Democratic Political Consulting
Democratic Political Consulting firm in Sacramento seeks production
assistant for busy primary season. Great opportunity for someone who
wants campaign experience!
Position is temporary, full time through January-February, 2002 with the possibility of permanent hire.
Job description:
Assist Chief of Staff with production and shipping of direct mail for
several political campaigns. Involves coordinating with vendors and
clients, picking up and delivering materials to vendors, coordinating
large mailings, etc. This position will require you to work irregular
hours (some late nights and/or early mornings)
Salary: $1500-$2000/month DOE
Requirements:
No prior political experience necessary. Must be able to multitask,
work semi-independently and be able to find creative solutions to difficult
situations. Must have own car, be able to lift 40 pounds, be willing
to work irregular hours.
To Apply:
Fax Resume to (916) 737-1809 or e-mail Levyre@pacbell.net
California
Dental Association
California Dental Association is currently recruiting for a coordinator
regulatory compliance at their corporate headquarters in downtown Sacramento.
See
the announcement here.*
12 Jobs from the Capitol...
Job #1
California Association of Homes & Services for the Aging
A statewide, not-for-profit association is currently seeking a chief
lobbyist to plan and implement all aspects of its public policy agenda.
Applicants should
have excellent verbal and written communication skills. An advanced
degree in appropriate field preferred. Send resume and cover (please
include salary requirements) to:
California Association of Homes & Services for the Aging (CAHSA)
Attn: Chief Lobbyist
7311 Greenhaven Drive, Suite 175
Sacramento, CA 95831
(916) 392-0575
www.aging.org
NO PHONE CALLS PLEASE.
Job #2
Rental Housing Association of Sacramento Valley
http://calsae.org/cgi-win/jobmart.exe/JobListPage:Job_ID=1613
Job #3
California Association of Health Plans
Job Announcement
Grassroots Coordinator
Description
Coordinate grassroots and outreach efforts for a statewide managed-
care trade association with 36 member health plans.
Responsibilities
- Direct and implement a strategic grassroots program to enhance the Association’s legislative agenda promote a greater understanding of managed health care
- involve the public on issues of health care
- Organize informational meetings with industry representatives and political leaders.
- Assist in implementation of the Association’s statewide Healthy Family outreach effort.
- Assist in coordinating the Association’s coalition-building efforts.
- Coordinate efforts of health plan representatives in development and an implementation of outreach efforts.
Qualifications
- Bachelors degree in related field
- Excellent communications skills
- Positive, outgoing approach to motivating and organizing others
- Experience in developing and implementing a grassroots network
- Experience as an organizer for political or related entity
- Familiarity with California legislature and politics
- Knowledge and experience with computer database development
- Campaign experience a plus
- Experience in a policy setting a plus
Send resumes to:
Fax: (916) 443-1037 or
e-mail: nmanly@calhealthplans.com
Job #4
Sen. Dede Alpert is seeking an experienced staff person to
managed legislative affairs in her Capitol office. Resumes to Rm.
5050, Attn: Krimilda Hodson.
Job #5
CA Council of Churches
The CA Council of Churches needs a Public Policy Coordinator to track
bills, testify at hearings, organize grassroots, etc. Requires a BA
and three years in legislative process, community organizing. $50
to $60 K. Contact: 442-5447
Job #6
CA Interfaith Energy Assistance Project
The CA Interfaith Energy Assistance Project seeks a project coordinator
for outreach to low income families needing energy subsidies and rebates.
Requires BA or equivalent experience, working knowledge of state government.
$55 to $60K. Contact: 442-5447
Job #7
Child Support Directors Association
The Child Support Directors Association is looking for a Policy Analyst
to research issues, analyze and draft legislation, etc. Requires knowledge
or legislative and budget process. $48 to $70K. Contact 446-6700.
Job #8
California Association of Health Plans
Position Description
Vice President of Communications
Accountability
Reports to Association President/CEO
Responsibilities
Develop and manage public relations, communications and media relations
efforts for statewide managed care Association with 36 member health
plans.
