Oddly Compelling

Welcome back to a holiday-shortened work and job-seek week (DCPA+CJ is taking Friday off, too). To start you off, a lot of previously-referenced opportunities closing this week:

National Center for Victims of Crimes – Executive Director – June 29

Brookings Institution:

• Communications Officer –upper $60k – June 30
• Research Assistant, Metropolitan Studies Program – July 1
  

Greenpeace – Deputy Chief Operating Officer – June 30

Human Rights Watch – Coordinator, Business & Human Rights Program – $40k – June 30

American Veterinary Medical Association - PAC Manager - June 30

Center for Strategic and International Studies – Program Coordinator, Africa Program – July 3

Dept. of Health Professions, Commonwealth of Virginia – Director of Communications & Consumer Education (scroll to find) – Richmond – up to $80k – July 1

National Students of AMF Support Network – Executive Director – Raleigh, NC or DC-based – July 1

DOT/Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration – Public Affairs Specialist – $73k-$113k – job ID FMCSA-2009-0104 – July 1

Federal Aviation Administration – Public Affairs Specialist – $88k-$136k – AWA-AJG-09-FEDEXP-14059 – July 1

Boeing – Government Relations Specialist – Can also search here, using req number 09-1009566 – July 1

Nature Conservancy (note: use advanced search – find by scrolling back or use job ID number):

• Senior Marketing Manager, Strategic Communications (11181) – July 1
• Philanthropy Coordinator (11187) – July 3
  

Washington Metropolitan Transit Authority – Web Content Editor – (reference # 090003) – $63k-$92k – July 2

Agency for International Development – Administrative Assistant – Office of the Inspector General – $41k-$59k – job ID 09-21PG – July 2

Department of Defense – Special Events Coordinator – $49k-$113k – job ID WHS-09-6354-GW – July 2

International Association of Police Chiefs – Assistant Editor – for The Police Chief magazine – $55k-$66k – July 3

Center for Strategic and International Studies – Program Coordinator, Africa Program – July 3

Bread for the World – Government Relations Assistant – July 3

New York State Funeral Directors Association – Albany, NY:

• Communications Manager – July 3
• Assistant Director, Government Affairs – July 3

National Association of Child Care Resource & Referral Agencies:

• Web Developer – July 5
• Junior Web Developer – July 5
  

ACLU – Legislative & Policy Counsel Assistant – July 5

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We understand there is a lot of interest in Senior Executive Service Candidate Development Program opportunities with the Office of Management and Budget. OMB is seeking a diverse pool of high-potential candidates to meet the executive staffing needs of OMB and the Federal government. $102k-$153k – job ID OMB-09-50-DR – apply by July 10.

Intel is still looking for a Director of Government Relations (search using DC location or job number 566212) candidate with a minimum of 10 years work experience on Capitol Hill and/or the Executive branch – and outstanding interpersonal, communications and lobbying skills. They suggest you apply before Aug 1, 2009.

The Brookings Institution is giving you until July 31 to make your bid for their Marketing Communications Manger opportunity, supporting their Executive Education Program. Bonus factoid: program is soon (like, Wednesday) to be partnered with Washington University in St. Louis’s John M. Olin Business School.

The Farm Credit Administration is very clear about the fact that your $80k-$120k compensation as Congressional and Public Affairs Specialist is 15.4% higher than similar pay-grade peers get in other parts of the country thanks to generous locality pay. Job ID WA-263593-RM; apply by July 23.

The Friends of Choice in Public Schools would like to add a Communications Manager to the class list. Skills they would like to see: rapid response, pitching, online campaign management, and ability to run media events.

New online communications-related opportunities with the Pew Environment Group:

• Senior Web Associate (Online Advocacy)
• Senior Web Associate (Content Management)
  

The Foundation for the Defense of Democracies seeks Technology & Communications Manager to manage website, assist the communications department, and help with broad technology issues. Not sure if their “posting end date: July 31” is their apply-by deadline – buy why not play it safe and get your resume into them sooner rather than later. Can also search here.

The National Kidney Foundation’s Division Communications Manager handles communications activities surrounding special events. Demonstrated success in non-profit communications, marketing, community relations is desired

“An oddly compelling place to work” – The Princeton Review makes that unique boast. We think you should investigate for yourself as a Marketing Manager hire, working to swell the rolls of nervous students looking for help with their SAT, GRE, etc.

The American Councils for International Education has an entry-level Program Assistant opportunity supporting their Open World Program. Primary responsibilities involve administrative tasks supporting professional exchange programs for a variety of Eurasian countries.

We checked – this data-entry-heavy part-time Research Assistant job with ICF International can also be found via their careers page. But the Post link is just soooo much easier. Healthcare-related.

Trust us – do not make any Bushwood jokes/references in your application letter, interview or even first year on the job as Associate Editor & Communications Manager with the Club Managers Association of America. $40k-$42k.

The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center at the University of Maryland is looking for a Communications Manager. Five-plus years direct experience in media relations and/or public relations required. Experience in performing arts, higher education and thorough knowledge of news values [?] and marketing preferred. High $50k range, apply by July 24.

Health Affairs, the self-described nation’s leading peer-reviewed health policy journal is published by Project HOPE – the group that will be paying your salary as Health Affairs Communications Manager. Responsibilities include press releases, digest, summaries, and more.

Is Email Marketing Manager for highly-regarded Discovery Communications really a public affairs/communications job? Borderline, we suppose – but we hope it’s useful for some of our devoted readership. Can also search here if link is fussy.

Your job-search resource of the day - lots and lots of green/progressive jobs and intern opportunities available via Idealist. They will make you register to see more than a couple jobs at a time, but it free and not a spam-generator (at least in my experience).