New York State, New York, On-site, Advanced Andrew DeZarn New York State, New York, On-site, Advanced Andrew DeZarn

Asst. Project Manager

  • Conducts research & analysis to inform NY State energy policy, collaborating on reports and roadmaps, and managing projects involving diverse stakeholders

  • Supports the State Energy Plan and Climate Action Council, providing expertise in designated policy areas, and monitoring trends in government activities

  • Develops policy briefings, collaborates with internal and external stakeholders, and manage external contractors, while fostering a collaborative team


About the Company

New York is leading the nation in the fight on global climate change and the transition to a clean energy-powered economy. The Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act (Climate Act) has created the most aggressive climate change goals in the nation and requires an ambitious agenda that blends proven catalysts with innovative approaches while operating across a broader energy arena that is rapidly evolving. New York State Energy Research & Development Authority (NYSERDA) is a driving force in realizing this agenda. NYSERDA works with stakeholders that span residents, business owners, developers, community leaders, local government officials, universities, utilities, investors, entrepreneurs, and more, to develop, invest, and foster conditions that: attract the private sector capital investment needed to expand New York’s clean energy economy, overcome barriers to using clean energy at a large-scale in New York, and enable New York’s communities and residents to benefit equitably from energy efficiency and renewable energy.

About the Job

As part of the Policy Development Team within the Policy & Analysis Department, this team member will have an integral role in developing, performing, and managing research and analysis to inform New York State energy policy and planning. In particular, this position will support collaborative development and production of major external reports and will coordinate teams of subject matter experts across NYSERDA and State government for the delivery of such reports. In addition, the team member will have and/or develop analytical and technical expertise to act as a subject expert in one or more policy area(s), with specific responsibility for related analysis and policy development.

For this role, NYSERDA seeks a creative, self-motivated, and knowledgeable individual with strong analytic skills, well-developed communication and interpersonal skills, and exceptional organizational and project management skills. A strong candidate will demonstrate knowledge of policies and programs that catalyze the clean energy transition, value collaboration, and be committed to NYSERDA’s mission.

Responsibilities

  • Participate in teams from NYSERDA, other State agencies, and/or external contractors to advance analytic projects and produce policy and planning reports and roadmaps. The development of major external reports typically includes conducting and managing market and policy research; analyzing and synthesizing data from government, academic, and policy sources; developing and analyzing policy options; soliciting and incorporating stakeholder input; and drafting reports and outreach materials. This role will be responsible for leading project management for complex work groups and assignments that involve organizing multiple activities and collaborators to produce major reports and roadmaps

  • Support the State Energy Plan, Climate Action Council, and similar processes, providing analytic, policy development, project management, and logistical support and collaborating with other subject-matter experts and stakeholders

  • Serve as a subject expert and develop NYSERDA’s institutional capacity in one or more designated policy area(s). Perform related analysis, planning, and policy development. Monitor and help NYSERDA stay abreast of strategic trends, including with respect to federal and state government activities

  • Develop policy briefings, memos, and internal informational resources on policy issues

  • Collaborate with internal, interagency, and external stakeholders on issues related to energy and climate policy, market barriers and market creation, and the regulatory environment. Develop and maintain professional relationships with such stakeholders. Represent NYSERDA at relevant meetings and events

  • Provide policy insights and formative advice to shape effective NYSERDA programs

  • Manage external contractor teams engaged in analysis on behalf of NYSERDA, overseeing the work of contractors including writing statements of work, issuing contracts, managing workplans, evaluating work products, budgeting, and invoicing

  • Contribute to a team culture of openness and collaboration

  • Ability to demonstrate respect, equity and inclusive behavior and practices of a diverse workforce and community

Qualifications

  • Minimum Qualifications:

    • For Assistant Project Manager (Salary range: $68,660-$93,946):

      • A Bachelor's degree with excellent academic performance and 3 years of relevant experience

    • For Project Manager (Salary range: $76,051-$127,474):

      • A Bachelor's degree with excellent academic performance and 5 years of relevant experience

    • For Project Manager II (Salary range: $90,931-$127,474):

      • A Bachelor’s degree with excellent academic performance and 6 years of relevant experience

    • Subject matter expertise pertaining to one or more sectors of the energy system or the energy transition consistent with the title of the position

    • Strong skills in critical thinking, quantitative and qualitative research, policy analysis, technical writing, and verbal communication

    • Project management skills (e.g., developing and managing workplans and budgets, overseeing work products) and time management, organizational, and planning skills to successfully handle multiple projects simultaneously, meeting deadlines with accuracy and good judgment

    • Ability to work both independently and cross-functionally with other teams, as a team leader and active team member

    • Ability to navigate sensitive projects with diplomacy and discretion

    • Ability to collaborate and communicate effectively with a wide range of stakeholders, holding sometimes conflicting perspectives, to seek input and identify common objectives

    • Demonstrated problem-solving ability, curiosity, resourcefulness, adaptability, and ability to learn and apply new information and tools

    • Strong work ethic and resolute integrity

  • Preferred Qualifications:

    • For Assistant Project Manager: A Master’s/Advanced degree and 1 years of relevant experience, particularly a degree in policy, public or business administration, urban planning, environmental science or engineering, or a related field is preferred

    • For Project Manager: A Master’s/Advanced degree and 4 years of relevant experience, particularly a degree in policy, public or business administration, urban planning, environmental science or engineering, or a related field is preferred

    • For Project Manager II: A Master’s /Advanced degree and 5 years of relevant experience, particularly a degree in policy, public or business administration, urban planning, environmental science or engineering, or a related field is preferred

    • Experience developing major external reports as described in the above primary responsibilities

    • Experience developing and/or utilizing data from greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions inventories

    • Familiarity with one or more short-lived climate pollutants – such as hydrofluorocarbons, methane, and anthropogenic black carbon – and options to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from these pollutants

    • Existing professional relationships with clean energy stakeholders, in New York or nationally

    • Familiarity with New York’s Climate Act

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New York State, Albany, On-site, Advanced Andrew DeZarn New York State, Albany, On-site, Advanced Andrew DeZarn

Asst. Director, Shared Svcs.

  • Manages REC contract settlements, ensuring data accuracy and efficient use of systems like Salesforce and Jira, while leading a team of operations specialists

  • Produces key public reports, including the CES Progress Report, by authoring content and ensuring cohesiveness, while also handling funding petitions

  • Provides strategic leadership for operational improvements, including budget management and collaboration, to optimize performance


About the Company

New York is leading the nation in the fight on global climate change and the transition to a clean energy-powered economy. The Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act (Climate Act) has created the most aggressive climate change goals in the nation and requires an ambitious agenda that blends proven catalysts with innovative approaches while operating across a broader energy arena that is rapidly evolving. New York State Energy Research & Development Authority (NYSERDA) is a driving force in realizing this agenda. NYSERDA works with stakeholders that span residents, business owners, developers, community leaders, local government officials, universities, utilities, investors, entrepreneurs, and more, to develop, invest, and foster conditions that: attract the private sector capital investment needed to expand New York’s clean energy economy, overcome barriers to using clean energy at a large-scale in New York, and enable New York’s communities and residents to benefit equitably from energy efficiency and renewable energy.

About the Job

The Large-Scale Renewables (LSR) team seeks a creative, self-motivated and knowledgeable individual with clean energy industry and program operational management experience to join the team as an Assistant Director in the Shared Services and Strategic Initiatives group. The successful candidate will lead a team focused on settling REC purchase contracts with large scale renewable generators, maintaining effective tracking and reporting of all LSR program data and manage LSR team operations including compliance with internal processes and policies and efficient and effective use of business systems such as Salesforce and Jira.

To be successful in this role, communication and writing skills are just as important as program management and operational experience. The Assistant Director will directly contribute to public-facing deliverables such as the annual CES Progress Report, CES Biennial Review, and yearly petitions to the New York State Public Service Commission for administrative funding. Not only will this role provide leadership for the creation of these documents, but the successful candidate will also author significant portions as needed along with ensuring a cohesive narrative throughout and between key program documents.

This role is an exciting opportunity to lead a small team of highly skilled and experienced individuals in a fast-paced operations environment. This team’s work is at the very core of the Clean Energy Standard and ultimately enables the LSR team to succeed in its mission. This is a new role reporting to the LSR Director of Shared Services and Strategic Initiatives and represents an exciting opportunity to provide leadership in critical aspects of the Clean Energy Standard.

Responsibilities

  • Lead a team of LSR operations specialists, providing guidance, training and support to ensure the team is well-positioned to provide business operations as a service to the larger LSR program team

  • Oversee the end-to-end process of REC contract settlement ensuring continued accuracy and efficiency

  • Provide forward-looking strategic leadership to ensure the contract settlement process has the resources and business systems needed to scale commensurate with the increasing number of operating generators in the Large-Scale Renewable program portfolio

  • Oversee the continued evolution of NYSERDA’s business systems to track and report relevant programmatic data

  • Provide strategic insights based on data analysis to optimize contract settlements and program performance and further develop tools to monitor key performance indicators

  • Lead the Large-Scale Renewable program’s routine reporting tasks including the CES Annual Report, OPEN-NY data set and yearly administrative funding petition

  • Collaborate with Legal, Finance, Contracts and other relevant internal departments to ensure alignment across all deliverables

  • Work closely with the finance team to establish LSR team budgets, monitor financial performance, and collaborate on quarterly and yearly financial reporting obligations

Qualifications

  • Minimum Qualifications:

    • Bachelor's degree and 8 years' experience working actively in one or more areas relating to Large Scale Renewables markets

    • Degree in Engineering, Data Science, Atmospheric Science, Business Administration or related technical field; and related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience

    • Experience directly related to business process development, database management, real-time data acquisition and screening

    • Project management and leadership skills including the ability to work as a team member, maintain project timelines and budgets

    • A demonstrated record in managing multiple diverse and complex activities simultaneously, delivering on commitments, and operating with speed, accuracy, and strong judgment

    • Ability to quickly identify and drive to the best possible solution when presented with a series of opportunities and constraints

    • Ability to develop, lead, and coach a team to achieve their potential

    • Excellent written and oral communication skill, including the ability to build relationships and effectively communicate and influence across all organizational levels

    • The ability to effectively produce materials Microsoft Word, Excel, Visio, Project, Tableau and PowerPoint

    • Should be able to present technical presentations to a technical and non-technical business audience

    • Operate with a high degree of autonomy and accountability

  • Additional Qualifications:

    • Knowledge of renewable energy technologies

    • PMP or similar certification

    • Preferred: Master's degree and 6 years experience in areas such as: utility operations, energy pricing, energy contracting, renewable electricity generation, renewable energy markets, renewable project development, emissions trading and accounting, and clean energy policy

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Director of Growth

  • Leads sales efforts within the healthcare payer segment, especially Medicaid, focusing on closing contracts for telenutrition services

  • Cultivates trust-based partnerships with senior executives, understanding their challenges and tailoring Foodsmart's solutions to meet their needs

  • Executes business growth opportunities, from prospecting to contract closure, while collaborating with internal teams for successful implementation


About the Company

Foodsmart is the leading telenutrition and foodcare solution, backed by a robust network of Registered Dietitians. Our platform is designed to foster healthier food choices, drive lasting behavior change, and deliver long-term health outcomes. Through our highly personalized, digital platform, we guide our 2.2 million members—including those in employer-sponsored health plans, regional and national Medicaid managed care organizations, Medicare Advantage plans, and commercial insurers—on a tailored journey to eating well while saving time and money.

