Check out Political Opportunities – Paid & Unpaid - NEW POST 5-28-09

NEW POSITION POSTED
Position: Congressional Affairs Specialist Location: Arlington, Virgina More info: http://www.jobsinlobbying.com

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The Department of Defense (DoD) Office of Inspector General (OIG) offers potential applicants more than just jobs and professions. A career with the DOD OIG offers those who qualify, an opportunity to serve our Nation and those who are defending it worldwide. The agency promotes integrity, accountability and improvement of DoD personnel, programs and operations to support the Department's mission and to serve the public interest. This position is in the Office of the Assistant Inspector General for the Office of Communications and Congressional Liaison (OAIG-OCCL) and serves as the primary point of contact with congressional staff members regarding congressional inquiries requests for assistance that are diverse and highly complex. **** Please mention you saw this position on JobsinLobbying.com ****
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POSITION POSTED
Title: Government Affairs Professional
Location: Jacksonville, FL Company: Comcast
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The government affairs professional will:
- Maintain files and databases, track state, federal and local legislative and regulatory matters and ensure contract compliance.
- Implement and coordinate government and community affairs initiatives in Florida, Coastal Georgia and South Carolina.
- Represent the company at government and community functions. - Develop and maintain relationships and communicate regularly with officials and staff.
- Resolve customer issues escalated to government affairs by key constituents. - Assist the regional vice president of government affairs in community relationship-building, community grant applications, scholarships, management of community events and corporate initiatives such as Comcast Cares Day.
- Prepare and proofread media advisories, talking points and other internal and external communications.
- Perform other related duties as assigned.

Required Skills:
- Demonstrated project-management and organizational skills and a solid understanding of how government operates.
- Excellent writing and proofreading skills
- Ability to complete an assignment on time.
- Demonstrated ability to interact well with local, state and federal government staffers, elected and appointed officials.
- Punctual, regular and consistent attendance; some weekend and evenings required.
- Excellent relationship-building and interpersonal skills.
- Public relations experience.
- BA/BS in political science, legal administration or related field.
- Five years of government or community affairs experience, (eg. employment as staffer for an elected official, government department political organization or corporate government affairs department).
- Familiar with Microsoft Office applications including Excel, Word and PowerPoint.

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To tweet or not to tweet? For Execs, that is the question
Boston Business Journal - by Lisa van der Pool

Edward Boches, chief creative officer at the ad agency Mullen, recently wrote a blog post titled “10 Reasons why every CEO has to get on Twitter now.” “I have found it to be one of the most remarkable tools,” said Boches, who joined Twitter less than a year ago and has nearly 4,500 followers. “For CEOs, it’s the simplest and easiest way to stay in touch with your customers. It will get you out of the ivory tower and closer to the thinking and conversations in the marketplace.”
Dave Balter, CEO of word-of-mouth marketing firm BzzAgent Inc. in Boston, might seem like he would have been an early adopter of Twitter. But he wasn’t. “I’m a non-tweeter. The fact is, I don’t think that the minutia of my life is all that interesting,” he said. “As an organization, we tweet. It’s just not for me.
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