It's Monday, and we've got some great stuff for you. But first, set your tray tables to an upright & locked position for previously-noted opportunities
closing this week:
Center for Global Development –
Post Doctoral Research Fellow –
Dec. 6United Nations Foundation –
Director, Girl Up Campaign –
Dec. 6Montgomery County –
Senior Executive Admin Aide, Office of the County Executive – $40k-$67k –
Dec. 7Maryland-National Capitol Park & Planning Commission:
Open Society Institute:
Federal Highway Administration –
Director, Office of Legislative Affairs & Policy Communications - $119k-$177k – job ID: HF1003ES –
Dec. 8Office of Management & Budget –
Legislative Analyst – $51k-$97k – job ID: OMB-11-08-DR-DE –
Dec. 8Broadcasting Board of Governors –
Foreign Correspondents, Voice of America – opportunities in Bangkok, Beijing, Dakar, Jerusalem, Johannesburg, London, and Nairobi –
Dec. 10
Hitachi Foundation –
Manager of Strategic Communications –
Dec. 10Nature Conservancy –
Philanthropy Assistant (scroll to find or use job #12639) – New York –
Dec. 10BP (search
communications & external affairs category or by req ID):
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This
Manager, Media & Interactive Communications position with
Pepco is new since
last week's finds – experience handling media and social media relations at a high level within an organization required
Vanderbilt University Medical Center is in search mode for an
Assistant Director of Federal Relations – job comes with onerous requirement of
traveling to Vanderbilt's campus in Nashville, Tennessee, several times a year. Yeah, heading to a pretty & leafy college campus in a fun town via a
68-minute flight (DCA to BNA) will be a
terrible imposition. Apply by Dec. 17.
Speaking of BNA, here's some recently-updated opportunities with the always important-sounding
Bureau of National Affairs:
The
National Hydropower Association seeks
Director of Public Affairs to handle internal communications and strategic external communications with news media, key stakeholders and the general public – experience with Dreamweaver, HTML, Photoshop, and/or Illustrator desired.
Your duties as
Senior Analyst, Government Relations for
General Motors will include research, grassroots, event management and legislative tracking – 2-3 years of GR/Capitol Hill/public policy experience required – apply by Jan 2.
Dept. of Justice –
Director, Office of Communications for their
Office of Justice Programs – $123k-$155k – job ID: JP-11-002-DEU – apply by
Dec. 10The
Alexander Graham Bell Association for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing is seeking a dynamic, experienced
Director of Communications and Marketing. Candidates should have effective project management and vendor management skills to include budget and production processes for print and electronic materials.
Population Services International – fluency in French or Spanish preferred for both:
Survey Research Analyst is the latest position available at the
Society for Human Resource Development – at least 5 years experience conducting quantitative survey research required.
National Cooperative Business Association:
We (and you) probably wish we’d found this 11/19-vintage
Director, Research & Information position with the
National Association of Broadcasters a little earlier.
Even worse, these opportunities with
Reading is Fundamental have been available on the plains of cyberspace since Nov. 12 (but given weekends and Thanksgiving holiday, they’ve really only been out there for 14 working days):
International Trademark Association –
Washington Representative – familiarity with issues related to trademarks, including anti-counterfeiting, internet governance, protection of famous marks and other IP-related matters would seem to help your resume rise to the top of the pile
Northern Virginia Community College –
Public Information Officer – $32k-$45k
These are a little outside our normal purview, but they sound like they would be great un-desk-bound fun: the
Virginia Outdoors Foundation is looking for two
Stewardship Assistants (pdf) to monitor and inspect easements for changes and/or violations. Seeking experience related to stewardship, land use planning, conservation easements, or related areas, as well as facility with GIS, Arcview, aerial photography, and similar applications. $32k-$40k – Warrenton and Staunton, Va. – apply by Dec. 22.
Defense contractor
Alion Science & Technology seeks
Communications Specialist (search Alexandria location or job ID 12497) – broad portfolio of communications responsibilities noted; 8+ years experience desired.
The
American Psychological Association lists
Senior Federal Affairs & Legislative Officer among their most recent openings; other opportunities include:
American Diabetes Association –
Manager, Publications/Membership & CirculationCongressional Management Foundation –
Intern infoCenter on Budget & Policy Priorities:
Consumers Union – DC-based
Public Policy Intern – stipend available – we also found Yonkers, NY
Communications Intern and
Public Policy Intern slots
We’re not sure if these
previously-noted opportunities with are out of date, or if
DDC Advocacy is constantly trolling for sharp
Senior Public Affairs Writer and
Field Manager candidates.
Gannett/USA Today:
Child Fund International –
Content Management Developer – proficiency in TML, XML, CSS, Javascript, Actionscript, Photoshop, Flash and Dreamweaver on wish list – Richmond, Va. – apply by Dec. 16
SEIU –
Intern, Political Dept. – apply by Dec. 31
We’re wearing our
Redskins t-shirt (really – it's Sunday a.m. as we write this, and hope springs eternal) as we stumble across this
Program Associate for Research position with the
Jack Kent Cooke Foundation – minimum of 2-3 years experience involving research and analysis, education policy, philanthropy, scholarship provision, and other related subjects required. We still miss
the Squire.
Asia Society –
Assistant Director, Policy Studies (pdf) – New York
A
high-profile food/agriculture trade association would rather remain low-profile in their hunt for a new
Director of Regulatory Affairs – ideal candidates will possess experience dealing with EPA, USDA & FDA. Search managed by
RAFFA.
The
Summer 2011 Intern deadline at the
National Education Association is Jan. 30. Don’t ask for an extension.
American Petroleum Institute –
Counsel – preference for candidates with experience working in federal regulatory & legislative issues from both legal & policy perspective.
To kick off this week’s job-search resources, we give you the
Foreign Policy Association job board, featuring plenty of Washington-area opportunities, including internships.