Direct and implement a strategic media relations program to enhance the Association’s legislative agenda, educate reporters and the public on issues of health care and promote a greater understanding of managed health care.
Serve as a spokesperson for the Association and California’s health plan industry.
Chair a committee of health plan public relations representatives to develop strategic and tactical plans for delivering a coordinated message on issues affecting the managed care industry.
Oversee all communications activities for the Association, including the organization’s website.
Qualifications
- Bachelors degree in related field
- Excellent writing and communications skills
- Experience in public relations
- Expertise in working with the media
- Knowledge of health care issues a considerable plus
- Ability to thing strategically and manage through crisis
- Experience in a policy setting a plus
Contact
Nancy Manly, 916 552-2910
E mail: Nmanly@Calhealthplans.com
Job #9
California Works Foundation
PROJECT DIRECTOR
Founded in 2000, the California Works Foundation is dedicated to promoting
equitable economic development in the State of California. The Foundation’s
programs aim to maximize the capacity of labor and community organizations
to advance policies and practices that support quality job creation,
ensure community health, promote shared prosperity, and increase social
justice for low-income and working families.
Project Position. A full-time Project Director is sought to manage
a new initiative -- Union Strategies for Improving Health Care Quality.
The project will
involve:
- Working with affiliated unions of the California Labor Federation to develop a health care quality agenda and a set of quality of care indicators for unions to use in collective bargaining and health care purchasing strategies.
- Engaging broad union leadership in discussing what types of quality measurements resonate with California Labor Federation affiliates.
- Coordinating dissemination of best available report card information to California Labor Federation affiliates for collective bargaining and informed consumer decision-making.
- Linking with other statewide efforts to improve health care quality and work toward expanding health care access for all California residents.
Project Significance: As the health care industry continues to be increasingly concentrated and driven by cost management and profit-making concerns -- and with managed care serving as the dominant vehicle for the delivery of health care -- there are a number of issues that organized labor is uniquely positioned to address. They include: incentives for under-treatment; provider conflict of interests; reduced choice and barriers to care, laying off of skilled health care workers; contracting out of work; understaffing; increase in health care workers’ responsibility with no increase in training and wages. This is an opportunity to address these issues, working in a dynamic environment with organized labor and key constituencies committed to health care quality and access.
This one-year project will lay the groundwork for a longer term health care initiative we hope to undertake. This future effort will focus on building organized labor’s capacity to effectively use its role as an advocate, purchaser, and representative of health care workers to improve access to quality health care for all California residents.
Desired Job Qualifications:
- Working knowledge of health care quality and access issues
- Demonstrated ability to take charge of and implement start-up projects
- Creative and strategic thinker
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Labor or community organizing experience
- Strong social justice perspective and commitments
Salary level will depend on experience. Full medical, dental, and
vision benefits provided. Please email your resume and a brief writing
sample to Sally Covington, Director, California Works Foundation at
scovington@caworksfoundation.org,
. No phone calls, please. The Foundation is an equal opportunity employer.
People of color strongly encouraged to
apply.
Job #10
Blue Shield of California
Blue Shield of California is looking for a grassroots coordinator
based in the Sacramento Office. Duties include: recruiting and training
of BSC employees to increase involvement in the government affairs
program, working internally to develop grassroots system in response
to legislative priorities, PAC fundraising, working with national
association on federal grassroots issues and maintain and direct development
of BSC government affairs website. Grassroots experience preferred,
excellent communication skills, familiarity with California legislature
and politics. Salary to be discussed. Please fax resume and cover
letter to 916-552-2925.
Job #11
Southeast Asia Resource Action Center
POSITION ANNOUNCEMENT
PROGRAM COORDINATOR, SUCCESSFUL NEW AMERICANS PROJECT (SNAP)
Salary: $33,000 - $35,000 annual salary, depending on experience,
plus benefits.
Duration of employment: January 2, 2002 – September 30, 2002
(9 months).
