All's Well that Ends Well

Of course, we're referring to the happy events at FedExField yesterday. And cheer up Cheese-heads – we still suspect you'll be hosting a playoff game or two at Lambeau come January. Now, onto your Columbus Day cornucopia of jobs and internships, starting with previously-found opportunities closing this week:

Amtrak – Principal Officer, OIG Communications – $90k-$115k – job ID: E-90122685 – Oct. 11

DC Volunteer Lawyers Project – Development Director – Oct. 11

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation – Program Admin Assistant – Princeton, NJ – Oct. 11

World Bank:

• Publishing Officer – Oct. 11
• Senior Urban Specialist – Oct. 12

Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond – Corporate Communications Director - $118k-$148k – Richmond, Va. – Oct. 12

Library of Congress – Registrar of Copyright – $165k – Oct. 12

Smithsonian Institution – Government Relations Specialist, Science Programs - $105k-$136k – job ID: 10A-RM-296411-TRF-OGR – Oct. 12

Greenpeace:

• Frontline Administrator – Oct. 12
• Senior Campaigner, Forests – DC or San Francisco – Oct. 13

Child Fund International – Regional Development Officer, Northeast/Southeast US – location TBD – Oct. 14

Interagency Council on the Homeless – Communications Specialist - $60k-$70k – job ID: USICH-2010-02 – Oct. 14

American Jewish World Service – Program Associate, Educational Resources Unit – New York – Oct. 15

Brookings Institution – Research Assistant & Production Editor for the Hamilton Project - $41k-$43k – Oct. 15

Dept. of Energy – New Media Specialist - $51k-$81k – job ID: HQ-10-DE-01-PA-00008 – Oct. 15

Nature Conservancy (search by job # or scroll back):

• Associate Director, Marketing Resource Center (12423) – Oct. 15
• Reef Resilience Project Manager (12475) – Oct. 15

Open Society Institute – Executive Director, OSI Initiative for West Africa – New York – Oct. 15

SEIU – Policy Manager, Home & Community Based Services – Oct. 15

Union of Concerned Scientists:

• Washington Representative – Oct. 15
• Director, Midwest Office – Chicago, IL – Oct. 15

United Way:

• Senior Associate – Oct. 15
• Vice President of Marketing & Communications – Jacksonville, FL – Oct. 15

VSA/International Association on Arts & Disability – Community Programs & Events Manager – Oct. 16

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Opportunities with the Change to Win Campaign labor coalition:

• Communications Director
• Research Analyst and Senior Research Analyst – Corporate Accountability Initiative

We’re sending you to Prague to be Chief Operating Officer of Radio Free Europe. You’re welcome. Budget Officer and Intern info is all we found locally.

Internationally focused but DC-based jobs with the American Bar Association in support of their Rule of Law Initiative Program – appropriate language skills quite naturally required:

• Deputy Country Director, China
• Program Officer, Africa
• Country Director and Deputy Country Director for Haiti

George Mason University seeks Director of Communications & Marketing (scroll to find or use job # FA59Az) for their School of Public Policy – $58k-$65k – apply by Nov. 2 – also seeking Director of Development (FA215z) to raise funds for the College of Education & Human Development.

New out-of-town slots with Ketchum since our recent PR Jobs Special:

• Admin Assistant, KSE – New York
• Senior Associate, Brand Marketing – Chicago, IL
• Vice President, Creative Planning & Programming – New York
• Vice President, Healthcare – New York
• Vice President/Senior Specialist, Business Development – New York
• Business Development Officer for their Zócalo Group affiliate – Chicago, IL

The Communications Analyst hire for Concept Solutions will churn out a range of communication materials, including technical documents, talking points, briefings, speeches, Web site copy, and articles. Not clear if you get to drive the racecar, though.

The American Dental Association seeks highly-experienced Senior Vice President, Govt & Public Affairs – DDS or knowledge of the profession wouldn’t hurt your prospects.

Coalition to Stop Gun Violence – Development Officer – $45k-$55k

National Association of Conservation Districts – Intern deadline for Spring 2011 (Jan.-April) is Oct. 15

Out-of-town opportunities with the National Forest Foundation – deadline info shown here:

• California Program Coordinator (pdf) – Davis, CA – apply by Oct. 20
• Youth & Volunteer Programs Coordinator – AmeriCorps-funded position – $11k living allowance – Everett, WA – apply by Oct. 28

If you’re tapped as Consumer Membership Intern with the Consumer Electronics Association, you’ll be expected to pitch in at CES in Las Vegas in January. Sounds like rough duty.

George Washington University is seeking an Associate Director for Online Communications (scroll or search posting # 060221) to support alumni relations at the GW Medical Center.

Well-known national nonprofit seeks experienced Major Gifts Officer – qualifications include 5-7 years successful experience in major or planned gift fundraising, experience in making cold calls as well as developing cultivation and solicitation strategies; and top-notch interpersonal skills.

You can compare current offerings from the Heritage Foundation with ones we noted three weeks ago – by our (highly unscientific) reckoning, Senior Editorial Services Assistant and Personnel/Benefits Assistant appear comparatively fresh.

