Predators & Copy Editors

All kinds of excitement, urgency and high resolves – and some pretty fine looking communications & public affairs jobs – starting with previously noted opportunities closing this week:

Architect of the Capitol – Public Programs Coordinator – $62k-$81k – job ID: BG-2010-199 – July 26

US Institute for Peace:

• Program Assistant, Center for Conflict Analysis & Prevention – July 27
• Program Assistant, Rule of Law – July 27

World Bank – Online Communications Editor – East Asia/Pacific Region team – July 27

United Way:

• Director, Volunteer & Employee Engagement – July 27
• Director, Strategic Communications – July 30

Railroad Retirement Board – Staff Assistant, Legislative – $37k-$42k – job ID: GS-0303-06/07 – July 28

Office of the Chief of Naval Operations – Legislative Policy Advisor – $123k-$155k – job ID: NW0-0301-15-4B696449-DE – July 28

Maryland Judiciary Dept. – Deputy Director, Office of Communications & Public Affairs (pdf) – $75k-$90k – Annapolis, MD – July 29

Prince William County – Assistant to the County Executive, Legislative Affairs – $70k-$113k – July 30

Fish & Wildlife Service – Supervisory Legislative Specialist (aka: Chief, Division of Congressional & Legislative Affairs) – $123k-$155k – job ID: R9-10-365504-AR – July 30

Arabella Philanthropic Advisors – Foundation Management Assistant – July 30

American University – Marketing Assistant, Student Activities - $12/hr – part-time – July 30

Office of the Director of National Intelligence – Special Assistant – $74k-$97k – mainly admin duties – job ID: HJ227 – July 30

Broadcasting Board of Governors – Multimedia Production Specialist – $62k-$97k – job ID: GS-1071-11/12 – July 30

National Assembly on School-Based Health Care – Policy Assistant (scroll down to find) – $30k – July 30

InterAction – Manager/Senior Manager, Government Relations - July 30

Open Society Institute – New York:

• Senior Program Officer, Public Health/Harm Reduction – July 30
• Deputy Director, Office of International Operations – Aug. 1

Brookings Institution:

• Research Assistant, Engelberg Center for Health Care Reform – $41k – July 31
• Research Assistant, Economic Studies – $41k-$42k – July 31
• Program Administrator, Communications – part-time position, temporary to end of 2010 – July 31

Smithsonian Institution – Director of External Affairs, Archives of American Art – $90k-$110k – July 31

University of Maryland – Director of Planned Giving & Alumni Relations – College of Education – July 31

League of Conservation Voters:

• Manager of Grassroots Fundraising & Online Advocacy – July 31
• New Media Manager – July 31

MacArthur Foundation - Chief or Staff/Director of Strategic Planning – Chicago, IL – July 31

National Association of Child Care Resource & Referral Agencies:

• Director of Public Affairs – July 31
• Editor/Writer – July 31

African Wildlife Foundation:

• Program Director of Policy (pdf) – Aug. 1

Environics Communications – Account Executive, Technology/Telecommunications Practice – Aug. 1

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Somewhere in Vermont – that’s your work location for the Fall State Policy Internship with the Marijuana Policy Project - also available: DC-based Video Assistant Internship

We like the no-nonsense and relaxing look of the careers board of the Association for Zoos & Aquariums – so we’re extra-happy to help place you on the team there as Manager, Web Services & New Media. Bonus coverage brings you this Public Relations Manager item with the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo in Boulder, CO, as well as a what-could-possibly-go-wrong? opportunity to be a Predator Keeper with the Birmingham (AL) Zoo.

Capitol Hill:

• Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-TX) – Press Secretary
• Senior Democrat – Press Intern – August start date
• Senior Democrat – Interns
• Rep. Jason Altmire (D-PA) – Intern
• Rep. Tim Murphy (R-PA) – Scheduler
  

Union of Concerned Scientists – Resource Economist – requires Ph.D. in applied agricultural, resource, or environmental economics or other appropriate discipline – DC, Chicago or Cambridge, MA – apply by Aug. 5

The Education section at U.S. News & World Report seeks Web Producer to be responsible for managing the homepage and education pages on usnews.com, including assisting w/ helping with the production of Best Colleges, Best Grad Schools and other ranking features.

