Wednesday, July 31, 2013

Behavioral, Baltimore, Biology & Bikes

The National Council of Behavioral Health is in search of a presumably level-headed Policy Associate (scroll down) to help support their public policy/advocacy operations – other admin/meetings & support posts also available.

Eli Lilly seeks Digital Government Affairs Graduate Fellow to assist in development of digital capabilities in the global public policy, government affairs, and advocacy space – $20/hr.

This Web Producer/Graphic Designer (pdf) post supporting the essential anti-trafficking work of Free the Slaves would have fit in well as part of yesterday’s Online Communications/Social Media Special – foreign language skills, especially French, would look good on your resume 

Trippi & Associates is seeking an Executive Assistant/Junior Associate to handle a range of admin, support, research & outreach taskings; experience managing hectic schedules for high-profile individuals strongly preferred.

Center for Community Change
The Bethesda-based American Occupational Safety Association seeks Legislative Representative with 4+ years relevant experience

Fresh opportunities with the Chesapeake Bay Foundation:
Baltimore County Government notes Public Information Specialist vacancies in the Police and Health & Human Services departments – $22-$28/hr and $41k-$52k pay grades noted – Towson, MD – apply by Aug. 9 

Food & Drug Administration
Mystery healthcare related organization seeks experienced (seasoned, actually) Public Relations Specialist for three month assignment – search managed by the BOSS Group

Multiple opportunities available under the auspices of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB)
Trinity University seeks hands-on, roll-up-your-sleeves type Director of the Annual Fund – at least three years experience in fundraising and/or higher education advancement is required.

American Education Research Association – Communications Associate – at least three years experience required in communications, PR, journalism, or marketing, preferably in a research, education, policy, membership or news organization.

DC Dept. of Public Works – Writer/Editor – $62k-$79k – apply by Aug. 2

The World Affairs Institute seeks Editorial & Communications Manager to curate foreign policy-focused news from media around the world on a daily basis for the World Affairs Journal and assist with communications initiatives with a focus on social media and email marketing – telecommuting looks like an option – apply by Aug. 2

U.S.-Mexico Foundation
Raytheon seeks Internal/Organizational Communications Generalist with relevant experience in engineering, high-tech and/or defense industry setting. 

Dept. of Energy – Communications Manager – $105k-$136k – job ID: DOE-HQ-EI-13-00502-CR – apply by Aug. 9

Capitol Hill
  • Midwestern Democrat – Press Secretary
  • Mystery Congressman from NW region – Press Intern – available immediately
  • Midwestern Republican – Interns
  • Congressional Black Caucus – Interns
  • Rep. Ami Bera (D-CA) – Interns – apply today, July 31
  • House Administration Committee, GOP Staff – Interns
Opportunities (scroll down) with the Darden School Foundation at the University of Virginia – Charlottesville, VA
Monumental Sports & Entertainment (Caps, Wiz, Mystics, Verizon Center) seeks Intern for wide-ranging set of tasks

We can’t find this LinkedIn-sourced call for a possibly short-term Senior Communications Consultant opportunity supporting the Water communications team at the World Bank via the main WB career page, but that’s probably a-ok for your purposes.

… and, finally – Like to bike?  The DC Dept. of Transportation seeks Bicycle Program Specialist to further promote the two-wheels-good lifestyle the District – $64k-$82k – application deadline is noted as Aug. 22, but they will start scanning CVs on Aug. 1

Starting tomorrow: DCPA+CJ goes to (mostly) just-the-jobs format through Labor Day

Tuesday, July 30, 2013

Special Edition: Online Communications & Social Media

For your Tuesday focused programming, we survey jobs in the online communications and digital & social media space.