Northern Virginia Community College – Annandale location, except as noted:

• Assistant Director, Communications – $37k-$57k
• Campus Community Relations Specialist – $37k-$50k
• Communications Specialist – $32k-$47k
• Campus Community Relations Specialist – $37k-$50k – Sterling

Nonprofit Staffing Solutions is guiding unnamed employers in their searches for PR Specialist (temp. opportunity to March 2011) and Marketing Assistant candidates.

The World Bank seeks Communications Officer to support the work of the Consultative Group to Assist the Poor program – apply by Oct. 21

Of course, we know what DHS stands for – but DNDO is new to us, so let’s just see what that stands for – oh man, that’s just disturbing to contemplate. Those of you made of sterner stuff may be interested in Public Affairs Specialist slot with Camber Corp. Highly experienced candidates desired.

Looking for a less scary option than working in the DHS/DNDO war-on-terror world? Perhaps Director of Communications for Youth Services America is more your speed.

Monday's job resource - useful and comprehensive links to environmental groups nationwide via EcoEmploy, along with their job board.

35 Minutes Worth

We had a little time this a.m. to put together this brief Saturday something-extra.

Lockheed Martin – Communications Editor

American Revolution Center – Executive Assistant – apply by Nov. 1

QinetiQ – Online Content Manager

Women’s Campaign Forum – Fellowship Program, Spring 2011 – apply by Dec. 10

Alexander Street Press – Online Marketing Manager – also found via LinkedIn

Solutia – Government Affairs Specialist

State Policy Network – Manager of Donor Relations – search managed by Talent Market

National Marrow Donor Program:

• Legislative Relations Coordinator
• search marketing & communications category for a handful of Minneapolis-based communications positions

Arnold & Porter – Legislative Admin Assistant

Roll Call – Editor

CommunicationsWorks – Executive Assistant/Office Coordinator – search managed by TPO Inc.

Interagency Council on the Homeless – Communications Specialist - $60k-$70k – job ID: USICH-2010-02 – apply by Oct. 14

National Association for the Education of Young Children – Senior Editor, Periodicals

River-worthy, Retroreflectivity & Rocketry

The Trust for America's Health seeks a Public Policy Researcher & Writer with demonstrable quantitative and qualitative research skills and experience writing effectively for policy audiences. Areas of interest at TFAH include pandemic flu preparedness, public health and bioterrorism preparedness, nutrition, physical activity, and obesity policy, and public health budgets.

CoStar boasts: it’s long been our policy to meet exceptional effort with exceptional reward. We suggest not asking if they will just reward adequate effort with adequate pay, instead. Check out this fresh Director, Public Relations & Internal Relations position – or these mid-Sept. vintage slots:

• Director of Investor Relations
• Copywriter
• Marketing Project Coordinator

Family Equality Council – they are located in Boston, MA, but current Communications Director appears to be DC-based:

• Director of Communications
• New Media Intern and Development Intern

Big- deal law firm Venable LLP seeks Director of Communications as well as Business Development Specialist

SEIU:

• Political Budget & Reporting Assistant – apply by Oct. 31
• Communications Coordinator for Immigration Reform – apply by Nov. 30

Very recently-posted Senior Communications Manager position with Motorola – seeking 12+ years experience in a corporate communications environment specializing in media relations, speechwriting and internal communications.

Washington Ballet:

• Director of Marketing & Communications
• Director of Development

Howard University – Admin Assistant, School of Communications – and we see more admin opportunities available

American University:

• Web Developer, WAMU - $65k-$70k
• Career Advisor – to mid $50k

Semiconductor Industry Association:

• Communications Director
• Staff Assistant

Leading – albeit mysterious – PR firm seeks Account Coordinator to support well-respected senior GOP strategist - $30k

Management Systems International has a space reserved in their not-actually-land-based empire for a seaworthy (river-worthy?) Editor/Communications Assistant – knowledge of international development strongly preferred

Asia Society – New York:

• Program Associate (pdf)
• Associate Director, Center on U.S.-China Relations (pdf) – fluency in Mandarin required
• Program Associate, Global Studies & Initiatives (pdf) – part-time

For your less-far-flung Friday desires – how about Fredericksbug, Va. and this Senior Public Relations Coordinator opportunity with the American Traffic Safety Services Association? You’ll surely thrill your friends and family with the latest developments in retroreflectivity! (actually, we think this stuff is pretty cool).

And what’s cooler than retroreflectivity? Amateur rocketry! Begin resume ignition sequence for Intern slot with the Team America Rockery Challenge (more info here).

Need something - anything - to pay the rent? The soon-to-open Chik-fil-A in Crystal City is now hiring (ignore the stuff about the August opening date in that link) - applications on site.