We’re always a little suspicious of the jobs page of the otherwise laudable ONE Campaign – it just seems like some of those jobs have been up there a long time – so we’ll just reference the last few posted (if the url-suffix number is a good freshness guideline):

• New Media Data Analyst
• Campus Challenge Coordinator
• Senior Admin Assistant
• Research Assistant
• Regional Field Director – Seattle, WA

Council of State Community Development Agencies – Policy Communications Intern

You could work one (or intern) just one building away from the workplace home of DCPA+CJ in surprisingly pleasant Crystal City (really, we kind of love it here*) at the US Committee for Refugees & Immigrants:

• Development Coordinator
• multiple Intern opportunities (scroll down) – Aug. 31 application deadlines noted
• Program Officer – in Port au Prince, Haiti

Unknown writing, editing and editorial consulting firm looking for Reporter/Intern to produce four short news stories per month for a pay grade we would describe as beer money.

American Society for Radiation Oncology – worthy organization with fun ASTRO acronym – seeks Lobbyist (scroll down) with established Hill relationships and sound knowledge of the legislative process and Medicare policy.

The Council for Christian Colleges & Universities seeks a Director of Communications responsible for broad portfolio of communications activities. Available mid-Sept.

American University:

• Staff Assistant, Communications and Staff Assistant, Programming
• – both are part-time – $12/hr – preference given to current AU grad students
• Receptionist, Merit Awards Office – part-time - $10-11/hr
• Spirit Coordinator – responsible for the coordination, supervision, evaluation, performance and day-to-day operations of the University’s Spirit program: Cheer Squad, Dance Team, and Mascot Program – part-time - $900/mo.

Fast growing DC public affairs firm seeks an experienced Executive Scheduler as well as a Director of Business Development & Marketing to help keep things fast-growing.

Fannie Mae – Communications Specialist – requires extensive experience writing enterprise-level communications for corporations, nonprofits, government agencies, including speeches, reports, articles, press releases, brochures, & web.

With high resolves, noble purposes and integrity, the Phelps Stokes staff preserves the sincerity of intent and the unflagging efforts of those who preceded us as we create a future promoting the unity of humankind and social justice. Together, we ensure that big ideas always find a way to break through – your spot in all this: Communications Assistant.

Strategic Sustainable Consulting – Communications/Copy Editor Intern – apply by Aug. 15

Population Services International:

• Executive Assistant, Corporate Marketing & Communications
• Project Coordinator
• Consultant, Corporate Marketing & Communications – three month term
• Consultant/Writer, Research & Metrics – one year term – knowledge of French, Spanish, or Portuguese a major plus

Center for Science in the Public Interest:

• Admin Assistant, Legal Affairs
• Intern, Health Promotion Policy Project
• ten best and ten worst foods

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• Director, Global Brand Strategy & Marketing Communications (00001096)
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You're a top performing professional and relentless in your pursuits. You look for opportunities and express your ideas. You stay one step ahead of others in your field – and maybe you might like life in Norfolk, Va. as Communications Specialist with Portfolio Recovery Associates. More winner, achiever and urgent prose here.

Here’s an internal communications focused Senior Manager, Communications spot on the Capitol One roster. Part of your portfolio appears to involve collaborating with the compensation team – who would seem to be pretty good people to make friends with there.

Atlantic Media – corporate parent for National Journal, Hotline, Government Executive, Congress Daily and The Atlantic – these appear to among more recent opportunities:

• Copy Editor
• Event Coordinator
• Reporter/Producer – Government Executive group
• additional opportunities – editorial, advertising, marketing & business development

Director of Online Communications oversees strategic & day-to-day online engagement of the United Nations Foundation and all related campaigns & online properties – apply by Aug. 5

American Institute of Physics:

• Director of News & Media Services – eight to ten years experience managing public information & media relations, preferably at a scientific organization required; personal contacts among the news media highly desirable.
• Director of Development – minimum of five years of successful experience in fundraising, particularly in annual and capital campaigns required.

The American Society for Public Administration seeks Communications Manager to guide strategic public awareness efforts, manage websites, and will help expanded use of new technology in supporting member services – $40k-$43k – apply by Aug. 16 – and we’ll note ASPA’s Public Service Careers job board as Monday’s search resource.

* we're perhaps-too-excited about the coming-soon Chick-fil-A across the street.