Foodsmart seamlessly integrates dietary assessments and nutrition counseling with online food ordering and cost-effective meal planning for the entire family, optimizing ingredients both at home and on the go. We partner with national and regional retailers across the U.S., many of whom accept SNAP/EBT, making healthier food more accessible. Additionally, we assist members with SNAP enrollment and management, providing tangible access to nutritious food. In 2024, Foodsmart secured a $200 million investment from TPG’s Rise Fund, which supports entrepreneurs dedicated to achieving the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals. This investment will help us expand our reach, particularly to low-income workers who are disproportionately affected by diet-related diseases.

About the Job

As the Director of Growth focused on the healthcare payer segment at Foodsmart, you will play a pivotal role in driving growth and expanding our presence within this strategic market. Operating at a senior level within our sales team, you will lead the charge in establishing and nurturing strategic partnerships and securing contracts with healthcare payers, with an emphasis on government-sponsored plans, particularly Medicaid. Your primary objective will be to identify key decision makers, understand their critical challenges and priorities, propose tailored solutions leveraging Foodsmart's offerings, and successfully close contracts for our suite of telenutrition services and platform utilization. This role offers autonomy and opportunities to grow, empowering you to pioneer industry-transforming partnerships and initiatives.

Responsibilities

  • Develop and oversee end-to-end business growth opportunities, from prospecting to contract closure, within the healthcare payer segment with an emphasis on government-sponsored plans. Your primary responsibility is to source, develop, negotiate, and close contracts with entities within the segment

  • Cultivate strong, trust-based relationships with senior executives and key stakeholders within healthcare payer organizations

  • Design, execute, and launch successful partnerships with healthcare payers, taking full ownership of deal/project responsibility

  • Drive revenue growth through the establishment and expansion of strategic partnerships within the healthcare payer segment, in alignment with Foodsmart's revenue targets

  • Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams at Foodsmart to strategize and ensure the successful implementation of new partnerships tailored to the healthcare payer market

Qualifications

  • Experience specifically selling Social Determinants of Health (SDOH) programs/services, telehealth services and services paid through claims to healthcare payers, including health plans and Medicaid plans

  • Proficiency in lead generation and qualification, with a strong ability to compellingly convey the business and represent the full portfolio of company services, including telehealth, clinical operations, member marketing, and dietitian services

  • Expertise in deal flow management, with a deep understanding of the variables that can impact deal outcomes and the ability to effectively manage risks and triage issues

  • Strong project management skills, with a focus on understanding deliverables, milestone orientation, and risk mitigation

  • Subject matter expertise in the healthcare payer segment, with a keen understanding of its unique challenges and opportunities

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Director, Information & KM

  • Develops and implements information architecture, ensuring data consistency and efficient knowledge capture across the foundation

  • Oversees processes for curating and preserving organizational learning, promoting accessibility and historical preservation

  • Leads foundation-wide records programs, maintains retention policies, and ensures secure access and transfer to archival repositories


About the Company

Promoting the well-being of humanity since 1913. Since our founding, The Rockefeller Foundation has brought people together around the globe to try to solve the world’s most challenging problems and promote the well-being of humanity. Today, in a world capable of so much, it is unacceptable that there are still so many with so little. That’s why The Rockefeller Foundation fights to secure the fundamentals of human well-being—health, food, energy, jobs—so they’re within reach for everyone, everywhere in the world. Our approach is grounded in what we’ve seen work over more than a century: It’s inspired by science, rigorous about data, brings together and empowers others, and is focused on real results that improve people’s lives.

About the Job

The Director, Information and Knowledge Management is accountable for ensuring the sound management of The Rockefeller Foundation's information assets throughout their lifecycle in support of the Foundation’s commitment to managing, preserving, and sharing institutional knowledge. Reporting to the General Counsel and Corporate Secretary, they will lead the Information and Knowledge Management program, and proactively collaborate with stakeholders across the foundation, including the Chief Operating Officer, Chief Technology Officer, and General Counsel, to meet programmatic and organizational goals. The Director maintains the highest of standards within the Foundation and the philanthropic sector for managing information, preserving and leveraging organizational knowledge, promoting transparency and access, and contributing to the public discourse. The Director is committed to accessible and inclusive practices for managing and safeguarding institutional knowledge, while mitigating unnecessary risk, enhancing operational efficiency, and supporting decision-making.

Responsibilities

  • Information Governance

    • Guide the development, application, and maintenance of the foundation’s information architecture which facilitates its capacity to leverage its records, intellectual assets, policies, and processes

    • Collaborate with partners across the institution globally as appropriate to implement the information architecture, including appropriate governance standards, practices, and procedures

    • Lead efforts to govern cross-organizational data sharing and integration among enterprise systems and to ensure data consistency and accuracy wherever data might reside, in coordination with IT

    • Understand the foundation’s information flow and key knowledge artifacts; foster collaboration with knowledge creators to define business processes, policies, and procedures to ensure key knowledge is being efficiently captured and safely stored

  • Knowledge Management

    • Oversee the development, implementation, and management of a set of knowledge management processes for the foundation to curate, preserve, and promote the use of key learning across the organization partnering with Organizational Development and Learning

    • Develop and support practices that support capturing, findability, productivity, learning, knowledge creation, and historical preservation—in compliance with relevant legislation or regulations, foundation requirements, and best practices

  • Records Management

    • Oversee a foundation-wide records management program, which ensures appropriate protection of its archival and vital records and facilitates preservation and ongoing access to these records

    • Serve as one of the principal points of contact and liaisons with the foundation’s official designated external archival repository, the Rockefeller Archive Center (RAC), and collaborate with the RAC in the implementation of systems and processes that achieve the goals for effective and regularized transfer and management of its historical records to the RAC

    • Oversee the ongoing development and maintenance of the record retention policies of the foundation

    • Ensure that procedures are established that maintain the integrity of the records of the foundation and provide appropriate discovery and access to its information assets

    • Provide robust training and outreach on the types of information important to the foundation, the systems in which to store that information, and how to access that information; introduce new staff to their records management responsibilities; and guide how to leverage information as an asset

  • Networks

    • Foster strong partnerships across the philanthropic sector and the information profession to demonstrate the foundation’s leadership and commitment to effective information management

    • Keep abreast of developments in the use of emerging technologies, including artificial intelligence, and their application to information and knowledge management

Qualifications

  • Generally expected to have 10 years of experience in the information/knowledge management field with experience in developing a robust information architecture

  • Bachelor’s degree. Master’s degree or equivalent years of experience in information/library science, business administration, or related discipline is preferred

  • Demonstrated ability to manage complex projects, cultivate productive working relationships, mentor and lead by example, and build a culture of excellence in quality and service

  • Facility with communicating ideas, requirements, and recommendations persuasively to stakeholders across all levels

  • Outstanding judgment, initiative, and motivation

  • Demonstrated knowledge of information management principles, techniques, and technology for classification, preservation, search, and records retention, in both print and digital formats

  • Extensive experience with information management tools and systems (e.g., repository management, content management, document management, records inventory, ontology management)

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City of Atlanta, Atlanta, Hybrid, Advanced Andrew DeZarn City of Atlanta, Atlanta, Hybrid, Advanced Andrew DeZarn

Sr. Policy Advisor

  • Drives the Mayor's neighborhood revitalization goals, leading cross-functional project implementation and ensuring community impact

  • Builds strong relationships, facilitates working groups, and implements authentic resident engagement strategies

  • Oversees project plans, tracks progress, and serves as a key spokesperson, ensuring alignment with mayoral priorities


About the Company

At the City of Atlanta, we are passionate about building and improving our community. Our police officers, firefighters and building inspectors keep our citizens safe. Our Public Works staff keeps our City clean and helps maintain, build and improve our City’s infrastructure. Our City planners help envision and shape future City growth. Our Parks & Recreation professionals enhance our quality of life.

Our engineers help keep our drinking water clean, the largest airport in the world (by passenger volume) operating and our buildings maintained. Along with the host of Finance, Procurement, and Human Resources professionals whose support is vital, we are the City of Atlanta! If you are seeking a meaningful role where you can make a real difference improving and growing our City, we welcome you to explore the job opportunities we have to offer.

About the Job

The Senior Advisor to the Mayor, Community Revitalization, will work to advance the Mayor’s goals for catalytic revitalization of target disinvested neighborhoods across Atlanta. The Senior Advisor is responsible for leading this initiative, including overseeing project implementation, ensuring the progress and completion of capital projects, building community ownership, and managing key stakeholder relationships. The Senior Advisor must be a master facilitator, working collaboratively and swiftly across multiple departments, agencies, and sectors. A key component of the work is supporting the engagement of numerous working groups that focus the efforts of City departments, external agencies, non-profit and philanthropic organizations, development partners, and neighborhood leaders to implement the program in accordance with community goals.

