FELLOWSHIPS & EMPLOYMENT
Accounting Assistant
Campaign for America’s Future, Washington, DC
The Campaign for America’s Future (CAF) and the Institute for America’s Future (IAF) seek an Accounting Assistant responsible for processing accounts payable, preparing invoices for accounts receivable, processing daily deposits and other clerical accounting duties. This position will support the Department of Finance and Administration and report to the Controller. The Accounting Assistant works in the CAF/IAF Washington office. Responsibilities include but are not limited to:
- Assist in maintaining systems, procedures and methods for record keeping, cost gathering and reporting.
- Aid in preparation of balance sheets, profit and loss statements and other financial reports.
- Help analyze trends, costs, revenues, financial commitments, and obligations incurred to predict future revenues and expenses.
- Offer suggestions about accounting policies and procedures, resource utilization, investment strategies, assumptions underlying budget forecasts.
- Assist with budget preparation, modeling, reporting, and analysis.
- Ensure accurate codes and charges for all encumbrances and disbursements.
- Collect receipts, summarizes cost, and prepares monthly credit card statements for payment.
- Manage timesheet process including creation, dissemination, collection of timesheets, and allocation of salary expense.
- Interact with vendors, organizations, and public to answer questions and to resolve account and billing discrepancies.
- Provides a variety of supportive services as directed by the Chief Operating Officer, Controller, or other senior staff.
- Participate in special projects and perform other related duties as needed.
Qualifications:
- Understanding of standard accounting concepts, practices, and procedures
- Familiarity with a variety of accounting software programs
- Good analytical and problem-solving skills
- Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing
- Advanced knowledge of personal computers and ability to operate standard office equipment including but not limited to computers, printers, copiers, calculators, and facsimile machines
- Ability to follow oral and written instructions
- Associates degree in accounting, business administration or a related field
- Two or more years of related experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience
- Knowledge of principles and practices of basic accounting are required
- Familiarity with QuickBooks and Solomon accounting software is a plus.
- Must be a team player, creative problem solver, organized, self directed and highly motivated
Salary: $30,000 to $35,000 based on experience. Benefits include vacation, health insurance, healthcare/childcare flexible spending account, public transportation assistance, and retirement plan. CAF/IAF offers a comfortable, creative, and inclusive work environment that welcomes diversity. To Apply: Send cover letter indicating how you learned of the job opening, résumé with dates of employment, and salary history by mail, email or fax to: Accounting Assistant Search, Campaign for America’s Future, 1825 K Street, NW, Suite 400 Washington, DC 20006. Fax: (202) 955-5606; Email: jobs@ourfuture.org. Deadline: None given. Open until filled. Note: Due to the large number of applicants, only candidates selected for further consideration will be contacted. No phone calls, please. The Campaign for America’s Future is an equal opportunity employer.
Associate Online Producer
Campaign for America’s Future, Washington, DC
TheCampaign for America’s Future (CAF) and the Institute for America’s Future (IAF) seek an Associate Online Producer to assist in generating and managing content for organizational websites and emails. This person will use a combination of journalism and technology skills to help ensure that our websites capture and build interest in our mix of progressive causes, and move people to actively support those causes. This position is located in the CAF/IAF Washington office and reports to the Executive Editor of Online Communications. Responsibilities include but are not limited to:
- Write and copy edit intros, summaries and headlines for web content (and for printed materials when required).
- Publish Web content, using HTML formatting and other tools, to conform to website design.
- Assist in the design of the websites and emails by researching or creating visual elements, audio and video, and integrating them appropriately into content.
- Assist in gathering and reviewing content and in monitoring community forums.
- Collect, organize, analyze, and present site traffic and usage statistics.
Qualifications:
- Strong writing and editing skills, with a perfectionist’s attention to detail. (AP Stylebook mastery preferred.)
