The Population Reference Bureau is seeking qualified professionals interested in employment for a number of new project opportunities. These positions will be based in Washington, DC.

Editor, Communications Department

(March 27, 2008) Working closely with the vice president for communications and marketing and with the senior demographic editor, the editor will plan and direct content for PRB's website, covering both U.S. and international population, health, and environment topics. The editor will interact with demographers, health experts, and researchers to collect story ideas and shape news stories; conduct interviews and write at least two articles and other online content per month, and edit articles and reports written by others, ensuring adherence to PRB style for translating technical data and analysis into useful information for policymakers, journalists, researchers, educators, and students. The editor will help develop new editorial products and create targeted media contact lists of reporters to expand PRB's reach around the world, as well as participate in professional organizations and attend meetings or seminars on population topics.

Responsibilities

• Write original news articles and newsletters on U.S. and international population and health issues for publication on PRB's website.
• Edit articles and reports on both U.S. and international population and health issues, including graphics and Population Bulletins.
• Direct and plan content for PRB's website. Canvass PRB departments and external sources (journals, listservs, news reports) for story and content ideas.
• Synthesize existing PRB work into new articles, reports, or policy briefs.
• Work with PRB demographers and other specialists on projects that involve print products or web articles.
• Identify and contact writers in the United States and elsewhere to write articles for PRB's website. Articles focus on issues related to population, global health, and the environment. Commission and edit these articles, ensuring work is reviewed by the relevant people at PRB.

Qualifications: A degree in journalism or social sciences is preferred, as is experience in a population-related organization or social research institution. Five to seven years of writing and editing experience, as well as publications management experience. Strong editorial, writing, planning, management, and interpersonal skills. Knowledge of demography and related fields—including new directions and sources of demographic data and other statistics. Ability to synthesize and present concepts and data to a general audience. Ability to work with graphic designers on selected print publications. Effective use of software and technology for writing and editing. Good research skills—including use of online bibliographic services and databases.

Salary and Benefits. Salary commensurate with qualifications and experience. PRB has an excellent benefits package, including generous health, leave, and retirement plans.

Applications. Please send cover letter and resume, along with two writing samples, and salary requirements to HR Specialist, Population Reference Bureau, 1875 Connecticut Ave., NW, Suite 520, Washington, DC 20009, USA;  fax to 202-328-3937; or e-mail jjackson@prb.org. All applicants must have authorization to work in the United States.

Senior Policy Adviser

The Population Reference Bureau seeks a Senior Policy Adviser for the ENGAGE Project (Eliminating National Gaps, Advancing Global Equity)—a new global initiative designed to enhance the policy environment for family planning and other reproductive health services in developing countries. The project aims to raise awareness, promote policy dialogue, and accelerate the pace of program and policy reform through a series of innovative policy communication activities.

The Senior Policy Adviser will work in a team-oriented environment with both technical and management (team leader) responsibilities for advocacy tool development and country-level activities.

Responsibilities will include:

• Collecting the latest demographic, reproductive health, and socioeconomic data from a variety of sources and analyzing them to identify trends.
• Using trend data and other information to develop dynamic presentations using new, state-of-the-art animated software technologies.
• Building the capacity of local policy "champions" to communicate policy-relevant information to a variety of policy audiences at national and subnational levels, e.g., high-level government policymakers, civic and religious leaders, program officials, journalists, and other influentials.
• Developing and conducting in-depth interviews with representatives of target audiences to solicit knowledge and attitudes about high fertility and other RH issues.
• Assisting local partners to frame the issues, create evidence-based messages, and develop comprehensive strategies for data dissemination and use.

The ideal candidate will have an advanced university degree (Ph.D. or Master's) in demography, public health, sociology, economics, or a related field, with a strong substantive background in reproductive health and family planning. Candidates should also have familiarity with the broader impacts of high fertility and maternal mortality and morbidity on national socioeconomic development and efforts to achieve the Millennium Development Goals. Demonstrated experience with "on-the-ground" interventions and the challenges of program implementation required. Understanding of the principles of policy communication and advocacy, data use for improving policies and programs, audience assessment techniques, and strategic planning methodologies are a plus. Excellent English writing skills and oral communication skills are essential; an ability to work in French or Spanish would be desirable. The candidate must be able to travel up to 30 percent of the time to selected countries.

Preference will be given to candidates with a minimum of 10 years job experience. Networking abilities and a proven ability to work collaboratively with professionals at different levels, including colleagues, partners, and donor organizations is also highly desirable.

Salary and Benefits. Salary commensurate with qualifications and experience. PRB has an excellent benefits package, including generous health, leave, and retirement plans.

Applications. Please send cover letter and resume with salary requirements to HR Specialist, Population Reference Bureau, 1875 Connecticut Ave., NW, Suite 520, Washington, DC 20009, USA;  fax to 202-328-3937; or e-mail jjackson@prb.org. All applicants must have authorization to work in the United States.

Multimedia Specialist

PRB is seeking a highly motivated multimedia specialist (part-time consultant) to create and customize interactive presentations that will be designed for use in developing countries. These interactive presentations will focus on raising the visibility of critical population and maternal heath issues among high-level decisionmakers and leaders.

The multimedia specialist will combine design and technical knowledge to create the interactive presentations using the latest software. The specialist will work with different multimedia features such as text, sound, graphics, digital/analog photographs, 2D/3D modeling, animation, and video. The specialist could be requested to work up design ideas in collaboration with PRB and partner staff, and collaborate with other multimedia specialists, animators, and programmers.

Additional responsibilities will include using software to arrange files in a single presentation (to enable interactivity and navigation through the product content); testing and adjusting the product to deal with technical problems; and producing documentation describing the creation, content, and processes of each file. Depending on the complexity of the product, the authoring of files into a single presentation may require using HTML, CSS, Java, or C++.

Skills and Qualifications. Clean design style, intuitive user interfaces, innovative concepts; experience with interactive/flash-based sites; top-notch Flash & ActionScript/Illustrator/Photoshop/Dreamweaver/After Effects skills; strong skills in Macromedia Director/Authorware; programming a plus; familiarity with DevInfo and other commercial or noncommercial multimedia software desirable; technical expertise balanced by creative thinking; proven ability to learn quickly and work collaboratively as well as independently; ability to meet deadlines; and attention to detail.

Salary. Salary commensurate with qualifications and experience.

Applications. Please send resume and cover letter (noting this position: Multimedia Specialist) and salary requirements to HR Specialist, Population Reference Bureau, 1875 Connecticut Ave., NW, Suite 520, Washington, DC 20009; fax: 202-328-3937; or e-mail jjackson@prb.org. All applicants must have authorization to work in the United States.

The Population Reference Bureau is an equal opportunity employer.