Friday Couldn't Get Here Fast Enough! (or, TGIF)

Programming note: business/travel obligations will lead to minimal posting next week. We may have something tomorrow, and limited material Monday (mainly jobs closing next week), but almost certainly no new posts Tuesday through Friday of next week.

CommunicationWorks LLC, a PR agency focused on education, youth, and civil rights policy issues, seeks qualified candidates for Senior Associate (still actively searching, we’re told, despite late-Sept. posting date) and Associate level staff.

The Brookings Institution seeks Assistant Director for the Brookings-Bern Project on International Displacement with background in humanitarian affairs with knowledge of legal frameworks, UN system, and internal displacement; network of contacts in either humanitarian, academic, and/or government community - $55k-$70k

Maryland Food Bank – Project Coordinator – contract position – Baltimore. MD

Greenpeace – Field Organizing Manager – appears DC-based, but could relocate to Chicago, New York or San Francisco after a year’s service – apply by Nov. 29 – also available: Global Warming Campaign Director

Reproductive Health Technologies Project – Intern, Spring 2011 – $8/hr – apply by Dec. 10

Chesapeake Bay Foundation – Web Developer – BBNC, HTML, and CSS experience strongly preferred; experience with Photoshop, Google Analytics, and Google AdWords, and developing applications with Flash and the Google Maps API, a plus – apply today, Nov. 12

USO – scroll down to find:

• Vice President of Communications
• Director, Social Media Engagement
• Vice President of Marketing
• Director of Internal Communications
• Director of Media Relations

For your far-flung Friday and french-fry fantasies – McDonalds seeks Senior Director of Corporate Communications to join them in the Oak Park, IL mothership.

We suggest bringing a sharpened #2 pencil if you’re called to interview for Director of Public Affairs with the College Board in New York.

This is a little out of our usual wheelhouse here, but maybe just one lucky DCPA+CJ visitor possesses the 7-9 years relevant experience in government contracting, including cost plus fixed fee, fixed price, and time and materials contracts sought for Government Contracts Manager with Iridium.

Teach for America – it appears these opportunities can be based in DC, Chicago or New York:

• Director, Organizing and Advocacy Leadership
• Coordinator, 20th Anniversary Summit

Change.org proclaims We’re Hiring! and backs it up with variety of organizing, admin, editorial & other opportunities shown available

Recent opportunities with no-child-left-hungry advocates Share Our Strength:

• Communications Manager
• Program Manager, No Kid Hungry
• Development Coordinator
• Intern, Cooking Matters

American University:

• Grant Coordinator, College of Law - $40k-$43k
• Grants Manager, WAMU – part-time – $20-$25/hr
• Program Coordinator – supporting Farsi Chair of Islamic Peace - proficiency in Arabic required – $35k-$40k
• Associate Director of Development, School of Communications - $54k-$60k

Mystery organization listed among Washingtonian’s Best Places to Work seeks Admin Coordinator on make-good basis – $13/hr to start; $35k-$45k if you pass muster – search managed by Ruthi Postow Staffing.

Capitol Hill:

• Rep. Lloyd Doggett (D-TX) – Legislative Assistant
• Northeast Republican – Legislative Correspondent/Web Manager
• Rep. GK Butterfield (D-NC) – District Director – Wilson, NC
• Rep. Doc. Hastings (R-WA) – Press Secretary
• Senate Employment Bulletin

The Credit Builders Alliance seeks Communications Manager hire with at least 3 years of relevant communications or marketing experience, including managing staff or consultants. Scroll down for Volunteer/Intern info.

DOT/Research & Innovative Technology Administration – Public Affairs Specialist - $89k-$136k – job ID: RITA.PA-2011-0002 – apply by Nov. 22

The Public Religion Research Institute is a research organization dedicated to educating journalists, the public and elected officials about how values and religion impact American public life and the political system – Press Secretary – apply by Nov. 30

Corporation for National & Community Service – Public Affairs Associate - $42k-$60k – job ID: CNS-11-024-405496 – apply by Nov. 25

Ogilvy PR:

• Web Developer – competencies sought in HTML/XHTML, CSS, JavaScriptPHP, MySQL, Photoshop, WordPress and/or Drupal
• Associate Client Services Manager – Minneapolis, MN
• Director of Marketing, Feinstein Kean Healthcare – Cambridge, MA

For your week-ending job search resource: higher education-related positions from the Council for Advancement & Support of Education.

Happy Friday from your favorite™ public affairs and communications jobs resource! Be great.