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Showing posts with label Jobs. Show all posts
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Friday, February 10, 2012
Job Oppty: Program Manager, Food, Health & Well-Being, Racial Equity, and Community and Civic Engagement
Friday, December 23, 2011
Job Announcement: Community Engagement Specialist, Washington DC
The Nature Conservancy is seeking a Community Engagement Specialist for its office in the metro DC area. The job application period closes on January 5, 2012.
About the Nature Conservancy
"The Nature Conservancy is the world’s leading conservation organization, working in all 50 states and more than 33 countries. Founded in 1951, the mission of The Nature Conservancy is to preserve the plants, animals and natural communities that represent the diversity of life on Earth by protecting the lands and waters they need to survive."
Read more at the Nature Conservancy website
About the Nature Conservancy
"The Nature Conservancy is the world’s leading conservation organization, working in all 50 states and more than 33 countries. Founded in 1951, the mission of The Nature Conservancy is to preserve the plants, animals and natural communities that represent the diversity of life on Earth by protecting the lands and waters they need to survive."
Read more at the Nature Conservancy website
Friday, August 19, 2011
Job Oppty: Technologist in support of Democracy/Civil Society/Free Speech
We're glad to share this job announcement from Joshua Breitbart of the New America Foundation:
The New America Foundation's Open Technology Initiative seeks a Technologist to join our team in Washington, D.C., building a new device-as-infrastructure communications tool for democratic organizing, civil society, and free speech in the 21st century. http://newamerica.net/node/56265
The New America Foundation's Open Technology Initiative seeks a Technologist to join our team in Washington, D.C., building a new device-as-infrastructure communications tool for democratic organizing, civil society, and free speech in the 21st century. http://newamerica.net/node/56265
Tuesday, June 28, 2011
Job Oppty: Temporary Contract for Community Organizer, Alexandria Va
ACT for Alexandria is seeking a person to hire on a temporary contract basis as a community organizer. Learn more at this link: http://www.democraticgain.org/networking/opening.asp?id=101295
Friday, March 11, 2011
Job Oppty: Alberta Climate Dialogue
PROJECT LEAD, Alberta Climate Dialogue
Alberta Climate Dialogue (ABCD) seeks a Project Lead to guide an ambitious citizen engagement initiative that will operate first in municipalities across Alberta and then scale up to the provincial level. ABCD is a five-year project premised on the conviction that well-designed citizen deliberations can play a crucial role in creating effective Albertan responses to climate change, by shaping the policies of participating municipal and provincial governments and motivating individual and community action. The project currently has $1 million in funding from the Community-University Research Alliance program of the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada, as well as $2 million in matching cash and in-kind support from community
organizations and partners; the Project Lead will work with partners to develop further funding
from public, private, and not-for profit sources.
Currently ending its first year of funding, ABCD has built a cross-sector alliance with membership from municipal and provincial governments, industry, academia and civil society. A central responsibility of the Project Lead is to continue building collaborative relationships across these sectors to the point of partnership to co-convene and fund significant and policy-shaping citizen deliberations. Depending on his or her degree of expertise and experience with citizen deliberation projects, the Project Lead will also be a key ABCD presence in co-designing complex, multi-stage, large scale citizen engagement activities with municipal and Provincial partners.
The other key task of the Project Lead is to structure, mentor, and support the work of a growing ABCD team, currently at 46 community and university based researchers and 23 partner organizations. She or he will be a pivotal figure in a structure that includes an Executive Committee, a Steering Committee, a Design Advisory Committee, eight ‘Action Teams’ of researchers and practitioners, Deliberation Project Teams (currently one, increasing to 4-7), and a Project Advisory Committee. The Project Lead supervises staff throughout the province (currently a full time Project Manager and four researchers and research assistants, growing over the course of the project), oversees project budgets and accounts, and is responsible for maintaining positive relationships with current and potential funders. The Project Lead needs to effectively direct multiple, complex projects as well as weaving these into a coherent whole at the level of public profile and practical functioning. The Project Lead reports to the Project Director, who leads the research side of the project and has overall fiscal and operational responsibility.
Competitive candidates for the Project Lead position will have:
1. Passion about the role of citizen engagement in climate change responses and the ability to be a vocal and visible champion for this.
2. Superb, demonstrated project development and leadership experience, with minimum 3-5 years’ experience in strategic development of new projects and leadership of complex, cross-sectoral projects.
