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Staff Assistant, Public Policy Department, NAFSA: Association of International Educators
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Posted On: Mar 10, 2010
NAFSA, through its public policy department, is the leading association advocating for policies, laws, and regulations that promote and enhance international education. NAFSA and its members believe international education by its nature is fundamental to fostering peace, security, and well-being. NAFSA promotes study abroad; the removal of legislative and regulatory barriers to international students who seek access to U.S. higher education; exchanges of citizens and scholars; and the i...
Director, UN Millennium Campaign
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Posted On: Feb 24, 2010
Background Reporting to the UNDP Administrator in her capacity as UNDG Chair, the Director has the overall responsibility to lead and manage the global UN Millennium Campaign in realizing its mandate from 2010-15. The UN Millennium Campaign is an inter-agency initiative created by the UN Secretary-General in 2002. The mandate of the Campaign is to create the political will required for the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals, within the broader remit of the Millennium De...
Program Coordinator, World Resources Institute
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Posted On: Feb 22, 2010
Position Summary The Development Department of the World Resources Institute (WRI) is seeking a dynamic, energetic, highly motivated person to fill the position of Development Coordinator. This position will provide programmatic and administrative support to staff managing government sector partnerships and funding (including U.S. government, foreign aid agencies, and multilateral organizations). This position provides a valuable growth opportunity to learn about environment and devel...
Water Resources Scientist/Project Manager, The Natural Heritage Institute
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Posted On: Feb 04, 2010
The Natural Heritage Institute (NHI) in San Francisco is seeking to immediately hire an experienced water resources technical specialist to develop and implement water resource management innovations in both the California and global settings. NHI utilizes science, economics, policy and law to address today's most pressing freshwater issues. We have a large portfolio of cross-cutting projects that fall into four categories: Water Management: Since its inception, NHI has been a leader in the ...
Program Associate, The Stanley Foundation
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Posted On: Feb 01, 2010
The Stanley Foundation seeks a Program Associate for a 24-month limited-term position to work in support of the foundation’s overall goal of promoting principled multilateralism in international affairs, which is at the core of all foundation programming. In particular, this position will involve: * Substantive and administrative support work for the Stanley Foundation’s various policy and outreach activities on US foreign policy and global security issues. * Support of the Stanley Foun...
Senior Advocacy Strategist
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Posted On: Jan 12, 2010
Senior Advocacy Strategist - Washington DCHuman Rights First (HRF), an organization that builds respect for human rights and the rule of law to help ensure the dignity to which everyone is entitled and works to stem intolerance, tyranny, and violence, seeks a new Senior Advocacy Strategist.For more than 30 years, HRF has worked in the United States and abroad to create a more secure and humane world by advancing justice, human dignity and respect for the rule of law.HRF protects people at ris...
Job Announcement: Executive Director, Jubilee USA Network
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Posted On: Jan 12, 2010
Supervisor: The Executive Director is hired and supervised by the Jubilee USA Board of Directors. Location: Washington, D.C. Summary of Responsibilities: This is a key leadership position overseeing an organization of six staff. The organization is an alliance of more than 75 religious denominations and faith communities, human rights, international-development, environmental, labor, and community groups, and more than 20,000 individuals, working for the definitive cancellation of crushi...
Communications and Administrative Coordinator, Global Washington
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Posted On: Jan 05, 2010
Untitled documentGlobal Washington announces a position opening for Communications and Administrative Coordinator.Organizational DescriptionGlobal Washington is a membership organization serving the global development sector. Global Washington has become a catalyst for strengthening the global development sector and its member organizations by leveraging resources, increasing visibility, sharing best practices, convening the sector by country, issue and organization type, and advocating...
Edward Rawson Government Relations Fellow, Citizens for Global Solutions
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Posted On: Jan 05, 2010
Citizens for Global Solutions (CGS) is seeking to appoint an Edward Rawson Government Relations Fellow to work out of its headquarters in Washington, D.C. Citizens for Global Solutions embraces a vision of a world in which nations work together to abolish war, protect our rights and freedoms, and solve the problems facing humanity that no nation alone can solve. To this end, Citizens for Global Solutions educates Americans about our global interdependence, communicates global concerns to...
Communications Specialist, United Nations Development Programme
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Posted On: Dec 01, 2009
BackgroundUnder the guidance and direct supervision of the Director of the Washington Liaison Office (LO), the Communications Specialist supports the corporate communications strategy; provides strategic/operational advice to the LO outreach, communications and publication strategies to inform key Washington, D.C. (WDC) constituencies about UNDP's role in global development, and promote support for UNDP's mission and programs; as well as develops and ensures the implementation of the LO's c...