2U – Social Brand Manager, Semester Online

ActioNet – Web Content Coordinator (select openings, then Rosslyn, Va. location)

American Occupational Therapy Association – Web and Social Media Administrator

American Red Cross – Director, Social Engagement

Association of American Medical Colleges – Director, Digital Content 

Baltimore Business Journal – Digital Producer – Baltimore, MD

Baltimore Symphony Orchestra – Digital Content Manager – Baltimore, MD

BBC News – Blogger

Brookings Institution – Web Publishing Intern 

Capital One
Center for Educational Reform – Deputy Director of Digital Communications – mid-to-upper $40k 

Children’s Hospital of the King’s Daughters – Web Associate – Norfolk, Va. 

Clear Channel Communications – Digital Content Director – Richmond, Va.

Clear Law Institute – note: links may load slowly
Dominion Enterprises – Social Media & Video Product Manager – Norfolk, Va.

Donate Life America – Marketing Communications & Data Coordinator – to $52k – organ/tissue donation advocacy group – Richmond, Va.

ECPI University – Social Media Manager – Virginia Beach, Va.

Education Associates – Marketing & Social Media Coordinator – Baltimore, MD

Federation for American Immigration Reform – Digital Communications Strategist

FrontPoint Security – Social Media Content Manager

Greenpeace – Senior Online Strategist

IKEA – Social Media Specialist – White Marsh, MD – apply by Aug. 11

Loews Madison Hotel – Social Media Manager – note: you’ll work at the Madison in DC three days a week, and you’ll be posted at the Loews Annapolis the other two

Management Leadership for Tomorrow – Community/Social Media Manager

Maryland Athletic Club – Multimedia Design Specialist – Timonium, MD

McFadden & Associates – Online Communications Specialist 

McMurray/TMG
– Web Producer 

MicroStrategy
– Social Media Analyst 

Mystery employer – Website Administrator – part-time – search managed by Proxy Personnel 

National Council for Behavioral Health – Social & Digital Media Manager (scroll down)

Ocean Conservancy – Manager, Digital Fundraising 

Octagon Sports Marketing – Digital Media Intern 

Ogilvy PR – Social Media Digital Producer 

PR Newswire – Associate Customer Content Specialist 

RepEquity – SEO Associate and SEO Strategist

RGS – Content Manager – Top Secret clearance required

Rosetta Stone
Sevatec – Web Content Manager – Secret clearance required – Quantico, Va. 

Sibley Hospital – Marketing & Website Assistant

SmartBrief – Digital Media New Products Manager (scroll down)

Society for Neuroscience
Stevenson University – Web Content Manager – Baltimore, MD

Targeted Victory
Tax Executives Institute – Website & Community Manager 

Town of Blacksburg, Va. – Media Specialist/Videographer – $10-$13/hr – apply by Aug. 9

Trinity University – Web Specialist

Under Armour – Digital Sport Intern – Baltimore, MD

Urban Land Institute – Associate, Online Communications

USA for the UNCHR/UN Refugee Agency – Manager, Online Fundraising

Vital Voices Global Partnership – Online Communications Coordinator

Woodberry Forest School – Social Media & Electronic Communications Coordinator – part-time – Woodberry Forest, Va. – apply by Aug. 16

Woodrow Wilson Center – Communications/Web Intern – apply by Aug. 16

WRIC TV – Digital Content Producer (scroll down) – Richmond, Va.

Young Invincibles – Social Media Fellow

YWCA – Online Engagement Intern

Monday, July 29, 2013

Preview of Coming Attractions

Long-time DCPA+CJ enthusiasts may recall we switch to mostly just-the-jobs mode for August – and we're in j-t-j format today, as well.  We're planning a social media & digital/online communications focused-set tomorrow.  And, of course we'll still be bringing you previously-noted opportunities closing this week.

1) Specialists in management consulting services in international development Another Option seeks Senior Program Assistant and Social Media Specialist (scroll down) to support their growing communications operations; part-time posts to start; telecommuting possible.

2) The National Pavement Asphalt Association seeks Director of Communications with primary duty as as Editor for Asphalt Pavement magazine – experience managing a trade, association, or consumer publication, including writing and soliciting articles and developing editorial plans, is required.

3-5) United Nations Foundation – opportunities supporting the Family Planning 2020 initiative
6) Aerospace Industries Association – Research Assistant, Legislative Affairs

7) Altria Group – Associate Communications Specialist – Richmond, Va.

