Are you passionate about libraries, literature and history? Seeking a fulfilling nonprofit position in Boston? The Associates of the Boston Public Library is currently recruiting for a Communications and Operations Manager.

 

Founded in 1972, the Associates is an independent non-profit dedicated to preserving, protecting and promoting the BPL’s Special Collections of rare books, manuscripts, prints and drawings, musical scores, and other items of historic, cultural, and literary interest. We strive to ensure continued public access to these irreplaceable treasures by underwriting their conservation, cataloging, digitization, and exhibition.

 

The Communications and Operations Manager will manage the office and the administrative systems ensuring that day to day operations are smooth, efficient, and consistent in quality. The candidate will execute the Associates’ communication plan to promote the Associates’ events, highlight the BPL’s Special Collections, and advance the Associates’ fundraising plans, via social media, our website, email newsletters, and press outreach. They will also be an active partner in the Associates’ operations and development efforts, including maintaining donor records and guest lists, gift processing, and generating donor correspondence. Finally, the candidate will play a crucial role in planning for and executing events of varying sizes, from the annual 400-person gala to small cultivation events. Click here to read more about the position. Interested candidates should send a cover letter and resume to hello@AssociatesBPL.org with the position title in the subject line. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis.