The Smoke Clears ....

... and we're still here with a fresh set to keep your job-search going through the weekend.

Smithsonian Institution/National Zoo – Public Affairs Specialist – $89k-$115k – job ID: 13R-LG-298761-TRF-NZP – apply by July 12

Click on new applicants - browse our open opportunities and scroll to find opportunities with Source America, an organization supporting & promoting employment for people w/ disabilities

• Communications Manager
• Manager, Government Affairs/DoD Small Business Liaison

Your first priority as Manager, Media Relations for Monumental Sports & Entertainment will be, of course, to score us some excellent Friday or Saturday night Caps tickets some time in the upcoming winter.

The Association of Public Television Stations is now accepting Fall 2013 Intern applications in communications, legal & legislative disciplines 

American University

• Facility & Events Coordinator, WAMU 88.5 FM – $20-$22/hr
• Strategic Program & Events Coordinator, School of Communication – $20-$22/hr

Arlington County Dept. of Community Planning, Housing and Development – Communications Specialist - $45k-$74k – apply by July 25 

National Alliance on Mental Illness – Communications Coordinator – top notch communications & copyediting skills required; working knowledge of web platforms, HTML, email clients and other related skills also prized – apply by Aug. 26 

Brookings Institution

• Development Assistant – $38k-$40k
• Research Analyst/Research Assistant for the Center for Universal Education – high $30k to low $40k
• Fellow & Policy Director for the Center on Children and Families

DHS/TSA – Public Affairs Specialist – $72k-$112k – job ID: HQ-SCPA-13-637479 – apply by July 9

NTCA/The Rural Broadband Association – Director of Communications –five to seven years of related experience; telecom background preferred

Georgetown University

• Communications Specialist, Office of the President
• Program Director, MPS in Public Relations & Corporate Communications – Masters degree required, preferably in communications field

Scroll down to see Development & Special Events Assistant post available with CRDF Global, a group supporting scientific programs & research in the U.S. and around the world

At first hearing, the name Humanity United sounds suspiciously like George Costanza’s favorite charity, but upon further investigation, we see their work advancing freedom and ending modern-day slavery is quite worthwhile, as will your labors as Executive Director of the ATEST Coalition.

Staying in the laudable, essential field of fighting human trafficking & predation, we find the Director of Global Public Relations for the International Justice Mission, who we see are also members of the above-referenced ATEST team.

Nature Conservancy (scroll to find, or use advanced search & job #)

• Philanthropy Manager, Principal Gifts Events (41258) – apply by July 29
• Corporation & Foundations Proposal Writer (41256) – Lexington, KY – apply by July 16
• Director of Philanthropy, Europe (41009) – London, UK – apply by July 31
• State Director, Mississippi (41240) – Jakson, MS – apply by Aug. 3
• Director of Philanthropy, Pennsylvania (41249) – Conshohocken, PA – apply by Aug. 4
• Western Policy Associate (41254) – location flexible in region – apply by Aug. 19

This Deputy Political Director opportunity with the Sierra Club is new since we checked there (and found nothing new) just a few days ago.

ProgressiveCongress.org seeks your strong and collaborative leadership style, diverse political and nonprofit skills, record of successful management and fundraising experience, and energy-efficiency-drive as their Executive Director

Pew Charitable Trusts

• Associate, Fiscal & Economic Policy
• Research Manager for the Public Safety Performance Project

Asian & Pacific Islander American Health Forum – Development Director – at least five years demonstrated success in major gifts fund raising, or similar work is requirement #1; knowledge of Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and/or Pacific Island communities and philanthropic culture also sought – San Francisco, CA

Mystery development association seeks Meetings Coordinator on temp-to-perm basis , with a $40k-$45k pay grade if you make the team for the long haul – search managed by Randstad

Rights Working Group – Social Media/Online Intern (pdf) – term/start-date unspecified

New since our recent check-in with the U.S. Chamber of Commerce:

• Director, Policy Advocacy – manages a policy portfolio focusing on both the Digital Economy & IT Executive Committee and the Media & Entertainment Executive Committee for the U.S.-India Business Council
• Vice President – managing the Chamber’s Hiring Our Heroes program

Ever imagine yourself on the other side of the job-search continuum?  Explore that possibility as a Search Associate for Transition Guides.

Microfinance/impact investing group Accion International seeks Communications Intern for their Boston, MA office – Spanish language skills a plus

Opportunities with research & professional publishing group SAGE Publications

• Editorial Assistant, Books – DC or Thousand Oaks, CA
• Recently-added Internships  in Thousand Oaks: Marketing Services – Design – Editorial

Americans for Safe Access – Internships – safe access to marijuana, that is – on a related note, it looks like the annual 4th of July smoke-in near the White House is still going strong.

Best wishes for a lovely weekend from your favorite™ public affairs jobs resource.