Responsibilities

  • Lead the implementation of the high-priority, cross-functional place-based neighborhood revitalization strategy

  • Build an internal organizational framework and approach to strategy implementation that ensures regular, proactive, and strategic integration of broad mayoral priorities, maximizes community impact, and fully integrates racial equity and community inclusion

  • Guide the design, implementation, and evaluation of cross-functional initiatives involving multiple City departments and agencies, overseeing working groups, developing and approving project plans and project managers, and tracking collaborative progress

  • Serve as an expert resource for key internal leaders whose departments are critical implementers of strategy components (e.g., Commissioner of City Planning, Commissioner of Transportation, etc.)

  • Serve as external spokesperson and surrogate for the Mayor and the Chief Policy Officer relating to this work

  • Oversee a small team responsible for maintaining master project management/ tracking system for all major projects, programs, and initiatives contained within the strategy

  • Support other high-priority mayoral programs and initiatives as needed by supplying a unique perspective and familiarity with the perspectives of stakeholder served by the team’s initiatives and using it to evaluate other programs and policies

  • Develop and implement authentic, frequent community and resident engagement strategies, in and surrounding target neighborhoods, in collaboration with key stakeholders

  • Manage the ongoing implementation of the initiative’s comprehensive communications plan, in collaboration with key stakeholders

Qualifications

  • Education & Experience:

    • Undergraduate or equivalent experience in public policy, urban planning, community development, public administration, or related field

    • 10+ years of progressive experience in a related field

    • Master’s degree in public policy, urban planning, community development, public administration, or related field with 15+ years of progressive experience is preferred

      • Equivalent professional experience may be considered for substitution for the required degree on an exception basis

  • Knowledge & Skills:

    • Expertise in community development, neighborhood revitalization, community engagement, public administration, racial equity, economic mobility, and/or public policy principles

    • Extensive experience building public policy and/or cross-sector initiatives, especially relating to neighborhood revitalization, racial equity, and/or community development

    • Demonstrated experience successfully delivering large-scale, complex projects on time and within budget

    • Demonstrated success in the development, management, and implementation of major, high visibility, high impact strategic projects involving diverse stakeholders and sometimes competing priorities

    • Adept facilitator and team leader, with the ability to motivate and hold accountable diverse, cross-functional teams

    • Ability to work collaboratively to arrive at constructive solutions

    • Strong written and verbal communication skills

    • Strong and synergistic leadership skills

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Vooru, Reston, Hybrid, Advanced Andrew DeZarn Vooru, Reston, Hybrid, Advanced Andrew DeZarn

Corporate Tax Manager

  • Manages diverse tax compliance projects for multiple corporate entities, including assisting with US/CA income tax provisions under IAS 12

  • Responsibilities include preparing federal & state income tax returns, estimated payments, extensions, and property tax filings, along with reporting oversight

  • Supports tax research, audit responses, and special projects related to sales & use and income tax, offering opportunities for growth and development


About the Company

Vooru is a tech-enabled recruitment firm that connects top companies with the right talent. We specialize in permanent placements in the Greater Washington area and around the United States. Our unique compatibility-based matching platform allows us to better understand who companies and professionals are today, and how to help them get where they want to go.

Our client is arguably the best when it comes to culinary innovation and provisioning services for the travel industry. They continue to move food safety & production where it’s most needed and meet the growing demands of their business and their end-users. This team seeks a skilled Corporate Tax Manager.

About the Job

Reporting to the Corporate Tax Director (US/Canada), the Corporate Tax Manager (or Sr. Manager) will work on a variety of tax-related issues and compliance projects for multiple corporate entities within the company’s-controlled group. This professional will need to be curious and willing to expand their technical skills with the intent of developing themselves to take on additional responsibilities within the company and continue to grow their career.

Responsibilities

  • Work on a variety of tax-related issues and compliance projects for multiple corporate entities within the company’s-controlled group

  • Assist with the preparation of the U.S. & Canadian income tax provisions in accordance with IAS 12, including ongoing updates of book-tax accounting differences, monthly accruals, and quarterly update of State & Provincial apportionment

  • Assist with the preparation of federal & state income tax returns, estimated tax payments, and extension requests

  • Participate in the preparation of Canadian income tax returns in conjunction with external accounting firms

  • Assist with the preparation of the company’s property tax & Commerce report filing responsibilities

  • Provide oversight and review of monthly tax reporting and submissions

  • Assist the Tax Director & Sr. Tax Manager group with research and projects related to U.S state and local sales & use and federal & state income tax issues and transactions

  • Assist with the preparation of formal responses to tax audit requests and notices

  • Demonstrate a willingness to learn and grow technical expertise in tax matters

Qualifications

  • Minimum Qualifications:

    • 6+ years of relevant public and/or corporate tax experience

    • 2+ years of managerial responsibilities

    • BA/BS degree in Accounting or Finance

    • CPA license and/or equivalent certification

    • Strong exposure to ASC 740 or IAS 12 with the versatility to develop outside of these related functions as well

  • Preferred Qualifications:

    • Big Four Public Accounting Background is a plus

    • Familiarity with US (Section 482) & OECD Transfer Pricing guidelines

    • Experience in a Technology, Retail, and/or Food Services environment is a plus

    • Proven ability to work in a cross-functional, diverse, and fast-paced environment

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Vooru, Baltimore, Hybrid, Advanced Andrew DeZarn Vooru, Baltimore, Hybrid, Advanced Andrew DeZarn

Sr. Manager, Accounting

  • Oversees all daily finance/accounting operations, including cash management, payroll, and general ledger, ensuring accurate close processes

  • Responsibilities include preparing financial reports and analyses, annual budgets, and forecasts, while developing controls and ensuring compliance

  • Manages audits, tax filings, the 401k plan, fixed assets, and insurance, while mentoring the accounting team and partnering with leadership on strategic initiatives


About the Company

Vooru is a tech-enabled recruitment firm that connects top companies with the right talent. We specialize in permanent placements in the Greater Washington area and around the United States. Our unique compatibility-based matching platform allows us to better understand who companies and professionals are today, and how to help them get where they want to go.

Our client empowers individuals and families to overcome challenges and achieve their mental health recovery goals. Its mission is to address the diverse needs of at-risk children, adolescents, and adults by providing mental health services throughout Maryland. This team is currently seeking a Sr. Accounting Manager.

About the Job

The Sr. Accounting Manager will be responsible for overseeing all aspects of the organization’s accounting functions, ensuring the accuracy and integrity of financial records, and driving process improvements. This role involves managing a team of accounting professionals, ensuring compliance with regulations, and providing financial insights to support organizational goals.

Responsibilities

  • Manage the day-to-day operations of the Org’s Finance/Accounting Department including Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Payroll, cash management, and general ledger

  • Oversees and coordinates with the department month-end, quarter-end, and year-end closing processes, ensuring timely and accurate reconciliations, accruals and posting of journal entries

  • Prepares the monthly and annual Financials reports for CEO and all owners including summary analysis of major revenue and expense variances and cash flow impacts

  • Prepares the annual operating and capital budgets in collaboration with the CEO and department managers

  • Prepares the forecasts in collaboration with department managers to obtain visibility on the revenue and expenses anticipated over the remainder of the year

  • Develops and maintains accounting procedures and system of internal controls. Implement new controls, procedures, and financial policies to safeguard assets, prevent fraud and ensure compliance with accounting standards and governmental regulations

  • Responsible for the annual financial review, including preparing required work papers

  • Contract with an independent firm to perform financial review, and audit of the Retirement Plan

  • Coordinate with Payroll and HR the Workers Compensation audit. Will provide necessary documentation, explanations and responses to review or audit inquiries

  • Responsible for the day-to-day administration of the company’s 401K plan

  • Develops and maintains a system of inventory control for all fixed assets and assures adequate and appropriate insurance coverage is acquired

  • Works with independent firm to ensure that all annual tax filings are prepared and filed on a timely basis

  • Works with IT contractor & CEO in determining IT budgets, equipment needs, and overall vision of IT solutions

  • Collaborate with Workforce Development Department to ensure the payroll/HRIS functions are streamlined, and personnel changes are communicated across departments

  • Assist CEO and Workforce Development Manager with employee benefit plan reviews, HRIS, reviews, and updating of policies and procedures, as needed

  • Assists CEO with administering and implementing Risk Management Programs, including the review and administration of insurance coverage and fraud prevention initiatives

  • Maintain compliance with GAAP, tax regulations, and internal policies. Develop and enforce internal controls to safeguard company assets

  • Manage and mentor the accounting team, providing guidance, performance feedback, and professional development opportunities

  • Partner with CEO and department managers to provide financial insights and support strategic initiatives

  • Lead or support special projects, including system upgrades, policy updates, and other organizational priorities

Qualifications

  • Minimum Qualifications:

    • 6+ years of accounting and/or finance experience, including 3-5 years in a leadership role

    • BS/BA degree in Accounting and/or Finance and an active CPA certification

    • Strong understanding of general accounting principles, policies, and procedures

    • Experience with general ledger functions and the month-end/year and close process

    • Self-motivated and driven to exceed expectations

  • Preferred Qualifications:

    • Public Accounting Background is a plus

    • Experience in a large nonprofit environment is preferred

    • Proven ability to work in a cross-functional, diverse, and fast-paced environment

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UChicago, Chicago, On-site, Advanced Andrew DeZarn UChicago, Chicago, On-site, Advanced Andrew DeZarn

AD, Programs & Partnerships

  • This Associate Director role shapes and expands the Institute's energy and climate education programs and partnerships, both internally and externally

  • The successful candidate will design, implement, and manage co-curricular programs, develop innovative educational initiatives, and cultivate partnerships

  • Responsibilities include collaborating with faculty and staff, managing program budgets and timelines, overseeing staff, and serving as a student resource


About the Company

For more than 125 years, the University of Chicago has forged its own path. This has led to new schools of thought and a transformative education for students, and laid the groundwork for breakthroughs across the sciences, medicine, economics, law, business, history, culture, the arts, and humanistic inquiry.