- Intermediate-to-expert knowledge of HTML and basic knowledge of web design
- Experience incorporating multimedia content into online communications
- The ability to be a team player, to do creative problem solving, and to be well-organized, self-directed and highly motivated
- Good online research abilities
- Passion for progressive causes
- Bachelor’s degree in journalism, communications, English, political science or a related field
- Three years of writing and editing experience preferred, including direct experience in publishing editorial content on a commercial or nonprofit website
- Knowledge of progressive politics, organizations and policymakers
- Expertise in using Web authoring tools (especially HTML), Adobe Photoshop and multimedia editing software
Salary based on experience. Benefits include vacation, health insurance, healthcare/childcare flexible spending account, public transportation assistance, and retirement plan. CAF/IAF offers a comfortable, creative and inclusive work environment that welcomes diversity. To Apply: Send cover letter indicating how you learned of the job opening, résumé with dates of employment, and salary history by mail, email or fax to: Associate Online Producer Search, Campaign for America’s Future, 1825 K Street, NW, Suite 400 Washington, DC 20006. Fax: (202) 955-5606; Email: jobs@ourfuture.org. Deadline: None given. Open until filled. Note: Due to the large number of applicants, only candidates selected for further consideration will be contacted. No phone calls, please. The Campaign for America’s Future is an equal opportunity employer.
Deputy Director
Berkeley Center for Criminal Justice, University of California Berkeley
UC Berkeley's Boalt Hall School of Law is one of the nation's great centers for legal education, ever exploring and pushing new intellectual boundaries while tackling urgent, real-world issues. Boalt Hall is also known for its vibrant and engaged community of students and scholars who are committed to providing leadership and making a difference on problems of local, national, and global import. The mission of the Berkeley Center for Criminal Justice (BCCJ) is to research, develop, and advance innovative juvenile and criminal justice law and policy approaches through collaboration with and among scholars, policymakers, and practitioners. The center’s goals are to build broad-based coalitions that support and advance innovative, research-based juvenile and criminal justice law and policy approaches; support criminal justice research by faculty and students from Boalt, UC Berkeley and elsewhere and apply this research to pressing juvenile and criminal justice law and policy issues; and to train students at Boalt and UC Berkeley and scholars, policymakers and practitioners in the greater criminal justice community on innovative juvenile and criminal justice law and policy approaches. The Center’s primary substantive areas of focus are: Street violence reduction, policing and community policing, prison and reentry reform, drug policy reform, and juvenile justice. The Deputy Director will work under the direction of the Executive Director of the Berkeley Center for Criminal Justice. Responsibilities include but are not limited to:
- Assist the Executive Director with all aspects of agency management.
- With the Executive Director, manage BCCJ’s action-oriented research projects – including projects in the areas of street violence reduction and employment barriers to reentry.
- Develop and manage BCCJ’s programming at Boalt – including major conferences, the Caleb Foote Symposium and the Criminal Justice Roundtables.
- Develop and manage the BCCJ “Leadership Academy” to identify and train criminal justice leaders in law enforcement and the community and support collaborative criminal justice projects.
- Oversee the implementation of BCCJ’s annual strategic plan.
- Oversee the development of BCCJ’s annual budget.
- With the Executive Director, develop a fundraising plan that outlines strategies and action steps for generating contributed revenue from foundations, alumni, individual donors, law firms and corporations.
- Develop a business plan that outlines strategies and action steps for generating earned revenue.
- Collaborate with the Alumni Relations and Development Office to coordinate fundraising activities.
- Identify new funding sources for BCCJ’s work in its substantive focus areas.
- Draft grant proposals in support of BCCJ’s work.
- With the Executive Director, oversee the development and implementation of BCCJ’s marketing and communications plan.
- Serve as a BCCJ liaison to faculty and students at Boalt and academics, law enforcement officials and community groups in the greater criminal justice community.
- Represent BCCJ at relevant meetings, forums and conferences.
- Other duties as determined by the Executive Director.
