Environmental Policy
www.sustainablebusiness.com
The Sustainable Business website has a "Green Dream Jobs" page with an extensive list of environmental jobs. The listing is searchable by city, level of experience, and area of expertise.
www.environet.policy.net
The National Environmental Trust is a non-profit, non-partisan membership group established in 1994 to inform citizens about environmental problems and how they affect our health and quality of life. NET's public education campaigns present the latest scientific studies and public opinion research so that Americans from all walks of life can understand complex environmental issues. For more information, check out the Newsroom.
www.eco.org
The Environmental Careers Organization (ECO) is a national, non-profit, educational organization. ECO's mission is to protect and enhance the environment through the development of diverse leaders, the promotion of environmental careers, and the inspiration of individual action. This is accomplished through internships , career advice , career products , and research and consulting.
www.cnie.org
The National Council for Science and the Environment (NCSE) is supported by nearly 500 academic, scientific, environmental, and business organizations. The Council promotes a new crosscutting approach to environmental science that integrates interdisciplinary research; scientific assessment; communication of science-based information to decision-makers and the general public; and environmental education. As a neutral science-based organization, NCSE promotes science and its relationship with decision-making only, and does not take positions on environmental issues themselves. The "Jobs & Internships" link is in the bottom right-hand corner -- they offer a number of interesting internships.
www.environetwork.com
EnviroNetwork is part of the naturalist.com network. "Our goal is the same, whether in environmental engineering, marine biology, or natural resource conservation: we aim to further the careers of our members and make sure organizations can fill their employment needs quickly and inexpensively with the best talent available."
www.environmentalcareer.com
Their mission is to help people work for the environment through comprehensive environmental and natural resources job listings, career news, inside tips and advice, employer interviews, and career research reports. This site has plenty of job listings and lots of links.
www.ecojobs.com
For environmental jobseekers. (MSPA subscribes to their paper.) On their website, select from categories which include:
- Conservation & natural resources jobs,
- Environmental policy,
- Legislation & regulation jobs,
- Environmental advocacy, outreach & communications jobs,
- International environmental jobs,
- Environmental internships
www.ase.org/about/internship.htm#3
The Alliance to Save Energy is a non-profit coalition of businesses, government officials, environmental and consumer leaders promoting the efficient use of energy to strengthen America's economy, improve the environment, help consumers, and protect national security interests. The Alliance communicates information about the costs and benefits of energy efficiency, and works to lead the United States and the rest of the world toward a fairer, more competitive market for all energy resources.
www.epa.gov/ezhire
This site is the Environmental Protection Agency's automated recruitment and job application system.
Social Policy / Non-Profits
www.msh.org/employment/positions.html
Management Sciences for Health, Inc. (MSH) is a private, non-profit educational and scientific organization working to close the gap between knowledge and action in public health. MSH is based in Boston, Massachusetts, with offices in Washington, DC, and in 15 countries in Asia, Africa, and Latin America. MSH draws its staff of over 650 from 47 countries around the world.
www.accessjobs.org
ACCESS: Networking in the Public Interest is a comprehensive resource for employment, internships, and career development for non-profit organizations. ACCESS is a non-profit organization dedicated to serving the non-profit sector and those who wish to work in it. Updated daily, the ACCESS website lists over 100 current professional employment and internship opportunities with non-profit organizations, and highlights the mission of each organization listing an employment opportunity.
www.aed.org/employ.html
Founded in 1961, AED is an independent, non-profit organization committed to solving critical social problems in the U.S. and throughout the world through education, social marketing, research, training, policy analysis and innovative program design and management. Major areas of focus include health, education, youth development, and the environment.
www.idealist.org
A project of Action Without Borders - this site includes:
- Over 23,000 nonprofit and community organizations in 153 countries, which you can search or browse by name, location or mission.
- Thousands of volunteer opportunities in your community and around the world, and a list of organizations that can help you volunteer abroad.
In addition, individuals can use Idealist to define what information you'd like to receive by e-mail from among the job openings, volunteer opportunities, internships, events and resources posted here by organizations all over the world.
www.igpa.uillinois.edu/CFP/
The Guide to Careers in Children and Family Policy is divided into two major sections, "For Information Seekers", and "For Information Providers." Information seekers can learn generally about a career in child and family policy, or search for internships, fellowships, volunteer positions, or jobs.
http://www.urban.org/jobs/internships.html
www.urban.org/jobs
The Urban Institute is a non-profit policy research organization established in Washington, D.C., in 1968. The Institute's goals are to sharpen thinking about society's problems and efforts to solve them, improve government decisions and their implementation, and increase citizens' awareness about important public choices.
www.mdnonprofit.org/jobboard.htm
The Maryland Non-profits Job Board is a listing of all job postings submitted to Maryland Nonprofits by nonprofit agencies.
www.hecua.org
The Higher Education Consortium for Urban Affairs (HECUA) has some wonderful resources for faculty and students. HECUA is a unique educational collaboration that engages students, faculty and practitioners in learning that generates knowledge and tools for social transformation and community building.
http://philanthropy.com/jobs
This is The Chronicle of Philanthropy' s Career Network. "Here you will find hundreds of job opportunities in the non-profit world, plus information that will help you with your career."
