".... and that's how I met Chris Hansen"

We'll start your job-seek week with a reminder about the Partnership for Public Service Eighth Annual Public Service Career and Internship Fair – Wednesday, July 14 – 3:00-7:00 p.m. – National Building Museum in Washington, D.C.

Given the fact that agencies are primarily recruiting for entry-level jobs and internships, the target audience for this event is students, both graduate and undergraduate, recent graduates, and professionals with fewer than five years of experience. The positions agencies will be looking to fill include special agents, engineers, program analysts, financial specialists, environmental scientists, IT specialists, economists, contract specialists and more.

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Previously-noted opportunities closing this week:

DHS/National Protection and Programs Directorate – Program Analyst – $74k-$136k – job ID: FS-359481-SW10 – July 12

Virginia Tech – Director, College Communications & Marketing – Blacksburg, Va. – July 12

Dept. of Homeland Security, OIG – Congressional Liaison Specialist – $89k-$136k – job ID: OG-2010-363565 – July 14

Nature Conservancy – Gift Planning Associate (scroll back or search for job ID 12170) – July 14

NOAA – Legislative Affairs Specialist – $62k-$97k – job ID: SO-LA-2010-0010 – July 15

Apollo Alliance – Director of State & Local Initiatives – San Francisco, CA – July 15

NASA – Legislative Affairs Specialist – two positions available – $123k-$155k – job ID: HQ10B0143 – July 16

American Sportfishing Association – Communications Associate – July 16

Kent School District – Executive Director, Communications & School/Community Partnerships - $110k-$123k – Kent, WA – July 16

ACLU of Michigan – Communications Associate – Detroit, MI – apply by July 16

California Disability Services Association – Government Affairs Director – Sacramento, CA – July 16

Public Religion Research Institute – Communications Associate – July 16

Special Olympics of Virginia – Development Director – $40k-$60k – Fairfax-based – July 16

SEIU California State Council – likely located in the Sacramento HQ:

• Director of Government Relations – July 16
• Policy Director – July 16
• Political Director – July 16

Chesapeake Bay Foundation – Federal Affairs Manager – July 18

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Biotechnology Industry Association – Director, Web & New Media Communications – develops and directs strategy/implementation of projects related to websites and online communications strategies

The International Institute of Ammonia Refrigeration – a Core Partner in the Global Gold Chain Alliance (great coalition name, that) – seek a Marketing Specialist to join them in their presumably-well-air-conditioned North Old Town HQ.

FTI Consulting:

• Assistant Vice President, Research/Public Affairs & Corporate Reputation – develop methodology to evaluate their communications campaigns and manage research projects end-to-end
• Executive Assistant

Have you always wanted to meet Chris Hansen – and not in the Hello, Randy … why don’t you have a seat fashion? – a less-humiliating and no-prison-time-involved option would be working as an Editor for the NBC News web team, working mainly on the Dateline site – New York.

Opportunities with busy-and-surely-important Internet2, an advanced networking consortium developing and promoting breakthrough cyberinfrastructure technologies:

• Director, Federal Relations
• Public Relations Manager

PBS – Digital Media Coordinator – one year term – content management/classification work – similar position also noted here

Paralyzed Veterans of America:

• Executive Assistant – apply by July 19
• Program Manager, Corporate Marketing (scroll down)
• Development Officer (scroll down) – entry-level fundraising position

Media Access Project – Internship info

Fleishman-Hillard is seeking an experienced Government Compliance Officer to administer compliance program, ensuring that all of the firm’s U.S. government new business and contract activities comply with federal laws and regulations.

