What's Good for General Motors ......

..... may be good for you, if you snag #14 or #15 in today's roundup. And, while we're near the subject, here's a little myth deflation on Charles Wilson's oft-mis-cited dictum.

We'll be posting less-frequently for a couple weeks; no new post scheduled for Friday. Enjoy a super-sized just-the-jobs edition engineered to hold you over until Monday.

1) Animal & Plant Health Inspection Service – Public Affairs Specialist – $51k-$93k – job ID: 24LP-2010-0004 – apply by Feb. 22

2) ATK Mission Systems – Communications Specialist (search comm. & public relations category) – temporary position – Baltimore, MD

3-4) Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation – search DC location for:

• Associate Program officer – Advocacy & Policy Group
• Senior Policy Officer, Government Affairs

5) Brookings Institution – Publicity Manager, Brookings Press

6) Center for Public Integrity – Director of Development

7-8) Chesapeake Bay Foundation – Annapolis, MD:

• Watershed Restoration Intern – mid-March to late-May – apply by Mar. 1
• Legal Interns – Summer 2010 – must be 2nd or 3rd year law student – apply by Feb. 28

9-11) Feeding America:

• Intern, Child Hunger Corps
• Senior Policy Council
• Vice President of Public Policy

12-13) Fleishman-Hillard:

• Senior Account Exec – Strat@comm
• Government Compliance & Contracts Officer

14-15) General Motors – search DC location or use job #:

• Manager, Legislative & Regulatory Affairs (ADM0001038)
• Executive Assistant, Legislative Affairs (ADM0001039)

16-17) Georgetown University:

• Sports Information Assistant – $30k
• Program Coordinator for Sustainability Programs – $36k-$51k

18) Global Financial Integrity – Summer Internships – policy, communications, economics, legal – Mar. 1 deadline noted on one of the opportunities; probably a good guideline for all of them

19) Heritage Foundation – Communications Associate, Midwest Region – independent contractor status – Chicago, IL

20-22) National Apartment Association:

• Manager, Public Affairs
• Research Analyst, Government Affairs
• Staff Writer

23-24) National Electrical Manufacturers Association:

• Webmaster
• Manager, Government Relations (scroll down)

25) Newell Rubbermaid – Director, Marketing Communications – Winchester, Va.

26-30) Oxfam America:

• Associate Director, Government Affairs
• Special Advisor to the Vice President for Policy & Advocacy
• Email Advocacy Writer – DC or Boston, MA
• New Media Specialist – Boston, MA
• Office Manager

31-32) Physician’s Committee for Responsible Medicine:

• Physician Outreach Coordinator
• Grants Manager

33-36) Points of Light Institute – Atlanta, GA

• Government Affairs Manager
• Writer, External Communications
• Director, Government & Foundation Partnerships
• Director, Corporate Engagement

37-38) Public Opinion Strategies:

• Research Assistant - $30k-$32k
• Receptionist/Staff Assistant – $25k-$30k

39-41) Sierra Club:

• Operations Manager
• Associate Press Secretary
• Conservation Organizer, Global Population & Environment Program

42) Transportation for America – Regional Field Organizer

43-47) United Health Group (search using job # noted or by location) – the first two VP slots listed are GR/public affairs-oriented positions:

• Vice President, State Lead (320325) – Sacramento, CA
• Vice President, City Lead (320401) – New York
• Communications Specialist, TRICARE (313807) – DC or San Antonio, TX, Plano, TX, Norcross, GA, Maitland, FL, Tampa, FL
• Policy Writer (320212) – Frederick, MD or Trumbull, CT
• Strategic Corporate Communications Leader, Ingenix (320869) – New York

48) URS Corp. – Government Affairs Intern

49-50) US Institute for Peace:

• Director of Conferences & Events – $105k-$119k
• Program Officer & Admin opportunities

51) Wind on the Wires – Communications Manager – $50k-$65k – St. Paul, MN – wind power development group

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