Qualifications:
- Law degree or relevant advanced degree with at least eight years experience in the criminal justice field
- Significant managerial or supervisory experience in a public, non-profit, or academic organization
- Track record of successful fundraising from federal, state, and private grant-making institutions
- Strong interpersonal skills, with the ability to interact with diverse groups including academics, law enforcement officials and community groups
- Strong leadership skills
- Excellent written and oral communication skills
- Ability to creatively problem solve, using sound judgment, diplomacy, and tact
- Ability to work independently as well as part of a team
- Ability to prioritize in a fast-paced environment with multiple deadlines and demands
- Ability to build and sustain a wide professional network
- Ability to successfully pass a background check
- Law degree preferred
- Detailed knowledge of the criminal justice systems in Bay Area jurisdictions
- Experience with budget development
- Experience with marketing and communications development and implementation
- Familiarity with UC campus policies and procedures
Salary: $70,000-$92,000. To Apply: Applications must be submitted via the UC Berkeley web site at http://jobs.berkeley.edu/ referencing job # 7345. Deadline: None given.
Managing Attorney
The Virginia Justice Center for Farm and Immigrant Workers, Falls Church, VA
The Virginia Justice Center for Farm and Immigrant Workers (VJC), a program of the Legal Aid Justice Center, seeks a Managing Attorney in its Falls Church office. The Managing Attorney will help low-wage immigrant workers find justice and fair treatment in the workplace. To meet the clients’ goals, the VJC provides legal assistance; conducts community education, outreach and organizing; and pursues legislative advocacy. Responsibilities include but are not limited to:
- Manage an office of two attorneys, two community organizers, a legal assistant, interns, and volunteers.
- Oversee the substantive work of program initiatives.
- Help advance policies supporting Virginia’s low-wage immigrant workers.
- Work with a development team to raise funds.
Qualifications:
- Ideal candidate has at least three years’ experience working on behalf of low-wage immigrant workers
- Demonstrated commitment to social justice
- Strong communications skills
- Ability to balance varied responsibilities
- Healthy sense of humor
- Spanish proficiency is required.
- Applicants must be admitted to the Virginia State Bar, eligible for reciprocal admission, or willing to sit for the next bar examination.
Salary is dependent upon experience. Benefits include generous vacation, excellent family health insurance, law school loan repayment assistance, dedicated co-workers and a great work environment. To Apply: Send résumé and cover letter by email to Alex Gulotta at: alex@justice4all.org and Tim Freilich at: tim@justice4all.org, followed by one hard copy to: Alex R. Gulotta, Executive Director, Legal Aid Justice Center, 1000 Preston Avenue, Suite A, Charlottesville, VA 22903. Deadline: Position open until filled. VJC is a statewide project of the non-profit Legal Aid Justice Center, and does not receive funding from the Legal Services Corporation. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. Candidates from diverse backgrounds are encouraged to apply.
Migrant Farmworker Attorney
Advocates for Basic Legal Equality, Toledo, OH
Advocates for Basic Legal Equality, Inc. (ABLE), is a non-profit law firm providing free legal assistance to low-income migrant farmworkers throughout Ohio. ABLE seeks an energetic, bright, and hard working attorney to work with its Migrant Farmworker Program. The position is based in Toledo. Qualifications:
- Excellent legal and communication skills
- Ability to relate well with low-income clients
- Computer proficiency
- Strong commitment to legal services to the poor required.
- Must be able to communicate fluently in Spanish
- Membership in Ohio Bar or ability to be admitted by motion or examination required
- Previous experience in poverty law, provision of legal services to migrant farmworkers, and work with community groups is preferred
Salary is based on relevant legal experience. Excellent benefits, including loan repayment assistance and language compensation provided. To Apply: Send resume electronically as soon as possible, in Microsoft Word format only, to: jobs@ablelaw.org, Subj: Migrant Farmworker Attorney. Applications will only be accepted by email. Deadline: None given. Position available immediately. Equal access to ABLE’s office is available. Applicants requiring accommodation to the interview/application process should contact the Recruitment Coordinator at the address listed above. Equal Employment Opportunity.