The Institute for Climate and Sustainable Growth leverages the University’s unique legacy and resources to balance the risks of a changing climate with the essential need for human progress. It does so by combining frontier research in economics and climate policy, and key energy and climate technologies, with a pioneering approach to education that provides a 360-degree understanding of the climate and growth challenge. The Institute also seeds interdisciplinary research that explores new topics in this ever-evolving field and deploys practical, effective solutions in countries central to this challenge.

About the Job

The Institute for Climate and Sustainable Growth is seeking a dynamic and motivated individual to serve as the Associate Director of Programs and Partnerships for our Education Programs. This newly created role represents an exciting opportunity to shape and expand the Institute’s educational and co-curricular offerings in the fields of energy and climate. The successful candidate will bring subject matter expertise, a creative and entrepreneurial mindset, and a passion for program development and student engagement.

Responsibilities

  • Develops educational programs and partnerships related to energy and climate change, both internally at the University of Chicago and externally, to create unique student experiences and build the brand of the Institute for Climate and Sustainable Growth

  • Designs, implements, and manages co-curricular programs related to energy and climate, ensuring alignment with the Institute’s strategic goals

  • Develops innovative educational initiatives to enhance student learning and engagement in energy and climate topics

  • Identifies, cultivates, and maintains partnerships with external organizations, academic institutions, and industry stakeholders to enhance the Institute’s educational offerings

  • Collaborates with faculty, staff, and internal University of Chicago partners to create opportunities for students to engage in experiential learning and professional development

  • Contributes to the planning and execution of broader Institute educational programming, including workshops, speaker series, and collaborative projects

  • Manages budgets, timelines, and deliverables for assigned programs

  • Serves as a resource for students, providing guidance and support related to educational opportunities and career pathways in energy and climate

  • Monitors and evaluates program outcomes, providing regular updates and recommendations to leadership

  • Oversees professional staff in the Institute’s educational programs and partnerships group

  • Uses in-depth knowledge and experience to administer the delivery of services to program participants and/or beneficiaries such as communicating with programs sponsors and academic advising for undergraduate students

  • Develops and communicates program priorities and performance standards and assesses operations using these criteria. Plans and conducts quality assurance reviews and recommends changes as appropriate

  • Has a deep understanding when interacting with faculty, researchers and staff for committee work or information

  • Performs other related work as needed

Qualifications

  • Minimum Qualifications:

    • Minimum requirements include a college or university degree in related field

    • Minimum requirements include knowledge and skills developed through 5-7 years of work experience in a related job discipline

  • Preferred Qualifications:

    • Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field such as environmental studies, energy policy, sustainability, public policy, or related disciplines

    • Master’s degree in a relevant field such as environmental studies, energy policy, sustainability, public policy, or related disciplines

    • Professional experience in program development, project management, or a related role in the fields of energy, climate change and public policy

    • Working in higher education or with student programs is a plus

    • Demonstrated subject matter knowledge of energy and climate issues, and translate complex concepts into engaging educational programming

    • Strong organizational skills and manage multiple projects simultaneously

    • Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with experience engaging diverse audiences

    • Proven ability to build and maintain collaborative relationships with internal and external stakeholders

    • Familiarity with global energy and climate events, such as COP conferences or CERAWeek is a plus

    • Demonstrated ability to design and implement creative and impactful programs

    • Highly motivated, proactive, and results-oriented with a strong sense of initiative

    • Work effectively with diverse teams and stakeholders to achieve shared goals

    • Comfortable working in a dynamic, fast-paced environment with evolving priorities

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APCO, New York, Remote eligible, Advanced Andrew DeZarn APCO, New York, Remote eligible, Advanced Andrew DeZarn

Digital Policy Consultant

  • Leverages experience in multilateral cyber and/or AI policy, ideally within a government ministry, international NGO, or private sector stakeholder

  • Demonstrates expertise in internet governance and international security issues, familiarity with relevant policy venues (e.g., Cyber OEWG)

  • Exhibits strong communication & analytical skills, including the ability to distill complex technical information for non-expert audiences


About the Company

APCO is a global advisory and advocacy firm helping leading corporations, foundations and governments navigate a complex world and create lasting impact. Founded in 1984, with one woman’s vision and bold action, APCO has grown into an independent, majority women-owned firm of more than 1,200 employees with work spanning 80 markets around the world. Headquartered in Washington, D.C., APCO is comprised of strategic advisers, consultants and creators, working together across borders and functions, to provide services and expertise on financial, competitive, political and societal issues.

APCO is a trusted partner to bold purpose-led leaders, lawmakers, government officials, NGOs, the media and other stakeholders in the health, energy, technology, transportation & infrastructure and food & consumer products sectors. For 40 years, the firm has provided public affairs, crisis & reputation, impact, corporate reputation and global solutions services. APCO is renowned for its ability to champion clients’ interests and permission to operate, build their reputation and strengthen their standing. APCO’s integrated approach and team of tenacious and empathic talent create connections and winning strategies that accelerate progress and deepen impact.

By bringing diverse people and ideas together, and working beyond traditional boundaries, APCO builds the un/common ground upon which progress is made.

About the Job

We have an immediate full-time opportunity for an experienced government affairs professional to work with the diplomatic community in New York on international artificial intelligence and cybersecurity policy. The ideal candidate will be based in New York, but it would also be acceptable for you to live remotely with travel to work out of APCO’s New York offices for external meetings on a regular basis.

Qualifications

  • Key Experience & Background:

    • 6-12 years of experience working in multilateral cyber and/or artificial intelligence policy with a government ministry. Similar relevant experience working with an international NGO or private sector stakeholder in this policy domain would also be acceptable

    • Understanding of and experience in Internet related international peace and security issues and its policy venues, such as the Cyber OEWG. Familiarity with the multilateral landscape on artificial intelligence policy and governance is highly desirable

    • Extensive contacts with government policy leads and international organizations’ staff working in one or both of these fields with the ability to reach out to the key officials directly from a position of trust. Having relationships in intergovernmental organizations like UNIDIR, UNODA, UN OSTP, DESA, UNESCO, or ITU would be helpful

  • Additional Skills & Experience:

    • Comfort and experience working in an advocacy context with member-state delegates and international organization officials

    • Able to distill technical material on a multilateral policy subject or process into briefing papers for clients and potential clients that grabs the attention of non-experts and contextualizes why they’re important for the private sector

    • Experience taking reports of a process or meeting and distill the key outcomes and sticking points for non-expert audiences and provide strategic analysis of what positions mean

    • Adept at taking a concept note for an event and working with colleagues to design the event around key outcomes, sourcing speakers and helping APCO colleagues handle required logistics, RSVP handling, agenda production and dissemination

    • Support administrative colleagues organizing meetings across multiple time zones with government and non-government participants, using the right tone in communications to address senior people (Ambassadors, Ministers)

    • Able to research activities taking place in these policy domains across multiple international organizations’ online resources and where necessary through email exchanges and phone calls and distil key elements for business audience

    • Highly developed communication and persuasive skills and the ability to distil complex technical subjects and arguments so they resonate with diplomats who (frequently) do not have a deep understanding of the substance of the issues they’re working on

    • Preference for candidates fluent in another UN language in addition to English

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City of Baltimore, Baltimore, On-site, Advanced Andrew DeZarn City of Baltimore, Baltimore, On-site, Advanced Andrew DeZarn

AC, Project Finance

  • Directs and manages the Project Development section, overseeing loan program production and closings for all DHCD development projects

  • Conducts high-level financial analysis, underwrites development proposals, and coordinates loan activities with various city funding sources

  • Supervises staff (underwriters, compliance officers, etc.), provides technical assistance, and liaises with attorneys and funding agencies


About the Company

Baltimore is the largest city in the U.S. state of Maryland, and the 29th-most populous city in the country. It was established by the Constitution of Maryland and is not part of any county; thus, it is the largest independent city in the United States. Baltimore has more public monuments than any other city per capita in the country and is home to some of the earliest National Register historic districts in the nation, including Fell's Point (1969), Federal Hill (1970) and Mount Vernon Place (1971). More than 65,000 properties, or roughly one in three buildings in the city, are listed on the National Register, more than any other city in the nation.

The Baltimore City Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD) was created in 1968 to consolidate local community development efforts with housing and building code enforcement. With over 400 employees, DHCD strengthens City neighborhoods by attracting investors, developers, and homebuyers. Through the administration of Community Development Block Grant (CDBG), Home funds, City bond funds, and other creative financing mechanisms, DHCD’s finances and guides strategic development projects to meet housing and neighborhood needs. To hold property owners accountable and keep neighborhoods safe, DHCD monitors construction and building activity and enforces the City's building, fire, zoning and related codes, as well as provides energy conservation services.

About the Job

The Assistant Commissioner of Project Finance within the Development Division is responsible for directing and managing the activities of the Project Development section relating to the coordination loan program production and loan closing for all DHCD development projects. Supervises staff engaged in compliance and inspection including evaluating the performance of, disciplining and recommending promotion, hiring and firing of such personnel. Work of this class involves managing real estate development officers, underwriters, project compliance officers, project coordinators, administrative staff and inspection personnel. The incumbent reports to the Deputy Commissioner of the Development division.

