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 Senior Program Manager

Location: Washington, DC

Job description

Physicians for Social Responsibility (PSR) seeks an articulate, experienced organizer with strong knowledge in nuclear disarmament and related national security issues to manage its Security Program. PSR asserts a strong medical voice for the prevention of nuclear war; against the development and use of nuclear weapons; and for a reduction in the role of armed force in US foreign and security policy, emphasizing alternative strategies for increased diplomacy and the rule of law. Our work focuses on advocacy and policy change at the national and grasstops levels.

PSR's Senior Program Manager of Security Programs oversees design and implementation of program and advocacy campaigns to involve PSR physicians, chapters and members; directs PSR lobbying and media efforts regarding nuclear disarmament, national security and related issues; and helps secure adequate funding for Security Program work.

Areas of Responsibility

Advocacy

  • In coordination with PSR's Board leadership and Executive Director, oversees design and implementation of national campaigns involving Board members, chapters and e-activists, to advocate for nuclear disarmament and non-proliferation, and to end nuclear weapons development, production and testing.
  • Produce and coordinate e-actions and website updates and assist with activist and health professional recruitment.
  • Support PSR Board Members in delivering educational presentations, Hill briefings, panel presentations and medical/ public health conference presentations.
  • Support PSR members in writing and submitting op-eds and letters to the editor.
  • Provides policy expertise to Board members, chapters, members and e-activists on security issues to strengthen PSR's medical voice in advocacy and activist training programs.

Policy

  • Stays abreast of nuclear disarmament, nuclear budget and related issues.
  • Advises PSR Board leadership on policy and programs to advance nuclear disarmament and a reduction in the role of armed force in US foreign and security affairs.
  • Represents PSR and speaks at internal and external educational programs and meetings such as the Nuclear Weapons Working Group and the Alliance for Nuclear Accountability Coalition.

Legislative

  • Monitors legislation on nuclear disarmament and related national security issues to weave into our advocacy strategy.
  • In coordination with PSR's Board leadership, develops PSR policy and legislative strategy on nuclear weapons and other national security issues and lobbies Congress and the Administration.
  • Collaborates with allies in the nuclear non-proliferation and peace and security communities.

Management

  • Reports to Executive Director.
  • Represents the security voice on the organization's Executive Management Team.
  • Supervises Security Program interns.
  • Serves as the primary contact with PSR's Board of Directors and the Security Committee on Security Program work.
  • Together with the Executive Director, develops and manages the Security Program budget.

Requirements

  • Passion for peace and security issues with a strong work ethic and can do attitude.
  • B.A. or B.S. required; graduate degree preferred.
  • Strong experience in organizing a campaign focused program.
  • Demonstrated expertise in nuclear disarmament and security issues
  • Demonstrated commitment to utilizing internet and local chapter based PSR activists as part of an overall strategy.
  • Demonstrated effectiveness in written and spoken communication.
  • Enthusiastic organizer with strong interpersonal and team skills.

Salary is commensurate with experience. PSR offers excellent benefits and is an equal opportunity employer committed to workplace diversity.

How to apply

Applications will be considered on a rolling basis and we strongly encourage submissions as soon as possible. Send your cover letter, resume, salary requirements, and writing sample to:

Contact Person: Deputy Director of Operations, Adam Pawlus
Subject Line: Security Senior Program Manager Search
E-mail: apawlus@psr.org

 Development Intern

Location: Washington, DC

Guided by the values and expertise of medicine and public health, Physicians for Social Responsibility works to protect human life from the gravest threats to health and survival.  PSR's strategy for achieving its mission is to educate and activate the medical and broader health community, and the public, through research, analysis, collaboration, and targeted communications and to advocate for government and societal change at the local, state, national, and international level.  Founded in 1961, PSR is now the largest physician-led organization in the U.S. with 50,000 members and e-activists working to slow, stop and reverse global warming and toxic degradation of the environment and for the prevention of nuclear war.

Physicians for Social Responsibility is looking for highly motivated undergraduates, recent grads, and graduate students with a demonstrated interest in non- partisan voter education and PSR’s core issues to fill full- and part-time internships beginning in September and continuing through December.  Interns should have strong research and writing skills and the ability to adapt to a multi-issue workplace. Currently PSR is seeking a fall intern to assist the Development Department. This is an excellent opportunity to learn about grant writing, cultivation of donors and other essential fundraising skills.

PSR’s development intern will be responsible for seeking new opportunities to promote PSR, research and develop new funding opportunities, and assist with strategy development to take advantage of these opportunities.

Other Responsibilities may include:

  • Updating donor records
  • Assisting with development mailings
  • Providing support for event host committees
  • Experience in general office, clerical, and administrative support
  • Ability to work independently and as a member of a team

Qualifications:

  • Interest in development, fundraising, and grant-writing
  • Commitment to PSR goals and mission
  • Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite
  • Highly organized, able to manage multiple projects at once
  • Interest in development, fundraising, and grant-writing

To Apply:

To apply for our internship program, we ask that you please send a cover letter detailing when you are available to intern at PSR, your resume, and brief writing sample (3-5 pages) to employment@psr.org. Please reference “Development Intern” in the subject line.

Scoville Fellows

The Herbert Scoville Jr. Peace Fellowship pays a stipend for college graduates to work with NGOs in Washington, DC, including Physicians for Social Responsibility, on arms control, peace, and security issues for six to nine months. PSR provides strong mentoring and professional development opportunities for Scoville Fellows from any discipline. Scoville Fellows at PSR can expect to be meaningfully engaged in substantive work related to prudent and effective steps toward a world free of nuclear weapons, prevention of the use or spread of nuclear weapons, and promoting diplomacy and alternative conflict resolution techniques to avoid war. PSR’s current security programs include analytical work to develop new knowledge about the dangers nuclear weapons and security policies pose to human life and health, organizing work to mobilize doctors and allied health professionals for peace and security, and advocacy work to ensure that the interests of potential victims of nuclear weapons and war are represented in the policy process. For further information, please visit http://www.scoville.org/