Application deadline: December 10, 2001.
Note: This position will be available when – and if – final
funding approval is obtained.
SEARAC invites applicants to apply for the position of SNAP Program
Coordinator in Washington, DC. SEARAC seeks an energetic person with
organizational, research, and Southeast Asian (Cambodia, Laos, &
Vietnam) American community development experience. SNAP provides
institutional strengthening, coalition-building, research and information
dissemination services to strengthen refugee individuals, families,
and communities.
SEARAC was founded in 1979 to facilitate the resettlement of Southeast Asian refugees into the US and the development of nonprofit organizations led by and for Southeast Asians. SEARAC is a national organization working to advance the interests of Cambodian, Laotian, and Vietnamese Americans through leadership development, capacity building, and community empowerment.
The Coordinator will assist the SNAP Project Manager to coordinate
training and technical assistance (T & TA) to and track and maintain
communication with eleven (11) multiethnic refugee-led mutual assistance
associations (MAAs) throughout the nation. Responsibilities will also
include collecting and
disseminating “promising practice” models to partner organizations,
working with SEARAC staff to build the long-term stability of SNAP,
and performing
administrative and other duties as requested by the Project Manager.
Required qualifications:
- Experience working with refugees and/or low-income communities, and in coalition with other organizations.
- Demonstrated ability to track project activities.
- Experience with Internet-based research.
- Knowledge of communities with ancestry in Cambodia, Laos, and/or Vietnam.
- Undergraduate degree.
- Working knowledge of MS Word and WordPerfect.
- Eagerness to work in a challenging environment with opportunities for building new skills.
Desired qualifications:
- Work in mutual assistance associations (MAAs) or other community-based organizations.
- Fluency in a Southeast Asian or other language spoken by a refugee group in the United States.
- Experience with building multi-agency coalitions.
- Graduate degree.
- Experience with collecting and implementing promising practice models.
To apply, please send a cover letter and resume to:
Mr. Narin Sihavong, SNAP Project Manager
Southeast Asia Resource Action Center (SEARAC)
1628 16th Street, NW
Washington, DC 20009-3099
E-mail: narin@searac.org, Fax:
(202) 667-6449
SEARAC does not discriminate on any illegal or unethical basis. All people are encouraged to apply for this position.
Job #12
Planned Parenthood Affiliates of California
Legislative Affairs Director
Purpose: To advocate for, monitor, and track state policies that impact the mission of Planned Parenthood Affiliates of California.
Reports to: Vice President of Public Policy.
Internal Contacts: All PPAC staff and affiliate Public Affairs staff.
External Contact: Legislators, legislative staff, coalition partners, community organizations, advocacy organizations.
Requirements:
- Bachelors Degree.
- 2 years minimum experience in a public policy environment.
- Demonstrated knowledge of the legislative process and environment.
- Demonstrated expertise in the field of women’s and family health.
- Strong oral and written communication skills.
- Public speaking skills.
- Ability to work independently.
- Strong analytical skills.
- Ability to work in a fast paced environment.
- Sense of humor.
- Must be a team player.
Responsibilities:
- Lobby the California legislature and administration.
- Develop and maintain relationships with coalition partners, advocacy organizations, legislative staff, legislators, and department staff.
- Work with members of the public policy team to develop legislative agenda.
- Develop and maintain expertise in a broad range of issues related to family planning.
- Provide legislative support to Public Affairs staff.
- Write and deliver testimony.
- Develop written materials to support legislative efforts.
- Bill analysis.
- Public speaking.
- Other duties as assigned.
Hiring Range: $40,000 – $50,000, Full Benefits
To Apply: Applications accepted by fax only. Applications received by mail will not be considered. No phone calls. Please fax your resume and cover letter to (916) 441-0632 -- Attention Human Resources Manager. Position will remain open until filled.
