordinate with team members to schedule and bulk send emails, ensuring timely and accurate delivery.
  • Utilizing provided material, create and thoroughly test advocacy actions in MCPSA’s advocacy platform (Quorum) to enable charter public school supporters to advocate directly to their elected officials.
  • Monitor earned media coverage of Massachusetts charter public schools and maintain organized records of all mentions.
  • Maintain accurate and up-to-date stakeholder data in MCPSA’s CRM (Quorum).
  • Other activities, as requested by the Chief of Public Affairs.

Requirements

  • A belief in the power and possibility of charter public schools and an unwavering commitment to educational equity.
  • Demonstrated ability to manage complex logistics, schedules, and communications with a high level of accuracy and professionalism.
  • Excellent written, verbal, interpersonal, and collaboration skills.
  • High attention to detail and exceptional time and project management skills, with the ability to stay focused and nimble, managing multiple priorities independently in a dynamic virtual environment with limited direct supervision.
  • Strong research and data management skills, with the ability to track, organize, and analyze information.
  • Ability to hold sensitive information with discretion and confidentiality.
  • Bachelor’s degree and 3-5 years of relevant professional experience preferred; experience in a charter public school, non-profit, or government setting is a plus.
Benefits
  • 25 days of paid time off
  • Paid office closure between Christmas and New Years
  • 12 paid holidays
  • Annual cost of labor adjustment
  • 75% of health insurance
  • 100% of dental, life and disability insurance
  • Professional development stipend
  • 4% 401(k) match
  • Potential for an annual team bonus

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