8-9) Burson-Marsteller
10) CFA Institute – Director, Capital Markets Policy – Charlottesville, Va., New York or Hong Kong

11-12) CQ/Roll Call
13) General Motors – Senior Analyst, Government Relations/Grassroots

14) Historical Society of Frederick, MD – Executive Director – $50k-$60k – apply by Aug. 31 –

15-16) Institute for International Education
17) Magellan Health Services – Public Relations & Community Outreach Manager – Glen Allen, Va.

18) Maryland Dept. of Transportation – Minority Business Enterprise Public Relations Manager – $50k-$81k – Hanover, MD – apply by July 31

19) National Nurses United – Legislative & Political Assistant

20) Nationwide Insurance – Federal Government Relations Director – can also search here, via Washington, DC location

21) National School Boards Association – Associate Executive Director, Public Advocacy & Communications

22) NextEra Energy/Florida Power & Light – Government Affairs/PAC Manager

23) SAIC – Public Policy Intern

24-26) SEIU
27-28) ServiceSource
29) SNV USA – Communications & Outreach Specialist – apply by Aug. 31

30) Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance – Legislative Advocate – $34k – DC-based

31) Treasury Dept./Office of Financial Stability – Public Affairs Specialist/Spokesperson – $62k-$97k – job ID: 13-DO-665DH – apply by Aug 2

32) and, finally – we noted another opportunity with the Aerospace Industries Association much further above, but we thought this Intern opportunity helping identify wannabe-Werner-von Brauns-of the Team America Rocketry Challenge merits special attention.

Sunday, July 28, 2013

Like Summer Itself, These Jobs Will Gone Before You Know It

Here's a heart-of-Summer set of previously noted opportunities closing next week:

Embassy of Canada – Program Assistant, Political post – $52k – Canadian citizenship required – July 29

Nature Conservancy (scroll to find or use advanced search & job #)
BP – Communications Coordinator (search communications & external affairs category or req ID 46676BR) – Houston, TX – July 30

George Washington University – Marketing Specialist – $40k-$43k – July 30

George Mason University
Alexandria Convention & Visitors Association –Communications Assistant & Writer – $25k-$35k – described as entry level – July 31

Association of Research Libraries – Director of Public Policy Initiatives – July 31

British Embassy/UK Trade & Investment

Human Rights Watch – Director, Development Operations – New York  – July 31

International Baccalaureate – see also main career page
League of Conservation Voters  – Online Campaigner, Latino Outreach – strong Spanish language skills required – July 31

Martha’s Table – Development Coordinator – $30k-$35k – July 31

National Campaign to Prevent Teen & Unplanned Pregnancy  – Director of Outreach (pdf)  – fluency in Spanish required – July 31 

Satellite Industry Association – Communications Manager(pdf) – $65k-$75k – July 31

State Department – Public Affairs Specialist supporting the Bureau of Consular Affairs – $51k-$67k – job ID: CA-2013-0211 – July 31

Ducks Unlimited
Alice Ferguson Foundation – Naturalist – part-time – $12/hr – Aug. 1 

College of William & Mary – Assistant to the Director/Digital Media Editor – Williamsburg, Va. – Aug. 1

German Embassy  –  Public Diplomacy Officer & Website Writer (pdf) – high-level German language skills required – Aug. 1

Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership – Director of Development – Aug. 1 

Engility Corp./International Resources Group – Legislative Affairs Program Assistant, Asia Bureau in support of USAID – DC-based – Aug. 2

Smithsonian Institution  – Online Operations Officer, Museum of Natural History (pdf) – $62k-$70k –  Aug. 2

Prince William County Dept. of Economic Development  – Marketing & Research Manager – $58k-$99k – Gainesville, Va. (per this link) – Aug. 3

Friday, July 26, 2013

We Have a Shady Proposition for You

It's a fine Friday morning in downtown DC; we hope one of these opportunities makes your day even better.