Environmental Protection Agency
Announcement Number: Reg 2-DE-2002-0044
Vacancy Description: Public Affairs Specialist
Open Period: 11/30/2001 - 12/30/2001
Series/Grade:GS-1035-12/12
Salary: $54,971.00 TO $71,224.00
Promotion Potential: GS-12
Hiring Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
Duty Locations:
1 vacancy in New York City, NY
Skills Description
Position is not for trainees. Applicants must have previous experience
and/or education in a related field.
For more information, Contact: Alan Sommerman, 212-637-3557, sommerman.alan@epa.gov
PROMOTION POTENTIAL: This position has promotion potential to the GS-13.
Please note, identification of promotion potential in this announcement
does not constitute a commitment or an obligation on the part of management
to promote the employee selected at some future date. Promotion will
depend upon administrative approval and the continuing need for an actual
assignment and performance of higher-level duties.
DIRECT DEPOSIT: EPA requires all salary payments to be made via electronic
funds transfer (direct deposit) to financial institutions or other authorized
payment agents.
WHO MAY APPLY: Applications will be accepted from all qualified U.S.
citizens.
TRAVEL/RELOCATION EXPENSES: Travel, transportation, and relocation expenses
are not authorized and will not be paid by the Federal Government.
TYPE OF APPOINTMENT: Competitive
WORK SCHEDULE: Full-time
TRAVEL: This position may require between 1 and 5 nights of travel per
month.
LOCATION OF POSITION: US Environmental Protection Agency, Region 2 New
York, Communications Division, Public Outreach Branch, 290 Broadway,
New York, N.Y. 10007.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: As a Public Affairs Specialist in the Public
Outreach Branch, the incumbent provides representatives of the public,
news media, and local and elected officials with information and opportunities
for involvement in the Hudson River PCB Superfund project and other
EPA Superfund programs and activities. Serves as Chair of the Hudson
River PCBs Superfund Site Reassessment Steering Committee, which serves
to address and elevate issues and concerns raised by interested groups.
Develops and implements community relations plans for the Hudson River
PCB site, including the release of technical documents, proposed decision
documents and any other releases of new information. Establishes and
maintains effective working relationships with state and local agencies;
community organizations, citizens and other interested groups; and representatives
of print and broadcast media, to disseminate information about the region's
Superfund program. Uses a variety of techniques such as new releases,
fact sheets, public service announcements, speeches, public meetings,
to achieve communication goals. Works with the EPA Project Manager to
identify the need for contractor assistance in community relations activities
and directs and evaluates the work of these contractors. Performs other
duties as assigned.
QUALIFICATIONS REQUIREMENTS: All applicants must have one year of specialized
experience equivalent to the GS-11 level in the Federal service. Specialized
experience is in or related to the development and coordination of public
outreach activities, preferably dealing with environmental management
programs. The specialized experience must have included the development
of public information in various formats (i.e., press releases, fact
sheets, public meetings, personal contact) to a wide variety of audiences
such as the public, elected officials, community organizations and print
and broadcast media.
BASIS OF RATING: Applicants will be rated on the extent and quality
of experience, education, and training relevant to the duties of the
position. Eligible applicants will receive a numerical rating based
on their responses to the application questions for this position submitted
on-line via EZHire@EPA. These responses
must be substantiated by your online resume. Applicants who do not respond
to the application questions may be rated ineligible.
Warning! Your answers will be verified against information provided
in your on-line resume. Be sure that your resume clearly support your
responses to all the questions by addressing experience and education
relevant to this position. If you exaggerate or falsify your experience
and/or education, you may be removed from employment consideration.
You should make a fair and accurate assessment of your qualifications.
PRIORITY PLACEMENT PROGRAM FOR SURPLUS OR DISPLACED FEDERAL EMPLOYEES:
Applicants claiming CTAP/ICTAP eligibility must submit proof that they
meet the requirements of 5 CFR 330.605(a) for CTAP and 5 CFR 330.704
for ICTAP. This includes providing a copy of the agency notice, their
most recent Performance Rating, and their most recent SF-50 noting current
position, grade level, and duty location. CTAP and ICTAP eligibles will
be considered well qualified if they earn a minimum score of 85 (prior
to the assignment of veteran's preference points). For more information
on CTAP/ICTAP eligibility requirements, please visit http://www.opm.gov/ctap/index.htm.