Responsibilities

  • Conducts detailed, high-level financial analysis; prepares development options and strategies, determines financial feasibility, as well as underwrites and assesses development proposals and develop recommendations

  • Coordinates loan program activities and loan closing for development projects with City funding, such as, Investment Partnerships Program (HOME), Affordable Housing Trust Funds (AHTF), Community Development Block Grant (CDBG), Community Development BOND funds, Section 108, Rental Housing Production (RHP), Taxable Bonds, and Syndication of 9% and 4% Low Income Tax Credits

  • Evaluates the performance of staff (underwrites, project compliance officers, project coordinators, administrative staff and inspection personnel); disciplines and recommends the promotion, hiring and firing of such personnel

  • Provides technical assistance to staff on underwriting, development loan packaging and approval processes of loan transactions. Supervises the closing of all agreements associated with project pre-development, development and post-development funding and financing for new construction and/or renovation of residential multi-family and public facilities and other community development activities

  • Advises applicants on borrowing and development and assists them in the city development process

  • Establishes and maintains liaison with attorneys, funding agencies such as the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, State of Maryland, Baltimore Community Lending (BCL), and the City of Baltimore—Finance Department on specific transactions and projects

  • Develops procedures according to policies to ensure compliance with State, Federal and Local law; implements new financing techniques. Supervises the preparation of narrative statistical analysis, track reports for DHCD, the City, State and other entities

  • Meets with private industry developers and non-profit organizations to garner support for publicly funded developments

  • Participates in panel discussions on resale or reuse of City owned

Qualifications

  • Minimum Qualifications:

    • Master’s degree in business administration, Public Administration, Management, Law or related field from an accredited college or university

    • At least six (6) years of senior management, policy-driven operational responsibilities, including 3 years of experience managing homogeneous functions of subordinate supervisors is required

      • OR an equivalent combination of education and experience

  • Knowledge & Skills:

    • Knowledge of the principles, practices and procedures of business and public administration

    • Knowledge of the principles and practices of financial analysis and of construction lending and underwriting

    • Knowledge of research techniques and methodologies

    • Knowledge of the principles and practices of real estate development

    • Knowledge of organizational structure, staffing patterns and administrative controls

    • Knowledge of general principles, practices and techniques of urban development, urban renewal, particularly those relating to acquisition, disposition and management of real property

    • Ability to synthesize data from a wide variety of sources and construct complex statistical reports

    • Ability to communicate effectively and to present research results orally and in writing

    • Ability to interpret, explain and implement Federal, State and private financial institutions’ policies pertaining to loans and development financing

    • Ability to plan, organize, direct the work of others and develop operational programs and procedures

    • Ability to speak and testify effectively before governmental and legal bodies and commissions and community and business groups

    • Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with city officials, community and business groups

    • Ability to exercise judgment and discretion in applying and interpreting departmental policies, laws, rules, regulations and procedures

    • Ability to develop and install program procedures

    • Ability to maintain confidentiality of sensitive information

    • Ability to communicate effectively with co-workers, staff of other agencies and the general public

    • Skill in the analysis and evaluation of development proposals

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JUMPSTART, Spartanburg, Remote eligible, Advanced Andrew DeZarn JUMPSTART, Spartanburg, Remote eligible, Advanced Andrew DeZarn

VP of Advancement

  • Leads all fundraising and development activities, creating and implementing a comprehensive strategy encompassing major gifts, grants, etc.

  • Cultivates and stewards donor relationships, building a robust pipeline and soliciting support from individuals, foundations, and corporations

  • Manages the fundraising budget, collaborates with the Board on initiatives, and oversees fundraising events and grant writing, and potentially leads a team


About the Company

JUMPSTART is a national prison ministry dedicated to transforming lives through the power of Christ. With a proven track record of reducing recidivism and fostering rehabilitation, our organization provides essential programs and services to incarcerated individuals and their families. Presently approved to serve in six (6) states, (SC, NC, GA, OH, FL and TX) the organization has a desire to serve God, by serving more men and women, by bringing its proven program to more locations in our nation.

We believe that with Christ, anyone's future can be greater than their past. Our goal is to help people prepare for success upon release and to begin transforming their lives while still incarcerated. Thousands of men and women have successfully completed our 40-week faith and character-based curriculum while still incarcerated. Thousands have been released back to society with an exceptional success rate of staying out of prison, in stark contrast to national statistics.

About the Job

The Vice President of Advancement is a strategic leader responsible for overseeing all aspects of fundraising and development. This role will be instrumental in securing the financial resources necessary to expand our mission and impact. The ideal candidate will be a passionate and experienced fundraising professional with a deep commitment to our organization's Christian mission and values.

Responsibilities

  • Player Coach/Team Leadership: Initially, this position will be hands-on raising funds. The future may dictate this individual will be involved in recruiting, hiring, and leading a high-performing fundraising team, providing mentorship, coaching, and strategic guidance

  • Fundraising Strategy: Develop and implement a comprehensive fundraising strategy, including major gifts, annual giving, planned giving, corporate partnerships, and foundation grants

  • Donor Relations: Cultivate, steward, and solicit major donors, foundations, and corporations. Build strong relationships with donors and maintain a robust donor pipeline

  • Financial Management: Oversee the organization's fundraising budget and ensure financial accountability

  • Board Engagement: Collaborate with the Board of Directors to develop and execute fundraising initiatives

  • Event Planning: Organize and execute fundraising events and donor appreciation events

  • Grant Writing: Identify and pursue grant opportunities, writing compelling proposals to secure funding

Qualifications

  • Minimum Qualifications:

    • Bachelor's degree required

    • Has a list of contacts you would be excited to contact to share what God is doing through JUMPSTART to transform the lives of volunteers and program participants

    • Minimum of 10 years of experience with a proven track record of success

    • Strong understanding of fundraising principles and techniques, including major gift cultivation and solicitation

    • Excellent written and verbal communication skills

    • Ability to manage multiple projects and deadlines

    • Proficiency in fundraising software and CRM systems

    • A deep commitment to Christian values and a passion for helping individuals transform their lives

    • Ability to work remotely and travel as needed

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Bechtel, Reston, Hybrid, Advanced Andrew DeZarn Bechtel, Reston, Hybrid, Advanced Andrew DeZarn

Sr. Counsel, Nuclear Power

  • Provides expert legal counsel to Nuclear, Security & Environmental global business unit, focusing on the Nuclear Power business line

  • Advises on complex, often unique legal issues related to commercial nuclear projects, including contract negotiation, development, and execution

  • Collaborates with business leaders and legal professionals globally, managing risk and supporting commercial success through proactive legal guidance


About the Company

Since 1898, we have helped customers complete more than 25,000 projects in 160 countries on all seven continents that have created jobs, grown economies, improved the resiliency of the world's infrastructure, increased access to energy, resources, and vital services, and made the world a safer, cleaner place.

Differentiated by the quality of our people and our relentless drive to deliver the most successful outcomes, we align our capabilities to our customers' objectives to create a lasting positive impact. We serve the Infrastructure; Nuclear, Security & Environmental; Energy; Mining & Metals, and the Manufacturing and Technology markets. Our services span from initial planning and investment, through start-up and operations.

About the Job

The Senior Counsel provides legal advice and guidance to the Bechtel Nuclear, Security & Environmental (NS&E) global business unit (GBU) on matters affecting Bechtel business related to this skillset. The work is typically complex and challenging, involving issues that are unique and require a high degree of original and creative thought for their solution. The work performed by the NS&E GBU covers both government work (for customers such as DOE, DOD, NASA), as well commercial nuclear power (both domestic and international).

The Senior Counsel will work in Bechtel’s Nuclear, Security & Environmental Global Business Unit (NS&E GBU) with particular focus on the Nuclear Power business line. The successful candidate will be working as an integral part of a dynamic legal team, managing legal risk across the full breadth of the NS&E GBU in a manner that supports and facilitates the continued commercial success of the business and must be adept at building strong relationships and trust with business leaders and legal professionals both in the US and internationally.

Responsibilities

  • Responsible for provision of services in support of commercial nuclear prospects and projects both in the US and worldwide

  • Reports to the Principal Counsel of the NS&E GBU

  • Responsible for providing proactive legal advice across a wide variety of subject matters and jurisdictions

  • Advises on the development and negotiation of contracts for the delivery of major projects in the US and around the world and supporting them during execution

  • The legal work is typically complex and difficult because it involves matters that:

    • Are unique and/or of critical importance to the business/undertaking in question and require a high order of original and creative legal endeavors for their solution; and/or

    • Require extensive search and analysis and the obtaining and evaluating of company input regarding controversial issues in areas that involve legal and other multi-disciplinary functions

Qualifications

  • Education & Experience:

    • LL.B. or JD degree with at least 15 years of professional progressive related experience in a major law firm or major engineering, procurement, and construction company

      • Must hold a current license to practice law in the United States

    • In-depth understanding and experience in matters relating to the engineering and construction sectors

    • Specific exposure to, and substantial experience of, the structuring and negotiation of major public infrastructure projects both in the US and internationally

    • Exceptional professional skills plus the breadth of experience to advise on the full range of legal issues likely to be faced by the NS&E GBU

    • A proactive self-starter who will roll up their sleeves and delve into the detail when appropriate

    • An approachable, down to earth, straightforward, resilient and persuasive personality with strong negotiation, drafting, communication and influencing skills and a constructive, commercial and imaginative approach to problem solving

    • The self-confidence and strength of character to speak his or her mind, combined with the sensitivity, judgment and tact to know when to insist and when to pull back

    • International in outlook and able to work easily with people from different cultures and backgrounds

    • Willingness to travel regularly and extensively

  • Knowledge & Skills:

    • Experience in nuclear-related and/or major infrastructure engineering, procurement and construction transactions

    • Intellectual Flexibility and Technical Acumen:

      • Demonstrable ability to quickly understand a broad range of commercial legal issues

      • Possesses strong lateral and analytical thinking skills

      • Is astute at identifying new sector or technical knowledge which will be advantageous to the business and awareness of current and evolving customer needs

      • Accustomed to a high degree of rigor, accuracy, detail and complexity

    • Project Management:

      • Manages all elements of complex transactions with minimal supervision against tight deadlines

      • Conscientious, detail-oriented, resilient and tenacious with the ability to prioritize workload and to run a number of projects simultaneously

      • Handles complex negotiations independently and reaches solutions which meet the needs of all parties

    • Commercial Acumen:

      • Understands how the business works and appreciates the role that the legal function can play in supporting business objectives

      • Uses their knowledge of the business and the law to advise on risk/reward trade-offs

      • Sees ahead clearly and can identify how to accomplish future goals; and

      • Has the pragmatism to interact effectively with senior non-lawyers globally

    • Influencing Skills:

      • Ability to influence major decisions having legal ramifications through reasoned analysis and business understanding

      • Willingness to make hard decisions on legal advice and strategic business initiatives

      • Possesses the intellect, stature and independence of thought to inspire confidence at the highest levels within Bechtel

      • Comfortable operating as a senior member of the business

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Sr. Director, Operations

  • Oversees operations for the Strategic Advocacy Department, managing budgets, contracts, workflows, and the CPO's schedule to maximize efficiency

  • Leads and contributes to policy research, developing briefs, reports, and memos while ensuring accuracy and relevance of all departmental outputs

  • Facilitates cross-functional collaboration, acting as a liaison between teams and the CPO to drive alignment on shared goals and initiatives


About the Company

If you are passionate about the ability of American business to improve lives, solve problems, and strengthen society, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce is the place for you. As the world’s largest business organization, we believe in building a future that gives everyone the opportunity to pursue a better tomorrow. We make it our job today–and every day–to build the strongest relationships possible among the American people, business leaders, and elected officials in Washington, D.C., state capitals, and countries around the globe. For them and the businesses we represent, the U.S. Chamber is a trusted advocate and partner.