Program Officer, Stanley Foundation
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Posted On: Nov 19, 2009
The Stanley Foundation seeks a program officer for its Policy and Outreach Department. The chosen candidate will conceptualize, design, and implement programming that focuses on strengthening multilateral approaches to peace and security and building support for multilateralism, especially in the United States. Foundation programming in this area relies heavily on expert dialogues (dialogues include US and foreign officials, influential scholars, journalists, and NGO leaders). It also include...
Research Intern, The Ploughshares Fund
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Posted On: Nov 16, 2009
Ploughshares Fund is seeking an intern for the Spring Semester. Responsibilities will include, but are not limited to, conducting research on arms control and international security for articles, books and testimonies, as well as aiding in the daily operations of the Ploughshares Washington office. The intern will report directly to the Project Manager. Responsibilities- Provide research support to the President and Project Manager - Carry out web-based research on arms control and...
Spring Semester Internships, Women's Foreign Policy Group
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Posted On: Nov 16, 2009
WFPG is now accepting internship applications for Spring 2010! Washington, DC The Women's Foreign Policy Group believes that in a world with a growing number of conflicts and hot spots it is crucial to ensure that women's voices are heard and women leaders are fully engaged in finding new approaches and solutions. WFPG is committed to global engagement and the promotion of leadership, visibility and participation of women in international affairs. The organization advances wom...
Policy Staff Openings, National Security Network
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Posted On: Nov 05, 2009
The National Security Network (NSN), the political voice of the progressive national security community, is filling two positions for its policy team. Our policy unit comprises 3-4 individuals who report to the Deputy Director/Chief Operating Officer and who work as a team to advance progressive national security policies with Administration policy makers, Members of Congress and their aides, political campaigns, the think tank and advocacy communities, and the media. Team members will ...
Program Manager, The Global Fairness Initiative
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Posted On: Nov 05, 2009
The Global Fairness Initiative Job Title: Program Manager Location: Washington D.C. Position Description: The Global Fairness Initiative (GFI), an International non-profit based in Washington DC is currently recruiting for the position of Program Manager for the Washington D.C. office. Designed as a small NGO with a broad impact at the local and international level, the Global Fairness Initiative was founded on the premise that economic globalization must work to improve t...
U.S. Director, Publish What You Pay
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Posted On: Nov 05, 2009
About Publish What You Pay:The United States Publish What You Pay (PWYP) coalition promotes transparency in the extractive industries to ensure that oil, gas and mineral wealth contributes to development and poverty alleviation. PWYP US is a coalition of nearly thirty human rights, development, environmental and faith-based organizations.PWYP US is part of a global coalition of over 350 NGOs in 50 countries promoting the public disclosure of revenues, contracts, and other financial transacti...
Job announcement: President, Refugees International
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Posted On: Oct 16, 2009
Refugees International, a Washington-based humanitarian advocacy organization, is recruiting for the position of President. A full job announcement, including a position description and how to apply, may be found at the link above.
...Manager of Security Programs, Physicians for Social Responsibility
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Posted On: Oct 15, 2009
Job Announcement Manager of Security Programs Physicians for Social Responsibility (PSR) seeks an articulate, creative, and experienced professional to join PSR as the Manager of its Security Programs. The goal of the Security Program is to assert a strong medical voice for the prevention of nuclear war, against the development and use of nuclear weapons, and for a reduction in the role of armed force in US foreign and security policy, emphasizing alternative strategies for conflic...
Field Director, Genocide Intervention Network
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Posted On: Oct 15, 2009
JOB ANNOUNCEMENT Job Title: Field Director Genocide Intervention Network (GI-NET) is changing the way the United States and the international community respond to the world's worst crimes by empowering individuals and communities with the tools to prevent and stop genocide. GI-NET's Field Department recruits, trains and mobilizes American constituents to be effective advocates, messengers, and fundraisers. GI-NET believes that leadership development among our grassroots base is critical t...
Director of the International Coalition for the Responsibility to Protect (ICRtoP)
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Posted On: Sep 30, 2009
The International Coalition for the Responsibility to Protect (ICRtoP) is a global network established by civil society organizations to promote and implement the RtoP norm. The ICRtoP Secretariat is hosted by WFM - Institute for Global Policy (WFM-IGP). For more information on the Coalition and WFM-IGP, please go our websites: www.responsibilitytoprotect.org and www.wfm-igp.org. Location: New ...