VETERANS INFORMATION: If you are claiming 10-point veteran's preference,
you MUST submit a DD-214, Standard Form 15 and the required proof of
entitlement. Additional information on veterans' preference is available
in the Vet's Guide that can be found at http://www.opm.gov/veterans/html/vetguide.htm.
As a condition of employment, male applicants born after December 31,
1959, must certify that they have registered with the Selective Service
System, or are exempt from having to do so under the Selective Service
Law.
HOW TO APPLY FOR THIS VACANCY: Resume and application questions for
this vacancy MUST be received on-line via the EZHire@EPA web site BEFORE
midnight Eastern Time on the closing date of this announcement. If you
fail to submit a COMPLETE online resume, you WILL NOT be considered
for this position. Paper applications WILL NOT be accepted and requests
for extensions WILL NOT be granted. Unless otherwise stated in this
announcement, all required supplemental application materials must be
received within 3 days of the closing date of the announcement. This
proof must be sent to either the contact address or fax number identified
below and must include the announcement number for which applying. If
applying online poses a hardship to any applicant, the Servicing Personnel
Office listed on the announcement will provide assistance to ensure
that applications are submitted online by the closing date. Applicants
MUST CONTACT the Servicing Personnel Office PRIOR TO THE CLOSING DATE
to speak to someone who can provide assistance for online submission.
If you have accessed this announcement from an alternate web site please
visit www.epa.gov/ezhire
to apply for this position.
Due to the unreliability of the mails at present, we recommend that
supplemental documentation you may need to provide (e.g., SF-50, performance
appraisal, proof of eligibility for CTAP/ICTAP, or proof of 10-point
veterans' preference) be delivered to the Human Resources Branch personally
or submitted via fax. The fax number is 212-637-3535. Please be aware
that information mailed in US Government franked envelopes will not
be accepted.
Questions regarding this announcement should be addressed to Alan Sommerman,
EPA Region 2 Human Resources Branch, on telephone number 212-637-3557
or by fax on 212-637-3535. Hearing impaired applicants may call the
TTY number 212-637-3510. The mailing address is EPA Region 2, Human
Resources Branch, 290 Broadway, 28 floor South, New York, NY 10007.
EEO POLICY: EPA is an equal opportunity employer. Selection for this
position will be based solely on merit without regard to race, color,
religion, age, gender, national origin, political affiliation, disability,
sexual orientation, marital or family status or other differences.
REASONABLE ACCOMMODATIONS: This agency provides reasonable accommodations
to applicants with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation
for any part of the application and hiring process, please notify the
agency. The decision on granting reasonable accommodation will be on
a case-by-case basis.
BARGAINING UNIT STATUS: This position is in the bargaining unit represented
by the American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) Local 3911.
SUITABILITY DETERMINATION: Applicants selected for Federal employment
are required to complete a "Declaration of Federal Employment"
(OF-306), prior to being appointed to determine their suitability for
Federal employment and to authorize a background investigation.
PROBATIONARY PERIOD: The individual selected for the position will be
subject to completion of a one-year probationary period.
PRIVACY ACT: Your application contains information subject to the Privacy
Act (P.L. 93-579 and 5 USC 552a). This information is used to determine
your qualification for employment. The use of this information is authorized
under Title 5 USC, Sections 3302 and 3361.
The California
Budget Project
The California Budget Project has a Senior Policy Analyst position available.
Go here for more information.
Click on their current job openings or go
here.* The California Budget Project (CBP) engages in independent
fiscal and policy analysis and public education with the goal of improving
public policies affecting the economic and social well-being of low
and middle income Californians. Foundation grants and individual donations
and subscriptions provide general operating support for the California
Budget Project.
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