We are driven by the pursuit of innovation and partnership and hold ourselves to the highest standards. Our commitment to our members is matched only by our commitment to our employees. As part of our team, we will support your long-term career development while delivering relevant learning opportunities. We will empower you to lead, develop deep expertise, and find new approaches to solving the toughest challenges. 

About the Job

The Senior Director of Operations to the Chief Policy Officer (CPO) is a key leadership role responsible for ensuring operational efficiency, organizational effectiveness, and seamless execution of priorities across the Strategic Advocacy Department. This individual will oversee high-level operations, manage projects, and contribute to the development of policy initiatives and deliverables. Acting as a trusted adviser to the CPO, the senior director will play a pivotal role in driving collaboration across teams, tracking progress on key initiatives, and ensuring that the department’s outputs are timely, accurate, and impactful.

The ideal candidate is a highly organized, detail-oriented professional with a strong background in research briefs, operations, and leadership. The candidate must possess excellent communication skills, the ability to manage complex projects, and a proactive mindset to balance strategic priorities with day-to-day execution. This role requires a dynamic person who thrives in a fast-paced environment and is committed to advancing the organization’s mission.

Responsibilities

  • Operational Leadership

    • Oversee the Strategic Advocacy Department’s operations, including managing contracts, budgets, and workflows to ensure efficiency and effectiveness

    • Serve as the primary point of contact for operational matters, resolving issues promptly and effectively

    • Working with his executive assistant, analyze and manage the CPO’s schedule, priorities, and communications to ensure focus on high-impact activities

    • Prepare briefing materials, research summaries, and presentations for internal and external meetings

    • Track and monitor projects, initiatives, and deliverables to ensure that deadlines are met and goals are achieved

  • Research and Policy Support

    • Lead and contribute to developing policy briefs, reports, and other deliverables that align with the CPO’s priorities

    • Conduct research and draft memos on key areas, synthesizing findings into actionable insights

    • Ensure the accuracy, relevance, and timeliness of all outputs produced by the Policy teams

    • Stay informed on emerging policy issues, research methodologies, and best practices to enhance the department’s work

  • Cross-Functional Collaboration

    • Facilitate collaboration between the Policy teams and other teams across the organization to ensure alignment on shared goals and initiatives

    • Lead or support cross-functional campaigns, initiatives, and projects, driving coordination and accountability among stakeholders

    • Act as a liaison between the CPO and other teams to ensure clear communication, alignment, and follow-through on priorities

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s advanced degree (e.g., M.A., M.P.A., J.D., or Ph.D.) in public policy, political science, economics, or a related field strongly preferred

  • 10+ years of experience in research, policy analysis, or a related field with at least 5 years in a leadership role

  • Demonstrated experience managing teams, initiatives, and projects

  • Experience working in policy, government, advocacy, or a mission-driven organization is highly desirable

  • Strong research and analytical skills with the ability to synthesize complex information into clear, actionable insights

  • Proven ability to manage multiple workstreams and initiatives simultaneously, ensuring quality and timeliness

  • Exceptional organization and time management and a keen eye for detail

  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills

  • Ability to present research findings to diverse audiences

  • Demonstrated ability to lead and inspire teams, fostering a culture of collaboration and accountability

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Tech:NYC, New York, Hybrid, Advanced Andrew DeZarn Tech:NYC, New York, Hybrid, Advanced Andrew DeZarn

Program Director

  • Spearheads the development and launch of the Org's Fellowship program, cultivating civic leadership within New York City's tech community

  • Oversees all program phases, from curriculum design and fellow selection to alumni engagement and impact reporting

  • Builds and maintains strong relationships with fellows, member companies, partner organizations, and civic institutions, serving as the program's public face


About the Company

Tech:NYC is an engaged network of tech leaders working to foster a dynamic, diverse, and creative New York. We bring together New Yorkers to support a successful technology ecosystem, attract and retain top-tier talent, and celebrate New York and the companies that call it home. Tech:NYC mobilizes the expertise and resources of the tech sector to work with city and state government on policies that ensure New York’s innovation economy thrives.

About the Job

Tech:NYC seeks a seasoned professional for a leadership role on our team. The Program Director will lead the development and implementation of the organization’s new Fellowship program to promote civic-minded leadership in New York City’s tech sector. The Fellowship will expose tech leaders in our membership companies to the inner workings of New York City, creating a network of leaders that bridge the City’s civic and business worlds. With a cohort of their peers, Fellows will explore visions of New York—past innovations, imagined futures, and the road forward—and strengthen the bonds between the tech sector and the City at large.

The Program Director will serve as the face of the Fellowship for public audiences and carry the Fellowship through the design, planning, and implementation stages, beginning with the inaugural cohort in 2025. Among other duties, the Program Director will own relationship management with the Fellows, employer-member organizations, partner organizations, and civic institutions around New York City that interface with fellows as part of programming. The Program Director will report to Tech:NYC CEO & President.

Responsibilities

  • Program Design + Implementation

    • Support the design stage of the Fellowship, including attending working sessions alongside Tech:NYC leadership and partner organizations to develop the Fellows selection process and finalize the curriculum and roadmap to launch

    • Drive implementation and project management of the Fellowship, beginning with the selection of an initial cohort (Spring-Summer 2025) and the official start date of Fellowship program (Fall 2025)

    • Steward the Fellowship within Tech:NYC and serve as the Fellows’ engagement lead and primary point of contact

    • Serve as primary liaison with Tech:NYC member organizations and external partners about the program

    • Identify opportunities to expand the Fellowship’s engagement, both internally with member organizations and externally with civic institutions and changemakers in NYC

    • Develop a plan to engage alums of the fellowship in Tech:NYC, as well as civic engagement opportunities across New York

    • Produce routine and ad hoc Fellowship program reporting

  • External Relations + Relationship Management

    • Represent the Fellowship and Tech:NYC publicly and collaborate with the Tech:NYC communications team to amplify the impact of the Fellowship and engage potential member organizations and civic institutions in future cohorts

    • Manage relationships with member organizations, funders, strategic partners, and other organizations contributing to the Fellowship

    • Answer Fellows’ questions, provide support, and confirm attendance & logistical needs at Fellowship events

    • Guide development of the Fellowship experience by routinely engaging Fellows and employer-members to gather input and refine program design

    • Provide supervision to colleagues and partners supporting coordination and administration of the Fellowship

Qualifications

  • Minimum Qualifications:

    • A minimum of eight years of experience designing and executing programs or complex lines of work, with strong competencies in stakeholder and partner engagement, external relations, and/or cohort development and administration

    • Comfort balancing the priorities and attention of external partners with internal vision

    • Exemplary project management skills, particularly in launching new initiatives

    • Experience working with a small, dynamic team with evolving responsibilities

    • An understanding of the roles and dynamics of membership-based associations

    • Exemplary communication and writing skills

    • Experience in grant management and reporting

    • A keen eye for participant experience in large-scale programming and events

    • Familiarity with the civic sector in New York City and the dynamics therein

  • Preferred Qualifications:

    • Familiarity with the tech sector and tech industry dynamics

    • Experience with human-centered program or service design

    • Experience developing or leading leadership programs

    • A passion for collective impact and civic sector innovation

    • Personal connection to New York City

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SIMCO, Carlsbad, On-site, Advanced Andrew DeZarn SIMCO, Carlsbad, On-site, Advanced Andrew DeZarn

Mgr., Comms & Public Affairs

  • Leads all facets of communications, including internal & external, public affairs, community relations, and media relations for the WIPP project

  • Develops communication strategies, working closely with the DOE, to engage stakeholders and media, ensuring accurate and timely information dissemination

  • Manages issues, oversees digital media, and directs emergency response communications, supervising the Communications & Public Affairs team


About the Company

Salado Isolation Mining Contractors, LLC (SIMCO) is comprised of Bechtel National Inc. and includes Los Alamos Technical Associates (LATA) as a New Mexico-based small business teaming subcontractor. We manage and operate the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant for the U.S. Department of Energy. Our core values of safety, quality, cost effectiveness, and productivity guide our performance and vision to be the U.S. Department of Energy's premier nuclear waste cleanup contractor.

About the Job

SIMCO is seeking a highly experienced and skilled professional to direct its Communications & Public Affairs program in Carlsbad, New Mexico. This position is part of SIMCO’ senior leadership team, and work closely with the DOE’s Carlsbad Field Office (CBFO) to engage with external stakeholders and traditional and nontraditional media to ensure that information disseminated or portrayed about the project is accurate, informative, and timely.

The successful candidate will have deep experience and diverse knowledge in leading all facets of Communications functions inclusive of internal employee communications, public affairs, and community relations with a particular skillsets and proven track record in issues management, proactive media outreach, stakeholder relations, and project management gained by working in complex, highly-visibly environments or large-scale projects with perceived risks.