Policy Research Associate
Campaign for America’s Future (no location given)
The Campaign for America’s Future (CAF) and Institute for American’s Future(IAF) seek a highly motivated Policy Research Associate to conduct policy research and analysis on progressive issues. This research is used to support policy initiatives, frame issues in the media, and as a basis for policy reports and communications. The individual will work with program managers as well as the organization’s co-directors to establish research priorities and to coordinate efforts with partners in the field. The Policy Research Associate position presents an exciting opportunity to be part of a policy team and the progressive movement. Responsibilities include but are not limited to:
- A range of research and organizational tasks across policy areas.
- Analyze and research information sources to build library on relevant topics.
- Write and edit regular briefs and reports that apply research to policy debates.
- Serve as a resource for policy managers and assist with monitoring information sources.
- Organize information to be available to other team members.
- Coordinate meetings and events with collaborators and stakeholders.
Qualifications:
- Able to apply research findings to policy initiatives and proposals and to show how political decisions affect the lives of all Americans
- Bachelor’s degree demonstrating relevant skills
- Excellent writing and quantitative skills
- Experience using government and third party resources for research
- Keen understanding of the economic issues within progressive politics
- Versatile self-starter with strong intellect, initiative and reliability
- Comfortable working in a team-oriented and fast-paced environment
- Desire to work hard to make the world a better place
Salary is in the $30K range, commensurate with experience. Benefits include health insurance, vacation, healthcare/childcare flexible spending account, public transportation assistance, and retirement plan. CAF/IAF offers a comfortable, creative work environment that welcomes diversity. To Apply: Send cover letter indicating how you learned of the job opening, résumé with dates of employment, and salary history by mail, email or fax to: Policy Research Associate Search, Campaign for America’s Future, 1825 K Street, NW, Suite 400 Washington, DC 20006. Fax: (202) 955-5606; Email: jobs@ourfuture.org. Deadline: October 31, 2007. Note: Due to the large number of applicants, only candidates selected for further consideration will be contacted. No phone calls, please. The Campaign for America’s Future is an equal opportunity employer.
President/CEO
Public Counsel Law Center, Los Angeles, CA
Public Counsel is the largest pro bono legal organization in the country. It was founded in 1970 with the support of the Los Angeles County and Beverly Hills Bar Associations. With a staff of 73, including 35 lawyers and more than 3,500 volunteers, it serves annually over 25,000 indigent and underrepresented adults and children throughout Los Angeles County and helps ensure that community-based organizations have legal support. Its work includes help to individuals one by one and impact litigation affecting groups. Public Counsel is supported by major corporations and the largest and most prominent law firms in the country. In the last decade in particular, Public Counsel has become an established and highly reputable fixture in the Southern California legal community. As an institution, Public Counsel enjoys close working relationships with every major law firm, pro bono, and social service organization in Southern California, as well as numerous local and state governmental offices. Public Counsel’s practice areas include Appellate Law, Children’s Rights, Community Development, Consumer Law, Homelessness Prevention Law, Immigrants’ Rights, and Child Care Law. Responsibilities include but are not limited to:
- Provide dynamic leadership with enthusiasm and vigor.
- Primarily responsible for promoting the mission of Public Counsel and must inspire lawyers and social workers, mothers and fathers, executives and working people to put their talents to use on behalf of those who need them most.
- Responsible for fundraising, policy, program development, and strategic direction of the organization.
- Represent the organization externally, reaching law firms, public policy and private sector leaders, philanthropic stakeholders, and individual donors.
- Approve and oversee major impact litigation.
- Develop and implement pro bono programs.
- Work with Public Counsel staff, Board of Directors, community service providers, and government agencies to identify community needs and program opportunities.
- Oversee annual review of each Public Counsel program to ensure that it is meeting community needs in an effective and cost‐efficient manner.
- Recruit volunteer attorneys.
- Expand law firm support and supervise planning of the annual Douglas Dinner which raises more than $2 million annually.
- Extend individual support (including planned giving) as well as foundation support.
