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Full Time, In Person, Research, Health, Policy Oscar Ellery Full Time, In Person, Research, Health, Policy Oscar Ellery

Senior Policy Analyst, Health Policy | Center for American Progress

Location: Washington, DC
Application Closes: When Filled
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  • Lead the Center for American Policy’s Health Policy Team in conducting health policy analysis, community outreach, and directing policymakers

  • Write reports, engage with media, manage relations with stakeholders, and represent CAP to policymakers

  • Master's Degree, relevant experience required

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Youth Advocacy Initiative Coordinator |

Location: Washington, DC
Application Closes: When Filled
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  • Provide survivor-centered intervention and healing for children and families affected by abuse, trauma, and violence.

  • Be responsible for administrative support for the Youth Advocacy Initiative throughout the organization

  • Bachelor’s degree and Relevant experience required

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Remote, Full Time, Consulting, Policy Marka Suzanne Remote, Full Time, Consulting, Policy Marka Suzanne

Environmental Events Specialist | Environmental Management Support Inc

Location: Silver Spring, MD
Application Closes: When Filled
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  • Help deliver in-person and virtual trainings, large training programs, national workgroup meetings, and other government events

  • Up to two years of experience, preferably in event planning.

  • Strong technical writing, editing, and analytical skills.

  • A bachelor’s degree in environmental science, communications, or a related field.

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Manager, New Cities | Results for America

Location: Washington, DC
Application Closes: 10/26/2026
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  • Join Results for America's What Works Cities team in coordinating residents with policymakers to construct better urban policy

  • Manage city portfolios, conduct data and outreach-driven research, assess policy, and help expand RFA's team

  • Relevant experience required

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Spring 2027 Internships at the National Museum of African American History and Culture | Smithsonian Instiution

Location: Washington, DC
Application Closes: 10/15/2026
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  • Join the National Museum of African American History and Culture in a myriad of different fields, with openings across educational levels

  • Ranging opportunities include: music and performing arts curation, oral history, marketing, and interpretative research

  • At least one year of undergraduate education required

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Full Time, Hybrid, Advocacy, Research, Human Rights Oscar Ellery Full Time, Hybrid, Advocacy, Research, Human Rights Oscar Ellery

Research Associate, Committee on Human Rights | The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine

Location: Washington, DC
Application Closes: When Filled
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  • Through research and activism, standing members on the Committee for Human Rights (CHR), generate awareness of and combat human rights violations, particularly in the fields of science, engineering, and medicine

  • Create digital resources for research and activism, draft and publish research reports, and bolster advocacy campaigns

  • Bachelor's Degree and 2 years of relevant experience required

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Full Time, Hybrid, Advocacy, Research, Health Oscar Ellery Full Time, Hybrid, Advocacy, Research, Health Oscar Ellery

Research Project Coordinator | Johns Hopkins University

Location: Baltimore, MD
Application Closes: When Filled
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  • As a Research Project Coordinator, advance research projects in fields ranging from public health to social work

  • Oversee data collection, recordkeeping, protocol implementation, literature reviews, and validate findings

  • Bachelor's Degree required, Master's Degree preferred

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General Human Rights Analyst | Delaware Nation Industries & Investments

Location: Washington, DC
Application Closes: When Filled
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  • General Human Rights Analysts work to promote human rights globally through policy formulation and contribute to interagency discussions

  • Manage and collaborate with a network of stakeholders from community organizations to government at the local, regional, and national levels

  • Relevant experience required

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Full Time, Hybrid, Research, Advocacy, Human Rights Oscar Ellery Full Time, Hybrid, Research, Advocacy, Human Rights Oscar Ellery

Senior Associate, Domestic Policy | Save the Children

Location: Washington, DC
Application Closes: When Filled
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  • Develop policy and advocate for the needs of children across the country

  • Provide political analysis, logistical and administrative support, conduct policy and research analysis, and support the broader Domestic Policy Team

  • High School Diploma, 2 years of relevant experience required

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Full Time, Remote, Research, Advocacy, Human Rights Oscar Ellery Full Time, Remote, Research, Advocacy, Human Rights Oscar Ellery

Prospect Researcher | Facing History & Ourselves

Location: Remote
Application Closes: When Filled
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  • Support the Development Team in providing anti-racist educational resources and bolstering the engagement strategy through donor outreach and maintaining relations with community organizations and institutional stakeholders

  • Help train researchers and develop and provide research tools

  • 2 years of relevant experience required

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Director of Development and Communications | DC History Center

Location: Washington, DC
Application Closes: 10/18/2026
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  • Help the DC History Center and Center for Humanities in their merger, working to synthesize their missions of advancing DC historical inquiry and humanities research

  • Lead the development and communications team while developing organizational strategy, gifts and grants, and advancing relations with DC-based community organizations and scholars

  • Bachelor's Degree and relevant experience required

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Full Time, Hybrid, Research, Advocacy, Health Oscar Ellery Full Time, Hybrid, Research, Advocacy, Health Oscar Ellery

Research Associate, Food, Nutrition, and Agriculture Program | The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine

Location: Washington, DC
Application Closes: When Filled
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  • Oversee and conduct the study of food distribution within the SNAP program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC)

  • Convene with community organizations, leaders, and experts from food science, to nutrition and agriculture, to resource management in order to develop a holistic approach to food system strategy

  • Bachelor's Degree, 2 years of related experience required

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Community Engagement VISTA | International Rescue Committee

Location: Silver Spring, MD
Application Closes: When Filled; Program Began 9/2026
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  • Using the IRC's network, engage community members, organizations, and stakeholders from across the globe and advance the IRC's future development

  • Work to analyze outreach strategies and develop new approaches through data analysis, outreach, and surveys

  • Prior experience preferred

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Healthcare Labor Researcher | Service Employees International Union

Location: Washington, DC
Application Closes: When Filled
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  • Help advance labor organization within the healthcare industry through field research and analysis of health workers from hospitals, to nursing homes, to home health agencies

  • Support and bolster campaigns and union efforts through the development of industry expertise

  • Bachelor's Degree and relevant experience required

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Community Engagement Supervisor | Housing Opportunities Commission of Montgomery County

Location: Silver Spring, MD
Application Closes: When Filled
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  • Support the HOC in its role as a Public Housing Authority through managing and advancing affordable housing access, supply, and related resources

  • Oversee engagement specialists and community aides, develop resources, and ensure support for families

  • Bachelor's Degree, 5 years of relevant experience required

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Full Time, In Person, Research, Policy Oscar Ellery Full Time, In Person, Research, Policy Oscar Ellery

Research Assistant, Housing and Communities Division | Urban Institute

Location: Washington, DC
Application Closes: When Filled
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  • Support the Urban Institute in its Mission to Provide Effective Research to Advance Housing Initiatives and Community Development

  • Oversee and Implement Statistical and Qualitative Research and Analysis

  • Bachelor's Degree, Relevant Experience Required

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