3. Strong project management skills, including experience hiring and supervising staff, and a proven ability to meet multiple deadlines and balance numerous projects while maintaining a perspective on long-term goals.
4. Proven fundraising ability, budget management skills, and preferably some business development experience.
5. Superior writing, speaking, and communication skills, including an ability to conceptually understand the research work of the project and report on it to a variety of internal and external audiences, including ABCD partners, funders and the public.
6. Established relationships with and/or network knowledge of government, NGO, and business leadership in Alberta are a strong asset.
7. Experience in developing, designing, and/or facilitating large citizen engagement activities—that is, public consultations, collaborative planning exercises, deliberative democracy exercises, etc.— is a strong asset.
8. An understanding of Alberta's political climate and the realities of Canadian federalism is a strong asset.
9. A postsecondary degree in a related field (e.g. political science, environmental studies, communication, political science) is required; an MA or PhD are a strong asset. Professional accreditation in public participation, deliberation, and dialogue skills would be an asset (e.g. IAP2 certification).
The Project Lead will be based in Edmonton on campus at the University of Alberta. In the case of exceptional candidates, we may be willing to consider 2-3 days/week in Edmonton and the balance in another part of the province. The project currently has four remaining years of funding in place, and the Project Lead's initial term will be for two years. The salary range is $61,000-$85,000 depending on qualifications and length of work week, and in addition there is a comprehensive pension and benefits package valued at approximately 23% of salary. Our hope is that the new Project Lead will be able to begin on May 1, 2011, though this may be negotiable. Canadian regulations make it unlikely that we can hire someone who is not a Canadian citizen or landed immigrant.
Please send application materials to abcd@ualberta.ca. We will begin considering applications on March 25, 2011 and continue until a suitable candidate is hired. Application materials should include:
1. A cover letter describing why you are interested in this work and summarizing why you should be considered for this job;
2. A resume;
3. Two writing samples; and,
4. Telephone and e-mail contact information for three employment references.
All attachments should be in .pdf or Microsoft Word format and titled as follows
“Lastname_Firstname_documenttitle”.
For further information on the project and the position please see www.albertaclimatedialogue.ca.
If you have questions not answered on the relevant web pages, please contact the ABCD's Project
Director, David Kahane at abcd@ualberta.ca.
Alberta Climate Dialogue (ABCD) seeks a Project Lead to guide an ambitious citizen engagement initiative that will operate first in municipalities across Alberta and then scale up to the provincial level. ABCD is a five-year project premised on the conviction that well-designed citizen deliberations can play a crucial role in creating effective Albertan responses to climate change, by shaping the policies of participating municipal and provincial governments and motivating individual and community action. The project currently has $1 million in funding from the Community-University Research Alliance program of the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada, as well as $2 million in matching cash and in-kind support from community
organizations and partners; the Project Lead will work with partners to develop further funding
from public, private, and not-for profit sources.
Currently ending its first year of funding, ABCD has built a cross-sector alliance with membership from municipal and provincial governments, industry, academia and civil society. A central responsibility of the Project Lead is to continue building collaborative relationships across these sectors to the point of partnership to co-convene and fund significant and policy-shaping citizen deliberations. Depending on his or her degree of expertise and experience with citizen deliberation projects, the Project Lead will also be a key ABCD presence in co-designing complex, multi-stage, large scale citizen engagement activities with municipal and Provincial partners.
The other key task of the Project Lead is to structure, mentor, and support the work of a growing ABCD team, currently at 46 community and university based researchers and 23 partner organizations. She or he will be a pivotal figure in a structure that includes an Executive Committee, a Steering Committee, a Design Advisory Committee, eight ‘Action Teams’ of researchers and practitioners, Deliberation Project Teams (currently one, increasing to 4-7), and a Project Advisory Committee. The Project Lead supervises staff throughout the province (currently a full time Project Manager and four researchers and research assistants, growing over the course of the project), oversees project budgets and accounts, and is responsible for maintaining positive relationships with current and potential funders. The Project Lead needs to effectively direct multiple, complex projects as well as weaving these into a coherent whole at the level of public profile and practical functioning. The Project Lead reports to the Project Director, who leads the research side of the project and has overall fiscal and operational responsibility.
Competitive candidates for the Project Lead position will have:
1. Passion about the role of citizen engagement in climate change responses and the ability to be a vocal and visible champion for this.