IMA World Health, a faith-based group providing medical supplies and healthcare services around the world, seeks Vice President for Fundraising, Communications & Advocacy – seeking candidates with experience in proposal development and resource mobilization in support of international relief or development with major donors & grant makers – apply by Aug. 31 – Business Development Officer and Senior Business Development Officer also sought to help generate funding; Aug. 15 deadlines noted.

We're long-time fans of the essential city-greening and shade-providing efforts of Casey Trees – get in at the root-level of this great organization though one of these newly available Intern opportunities for the leaves-are-falling Fall term – $12/hr – see also main career page
The American Academy of Actuaries seeks Paralegal/Legal Assistant with at least four years of work experience as a paralegal or in a related position; a paralegal certificate is preferred but not required.

Lansing, MI is your main workday home (although you'll also be bouncing around the Great Lakes State on a regular basis) as Digital/Video Producer for Gov. Rick Snyder – at least three years of experience as a video producer and editor required, as well as Expertise with AVID and Final Cut Pro Suite of applications or similar products.

Some knowledge of the TV broadcast environment and completion of Avid 101 class merit you consideration for a Junior Editor post with Discovery Communications.

American Society of Anesthesiologists – Director of Political & Congressional Affairs – 7-10 years of relevant experience in government and/or private sector advocacy with a health care-related organization; at least three years of senior managerial experience – your CV will be vetted by Vetted Solutions

Pew Charitable Trusts
Bureau of Ocean Energy Management – Chief, Office of Congressional Affairs – $123k-$155k – job ID: BOEM-KN-13-MM91555 – apply by Aug. 20

Mortgage Bankers Association – Communications Manager – minimum of 5-7 years experience required at public relations firm, trade association, corporate setting, or on Capitol Hill/campaigns.

Ketchum
Thomson Reuters notes immediate opening for a Manager, PR, Social Media & Thought Leadership, in its Philadelphia, PA office in the main text of this listing, but if you scroll down to the bottom there, you’ll see Alexandria, Va. designated as the primary location for the post.  We’ll leave it to you to determine/guess if the local option is truly operative for this opportunity.

Union Plus, an AFL-CIO affiliate providing discounted products & services to the labor community, seeks Communications Manager

Fresh opportunities with Fleishman Hillard’s Togo Run health communications affiliate
Select DC location or job # 1813033 to find a newly available Government Affairs & Policy Intern post with GE

The Screen Actors Guild/American Federation of Television and Radio Artists seeks Coordinator for DC/Mid-Atlantic region – strong writing/editing skills & facility with social media required.

American University Law School
Mystery employer seeks Vice President, PR & Public Affairs – minimum 10 years experience in PR, marketing, government relations, or related experience required – search managed by Artisan Talent

Recently added at the Aspen Institute:
Culture in Culpeper, Va. is your calling as Director of Development for the State Theatre – 5-10 years of business development experience in a service industry or with a non-profit required; emphasis on corporate sponsorships a plus.

Thursday, July 25, 2013

So, What Does a Provost Do?

What could be better than a title that sounds important, but is also somewhat mysterious?  Just-the-jobs style today.

1-2) 1105 Media
3) Alexander Graham Bell Association for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing – Website Specialist

4) American Israel Public Affairs Committee – Speakers Bureau Associate

5-7) American Public Transportation Association
8) American Society for Colposcopy and Cervical Pathology – Web/Content Administrator – part-time – Frederick, MD – telecommuting arrangements possible

9) Best Value Technology Inc. – Technical Writer – Secret cleared/clearable

10) Booz Allen Hamilton – Strategic Communications Consultant (search communications / mktg / acct mgmt category or job # 01136299) – defense industry focus

11-12) Brookings Institution
13-16) Center for Public Integrity (scroll to find)
17) Children’s National Medical Center – Associate Director, Leadership Giving

18) EZGSA – Admin Guru/Office Manager

19-25) George Mason University
26-29) Georgetown University
30) International Campaign for Tibet – Internships – communications/advocacy & development