Responsibilities

  • Internal Communications:

    • Ensures that SIMCO remains the first and best source of information for its employees by actively establishing and managing internal communications channels, publications, and all-workforce meetings

    • Supports SIMCO leadership in employee engagement initiatives, campaigns, and events to promote positive morale and recognition

  • Community Relations, Charitable Giving, Education Outreach:

    • Oversees SIMCO’s activities to build and maintain relationships with key stakeholders to promote positive community engagement and educational outreach initiatives

    • Responsible for annual Contractor Community Commitment Plan development and reporting requirements

    • Manages an annual charitable giving budget; and guides and directs standards for reviewing and allocating contributions to community non-profit organizations; and organizing employee-led charitable giving and volunteer campaigns

  • Public Affairs:

    • Develops and implements with the CBFO a public affairs strategy that engages New Mexico, regional, and national stakeholders through ongoing proactive efforts such as public forums, public education campaigns, briefings, and tours of the WIPP site

    • Develops and guides strategy to measure public awareness of WIPP operations; and leads public education campaigns to effectively communicate about WIPP and its activities

    • Proactively identifies industry events, trade shows, professional societies and other speaking opportunities to share the WIPP mission, vision, and values, and provides counsel to employees and management in preparing for events and advises on strategy and best practices

  • Media Relations:

    • Develops and implements with the team a media strategy that engages local, regional, national, trade and nontraditional media through ongoing media relations and proactive earned efforts such as pitches, news releases, briefings and visits

    • Provides counsel to employees and senior management in preparing for interviews and advises on strategy and best practices

    • Proactively identifies, tracks and follows through on potential multi-media story ideas to share progress, demonstrate the mission, vision, and values, and recognize employees externally

    • Serves as the primary SIMCO spokesperson and leads the process to respond to media inquiries and requests for information

  • Issues Management:

    • Collaborates with senior management, SIMCO corporate entities, and the CBFO to identify potential issues, develop mitigation strategies and implement those strategies through communication methods for internal and/or external audiences

    • Manages and executes specific proactive public outreach issues management activities. This includes researching and analyzing complex communications issues, being familiar with project risks and milestones, knowing customer requirements, and having a thorough understanding of technical, legal, and other challenges to achieve successful outcomes of large-scale, highly complex projects

  • Social Media, Web, Visual Identity, Graphics, Video, and Photography:

    • Directs process to maintain company and project visual identity standards

    • Oversees a digital media strategy that promotes online engagement with responsibility for maintaining company and project external websites and social media

    • Leads staff in developing original graphic designs for online use, presentations, printed displays, brochures, fact sheets, and milestone mementos. This includes photography and video content creation for internal and external use

  • Emergency Response Communications:

    • Leads process development for emergency response public communications program to employees and the public. Coordinates program development and requirements with Emergency Response Organization and the CBFO

  • Supervision Received and Exercised:

    • This position reports to the SIMCO President and Program Manager

    • This position provides day-to-day management and supervision of SIMCO’s Communications & Public Affairs staff and activities

Qualifications

  • Required Qualifications:

    • Bachelor’s degree from an accredited university or college in Communications, Journalism, Marketing, Political Science, or related field with fifteen (15) years of progressive related experience is required

    • Demonstrated experience in project management including managing an informal or formal team, assigning and tracking tasks, coordinating with customers or other entities, and delivering results

    • Demonstrated experience in external communications, internal communications, and executive support experience in public affairs issues management, media relations, public information and public affairs management, and communications

    • Experience working with local, regional, national and trade media

  • Preferred Qualifications:

    • Knowledge of nuclear, security, environmental, energy services industry, and/or experience working in a matrixed organization or government project environment

    • Previous experience with Bechtel

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FTI Consulting, New York, On-site, Advanced Andrew DeZarn FTI Consulting, New York, On-site, Advanced Andrew DeZarn

Director, Economic Consulting

  • Oversees research & analysis, develops valuation & risk management solutions, and provides expert advice to clients on a range of transactional & advisory matters

  • Prepares high-quality reports, presentations, and articles that clearly communicate complex information & insights to clients and stakeholders

  • Supports business development, coordinates team logistics, and mentors junior staff to contribute to the growth and success of the practice


About the Company

FTI Consulting, Inc. is the leading global expert firm for organizations facing crisis and transformation, with more than 8,300 employees located in 34 countries and territories. Our broad and diverse bench of award–winning experts advise their clients when they are facing their most significant opportunities and challenges. The Company generated $3.49 billion in revenues during fiscal year 2023. In certain jurisdictions, FTI Consulting’s services are provided through distinct legal entities that are separately capitalized and independently managed. FTI Consulting is publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange. For more information, visit www.fticonsulting.com and connect with us on Instagram and LinkedIn.

The Securities, Commodities and Derivatives practice advises clients across securities, commodities and derivatives on a wide range of transactional, advisory and contentious matters. We provide clients with innovative, analytical and strategic solutions at critical times.

We combine deep industry knowledge and academic rigor. Our team is made of true experts who have contributed to the theory, written seminal books on derivatives, traded global markets across asset classes, built and managed leading trading businesses in major financial institutions and advised on high- profile transactions and litigation in global capital markets and commodity trading groups. Our quantitative and trading expertise across asset classes, proprietary analytics and risk management technologies gives us an unparalleled ability to support clients in complex advisory engagements and litigation matters that related to securities, commodities and derivatives.

Our work includes independent expertise and testimony in disputes, litigation, arbitration, complex valuation matters including structured derivatives and customized business valuation, transactions (e.g. M&A) and restructuring advisory, risk management, derivatives hedging advisory, business transformation, integrated due diligence, independent business review and quantitative solutions. Our clients are broker dealers, asset managers, hedge fund managers, private equity firms, crypto firms, regulators, legislators, brokers, commodity traders, energy companies (including upstream, midstream and downstream operators), and mining and metal processing firms.

About the Job

The role involves supporting the senior team with writing articles, preparing proposals, preparing presentations for new opportunities, performing research, collaborating in the implementation of proprietary valuation, providing risk management solutions and developing practical and effective solutions to address client issues by bringing industry insight and experiences. 

Responsibilities

  • Directors are responsible for the delivery of individual workstreams within projects, working alone or with others. Directors are centrally involved in analysis and the preparation of formal written reports. They are expected to be able to take responsibility for research and other gathering of information; carrying out quantitative, industry and marketing analysis; and report their findings in a clear, concise and structured way. The role will also involve: 

    • Developing practical and effective solutions to address client issues, by bringing insight and experiences

    • Summarizing the results of work for presentations and reports

    • Supporting the senior team with writing articles and preparing presentations

    • Coordinating team logistics, including marketing, billing, recruiting, and other logistics performing research and collaborating in the implementation of proprietary valuation and risk management solutions

    • Directors are primarily involved with the Securities, Commodities and Derivatives practice team but may be involved with other practices at FTI, with a focus on financial, commodity, and energy markets 

    • Directors are primarily involved with the Securities, Commodities and Derivatives practice team but may be involved with other practices at FTI, with a focus on financial, commodity and energy markets

Qualifications

  • Minimum Qualifications:

    • MS/MSc, PhD in a quantitative discipline (finance, mathematics, physics, engineering, etc.) or MBA (if preceded by undergraduate degree in STEM field)

    • 4+ years of post-graduate professional experience in economic consulting, trading firms, or other financial institutions

    • Strong working knowledge and experience with Excel; Proficiency in MS Office

    • Ability to communicate effectively and authoritatively, verbally and in writing

    • Capacity to critically evaluate and compare different sources of information and assumptions to assess reliability

    • Ability to develop and apply robust methods to address complex economic and/or financial issues

    • Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously, meeting deadlines whilst having to rely on inputs provided by others 

    • Willingness to occasionally travel for both short and long-term client engagements 

  • Preferred Qualifications:

    • Good understanding of financial instruments and derivatives valuation and risk management techniques across asset classes (equity, fixed income, credit, foreign exchange, commodities, energy)

    • Familiarity with global financial market policies and regulations

    • Experience with Python and/or VBA

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Deputy Director, MRA

  • Coordinates a wide range of departmental programs and activities, including policy development, economic initiatives, and environmental health programs

  • Provides expert advice and support to all levels of staff, analyzes goals and challenges, and recommends solutions

  • Ensures effective communication and collaboration with the department, other agencies, and external stakeholders to achieve departmental objectives


About the Company

Anyone can apply. However, to qualify for the position the minimum education and experience required for the position must be met. All advertisements will list the level of education, experience required for the position under the section "Minimum Requirements" of the advertisement. Qualifications are the primary consideration in filling any position. Experience, education, training, skills and other abilities as well as specific position requirements and the prior employment history of the applicant will be considered in appraising individual qualifications. Applicants will be qualified based upon the information presented with their application. Employees terminated for cause from the City of Albuquerque will not be considered for re-employment. At the time of hire, the selected applicant will be required to provide documentation in accordance with the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986. Applicants must be citizens of the United States or possess a valid resident visa.

About the Job

The Deputy Director of the Metropolitan Redevelopment Agency will direct, manage, oversee, coordinate and supervise a wide range of programs and activities within the assigned department; oversee and execute policy evaluation and development; economic development; environmental health programs; act as an internal consultant and advisor to all levels of management, supervisors and or staff by understanding goals, issues and needs; coordinate assigned activities with other divisions, department, outside agencies and other stake-holders and provide highly responsible and complex administrative support to the Director of assigned department.