For your Oktoberfest! fancies this weekend: Rustico/Alexandria – Reston –Gaithersburg/Kentlands – Clifton – Timonium – Accokeek – and happy Jobstoberfest! from your favorite™ public affairs and communications jobs resource

And Now, Just the Jobs

Typical Thursday J-T-J programming ... note that we added some more jobs at the end of the list

1) Achieve – Intern info plus separate call for Development/Fundraising Intern

2) Alliance of Community Health Plans – Intern info

3) American Association of Colleges & Universities – Program Associate & Assistant to the SVP – Office of Diversity, Equity, and Global Initiatives

4) American Constitution Society:

• Associate Director of Student Chapters
• Law Clerk/Law Fellow opportunities (scroll down)

5) American Enterprise Institute – Government Relations Assistant/Associate

6-7) American Institutes for Research:

• Senior Communications Specialist, Health Program
• Communications Assistant – Atlanta, GA

8-9) Center for Community Change:

• Admin Coordinator
• Northern California Organizer - location not certain, probably Bay Area

10) The Century Foundation – Communications Intern – New York

11) Chamber of Commerce – Senior Manager, Center for Capital Markets Competitiveness

12) Charles G. Koch Charitable Foundation – Communications Specialist – search managed by Talent Market

13) Conference of State Bank Supervisors – Manager, Communications

14-16) Common Sense Media:

• Policy Head
• Head of Communications – San Francisco, CA (we think)
• Development Assistant – part-time – New York

17) Experian – Regulatory Affairs Analyst (search DC location)

18-19) Georgetown University:

• Special Projects Coordinator - $36k-$40k
• Senior Director of Regional Advancement, Northeast – and also for Western Region

20-21) Gibraltar Associates:

• Manager, Media Relations
• Senior Associate, Social Media

22-23) Graduate Management Admissions Council:

• Social Media Lead
• Web Content Editor

24) Greenpeace – Facilities Assistant – apply by Oct. 19

25) Habitat for Humanity – State and Local Relations Associate Director

26) Internews Network – Internships

27) Mystery progressive legal organization – Director of Development – $95-$120k

28) Nonprofit trade association that representing lenders who lend and invest in under-served areas nationwide – Office Administrator

29) Senior Service America – Senior Manager, Special Initiatives – your resume will be vetted by Vetted Solutions

30) SRA International – Writer (search job req 31333BR or advert/mktg/PR category)

early afternoon additions

31) Alzheimer’s Association of Greater Maryland – Special Event Fundraising Manager – Baltimore, MD

32-33) American Forest & Paper Association:

• Coordinator, Public Policy
• Executive Assistant

33-34) American Gastroenterological Association:

• Marketing Manager
• Communications/Editorial Staffer

35) American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering – Public Policy Associate – $50k-$80k

36-39) American Petroleum Institute:

• Senior Policy Advisor, Downstream
• Policy Advisor, Upstream
• Communications Advisor

40) AWS/Weather Bug – Marketing Coordinator

41) BoatU.S. – Coordinator, Marketing & Corporate Communications

42) Catholic University – scroll down to find various admin and development/fundraising opportunities

43) Council of Graduate Schools – New Media & Communications Specialist

44) Discovery Communications – Media Fulfillment Coordinator

45) Morgan State University – Director of Development – Baltimore, MD

46) Westat – Project Coordinator (search Rockville, MD location or job ID 3476BR) – two vacancies – temporary to Feb. 2011

47) Yahoo! – Corporate Communications Coordinator

Tiny, Romantic, Energetic, Legendary & Dynamic

Something called The Tiny Kitchen could use a Marketing Manager for their Metropolitan Cooking & Entertaining Show and related programming/events - $60k-$75k and probably too much free food are your compensation.

Airlines Reporting Corporation describes their outfit thusly: a technology solutions company providing transaction settlement and data information services. Airlines, travel agencies, Corporate Travel Departments, railroads, and other travel suppliers process more than $80 billion annually through ARC's world-class settlement system – making it the financial backbone of travel distribution. All sounds pretty important to us, as does their Director, Public Relations position.

The University of California seeks more support in DC in these first two slots, and we've thrown a Cali-based opportunity, too - search by job # or scroll to find:

• Legislative Director, Research (20100280) - $73k-$103k - apply by Nov. 5
• Director, Energy, National Security & Environmental Affairs (20100224) - $97k-$136k - apply by Nov. 5
• Communications Coordinator (20100038) - $66k-$93k - Oakland, CA

Slightly-romantic or maybe a little sad-sounding Journeyman Media Monitoring Analyst slot available with probably-not-romantic-at-all CSC – language skills in Arabic, Armenian, Azeri, Belarusian, Bulgarian, Chinese, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Farsi, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Mongolian, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Serbian, Slovak, Spanish, Swedish, Thai, Turkish, Ukrainian, Urdu, and Vietnamese earn you consideration.

The Advisory Board – Online Content Associate

Ogilvy PR:

• Digital Producer
• Digital Art Director
• Executive Vice President, Healthcare Communications with their Feinstein Kean Healthcare affiliate – Edison, NJ
• more digital group opportunities in New York recently added

We think this call for junior to mid-level digital communications/social media professionals with APCO Worldwide is pretty recent.