32-34) ISOM Global Strategies
35) Manatos & Manatos – Public Affairs/Government Relations Intern

36) Mystery healthcare-related organization – Office Associate – temp-to-perm – $17/hr to $35k – recent college grad w/ solid academic record particularly sought

37) National Building Museum – Foundation Relations Manager

38) National Trust for Historic Preservation – Associate Manager, Preservation Grants

39-40) Nature Conservancy (scroll for find or use advanced search & job #) – new since Tuesday’s Environmental Jobs behemoth:
41-42) New America Foundation
43) Satellite Industry Association – Communications Manager (pdf) – $65k-$75k – apply by July 31

44-48) Smithsonian Institution
49) Third Way – Press Secretary/Communications Advisor

50) Zeno Group – Assistant Account Exec, Healthcare (scroll to find)
* So, the Wiki-answer is pretty simple: essentially, chief academic officer – but the Hoya-land Provost himself provides a little more poetry in his description of the job.  We like his blog, too.

Wednesday, July 24, 2013

We're Playing Catch-up

Because we never can leave well enough alone, we're still adding to yesterday's green monster of an Environmental Jobs Special Edition – if you visited earlier in the day yesterday, you'll see that the main section continued to fill out w/ new opportunities, and, we're appending today's catch at the bottom of that post under the Billy Mays-like heading Wait, There's More!

Now on to today's new finds:

Sage Communications seeks highly ambitious PR Account Exec with 3-5 years of relevant agency, technology and/or government PR experience experience.

MSL Group seeks a Senior Account Exec to support their heathcare practice – 4+ years of experience in healthcare-related PR in an agency, corporate or nonprofit setting required, as well as a strong understanding of the relationship between traditional PR and online/digital technology and social media.

New at NAFSA/Association of International Educators:
U.S. technology trade association TechAmerica seeks Communications Intern for the Fall term – duties could include web content development, drafting press releases, research, media list management & pitching.  Sharp copy-editing skills a must.

Program Assistant, Malaria Vaccine Initiatives shows up under recently added jobs at PATH, an international nonprofit organization that transforms global health through innovation and high-impact + low-cost solutions.

American Cancer Society
American Geophysical Union – Intern, Public Affairs – paid postion

Capitol Hill
Get ahead of the game as far as Internships at the ONE Campaign are concerned: Spring 2014 (Jan. to May term) applications are due Oct. 18

Latest opportunities w/ the Clinton Foundation in New York:
Here’s a pair of super-fresh (circa 7/23) Senior Editor and Senior Admin Coordinator opportunities with the American Physical Therapy Association

We think this Account Exec/Senior Account Exec post supporting the healthcare practice at APCO Worldwide is new, as well.

Volunteer Fairfax
The National Governors Association seeks a Director for its Education and Workforce Committee – 5-7 years’ experience on the Hill or in advocacy position with an education or workforce organization desired.

Sallie Mae – Manager, Government Relations – PAC management & political compliance work appear to be major components of the position

National Foundation on the Arts & Humanities
– Media Arts Specialist – $74k-$97k – job ID: NEA-KMc-13-928406 – apply by July 25

Cystic Fibrosis Foundation
Small government relations firm representing local governments & local government agencies seeks a Staff Assistant – $36k

GlobalSolutions.org – Internships available in a variety of disciplines

University of Maryland – Director of Communications for the School of Public Policy – apply by Aug. 8

Tuesday, July 23, 2013

Environmental & Conservation Jobs XI

It's been way too long since we've focused in jobs & internships in the environmental & conservation space.  UPDATE: More to come, even through Wednesday – scroll to bottom for latest added material. Note: many of these organizations show additional outside-of-DC-area opportunities besides the ones we've referenced here.