- Seek out and develop dedicated and enthusiastic Board members
- Supervise, with the Director of Litigation and Advocacy, the legal work of the organization.
- Advocate for the availability of legal services for the poor at the local, state and federal levels.
- Maintain ongoing relationships with legal and social service organizations and governmental agencies.
- Together with the Board of Directors, the President/CEO will be responsible for the fiscal management and corporate governance of Public Counsel.
Qualifications include:
- Responsible for inspiring and managing the staff and for building awareness generally for the organization and the issues facing its clients
- Must be dedicated to service, devoted to the improvement of society as a whole, and committed to advancing access to equal justice under the law.
- Must be a skilled manager, capable of directing, motivating and developing a first-class professional staff while extending the organizational framework
- Must be a leader who possesses strong professional, personal and organizational development skills and is capable of taking Public Counsel to a new level of recognition, funding, and program excellence to serve more clients more effectively
- Active membership in good standing of a state bar association with a willingness to obtain California Bar membership
- Leadership and management experience in attracting, developing, evaluating, and retaining professional staff
- Proven success in raising support from institutions, foundations, and individuals
- Demonstrated ability to motivate and advocate
- The highest standards for integrity and ethical conduct
- Ability to gain trust, organize people into teams, and to inspire team members to excellence
- Ability to communicate effectively and professionally with a diverse range of people
- Ability to listen to others and learn from their best ideas
- Overarching dedication to serve and compassion for those in need
Compensation for the President/CEO includes a competitive base salary and an excellent package of employee and health benefits. To Apply: Contact Dan Fielding, 2049 Century Park East, 34th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90067
(310) 229-5872 - direct dial or djfielding@rkmc.com - email address. Deadline: None given. Public Counsel is an equal opportunity employer. The identity of applicants will be kept strictly confidential.
Senior Communications Associate
Campaign for America’s Future, Washington, DC
The Campaign for America’s Future (CAF) and Institute for America’s Future(IAF) is expanding its communications and media groups to move its bold message of progressive economic reform in the national political debate. CAF/IAF seeks top-flight professionals to support its growth. The Campaign for America’s Future and Institute for America’s Futureseek a Senior Communications Associate with extraordinary media relations and writing skills to work on cutting-edge media campaigns that move the progressive agenda and counter the failure of the right-wing. This position in the communications department will support the organization’s universal health care, trade and globalization, jobs and economy, and energy independence programming. The position is located in the CAF/IAF Washington, DC office and reports to the Director of Communications. CAF/IAF is looking for intelligence, creativity, experience, rave reviews, and most importantly, someone who can write extremely well. CAF/IAF wants someone with the ability to learn quickly and summarize important information and arguments but is also looking for much more – entrepreneurial initiative, willingness to work and think hard, commitment to the team, practical perfectionism, a sense of humor and eagerness to chart unfamiliar territory. CAF/IAF work involves the full range of organizational communications: creative planning, research, writing, and media relations.
Responsibilities include but are not limited to:
- Know the CAF/IAF message and articulate it to national and local media.
- Research target markets.
- Work with program directors to define effective and creative media strategies for health care, trade and globalization, jobs and economy, and energy independence projects.
- Plan and implement media activities for these projects.
- Write press materials.
Qualifications:
- Top-flight writing skills and experience
- Keen understanding of the news cycle and progressive politics
- Versatile self-starter with strong intellect and initiative and total reliability
- Strong organizational skills
- Bachelor’s degree in communications, journalism or related field is required
- Five to 10 years of experience in media relations or a related field is essential
- Established relations with national media organizations
Salary is based on experience. Benefits include vacation, health insurance, healthcare/childcare flexible spending account, public transportation assistance and retirement plan. CAF/IAF offers a comfortable, creative and inclusive work environment that welcomes diversity. To Apply: Send cover letter indicating how you learned of the job opening, résumé with dates of employment, and salary history by mail, email or fax to: Senior Communications Associate Search, Campaign for America’s Future, 1825 K Street, NW, Suite 400 Washington, DC 20006. Fax: (202) 955-5606; Email: jobs@ourfuture.org. Deadline: None given. Open until filled. Note: Due to the large number of applicants, only candidates selected for further consideration will be contacted. No phone calls, please. The Campaign for America’s Future is an equal opportunity employer.
