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The New York State Bar Association, a nonprofit professional
association, seeks to fill the following positions:
The New York State Bar Association, a 74,000 member non-profit
professional association based in Albany, offers a competitive salary
and an excellent benefit package. All applicants should send resume with
qualifications, letter of application and salary requirements in
confidence to:
New York State Bar Association
Attn: Human Resources
One Elk Street
Albany, NY 12207
HR@NYSBA.org
(518) 487-5544 (FAX)
Director of Media Services and Public Affairs
The Director of Media Services and Public Affairs will be responsible
for the strategic development and management of all internal and
external communications for the New York State Bar Association, the
largest voluntary state bar association in the nation. In addition to
developing and implementing the Association’s media relations
strategy, the Director must respond to media requests; cultivate and
maintain effective working relationships with reporters, editors and
producers in the print and electronic media on national, regional and
local levels; write and edit clearly and consistently in a sophisticated
style that conveys the Association’s expertise in a wide range of
legal issues; manage the production of Association publications and
communications, including a bi-monthly newspaper and departmental
portion of the Web site; plan and coordinate press events and
interviews; develop message point strategies for Association leaders;
prepare and disseminate press releases; edit for style and consistency
across the organization; work with vendors, oversee departmental budget
and supervise staff. Minimum qualifications include a Bachelor’s
degree in Journalism, Communications or Public Relations. A
minimum of 5-10 years of successful performance as a media relations
practitioner is required. The successful candidate should possess
excellent written and oral communication skills, and must be a highly
motivated self-starter with strong organizational abilities and
supervisory experience.
Administrative Assistant, Governmental Relations
The Administrative Assistnat position supports the Director and
Associate Director of Governmental Relations in the management of the
Association’s legislative program and operation of the Department
of Governmental Relations. Responsibilities include: assisting with
tracking and monitoring legislation, legislative agendas and calendars;
preparing and maintaining legislative reports/memoranda, lobbying
reports, and correspondence; arranging and coordinating internal
meetings. The qualified applicant will have 3-5 years experience
related to administrative duties/office practice. The
candidate selected for this position must also be
exceptionally well organized and detail-oriented, able to multitask and
work independently, and must be proficient in Microsoft suite of Office
applications and have experience with HTML. Familiarity with
lobbying reports filed with COPI would be a plus. Proficiency in Clear
Access preferred.
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