African Wildlife Foundation – assorted Africa-based posts currently available

Alaska Wildlife League – Internships

Association for Community Trees – Intern info (scroll down)

Amazon Watch – Internships – apply by Aug. 1

Anacostia Watershed Society
Appalachian Voices
Audubon Society
Bat Conservation International – Director of Philanthropy (pdf) – Austin, TX

Beyond Pesticides
Center for Biological Diversity – Population & Sustainability Director and Organizer – Tucson, AZ

Center for Clean Air Policy
Center for Health, Environment & Justice – Internships

Center for International Environmental Law
Clean Water Action – Northern Virginia Campaign Organizer

Climate Institute – Internships (see left hand navigation for additional details) – apply by Aug. 10 

Conservancy of Southwest Florida – President & CEO – Naples, FL – search managed by Kittleman & Associates 

Conservation International
Council on Environmental Quality – Internships, Spring 2014 – apply by Nov. 1

Defenders of Wildlife
Distributed Sun – Marketing & Graphic Design Fellow (pdf) and Admin Intern (pdf)

Ducks Unlimited
Earth Justice
EARTHWORKS
Environment America
Environmental & Energy Study Institute – Internships – apply by Aug. 23

Environmental Defense Fund
Environmental Law Institute
Environmental Working Group
Friends of the Earth
Global Green USA
Greenpeace
Island Press – Intern info – coming in August 

League of Conservation Voters
Marine Conservation Institute – Internship info

National Association of Conservation Districts – Internships

National Environmental Education Foundation – Intern supporting Earth Gauge

National Geographic Society (scroll to find or use advanced search & job #)
National Park Service – Program Manager/Supervisory Public Affairs Specialist – $105k-$155k – serves as Chief of Public Affairs and Chief Spokesperson for agency – job ID: WO-DCTG-13-922521-DE – apply by Aug. 9

National Wildlife Federation
National Wild Turkey Federation
Natural Resources Defense Manager
Nature Conservancy (scroll to find or use advanced search & job #)
Oceana
Ocean Conservancy
Pew Charitable Trusts/Environment Group
Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility – Legal Internships

Rainforest Alliance
Rare Conservation – Communications Design Fellow, Latin America (scroll to find) – DC-based – fluency in Spanish required

Resources for the Future
Sierra Club:
Southern Environmental Law Center
Student Conservation Association
Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership – Director of Development – apply by Aug. 1 

Trust for Public Land
Union of Concerned Scientists
U.S. Green Building Council
Wilderness Society
Wildlife Alliance – Development Intern (scroll down) – New York

Wildlife Conservation Society
Wildlife Society – Internships

World Resources Institute
World Wildlife Fund
Worldwatch Institute – Climate & Energy/Media & Communications Internship

WAIT, THERE'S MORE!

We're getting fresh tips and posting new enviro-related finds here on Wednesday, July 24; and yes, more to come.

Alice Ferguson Foundation – Naturalist – part-time – $12/hr – apply by Aug. 1 

Amazon Conservation Association – Communications & Social Media Intern and Program Support Intern – apply by Aug. 15

Amazon Conservation Team
American Action Forum – Energy & Environmental Policy Intern 

American Farmland Trust
American Forest Foundation
American Rivers
Chesapeake Climate Action Network
Climate Reality Project – Climate Corps Leadership Program Manager – apply by Aug. 16

Coalition for Smarter Growth – Interns

Conservation Law Foundation – Boston, MA
Delaware Nature Society – Multimedia Designer – Hockessin, DE

Earth Day Network
Eastern Research Group – Environmental Communications Specialist

Environmental Council of the States – Internships

Food & Water Watch
Green America
Institute for Sustainable Cities – Montpelier, VT
International Council on Clean Transportation – Grants Administrator

National Association of State Foresters – Forest Policy Director – apply by Aug. 15

National Conference on Science & the Environment – Conference Intern – Aug. 2013 to Feb. 2014 term

National Fish & Wildlife Federation
National Parks Conservation Association
National Parks Foundation – Interns (pdf)

National Sustainable Agricultural Coalition

NatureServe – Communications Specialist 

Potomac Conservancy
Sustainable Furnishings Council – Development Officer – DC or New York – apply by Aug. 31

Trout Unlimited
Voluntary Carbon Standard Association – Internships

Water Environment Federation – Marketing Manager (scroll down)