CACI – Secret-level clearance required for:

• Senior Communications Officer
• Communications Officer

Some of these opportunities with Arlington County Government may be a little out of the usual public affairs jobs orbit – but some seem kind of intriguing to us (as well as paycheck-granting):

• Administrative Technician, Business Recycling Compliance Program – $31k-$51k – apply by July 15
• Administrative Technician, Neighborhood Services Division - $31k-$51k – reception/admin duties – apply by July 15
• Aide to County Board Member – $37k-$62k – bilingual English/Spanish required - ¡Excelente oportunidad para trabajar con el gobierno local en una comunidad Multicultural!
• Director, Lee Senior Center – $19-$32/hr – 30-35/hr workweeks possible
• New Media Curator for the Artisphere Cultural Center – $21-$34/hr – part-time, 20 hr/wk
• Program Specialist, Parks/Recreation and Cultural Resources Volunteer Program – $47k-$77k

DC-based opportunity for experienced Campaign Manager (pdf) to direct a global fundraising for Bethlehem (as in Palestine, not Pennsylvania) University. A few development/alumni relations positions (scroll down) over at the main campus also available

Regulars to our little operation probably realize that we almost never feature membership positions in the mix – but we’ll make an exception for Membership Coordinator with the Major League Baseball Alumni Association in Colorado Springs, CO – Spanish language skill preferred – starting salary equals about two innings pay for Alphonso Soriano ($25k).

Koch Industries:

• Admin Assistant, Federal Affairs
• Senior Development Associate – seeking candidates with past experience with major event planning and/or fundraising, such as with a political campaign, company, or non-profit organization

Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America:

• Senior Research Associate – $50k-$70k
• Policy Coordinator – $30k-$40k
• Deputy Communications Director – $70k-$80k – New York
• Field Leader – organizing/member mobilization duties – $70k-$110k – New York
• Operations Coordinator - $30k-$40k – New York

Living Cities – Intern info – DC & New York

Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine – Public Relations & New Media Manager – experience with nonprofit or political media, web, and social media strategy preferred

New with Ketchum since last month’s PR Jobs Special:

• Account Coordinator, Consumer Health & Wellness
• Vice President/Account Supervisor, Healthcare
• Account Coordinator, Public Affairs
• Vice President, Healthcare and Account Exec, Corporate Practice – Chicago, IL
• AE Corporate/Healthcare – AS Corporate/ Healthcare – AE, Corporate – San Francisco, CA
• Account Exec, Corporate/Healthcare and Account Supervisor, Corporate/Healthcare – Los Angeles, CA
• Search & Social Digital Strategist – New York

Service Employees International Union has openings for part-time law clerks and full- and part-time externs during the 2010-11 academic year, and for full-time law clerks in the summer of 2011. Law clerks are paid $22/hour.

Powell Tate – click on opportunity is knocking to find:

• Senior Communications Specialist, Health Policy
• Director/Vice President, Digital Public Affairs

University of Maryland – Director of Planned Giving & Alumni Relations – College of Education – apply by July 31 – other admin/coordinator positions available

Capitol Hill:

• Senior Democrat – Foreign Policy Fellow
• Rep. Howard Berman (D-CA) – Legislative Correspondent and Online Communications/Press Assistant
• Senior Democrat – Legislative Counsel
• California Democrat – Scheduling Assistant/Staff Assistant
• Rep. Xavier Becerra (D-CA) – Fall Internships
• don’t forget the often-updated Senate Employment Bulletin

Women In Government is looking for a Manager, Public Policy. Responsibilities include Policy research relating to Transportation, Energy, Economic Development and Technology.

Recent from the DCI Group:

• Account Exec
• Account Manager
• Graphic Design Intern
• Account Exec – energy industry knowledge/contacts desired – Houston, TX

World Triathlon Corp. – sponsors of the Ironman tests of muscle & mettle – have Tampa, FL-based opportunities for:

• PR , Marketing and other Intern types – apply by July 31
• Director of Corporate Communications

Mystery public affairs/advocacy group is seeking a Media Professional – prior or current service as a press secretary or communications professional in Washington, on Capitol Hill, in a federal agency, or in the media essential – $60k-$80k

Healthcare association management firm (c) Management Inc. seeks Communications/Marketing Assistant – experience with Adobe Creative Suite/InDesign, HTML, CSS and social networking sites preferred.

Airlines, travel agencies, corporate travel departments, railroads, and other travel suppliers process more than $80 billion annually through Airlines Reporting Corporation's world-class settlement system – get your cut of the action as Director, Public Relations.

Tomorrow brings you a new Think Tank Jobs Special Edition - but this Program Manager post with the Hudson Institute can't wait, given the today, July 12 applicant deadline - variety of organizational and editorial duties – facility w/ Adobe Creative Suite 2 desired.