Toxics Campaign Director

# PIRG is hiring a Toxics Campaign Director
PIRG is hiring a Toxics Campaign Director to lead our work to protect our health by making polluters pay for the toxic messes they create and eliminating the use of toxic chemicals that threaten our health and our communities.

There are more than 80,000 chemicals on the market in the United States, most of them put directly into use without testing the long‑term consequences for our health or their impact on our environment. Too often, chemicals are found to be toxic and still remain on the market. The emergence of the **“Make America Healthy Again”** movement has brought new attention to these issues, particularly our failure to apply the precautionary principle to the introduction of chemicals into the environment and products.

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## Key Responsibilities
The Toxics Campaign Director will coordinate and work with our federal staff and state offices across the country to run campaigns that call on decision‑makers to lead us toward a toxic‑free future by:

– Passing federal and statewide bans on some of the most toxic chemicals
– Educating the public and decision‑makers about health and environmental hazards
– Promoting safer alternatives
– Convincing corporations to eliminate the production or use of toxics in their products

This position requires exercising discretion and independent judgment in matters of significance. Responsibilities may include but are not limited to:

### Coalition building
Build support for our campaign goals from a broad range of organizations and affected constituency groups across the political spectrum at the campus, state, and national level.

### Advocacy
Take our policy ideas and proposals directly to key decision‑makers in state legislatures, Governors’ offices, Congress, corporate boardrooms, and other forums where we advocate for a toxic‑free future. Run lobby days for students and staff to make their voices heard.

### Media Outreach
Serve as the spokesperson for our campaigns through media events, press releases, and opinion writing. Stay abreast of important toxics issues and raise the profile of toxics issues and our campaign goals in the media.

### Campaign strategy
Assess opportunities for building political support for our agenda through coalition‑building, grassroots organizing, media coverage, and message development.

### Program development
Evaluate new research, create viable policy solutions, and propose the right political strategy and messaging.

### Fundraising
Write grant proposals, build relationships with foundation staff, and meet with major donors. Support grassroots fundraising by writing appeals and providing updates.

### Staff recruitment and development
Build our team by recruiting and managing interns and participating in staff recruitment efforts. Potential to oversee staff.

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## Qualifications
Candidates must have at least 3 years of relevant professional experience. Qualified candidates will have:

– A demonstrated commitment to citizen‑based social change
– A track record of leadership
– Experience working on toxics, environmental, or public health campaigns (preferred)

We’re looking for people who are goal‑driven and results‑oriented; who have excellent public speaking, writing, and analytical skills; who can speak persuasively in a charged atmosphere; and who have the passion and drive to make positive policy changes.

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## Details

### Compensation and Benefits
The target starting compensation for someone with 3–8 years of relevant professional experience is **$40,500–55,000** in the first year.
Candidates with less directly relevant experience should expect to be on the lower end of the range; candidates with more experience will likely be on the higher end.

PIRG offers an excellent benefits package, including:

– Medical, dental, and vision insurance for employees and dependents
– Paid time off
– Commuter benefit program
– 401(k) plan with employer match
– Parental leave
– Long‑term disability insurance
– Potential needs‑based student loan assistance
– Extensive training and opportunities for advancement

### Locations
This position may be based in:

– Chicago, IL
– Washington, DC
– Boston, MA
– Denver, CO

Why work with PIRG? Check out **10 reasons**:
[https://pirg.org/why-work-with-us/]

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## Our Mission and Values
PIRG is part of **The Public Interest Network**, which operates and supports organizations committed to a shared vision of a better world and a strategic approach to social change.

Learn more about our core values:
[https://pirg.org/core-values/]

**Please do not use AI to help draft your cover letter or responses to our application questions.** We want to know how you think and write.

PIRG is an equal opportunity employer.

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## About PIRG
PIRG is an advocate for consumers, advancing solutions to problems that affect our health, safety, and well‑being.

Being a consumer advocate means championing a marketplace that:

– Is honest and transparent
– Wastes less by reducing, reusing, and recycling
– Prevents toxic threats to health and safety
– Considers the impact of new products and technologies on future generations

The true North Star of a successful marketplace should not be the quantity of “stuff” we consume — it should be the **quality of our lives**.

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