Dept. of Energy – New Media Specialist - $51k-$81k – job ID: HQ-10-DE-01-PA-00008 – apply by Oct. 15

Treasury Dept. – New Media Manager – $89k-$136k – job ID: 10-DO-747-FXP – apply by Oct. 8

The DC Volunteer Lawyers Project is seeking an energetic, motivated, and entrepreneurial Development Director – apply by Oct. 11

General Contractors Association of New York seek DMWBE Policy Director – previous experience in drafting and reviewing legislation and knowledge of federal, state and local DMWBE* policies is required – New York – search managed by JDG Associates

American Cancer Society – Senior Specialist, State Campaigns

We (probably naively) think it would be pretty great to work for a kind of legendary company like U.S. Steel. It even has U.S. in the name! Prove us right or wrong as Government Affairs Research Analyst.

Library of Congress:

• Specialist in Healthcare Financing & Insurance – $123k-$155k – job ID: 100199 – apply by Nov. 1
• Analyst in Healthcare Financing & Insurance – $105k-$136k – job ID: 100198 – apply by Nov. 1
• Analyst in Healthcare Financing & Insurance – $62k-$81k – job ID: 100197 – apply by Nov. 2
• Specialist on Congress & the Legislative Process – $123k-$155k – job ID: 100196 – apply by Nov. 5

The Interstate Insurance Product Regulation Commission is probably a no-nonsense sort of place – Admin Assistant needed to join their team. Hall of States/Union Station area location

The Washington Campus, a non-profit, non-partisan consortium of 17 US business schools, is seeking an energetic, highly capable President & CEO hire. Your first order of business, of course, will be to hire DCPA+CJ staff for alumni networking/career consulting work.

DC Alliance of Youth Advocates – Executive Director (pdf) – search managed by Transition Guides

Capitol Hill:

• Rep. Melvin Watt (D-NC) – District Liaison – Charlotte, NC – apply by Oct. 8
• Rocky Mountain Democrat – Legislative Assistant
• Senate Employment Bulletin

Govplace is seeking a dynamic marketing leader to spearhead building and sharing our message and to lead our marketing team. We are looking for a social media advocate, a branding ace, and a marketer extraordinaire … and it goes on like that – Marketing Director

BIPAC is seeking a college student as Intern to help with political work in run-up to 2010 elections in November, which translates to available immediately (and apply right this second).

United Way seeks Senior Associate to support the President and Chief of Staff – apply by Oct. 15

* We'd normally translate this acronym for you - but if you don't know what it is already, you're probably not qualified, anyhow.

Environmental Jobs, 6th Edition

With jobs and internships from more than 60 organizations, this Environmental Special is probably our most extensive post ever (outside our annual Intern Special in January).

African Wildlife Federation – Media Relations Intern (scroll down) – $8/hr

Alice Ferguson Foundation – Educator/Naturalist (scroll down) – part-time

Amazon Watch:

• Communications Director – San Francisco, CA
• Internships – DC & San Francisco – apply by Dec. 1 – scroll to bottom for internship descriptions

American Farmland Trust:

• Development Associate
• Director of Finance & Administration
• Marketing & Communications Intern - $10-$12/hr

American Forest Foundation – Program Coordinator (pdf)

American Rivers – Legal Intern – for current law school enrollees

Aspen Institute – Associate Director, Energy & Environment Program – apply by Nov. 1

Audubon Society:

• Program Assistant
• Public Policy Internship
• additional jobs/internships nationwide

Beyond Pesticides – Internship, Organic Program

Center for Biological Diversity:

• Online Organizer – Tucson, AZ
• Internships – Tucson, San Francisco & Portland

Chesapeake Bay Foundation – Legal Internships, Summer 2011 – Annapolis, MD – apply by Oct. 31

Climate Institute – Internships – apply by Dec.1

Climate Lab – Intern info – appears currently out-of-date

Conservation Fund – BioStatistics Intern – Shepherdstown, WV

Conservation Law Foundation – Boston, MA:

• Marketing Manager
• Manager, Annual Fund & Development Services
• Development & Special Events Assistant and Program Assistant
• Community Outreach Associate – can also be based in ME or RI
• Chief Operating Officer – apply by Nov. 5 – search managed by Nonprofit Professionals Advisory Group
• Attorney/Litigator positions also available

Conservation International:

• Senior Director, Online Engagement
• Development Associate
• Assistant, Graphic Design
• Senior Regional Development Officer – Chicago, IL
• Photo Intern
• more opportunities available

Consortium for Ocean Leadership:

• Special Assistant to the President
• Policy Internships - apply by Nov. 15

Defenders of Wildlife:

• Vice President for Marketing & Communications
• Director of International Conservation
• Federal Lands Associate
• Renewable Energy & Wildlife Analyst
• more available – database/web and reef science-oriented

Delaware Nature Society – Citizen Science Coordinator – Hockessin, DE

Ducks Unlimited – Website Coordinator – Memphis, TN

Earth Day Network – Intern info – some listings appear outdated

Earth Justice:

• Press Secretary – Oakland, CA
• Major Gifts Officer – New York
• Policy & Legislation Intern – DC-based
• more jobs, internships and legal/clerk opportunities nationwide

EARTHWORKS – Web/E-advocacy Intern

Environment America – wide variety of positions available

Environmental Council of the States – Intern info

Environmental & Energy Study Institute – Energy & Climate Associate

Environmental Defense Fund:

• Senior Online Editor
• Executive Assistant
• Associate Vice President; Land, Water & Wildlife Program – San Francisco, CA – search managed by California Environmental Associates

Environmental Law Institute:

• Research & Publications Intern
• Law Clerk/Fellowship opportunities

Environmental Protection Agency – Public Affairs Specialist – $123k-$155k – job ID: RTP-OA-DE-2010-0014 – apply by Oct. 6

Environmental Working Group – Internships – apply by Nov. 19

Food & Water Watch – Senior Organizer – New York

Friends of the Earth – Director, Climate & Energy Project

Global Green USA:

• Database & Development Associate – $30k-$35k
• Grant Writer/Development Associate – $30k-$35k
• Internships – DC, Los Angeles & New York

Green America:

• Director of Development – $60k-$65k
• Internships

Greenpeace:

• Chief Operating Officer – search managed by Koya Consulting
• Senior Campaigner, Forests – DC or San Francisco – apply by Oct. 13
• Frontline Administrator – apply by Oct. 12
• Global Warming Campaign Director
• Online Director – DC or San Francisco – search managed by Koya Consulting

Heinz Center for Science, Economics & the Environment – Vice President for Programs

ICF International – variety of opportunities under college recruiting, energy, and environmental categories

Institute for a Sustainable Society – Director, Civil Society – position focuses on climate adaptation

Izaak Walton League – Director of Development – search managed by SBR Executive Search

League of Conservation Voters – Major Gifts Officer

Marine Conservation Biology Institute – Intern info

National Association for Conservation Districts – Intern info

National Association of State Foresters – Intern – $250/wk – apply by Oct. 29

National Council on Science & the Environment – Intern info – none currently available

National Fish & Wildlife Foundation – Director, Wildlife Habitat & Conservation

National Geographic Society (scroll back or use job #):

• Director, Corporate Partnerships (4362)
• Coordinator, Strategic Initiatives and Explorer Programs (4371)
• Coordinator, Asst. Release (4370)
• Director, Digital Strategy (4181)
• Internships also available

National Parks Conservation Association – Internships

National Park Foundation – scroll down to find:

• Director, Partner Development
• Vice President of Corporate Partnerships
• Executive Director, African American Experience Fund
• Internships

National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition:

• Grassroots Organizer
• Policy Associate (scroll down)
• Policy Internship (scroll down)

National Wildlife Federation:

• General Counsel
• Development Associate
• Conservation & Education Philanthropy Coordinator
• Clean Water Coalition Communications Manager – Annapolis, MD

Natural Resources Defense Council:

• Federal Building Energy Efficiency Advocate
• Policy Analyst – apply by Oct. 18
• Science Center Director – search managed by the Explore Company
• Development Assistant – New York
• Public Health Intern
• additional jobs & internships – including legal internships – available in DC, San Francisco, New York, Chicago & Beijing

Nature Conservancy (search by job # or scroll back - note: some of the deadline Oct. 8/9 jobs cannot be found scrolling back, but do still appear when searching by # - we don't know status implications of that):

• Donor Relations Manager (12434) – apply by Oct. 8
• Donor Relations Manager (12420) – apply by Oct. 8
• Associate Director of Philanthropy (12418) – apply by Oct. 8
• Philanthropy Information & Resource Coordinator (12504) – apply by Oct. 8
• NOAA Partnerships Assistant (12484) – apply by Oct. 8
• Publications Specialist (12410) – apply by Oct. 9
• Reef Resilience Project Manager (12475) – apply by Oct. 15
• Web Systems Coordinator (12531) – apply by Oct. 22
  
• Senior Manager, Monthly Giving (12454) – apply by Oct. 31
• several Internships noted – DC and nationwide – Dec. 17 date seems to apply in most cases
  

Oceana:

• Energy Advocate
• Grantwriter
• Foundations Manager – New York
• multiple DC-based Intern (scroll down) opportunities, plus more jobs/fellowships – local & field

Ocean Conservancy:

• Manager, Foundation & Government Relations
• Congressional Affairs Manager
• Director of Strategic Communications & Marketing
• Constituent Outreach Specialists in Louisiana and Alabama and Texas
• more available nationwide

Pew Charitable Trusts/Environment Group:

• Senior Associate, Northeast Forage Fish Campaign – Philadelphia, PA
• Senior Associate, Pacific Forage Fish Campaign – Portland, OR
• Manager, Pacific Forage Fish Campaign – Portland, OR
• Senior Associate, Forage Fish Conservation Initiative – Portland, OR

Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility – Legal Internships/Externships

Rails to Trails Conservancy – Coordinator, Online & New Media

Rainforest Alliance – New York, except as noted:

• Communications Assistant
• Foundation & Corporate Relations Assistant – part-time
• Major Gifts Coordinator
• more New York-based jobs & internships, plus other domestic/international opportunities

Rare Conservation:

• Communications Manager
• more program & international positions

Sierra Club:

• Online Outreach Systems Administrator – San Francisco, CA
• Associate Field Organizer, Coal – New Mexico-based
• no recent DC-based positions shown available

Solar Energy Industries Association – Admin Assistant (pdf)

Sustainable Building Industry Council - Intern

Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership – Director of Finance & Administration - $70k

Trout Unlimited:

• Legislative Fellow, Climate Change Advocacy
• Veteran Service Partnership Coordinator
• Eastern Land Protection Project/Chesapeake Bay Coordinator
• data entry position – part-time
• Eastern Washington Project Manager – Wenatchee, WA

Trust for Public Land – various opportunities, none DC-based

Union of Concerned Scientists:

• Washington Representative – apply by Oct. 15
• Director, Midwest Office – Chicago, IL – apply by Oct. 15
• additional opportunities in the Cambridge, MA office

US Green Building Council:

• Executive Admin Assistant
• Director, Affordable Housing Initiative
• marketing, admin & LEED-related positions

Water Environment Federation – Assistant Manager

The Wilderness Society:

• Climate Policy Associate
• Development Operations Coordinator
• NM State Director – Albuquerque
• Internships

Wildlife Conservation Society:

• Federal Affairs Policy Analyst
• several New York-based jobs & internships (suggest sorting by date after search)

World Bank – Director of Sustainable Energy Development – apply by Oct. 18

World Resources Institute:

• Director, US Climate Initiative
• Legal Intern and New Ventures Intern
• Asia Strategic Director for the World Resources Institute Center for Sustainable Transport – can be located in DC or internationally
• more available in DC

World Wildlife Fund:

• Senior Admin Assistant, Climate Adaptation
• Program Officer, Africa & Madagascar Program – DC-based development & fundraising position
• Associate Specialist, Media Relations
• Program Officer, Climate Change
• more opportunities available

Worldwatch Institute – Intern info

Jobstoberfest 2010

Jobstoberfest! 2010 kicks into high gear with a big Monday haul of great public affairs and communications jobs today – and a hefty Environmental Special tomorrow – but first, we bring you previously referenced opportunities closing this week:

Apollo Alliance – Senior Policy Associate – San Francisco, CA – Oct. 4

Greenpeace – Assistant to the COO & General Counsel – Oct. 4

National Association of County & City Health Officials – Senior Web & New Media Specialist – $52k-$64k – Oct. 4

Partnership for Food Safety Education – Project Coordinator – Oct. 4

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation – Senior Program Officer for the RWJF Pioneer Portfolio – Princeton, NJ – Oct. 4

US Marshals Service – Congressional Affairs Analyst – $62k-$115k – job ID: CK376627AS – Oct. 5

World Bank – Program Manager, Climate Change – Oct. 5

Dept. of State – Congressional Relations Specialist – $51k-$67k – job ID: H-2010-0024 – Oct. 6

National Institute of Food & Agriculture – Public Liaison & Congressional Affairs Officer – $105k-$155k – job ID: NIFA-2010-0089 – Oct. 7

Open Society Institute – Program Assistant, Public Health Program – New York – Oct. 8

Professional Staff Congress – Assistant - $50k – PSC represents faculty and staff at CUNY – New York – Oct. 8

Nature Conservancy (search by job # or scroll back):

• Donor Relations Manager (12434) – Oct. 8
• Donor Relations Manager (12420) – Oct. 8
• Associate Director of Philanthropy (12418) – Oct. 8
• Publications Specialist (12410) – Oct. 9

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Dont' forget that the DC Chapter of the Society for International Development – hosts a Career Fair on Friday, Oct. 8 from 1:00 pm - 7:00 pm at the Academy for Educational Development in Washington, DC. They expect about 40 different organizations to participate. This is a great opportunity to get information on entry- and mid-level jobs in the rewarding field of international development - don't miss it! While jobs fairs of this type are often focused on the entry-level/junior side of the equation, SIDW tells us that many of their recruiters are especially interested in meeting mid-level candidates, as well.

The Heartland Institute wants to hire a top-notch Project Director to run an exciting new DC-based venture devoted to modernizing the nation’s system of pharmaceutical and medical device regulation.

Obscure and not-at-all-in-the-news internet start-up Facebook seeks Associate Manager, Policy Communications. You may wish to note that we referenced the Manager, Public Policy slot also seen there a couple of weeks ago.

The Association of Women’s Health, Obstetric & Neonatal Nurses – Government Affairs Intern

A lot of very recent opportunities with Edelman PR – can also search here for other US-based and international posts

• Assistant Account Exec, Natural Resources
• Senior Account Supervisor, Healthcare/Govt Contracting
• Account Supervisor, Healthcare/Govt Contracting
• Account Exec, Healthcare/Govt Contracting
• Assistant Account Exec
• Vice President, Digital
• Senior Account Supervisor, Digital
• Account Supervisor, Digital
• Copywriter, Digital

The National Trust for Historic Preservation seeks a Director of Development to raise funds in support of President Lincoln’s Cottage and related programming. Part of your duties would involve managing site rental activities – and we’ll help in the effort by noting that the cottage looks like a unique and memorable spot to host meetings/receptions and the like. Also available: Online Media Intern for the African American Historic Places program.