Responsibilities

  • Plan, organize, direct and coordinate the work of lower-level staff

  • Interpret, explain and enforce departmental policies, procedures and applicable ordinances, codes and regulations

  • Select, supervise, train and evaluate staff

  • Coordinate division activities and programs with outside agencies and divisions

  • Meet programmatic and regulatory requirements and deadlines

  • Analyze and assess programs, policies and operational needs and make appropriate adjustments

  • Identify and respond to sensitive community and organizational issues, concerns and needs

  • Participate in the development and administration of department goals, objectives and procedures

  • Prepare and administer large and complex budgets

  • Prepare administrative and financial reports

  • Analyze problems, identify alternative solutions; project consequences of proposed actions and implement recommendations in support of goals

  • Research, analyze and evaluate new service delivery methods and techniques

  • Interpret and apply Federal, State and local policies, laws and regulations

  • Communicate clearly and concisely

  • Respond to questions and concerns from City employees and the public

  • Establish and maintain effective working relationships with those contacted in the course of work

  • Maintain physical condition appropriate to the performance of assigned duties and responsibilities

Qualifications

  • Minimum Requirements

    • Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in Business Administration, Public Administration, Operations Management, or related field

    • Nine (9) years of managerial experience in any combination of the following areas: Business administration, or public administration

    • Six (6) years of supervisory experience

    • Possession of a New Mexico Driver's License (Class D), or the ability to obtain by date of hire

    • Possession of a City Operator's Permit (COP) within 6 months from date of hire

  • Preferred Knowledge

    • Master's degree from an accredited college or university in Business Administration, Public Administration, Operations Management, or related field

    • Principles and practices of program development and administration

    • Pertinent Federal, State, and local laws, codes and regulations

    • Methods and techniques of enforcing applicable codes and ordinances

    • Methods and techniques of research and analysis

    • Principles of business letter writing and basic report preparation

    • Principles and practices of municipal budget preparation and administration

    • Principles of supervision, training and performance evaluations

    • Modern office procedures, methods and equipment including computers

    • Principles and practices of performance measurement and assessment

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Temp. Organizing Strategist

  • Designs and executes multi-faceted organizing campaigns, including phone banking, rallies, and digital engagement, to respond to federal immigration enforcement actions

  • Recruits, trains, and mobilizes volunteers, setting goals and tracking progress to ensure effective campaign execution

  • Collaborates with policy teams, conducts research, and analyzes data to inform campaign strategies and achieve organizational goals


About the Company

For over 100 years, the ACLU has worked to defend and preserve the individual rights and liberties guaranteed by the Constitution and laws of the United States. Whether it’s ending mass incarceration, achieving full equality for the LGBTQ+ community, establishing new privacy protections for our digital age, or preserving the right to vote or the right to have an abortion, the ACLU takes up the toughest civil liberties cases and issues to defend all people. We know that great people make a great organization. We value our people and know that what we offer is essential not just their work, but to their overall well-being.

About the Job

The National Political Advocacy Department builds power to achieve an accountable, representative democracy. We have ambitious goals across Reproductive Freedom, Democracy and Voting Rights, Systemic Equality, Immigration, Trans Justice, Criminal Justice and other core issues in order to protect and expand civil rights and civil liberties, and advance the freedom, equality, ability to prosper, and humanity of all People.

Our department conducts analysis, develops policy, crafts world class campaigns and situates the ACLU to have impact across legislative, administrative, and electoral levers. We are policy experts, lawyers, community organizers, lobbyists, campaign strategists, electoral specialists, program managers and more. We partner across the ACLU to drive national efforts, and support and amplify the priorities of our affiliates. We work to center principles of equity, diversity, inclusion, and belonging in our approach.

Responsibilities

  • Reporting to the Deputy Director of Organizing the Temporary Organizing Strategist will be responsible for the following:

    • Design and lead complex, multi-tooled organizing strategies in partnership with ACLU affiliates to respond to federal immigration enforcement actions from planning to execution

    • Assist with research, story gathering and analysis to further the organization’s communication, policy and legal goals around immigration enforcement and other organizational priorities

    • Develop organizing goals, plans, strategies, tactics, and budgets to serve the organization’s concrete political/policy outcomes

    • Deploy key organizing tactics in partnership with ACLU affiliates including phone banking, text banking, rallies, marches, story collection, and social media engagement

    • Collaborate with policy counsels and campaign strategists to develop and integrate organizing plans into broader campaign strategies

    • Execute on-the-ground organizing meetings and events in priority jurisdictions in partnership with ACLU affiliates

    • Track program progress to goal and metrics through standardized reporting

    • Produce compelling call and text scripts for priority campaigns

    • Oversee volunteer recruitment, training, retention and mobilization across multiple platforms

    • Develop and implement new volunteer team structures and systems

    • Set and track volunteer team goals and activities

    • Leverage organizing tools effectively for volunteer engagement

    • Demonstrate flexibility in adjusting priorities based on the changing external environment

Qualifications

  • Senior-level experience in political, advocacy and/or issue campaigns as a campaign manager, political director, field director or equivalent role

  • Proven success in grassroots organizing, volunteer recruitment and management, and issue advocacy

  • Strong stakeholder engagement and communication skills

  • Experience with earned media strategies

  • Experience working in and navigating coalition spaces

  • Ability to assess needs and recommend resource allocation

  • Excellence in analyzing complex concepts and presenting clear recommendations

  • Strong independent work ethic and team collaboration skills

  • Superior analytical, writing, and organizational abilities

  • Access to a major airport and ability to travel substantially

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Policy Director

  • Drives interagency collaboration to develop and implement policies that improve child well-being across multiple sectors

  • Builds relationships with key stakeholders, including experts, community leaders, and advocacy groups, to inform policy development and ensure effective program implementation

  • Oversees the GOC's Policy Team, providing leadership and guidance to staff while ensuring alignment with priorities


About the Company

The Governor's Office for Children serves as a central coordinating office to support the well-being of children and families and reduce the number of children living in poverty, which requires a holistic, coordinated approach within State government and across public and private sectors at the federal, State, and local levels. The Governor's Office for Children will lead statewide efforts to build a comprehensive and efficient network of supports, programs, and services for children and their families in order to promote social and emotional well-being, reduce food insecurity, combat youth homelessness, expand access to health services, improve educational outcomes and job readiness, expand access to good jobs, and increase economic opportunity in sustainable ways in jurisdictions that historically have experienced underinvestment.

The Governor's Office for Children will also work with multi-sector partners to implement place-based strategies designed to provide "cradle to career" access to high quality education and care; connect workers to high quality jobs; enable family-sustaining income and access to affordable high quality housing, child care and health care, including reproductive, maternal, behavioral and mental health care; and increase community health and safety.

About the Job

The Director of Policy will lead policy and implementation efforts designed to improve services and opportunities for children related to early education and care, child welfare, elementary and secondary education, education and training after high school, social and emotional well-being, maternal, infant, and child health, juvenile justice, and community development including issues such as housing, transportation and access to green space. The Director will assist the Special Secretary in re-establishing the Governor’s Office for Children as a coordinating body across state agencies to ensure a holistic approach to improve the well-being of children in Maryland and drive progress toward reducing child poverty in the state.

The Director will play a leadership role in running the Children’s Cabinet, leading inter agency initiatives in line with the Children’s Cabinet priorities, and shaping a state-wide policy agenda to eradicate child poverty in Maryland. This is a hybrid position based in Annapolis and requires flexibility to report to locations in Annapolis, Baltimore, and other areas of the state as needed.

Responsibilities

  • Lead policy and implementation efforts designed to improve services and opportunities for children related to early education and care, child welfare, elementary and secondary education, education and training after high school, social and emotional well-being, maternal, infant and child health, including behavioral and mental health, juvenile justice and community development

  • Drive interagency processes with sub-cabinet agency staff to develop and implement ideas and initiatives designed to ensure that all state agencies are maximizing resources in order to promote child well-being and economic mobility

  • Drive external engagement with key stakeholders working on child well-being, education and health, including local and national experts and key stakeholders. Ensure incorporation of stakeholder input into the development of GOC’s initiatives and programs. Support stakeholder engagement with relevant agency staff to ensure effective implementation of services and programs

  • Manage the GOC’s Policy Team

  • Develop effective communication materials related to the Children’s Cabinet, ENOUGH Act, and the Governor’s Office for Children’s policy priorities

  • Other duties as assigned

Qualifications

  • Minimum Qualifications

    • A bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university

    • At least 5 years of experience in public policy, preferably in a government or political setting

    • Strong organizational and time management skills with the ability to prioritize tasks and meet deadlines

    • Excellent written and verbal communication skills

    • Ability to analyze and interpret data

    • Strong attention to detail and accuracy

    • Ability to work independently and as part of a team

    • Ability to maintain confidentiality and discretion in all matters

    • Flexibility to work outside of regular business hours, as needed

  • Preferred Qualifications

    • Master’s degree

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Walmart, Bentonville, On-site, Advanced Andrew DeZarn Walmart, Bentonville, On-site, Advanced Andrew DeZarn

Sr. Lead Counsel, Pharmacy

  • Provides legal counsel on pharmacy Ops, billing, board issues, and contracts, ensuring compliance with all applicable regulations

  • Oversees the negotiation of complex agreements, including PBM contracts and pharmaceutical purchasing agreements

  • Leads a team of lawyers, providing strategic direction and ensuring effective legal support for the pharmacy business


About the Company

Fifty years ago, Sam Walton started a single mom-and-pop shop and transformed it into the world's biggest retailer. Since those founding days, one thing has remained consistent: a commitment to helping customers save money so they can live better. Today, Walmart is reinventing the shopping experience and its associates are at the heart of it. You'll play a crucial role in shaping the future of retail, improving millions of lives around the world. This is that place where your passions meet purpose. Join their family and create a career you're proud of.

About the Job

The Senior Lead Counsel—Health & Wellness Legal (Pharmacy) role is for guiding business partners with respect to legal issues including: pharmacy operations and billing; pharmacy board issues; and contract issues. This role oversees negotiating complex agreements such as: pharmacy benefit manager (PBM) agreements, merchandising and wholesaler agreements for the purchase of pharmaceuticals, and 340b agreements. You will also help pharmacists and the business understand and comply with applicable regulations as well as navigate ambiguity and uncertainty. You will collaborate with cross functional teams to mitigate legal and business risk, providing legal advice and counsel to business clients and compliance. You will also retain, manage, and collaborate with outside counsel when necessary.

Responsibilities

  • Manage a team of lawyers working on various aspects of the pharmacy business

  • Create legal strategies for the Company’s complex pharmacy related agreements

  • Advise pharmacists and the business on how to maneuver in high stakes situations with sometimes ambiguous and conflicting regulations

  • Help the business develop best practices and procedures that will mitigate corporate risk

  • Identify the need and provide the right legal support for business transactions and projects

  • Work collaboratively with internal and external stakeholders

Qualifications

  • Minimum Qualifications:

    • Law degree from an accredited law school and over 7 years’ experience in law

    • 4 years’ experience leading cross-functional teams

    • License in good-standing to practice law in at least one state

  • Preferred Qualifications:

    • Subject matter expertise in pharmacy operations, pharmacy billing, pharmacy board issues, PBM and/or pharmaceutical supplier agreements, 340b

    • Self-motivation

    • Strong oral and written communication skills to interact with senior leadership and stakeholders

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