2. Superb, demonstrated project development and leadership experience, with minimum 3-5 years’ experience in strategic development of new projects and leadership of complex, cross-sectoral projects.
3. Strong project management skills, including experience hiring and supervising staff, and a proven ability to meet multiple deadlines and balance numerous projects while maintaining a perspective on long-term goals.
4. Proven fundraising ability, budget management skills, and preferably some business development experience.
5. Superior writing, speaking, and communication skills, including an ability to conceptually understand the research work of the project and report on it to a variety of internal and external audiences, including ABCD partners, funders and the public.
6. Established relationships with and/or network knowledge of government, NGO, and business leadership in Alberta are a strong asset.
7. Experience in developing, designing, and/or facilitating large citizen engagement activities—that is, public consultations, collaborative planning exercises, deliberative democracy exercises, etc.— is a strong asset.
8. An understanding of Alberta's political climate and the realities of Canadian federalism is a strong asset.
9. A postsecondary degree in a related field (e.g. political science, environmental studies, communication, political science) is required; an MA or PhD are a strong asset. Professional accreditation in public participation, deliberation, and dialogue skills would be an asset (e.g. IAP2 certification).
The Project Lead will be based in Edmonton on campus at the University of Alberta. In the case of exceptional candidates, we may be willing to consider 2-3 days/week in Edmonton and the balance in another part of the province. The project currently has four remaining years of funding in place, and the Project Lead's initial term will be for two years. The salary range is $61,000-$85,000 depending on qualifications and length of work week, and in addition there is a comprehensive pension and benefits package valued at approximately 23% of salary. Our hope is that the new Project Lead will be able to begin on May 1, 2011, though this may be negotiable. Canadian regulations make it unlikely that we can hire someone who is not a Canadian citizen or landed immigrant.
Please send application materials to abcd@ualberta.ca. We will begin considering applications on March 25, 2011 and continue until a suitable candidate is hired. Application materials should include:
1. A cover letter describing why you are interested in this work and summarizing why you should be considered for this job;
2. A resume;
3. Two writing samples; and,
4. Telephone and e-mail contact information for three employment references.
All attachments should be in .pdf or Microsoft Word format and titled as follows
“Lastname_Firstname_documenttitle”.
For further information on the project and the position please see www.albertaclimatedialogue.ca.
If you have questions not answered on the relevant web pages, please contact the ABCD's Project
Director, David Kahane at abcd@ualberta.ca.
Monday, March 7, 2011
Research Positions at Kettering Foundation
The Kettering Foundation offers one-year research positions at our
Dayton, Ohio office to doctoral candidates and recent Ph.Ds. Associates
act as primary liaisons between Kettering Foundation staff and scholarly
literature. Responsibilities include research support for, and
participation in staff meetings, research workshops, and selected
foundation projects. Information about the nature of the foundations
research can be found at www.kettering.org.
About the Kettering Foundation
The Kettering Foundation is an operating research foundation rooted in the American tradition of inventive research. The foundation studies practical strategies for strengthening democracy. The focus is on the ways that people go about solving their common problems, whether they act on them directly, through the cooperation of communities of citizens, or through governments and other institutions. Behind each program is the search for answers to a primary question: What does it take to make democracy work as it should? Kettering Foundation research draws upon and contributes to scholarly literature on topics such as deliberative democracy, civic engagement, social capital, civic education, civil society, and social movements.
Eligibility Requirements
The foundation seeks diversity in academic, cultural, and geographic backgrounds. Previous associates have come from departments of history, education, philosophy, the social sciences, and journalism. Candidate requirements include:
• Doctoral candidate or recent PhD whose research interests include elements of democratic
theory and practice;
• Able to spend one academic year in residence at the foundation's Dayton, Ohio, offices;
• Able to articulate research interests/findings in nontechnical language;
• Able to recognize interdisciplinary connections among research questions;
• Able to work independently and with others in research teams.
Compensation and Provisions
Research Associates receive excellent full-time compensation and benefits including medical insurance. The foundation also provides office space, use of a computer, access to the Internet and the foundation's network, and other research resources. Associates are also reimbursed for ordinary costs associated with a temporary relocation to Dayton.
To Apply
Interested applicants should send a cover letter, current resume, three letters of recommendation, and a writing sample. We will begin reviewing applications March 15. Applications will be accepted until the positions are filled.
The cover letter should address the following:
• What elements of Kettering Foundation research do you find most related to your research?
