[Jobs] FW: Job Announcement - Part Time Position in DC - Advocacy Work

[Noel Nightingale]

-----Original Message-----
From: Roffee, Margaret - ODEP [mailto:Roffee.Margaret at dol.gov] 
Sent: Tuesday, June 27, 2006 9:08 AM
To: Roffee, Margaret - ODEP
Subject: Job Announcement - Part Time Position in DC - Advocacy Work


 

New National Consumer Coalition's hiring a DC Rep:

 

 A newly forming National Coalition of Consumer/survivor-run
Organizations is seeking a Director of Public Policy. The person would
be the Coalition's voice in DC. 

Pay: 

The person would be paid as a consultant: $30,000, a year for 15 hours a
week. 

Qualifications: 

1. Strong advocate: capable of and having demonstrated an ability to
make their voice heard in meetings with county/state/ national insiders,
legislators, and administrators

2. Experiential expert: personal experience as a mental health consumer

3. Representative of the coalition: person can represent the coalition
in a diplomatic fashion even with people having opposing views, letting
their own views predominate

4. Self-starter: person is capable of self-direction and time management
in day-to-day matters

5. Values of Mental Health Consumer Movement: Understands and shares
values of recovery, consumer self-direction, and peer support

6. Effective communicator: able to understand implications of policy
issues, communicate relevant issues, develop responses through dialogue
with the Coalition, and articulate our agenda to a broad range of
stakeholders using various communication venues (e.g., words. written
media, etc).

7. Network builder: able to advance our agenda by developing
collaborative relationships with appropriate representatives from other
coalitions constituencies, and legislators and/or their staff

8. Knowledge of the federal government structure: how legislation,
policies, and rules are enacted, and an understanding, particularly, of
the committee process

9. Computer skills: mastery of computer, power point, and Internet
skills

Please send your CV and a cover letter explaining why you would be the
best person for the job to :  <mailto:ddevoe at ohioadvocates.org>
ddevoe at ohioadvocates.org by July 8, 2006.

 

 

 

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-----Original Message-----
From:
Roffee, Margaret - ODEP [mailto:Roffee.Margaret at dol.gov]
Sent:
Tuesday, June 27, 2006 9:08 AM
To:
Roffee, Margaret - ODEP
Subject:
Job Announcement - Part Time Position in DC - Advocacy Work
 
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New National Consumer Coalition&#8217;s hiring a DC Rep:
 
 
A newly forming National Coalition of Consumer/survivor-run Organizations is seeking a Director of Public Policy. The person would be the Coalition&#8217;s voice in DC.
Pay:
The person would be paid as a consultant: $30,000, a year for 15 hours a week.
Qualifications
:
1. Strong advocate: capable of and having demonstrated an ability to make their voice heard
in meetings with county/state/ national insiders, legislators, and administrators
2. Experiential expert: personal experience as a mental health consumer
3. Representative of the coalition: person can represent the coalition in a diplomatic fashion even with people having opposing views, letting their own views predominate
4. Self-starter: person is capable of self-direction and time management in day-to-day matters
5. Values of Mental Health Consumer Movement: Understands and shares values of recovery, consumer self-direction, and peer support
6. Effective communicator: able to understand implications of policy issues, communicate relevant issues, develop responses through dialogue with the Coalition, and articulate our agenda to a broad range of stakeholders using various communication venues (e.g., words. written media, etc).
7. Network builder: able to advance our agenda by developing collaborative relationships with appropriate representatives from other coalitions constituencies, and legislators and/or their staff
8.
Knowledge of the federal government structure: how legislation, policies, and rules are enacted, and an understanding, particularly, of the committee process
9. Computer skills: mastery of computer, power point, and Internet skills
Please send your CV and a cover letter explaining why you would be the best person for the job to :
mailto:ddevoe at ohioadvocates.org
ddevoe at ohioadvocates.org
by July 8, 2006.