Parking Reform Network · Remote (Oregon / Pacific time) · Full-time
The Parking Reform Network is a small national nonprofit working to change parking policy across the United States. We work with local advocates, allied organizations, and policymakers. We’re adding senior staff, and this is the role that keeps the organization running day to day.
The role
This is our senior operations role, reporting to the President. You’ll run the operating side of the organization, manage our vendors and contractors, handle the mechanics of a growing team, and help manage the President’s time, communications, and decisions so work stops bottlenecking on the President.
The core skill: a five-minute conversation with the President becomes finished work. He describes a need; you write the email, evaluate the vendor, price the options, book the thing, and close the loop — without a detailed playbook, because we often don’t have one yet.
We’re hiring for proven ability. You should be able to do this work well in your first weeks, not grow into it over a year.
What you’ll do
- Vendors and services — manage the marketing agency, fractional CFO, IT contractor, and payroll/benefits platforms: sourcing, pricing, contracting, and holding them to their commitments.
- Supporting the President — deciding what reaches him, what gets batched, what you handle yourself, and where things route.
- Scheduling — internal scheduling for the team, plus rescheduling and travel itineraries for the President.
- People operations — coordinating hiring for staff, interns, and fellows; onboarding; and payroll and benefits administration.
- Finance coordination — accounts payable, getting the CFO what they need, board-reporting logistics, and budget updates. (Not financial strategy — that’s the CFO and the board.)
- A revenue dashboard — maintaining one current view of revenue across all our funding sources.
- Logistics — coordinating staff travel, conference booths, and events, with contractors handling the routine bookings.
What we’re looking for
- An experienced operator with the judgment to improve things without being told to.
- A clear writer who can turn a short conversation into a finished email, brief, or request.
- Comfortable handling a leader’s calendar and inbox with discretion.
- Able to manage vendors firmly – you can tell when one isn’t delivering, and you address it.
- Comfortable without a set process; you build the process as you go.
- Comfortable across our tools – you’ll work in our stack (Salesforce, QuickBooks, Gusto and Remote, Google Workspace, WordPress) and pick up new ones quickly; deep expertise in any one isn’t required.
- Open to AI – we leverage new technology appropriately and intentionally.
- Organized, level-headed, and genuinely interested in our mission.
Details
- Location: Remote, but you must be based in Oregon and able to work Pacific time. This is non-negotiable.
- Compensation: $80,000–$95,000, plus benefits (QSEHRA health reimbursement and a 401(k) match).
- Type: Full-time, exempt.
- Growth: the role can grow into Chief of Staff over time.
How to apply
Send your resume and a short note to [email protected]. Applications are reviewed as received, with priority consideration for those received before July 10. Instead of a cover letter, please answer one question: tell us about a time a busy leader gave you a short, vague request and you turned it into finished work — what you did, and how it turned out.
The Parking Reform Network is an equal-opportunity employer.