International Security & Economic Policy
www.undp.org/jobs
United Nations Development Programme - UNDP is a 'thinking and learning' organization at the forefront of today's development dialogue in championing the poor and disadvantaged. Their focus is on providing developing countries with knowledge-based consulting services and building national, regional and global coalitions for change. They have a wide range of international opportunities at various levels, at their global headquarters in New York, and at locations including Addis Ababa, Bangkok, Beirut, Bogota, Bratislava, Dakar, Harare, Kathmandu, Kiev, Oslo, Pretoria and San Jose, Costa Rica.
www.imf.org
The IMF is an international organization of 183 member countries, established to promote international monetary cooperation, exchange stability, and orderly exchange arrangements; to foster economic growth and high levels of employment; and to provide temporary financial assistance to countries to help ease balance of payments adjustment. (Click on 'Jobs' in the bottom right hand corner.)
www.ngo.org/index3.htm
This site is the home page for the global NGO community (Non-governmental organizations associated with the United Nations). Its aim is to help promote collaborations between NGOs throughout the world, so that together they can more effectively partner with the United Nations and each other to create a more peaceful, just, equitable and sustainable world for this and future generations. (Click on "Links" at the bottom.)
www.ifad.org
International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), a specialized agency of the United Nations, was established as an international financial institution in 1977 as one of the major outcomes of the 1974 World Food Conference. The Conference was organized in response to the food crises of the early 1970s that primarily affected the Saharan countries of Africa.
www.ifes.org
The International Foundation for Election Systems provides professional advice and technical assistance in promoting democracy and serves as an information clearinghouse on democratic development. IFES is dedicated to the success of democracy worldwide and the prospect that each person in every corner of the world is entitled to have a free and informed say in how he or she is governed. IFES recognizes that democratic governance is an evolving and dynamic process, created by and meeting the needs of the people it serves
www.worldbank.org/careers
The site offers information and resources on:
- Bank Careers
- Careers in the IFC
- Junior Professionals Associates Program
- Internship Program
- Young Professionals Program
- Job Website
And more….
www.fpa.org
The Foreign Policy Association (FPA) is a national, non-profit, nonpartisan, nongovernmental, educational organization founded in 1918 to educate Americans about the significant international issues that influence their lives. FPA provides impartial publications, programs and forums to increase public awareness of, and foster popular participation in, matters relating to those policy issues. (Their Job Board link is along the top of the page.)
www.overseasjobs.com
OverseasJobs.com features international job opportunities for professionals, expatriates and adventure seekers.
www.adb.org/employment
The Asian Development Bank is a multilateral development finance institution dedicated to reducing poverty in Asia and the Pacific. On this site you'll find links to:
- Professional Staff Vacancies
- Local Staff Vacancies
- Young Professionals Program
- Internship Program
- Workplace and Environment
- Departments
- Organization Chart
- Application Form
www.careers.state.gov
As the lead U.S. foreign affairs agency, the Department of State helps to shape a freer, more secure, and more prosperous world through formulating, representing, and implementing the President's foreign policy. This site offers information on student programs, civil service opportunities, and the Foreign Service program. It's a great direct link to available positions.
Management, Finance & Leadership / General
www.rcjobs.com
In November, 2000, Roll Call, a Capitol Hill newspaper, launched RCjobs.com, an interactive employment site where you can search by job type, organization type, keyword, etc.
www.nptimes.com/classified.html
The Non-Profit Times is a business publication for non-profit management. This site includes a salary survey, articles, columns, and a resource directory.
www.ourpublicservice.org
The Partnership for Public Service is a newly formed non-partisan organization dedicated to revitalizing the public service. Through an aggressive campaign of public-private partnerships, focused research and educational efforts, the Partnership seeks to restore public confidence in and prestige to the federal civil service. They have a great listing of jobs - click on "Jobs" on the upper right side of the page.
www.commoncause.org/intern/
Common Cause is a non-profit, non-partisan citizen's lobbying organization promoting open, honest and accountable government. Each semester and during the summer months, Common Cause offers internships to students from across the country. Working closely with staff and volunteers, interns do grassroots organizing, contribute research to policy papers and investigative studies, monitor congressional committee meetings, function as press office aides, and serve as administrative aides.
www.heritage.org/jobbank/
Founded in 1973, The Heritage Foundation is a research and educational institute - a think tank - whose mission is to formulate and promote conservative public policies based on the principles of free enterprise, limited government, individual freedom, traditional American values, and a strong national defense.
www.townhall.com/interns
Town Hall is an interactive community on the Internet to bring Internet users, conservative public policy organizations, congressional staff, and political activists together under the broad umbrella of "conservative" thoughts, ideas and actions. This database is a place where young conservatives can find out about the many internship opportunities in the public policy arena, particularly in the Washington D.C. area.
http://epn.org/jobs/index.html -- Electronic Policy Network
A consortium of top public policy organizations and advocacy groups, the Electronic Policy Network provides timely information and leading ideas about the policies and politics that shape our world. Since its founding in 1995 by Pulitzer Prize-winning author Paul Starr and The American Prospect magazine, EPN has grown to include over 80 member organizations, whose work tackles topics ranging from economic policy to civic participation, health care to foreign policy, and education to Social Security.
www.libertyguide.com/career.html
Brought to you by the Institute for Humane Studies, an organization that assists students worldwide with an interest in individual liberty. Click on their jobs & internship listings link.
http://www.politixgroup.com/main.html
(Click on Member Area - the password is election) This site has great career resources, including:
http://www.rileyguide.com/salguides.html
This is a very helpful site for salary information and guidance. It offers the following options:
- General Salary Surveys
- U.S. Government Wage Surveys
- Other Ideas for Finding Salary Data
- Occupation & Location-Specific Surveys
- Stock Options as Compensation
- Executive Compensation
- Evaluating Salary Data
- Evaluating & Negotiating Job Offers
www.studentjobs.gov
Employment opportunities with the Federal Government. The Students.gov page has lots of good information.
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