The Institute for Humane Studies seeks a self-starting, entrepreneurial Online Education Director to drive a major new initiative to teach students about classical liberal ideas on the web.

Brookings Institution:

• Research Assistant & Production Editor for the Hamilton Project - $41k-$43k – apply by Oct. 15
• Development Assistant – high $30k
• Development Officer – $55k-$75k
• Staff Assistant, Energy Security Initiative – part-time
• HR Partner

Arabella Philanthropic Investment Advisors – Office Support Intern – Chicago, IL

The Network of Enlightened Women seeks remote-office-dwelling Director of Programs & Development for chapter development, fundraising and event management work, which we imagine means planning the mixer with the League of Extraordinary Gentlemen. Search managed by Talent Market.

Staffing Advisors helms the search for these jobs with the Regulatory Affairs Professionals Society:

• Managing Editor for Regulatory Focus
• Policy Research & Executive Assistant

Library of Congress – Staff Assistant, Communications Office – temporary position – $51k-$67k

Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation – Admin Assistant

Global AIDS Alliance seeks part-time Executive Assistant – outstanding organizational and interpersonal skills, strong research and writing abilities, and a flexible work style sought. Mark your calendar to check back in November for Spring 2011 Intern (scroll down) listings.

Armed Forces Services Corporation – Communications Manager (go to browse open positions) – five years of experience in a marketing communications capacity with a strong emphasis on writing required.

Urban Institute:

• Research Associate, Metropolitan Housing & Communities Center
• Research Associate, Health Policy Center

Management Sciences for Health – Intern, Knowledge Exchange

PHH Mortgage Corp – Manager, Executive & Internal Communications – Sparks, MD

The Accordia Global Health Foundation is one of those groups that oddly hide their job opportunities over in contact us instead of the commonly-used about us locale. Otherwise, they’re probably great people – and their work fighting infectious disease and improving healthcare in Africa is unquestionably laudable. Get on board as:

• Development & Communications Associate
• Director of Program Development – Masters degree in public or international health preferred
• Health Economist – consultant position

The Worker’s Rights Coalition battles sweatshop conditions and promotes better working conditions – primarily in the global south. You get to help uncover and stop this kind of thing as Director of Research & Advocacy (pdf). Five+ years experience in labor or human rights required; second language skills valued.

George Washington University:

• Assistant Director, Development (0602209) – Graduate School of Education & Human Development
• Assistant Director, Scheduling (0602196) – Dept. of External Affairs – $40k-$53k
• other admin-oriented positions available

The Endocrine Society asks you to consider their convenient Chevy Chase location, congenial work environment, competitive salaries and excellent benefits including an employee gym and generous TIAA-CREF retirement plan with 10% employer contribution – so how could you not want to apply for their Manager, Health Policy job? Plus, you get to find out how the heck your endocrine system works, for better or worse.

Pew Charitable Trusts – Communications Officer, Antibiotics & Innovation Project – look for opportunities with the Pew Environment Group in tomorrow's enviro-special

We were unable to confirm this Post-sourced Marketing Communications Manager position with the Alexandria Transit Company on the career pages of the City of Alexandria or Alexandria Transit. We did, however, find that applications for two vacant slots on the ATC Board of Directors are due on Oct. 5.

Medicare Payment Advisory Commission – Policy & Communications Assistant – $37k-$53k – job ID: MEDPAC-PCA 01 – apply by Oct. 5

Microfinance – and the Grameen Foundation – as featured on last night's Simpsons episode – bring you this mportant-sounding Strategic Initiatives Manager slot available (DC or Seattle; apply by Oct. 31) along with various admin, HR, IT & program opportunities.

The Microfinance Information Exchange works to provide objective data and analysis on microfinance providers and promote transparency in that industry – currently seeking:

• Director of Development
• Marketing Communications Associate

The Israel Project is a non-profit that provides info about Israel and the Middle East to media, policy makers, and the public – enlist as Donor Relations Manager or Grantwriter. Also available: Internships.

The National Trust for Historic Preservation seeks a Director of Development to raise funds in support of President Lincoln’s Cottage and related programming. Part of your duties would involve managing site rental activities – and we’ll help in the effort by noting that the cottage looks like a unique and memorable spot to host meetings/receptions and the like. Also available: Online Media Intern for the African American Historic Places program.

Special Olympics:

• Director of Corporate Partnerships Development
• Senior Foundation Relations Officer

Work and live in Paris as Chief Executive Officer of United Way Tocqueville France – requirements include experience and achievement in management, fundraising, business development, and/or communications – superior capabilities in speaking and writing French a must – apply by Oct. 29.

