FICO – formerly Fair Isaac Corp. – is seeking Director, Regulatory Affairs candidates. Among qualifications: experience working with consumer groups, regulatory agencies, legislative entities pertaining to credit extension, credit scoring, credit data for financial services and insurance. Potential downside for this Baltimore-based job: every close friend & relative will badger you to look up their FICO score for them, and then bitch and moan when it’s not as high as they imagined. Buncha’ deadbeats.
Mystery nonprofit has enlisted Friends & Company to help snare a competent Communications Director. $75k-$85k pay range noted. Bonus coverage – several admin opportunities also noted in the F&C/CareerBuilder feed. And finally, Friends & Company is now a part of the Staffing Now collective, if you care about that kind of thing.
From the this-is-probably-awesome department: Office of the Director of National Intelligence – Executive Assistant – $60k-$118k – job ID 16051 – apply by Oct. 14
We get numerous (ok, just one) whiny (actually, it was cheerful & friendly) requests for more marketing jobs. So, here’s a Marketing Communications Manager opportunity with apparently-great-place-to-work CARFAX. Ability to write compelling copy and proven experience developing creative marketing concepts for print and online is qualification #1.
Montgomery County, MD is looking to fill three Legislative Senior Aide positions for County Council members. $40k-$67k pay grade, apply by Oct. 20 – and here’s the catch: they are only available to current or RIF’d MoCo employees. HOWEVER – we also found this listing for what appear to be the same positions without the current/former county employment restrictions, albeit with a $37k-$61k pay grade, along with Oct. 20 deadline.
Dept. of the Navy/Military Sealift Command – Management Analyst (Congressional Liaison) – $73k-$113k – job ID EA9-0343-02-MJ290510-CE – apply by Oct. 19
Pass along to the un- or under-employed journalist in your life: Washington Bureau Correspondent with Gannett. Topics/expertise of particular interest to them (scroll to bottom): Florida politics, the environment, offshore drilling, aging issues, NASA.
For your first far-flung-Friday offering, we help you escape the lower 48 as the next Development Director for the ACLU of Alaska Foundation. Anchorage, AK – apply by Nov. 15.
An even farther-flung possibility - A leading UK defence [sic] company is actively looking to recruit a Marketing Communications Manager. In presumably-lovely Essex, HC. 30k-35k GBP pay grade.
A little closer to home – American Express Co. – Director of Public Affairs – providing internal and external communications support to the Risk, Information Management & Banking Group and Chief Risk Officer – New York.
This is a little outside our usual universe of lobbyist, flack and do-gooder opportunities, but some of you probably have the right skill set for Conference Director (search job # MAR00001815) with Thomson Reuters. Winning hire will be responsible for the planning & execution of continuing education programs and conferences for lawyers, corporate compliance officers and other government contracting professionals. In-depth knowledge and a minimum of 5 years experience in federal government contracting and procurement is particularly sought.
New from the Federal Aviation Administration – a Communications Specialist opportunity sporting a particularly-broad $48k-$111k salary range. Job ID AWA-AIR-10-TS80918-15235 – apply by Nov. 4.
The Business-Higher Education Forum has a newly-created Communications Associate post for a proactive, self-starter to support their web site, membership communications, and other external communications functions. Knowledge of Drupal and Dreamweaver are essential. Search managed by Smith Bucklin.
Investment Company Institute – Government Affairs Assistant – 3-5 years high level administrative experience, preferably in a government affairs office desired.
We could not find this jobfox-generated Director of Public Relations opportunity with Bravo Health in Baltimore among their own Charm City listings. Good luck with your further research.
The National Feed Grain Association has opening for Public Policy Manager responsible for developing and executing strategies for effective grassroots and public policy communications, along with PAC work.
The Center for a New American Security has fresh call for multiple Interns – research, external relations, development and writer-in-residence opportunities.
The History Factory seeks a Senior Editorial Project Manager to join the team in Chantilly, Va.
Are you too late to the game for this Chief News Editor job – posted mid-September – with Yahoo! ? Winning hire will oversee a new opinion and politics section, and, if all goes to plan (of course it will!), will find themselves sitting across from David Gregory and George Stephanopoulos on selected Sunday mornings.
In honor of Jobstoberfest!, here’s a few forget-the-job-search ideas for your weekend:
- Ocktoberfest – Reston, Va. – Oct. 9-11
- NRG/Rustico Oktobeerfest – Alexandria, Va. – Oct. 10
- Ocktoberfest Kentlands – Gaithersburg, MD – Oct. 11
Happy hunting from your favorite public affairs jobs resource!
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