• Where are you now in the timetable for completion of your dissertation?
• What skills and knowledge do you hope to gain from a year at the Kettering Foundation?
Send application materials to: ABD Research Position, Kettering Foundation,
200 Commons Road, Dayton, OH 45459, (800) 221-3657, abd@kettering.org
About the Kettering Foundation
The Kettering Foundation is an operating research foundation rooted in the American tradition of inventive research. The foundation studies practical strategies for strengthening democracy. The focus is on the ways that people go about solving their common problems, whether they act on them directly, through the cooperation of communities of citizens, or through governments and other institutions. Behind each program is the search for answers to a primary question: What does it take to make democracy work as it should? Kettering Foundation research draws upon and contributes to scholarly literature on topics such as deliberative democracy, civic engagement, social capital, civic education, civil society, and social movements.
Eligibility Requirements
The foundation seeks diversity in academic, cultural, and geographic backgrounds. Previous associates have come from departments of history, education, philosophy, the social sciences, and journalism. Candidate requirements include:
• Doctoral candidate or recent PhD whose research interests include elements of democratic
theory and practice;
• Able to spend one academic year in residence at the foundation's Dayton, Ohio, offices;
• Able to articulate research interests/findings in nontechnical language;
• Able to recognize interdisciplinary connections among research questions;
• Able to work independently and with others in research teams.
Compensation and Provisions
Research Associates receive excellent full-time compensation and benefits including medical insurance. The foundation also provides office space, use of a computer, access to the Internet and the foundation's network, and other research resources. Associates are also reimbursed for ordinary costs associated with a temporary relocation to Dayton.
To Apply
Interested applicants should send a cover letter, current resume, three letters of recommendation, and a writing sample. We will begin reviewing applications March 15. Applications will be accepted until the positions are filled.
The cover letter should address the following:
• What elements of Kettering Foundation research do you find most related to your research?
• Where are you now in the timetable for completion of your dissertation?
• What skills and knowledge do you hope to gain from a year at the Kettering Foundation?
Send application materials to: ABD Research Position, Kettering Foundation,
200 Commons Road, Dayton, OH 45459, (800) 221-3657, abd@kettering.org
Tuesday, February 15, 2011
Research Positions Open at Kettering Foundation
We're glad to pass on this request from the Kettering Foundation:
"The Charles F.
Kettering Foundation offers one-year research positions at our Dayton, Ohio
offices to doctoral candidates and recent Ph.D.’s. Research Associates receive
excellent full-time compensation and benefits including medical insurance.
As an operating
research foundation, Kettering explores practical ways that democracy can be
strengthened. The research, done in collaboration with people and organizations
around the world, emphasizes the roles of citizens and the qualities of their
interactions as decision-making actors in public life. We
especially encourage applications from scholars who have interests in topics
such as deliberative democracy, civic engagement, social capital, civic
education, civil society, and social movements, regardless of discipline or
methodology.
For more information on
the position, including the application guidelines, please visit our
website:
Please contact me with
any questions.
Amelia
Law
800-221-3657
Thursday, May 13, 2010
Job Oppty at research not-for-profit organization INVOLVE
We're pleased to pass on this job announcement from INVOLVE, the not-for-profit research organization in the UK:
"Administrator (with training and possibility of fast promotion)
This is an exciting opportunity for people interested in gaining the skills and experience needed to become a Researcher or Project Manager either in the field of public engagement and democratic reform, or in research organisations and think tanks more widely.
The successful candidate will start out as the (part time) Team Administrator, but will receive on the job training and, if they meet their objectives, can expect to take on more duties within 6 months.
For application details, job description and person specification please visit www.Involve.org.uk/administrator
Please direct all queries to Thea Shahrokh at jobs@involve.org.uk / 020 7920 6470
Application deadline: 1st June 2010"
"Administrator (with training and possibility of fast promotion)
This is an exciting opportunity for people interested in gaining the skills and experience needed to become a Researcher or Project Manager either in the field of public engagement and democratic reform, or in research organisations and think tanks more widely.
The successful candidate will start out as the (part time) Team Administrator, but will receive on the job training and, if they meet their objectives, can expect to take on more duties within 6 months.
For application details, job description and person specification please visit www.Involve.org.uk/administrator
Please direct all queries to Thea Shahrokh at jobs@involve.org.uk / 020 7920 6470
Application deadline: 1st June 2010"
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