Bechtel – Communications Manager (search req ID 4769 or Frederick, MD location).

Your Monday career resource: the job board of the Council on Foundations.

Weird Notion, Hip PR Firm, Urban Forestry & Kudos for Discovery

Looking for something different to get yourself out of the house on a Fall weekend? How about pitching in with urban tree-planting with Casey Trees? Get some exercise, learn how to successfully plant a tree (hey, you might actually own a home some day) and improve the DC's tree inventory: opportunities abound in October. Then you can reward yourself by taking in some of our other suggestions for weekend fun/dissipation at bottom of this post.

Added too late for our Tuesday PR Jobs Special, so we’ll give the DCI Group a nice lead-off slot for their new Account Manager position.

We thought of checking out the American Management Association’s career site just because we saw a couple folks sporting AMA badge lanyards in line at Perfect Pita. If you were actually to apply for and get one of these positions, consider the idea that your whole life’s course might change just because we decided we were in the mood for a veggie hummus sandwich. Weird, right?

• Customer Service Coordinator
• Customer Service Coordinator – Atlanta, GA
• Graphic Artist – temporary position – New York
• Web Producer – New York

This is great. The bright folks at Discovery Communications have recently updated their career/job search page* and now include the date individual jobs have been added/posted. We love it when companies/associations let us know how fresh jobs are. – and we’ll surely be featuring more jobs from them like:

• Vice President, Network Communications & Media Relations
• Account Coordinator – marketing position
• Associate Producer – basic familiarity with technical and organizational aspects of post production essential; knowledge of AVID and other non-linear editing systems useful.
• Social Media Manager
• Publicity Assistant – Los Angeles
• Digital Media Intern
• Search intern job type for more Intern opportunities in Silver Spring, New York, Atlanta, Miami, Los Angeles, Charlotte & Nashville
• You might want to also note the Discovery Jobs twitter feed
  

Another group using the liked-by-us iCIMS solution is Consumer Reports – who bring you this fresh Media Relations Associate position – media relations experience on Capital Hill, Executive Branch, or trade association a plus.

Gates Foundation – Senior Program Officer, Pacific Rim – Global Health Policy & Advocacy group

We probably should have included the Clinton Global Initiative in last week’s Humanitarian/Relief Special – although it would have only added this Junior Writer slot in New York to the haul ….. well, there is Intern info (NY, Little Rock, Boston) also noted.

Speaking of internships – how about some with the ACLU?

• Communications Intern – apply by Oct. 30
• Legal Internship, Voting Rights Project – Summer 2011 – Atlanta, GA – apply by Jan. 18
• Legal Internship, Racial Justice Program – Fall 2010 and Spring 2011 – New York

Get involved with the essential advocacy work on behalf of people with physical and intellectual disabilities of The Arc as an Online Marketing Specialist.

American University:

• Gift Specialist, WAMU - $15-$16/hr
• Member Services Associate, WAMU - $17-$18/hr
• Associate Director of Development, University Library - $52k-$60k
• Senior Admin Assistant – Dean’s Office, School of Communications - $18-$19/hr

Amtrak – Principal Officer, OIG Communications – $90k-$115k – job ID: E-90122685 – apply by Oct. 11

Capitol Hill:

• Unknown Democratic CBC member – Intern
• GOP Senator – Legislative Assistant – defense/veteran’s issues
• Committee on Standards of Official Conduct – Staff Assistant
• Southwestern Democrat – Legislative Assistant – Spanish a plus
• Democratic Member on Appropriations Committee – Senior Staff

The Wildlife Alliance is new to us – we’ll have to make sure we include them in our next (long-overdue) Environmental Special. As of our a.m. post time, their new Communications and Marketing Position is just 17 hours and 33 minutes old – $55k-$60k – apply by Oct. 23. Scroll down for considerably less-fresh and probably-filled Intern slots.

Opportunities with 4-H – self-described as America’s largest youth organization – and boasting 60 million alumni:

• Director, Brand Development
• Project Manager, Digital Marketing
• Internships (scroll down)

Future Business Leaders of America – Publications/Communications Manager

Modern Technology Solutions seeks Public Affairs Specialist – secret clearances, nuclear detection & DHS seem to be involved, all of which combine to unnerve us.

DBC PR+New Media refer to themselves as hip – we’re skeptical, but really in no position to judge. Experience with press releases, media lists and social media sought for their Account Coordinator post.

Primescape Solutions:

• New Media Researcher/Analyst
• New Media Specialist/Strategist

Millenium Challenge Corporation – Student Intern – 15 positions available – apply by Oct. 15

For you Friday resource, we offer up the job board of the conservative/libertarian-oriented America's Future Foundation ..... and celebrate Jobstoberfest! with more Oktoberfests! this weekend in Arlington – Ft. Belvoir – Frederick – Germantown – Strasburg – Vienna

* on a related note – we really like the iCIMS recruitment platform more than most other competing products – at least from our external/applicant perspective. Nice choice, Discovery. We're always happy to share our perspectives/opinions on your HR page/job-search platform – just email us.