Web Developer
Campaign for America’s Future (no location given)
TheCampaign for America’s Future (CAF) and the Institute for America’s Future (IAF) seek a Web Developer to lead deployment and management of all technologies for the organization’s website and online communications operations. In addition to being the lead online technician, this position will manage CAF/IAF’s 400,000+ supporter database. This person will work with the Online Communications team and policy staff to build traffic and audience for CAF/IAF’s websites and online campaigns. The position reports to the Director of Online Communications. Responsibilities include but are not limited to:
- Serve as point person for deployment and daily management of online technologies (esp. website CMS, e-CRM toolset, web 2.0 technologies, online AV servers).
- Interface with vendors to coordinate and resolve customer support issues with online technologies.
- Train and guide staff on use of online technologies.
- Lead implementation of non-design oriented web programming for ourfuture.org (esp. XHTML/CSS, Javascript, PHP, MySQL).
- Monitor/maintain website and e-CRM statistics to identify trends, provide analysis and make strategic recommendations to increase website traffic and campaign participation.
- Manage search engine optimization strategies for ourfuture.org
- Manage technical details of online advertising campaigns.
- Provide support and maintenance for website and emails including:
- HTML publishing on ourfuture.org and for CAF/IAF emails
- maintaining technology used to manage CAF’s online social network
- publishing CAF’s online AV content (on ourfuture.org and 3rd party websites)
- website design and deployment
- Manage DNS registration and maintenance.
- Coordinate internet merchant account requirements with e-CRM systems.
- Manage supporter feedback technology; monitor and respond to supporter feedback on technical issues.
- Manage and maintain use of organizational online database. Provide and implement strategic recommendations for data architecture, staff access, list structure, etc. Responsible for imports/exports, merge/purge, appends, etc.
- Assist in defining strategic online plans and campaigns.
Qualifications:
- Bachelors or advanced degree from an accredited college or university
- Two of relevant experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience
- Demonstrable experience managing organizational websites and online communications technologies with:
- website CMS (esp. GetActive and Drupal, or equivalents)
- e-CRM toolset (esp. GetActive)
- blogs, wikis and other web 2.0 technologies
- Knowledge of key online programming languages (esp. XHTML/CSS, Javascript, PHP, and MySQL)
- Experience using website statistics software (esp. Google Analytics or WebTrends) for monitoring and analysis
- Experience managing membership databases
- Advanced Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Access
- Knowledge of the online community and current web trends
- Innovative and creative thinking
- Passion for progressive causes
- Team player
- Proficiency with Adobe Photoshop and Adobe Illustrator
- Active participant in blogosphere and web 2.0 communities.
- Knowledge of the progressive political blogosphere
- Expertise with search engine optimization strategies
- Demonstrable experience with AV encoding software and codecs
- Demonstrable experience managing content on AV servers
- Experience working for a non-profit advocacy organization and knowledge of progressive politics, organizations and policy-makers
- Well organized, self-directed and highly motivated
- Great attention to detail
Salary is based on experience. Benefits include vacation, health insurance, healthcare/childcare flexible spending account, public transportation assistance, and retirement plan. CAF/IAF offers a comfortable, creative work environment that welcomes diversity. To Apply: Send cover letter indicating how you learned of the job opening, résumé with dates of employment, and salary history by mail, email or fax to: Web Developer Search, Campaign for America’s Future, 1825 K Street, NW, Suite 400 Washington, DC 20006. Fax: (202) 955-5606; Email: jobs@ourfuture.org. Deadline: None given. Open until filled. Note: Due to the large number of applicants, only candidates selected for further consideration will be contacted. No phone calls, please. The Campaign for America’s Future is an equal opportunity employer.
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