Thanksgiving Eve

Whether you're hitting the road, rails or skies, or staying close to home, we hope you have a lovely Wednesday and a terrific, restorative Thanksgiving.  Our Friday posting plans are uncertain, but we may have some post-feast finds for you.  Be safe, and be great.

The Guttmacher Institute, a global leader in advancing sexual and reproductive health and rights through an interrelated program of research, policy analysis and public education, seeks DC-based Senior Public Policy Associate with at least 5 years of related experience as well as an advanced degree in law, public health or public policy.  Senior Development Associate post available in the New York HQ, as well.

Here’s a very fresh call for an Executive Assistant to the President for the Human Rights Campaign – four to seven years of experience as an executive assistant in a professional environment required. 

Mystery non-profit in the biomedical research arena seeks Media/Public Relations Specialist with strong writing skills and at least 1-2 years of media, public relations, or communications experience with a trade association, Capitol Hill office, or campaign.

Capitol Hill

• Unnamed Committee, GOP Staff – Executive Assistant
• NYC Democrat – Intern
• Rep. Diana DeGette (D-CO) – Intern
• Rep. Lucille Roybal-Allard (D-CA) – Intern
• Rep. Dan Benishek (R-MI) – Intern
• Committee on Science, Space & Technology, Democrat Staff – Intern
• Massachusetts Democrat – Intern
• California Democrat – Intern

The Alliance to Save Energy seeks Associate for project support & admin duties in their Oakland, CA outpost. 

Federal Communications Commission – Public Affairs Specialist/Communications Director – $89k-$116k – job ID: DEU-EB-2015-0002 – apply by Dec. 9

New with the Aspen Institute since our mid-October check-in:

• Associate Director of the AspenX learning series
• Associate Director of the Socrates Program
• Manager, Project Support for the the Aspen Global Leadership Network
• Assistant Director, Education Practice
• Program Assistant, Communications & Society Program – part-time

Stand for Children works to ensure that all children, regardless of background, graduate from high school prepared for, and with access to, a college education – your place in this undertaking would be in Phoenix, AZ, filling this recently-revised Arizona Policy Manager post – demonstrated understanding of education policy and Arizona state politics particularly sought; Spanish language skills a plus.

First off, Portland cement has nothing to do with the Maine, Oregon, or IFC iterations of that name; rather it refers to its similarity to a prized form of limestone found on a British isle of that name.  You’re probably more interested in parsing the differences between the Director, Government Affairs and Director, Government & Political Affairs posts with the Portland Cement Association – apply by Dec. 8

Make-A-Wish Foundation of the Mid-Atlantic – Director of Communications – no, you should not send them your wish that the Redskins QB situation is finally well-resolved.

Mystery $5+ billion consumer facing organization/brand – Vice President, Strategic Communications [note: link now fixed thanks to helpful commenter below] –  $100-$200k – search managed by Harvard Group International

… and, finally: Dulles Airport has just put out a call for part-time/temporary Customer Service Ambassadors to help folks get where they’re going – foreign language skills a plus – $12/hr