Communications-Assistant-----Job-Title:--------Communications!Assistant!----Grade:---------Grade:------------7!!!!!!!-
FLSA-Status:----Non3!Exempt-Type-of-Position:--Full!Time,!Regular-
Department:---Strategic!Initiatives--- Reporting-to-This-Position:-N/AReports-To:------Vice!President---- Location:-Washington,!DC-!- JOB-SUMMARYThe!Police!Foundation!is!national!non3profit!non3partisan!organization!established!over!45!years!
ago.!!Our!mission!is!to!improve!policing!through!innovation!and!science.!The!Police!Foundation!
works!closely!with!law!enforcement!and!other!criminal!justice!professionals,!to!conduct!
research!and!develop!innovative!programs!and!strategies!to!advance!the!profession.!
The!Communications!Assistant!is!a!mid3level!staff!position!assigned!to!work!closely!with!senior!
Foundation!leaders!and!staff!to!promote!the!mission!and!work!of!the!Foundation!by!developing!
and!maintaining!a!professional!and!constructive!organizational!presence!in!social!and!traditional!
media!environments!and!via!the!Internet.!!The!Communications!Assistant!proactively!develops!
communications!messaging!and!other!content!to!inform!the!public!of!our!work!and!
accomplishments,!to!highlight!the!challenges,!opportunities!and!successes!of!the!law!
enforcement!profession,!and!to!support!the!mission!of!the!Foundation!to!advance!policing.!!
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If!you!have!an!interest!in!helping!to!improve!the!safety!of!America’s!communities!by!advancing!
policing,!the!Police!Foundation!is!for!you.!!We!are!an!employer!of!choice!located!near!
Washington!DC’s!Dupont!Circle!neighborhood.!We!offer!competitive!salary,!excellent!benefits!
including!paid!health!insurance!and!a!transportation!stipend,!and!a!team3!and!mission3oriented!
environment.!
ESSENTIAL-DUTIES-&-RESPONSIBILITIES•! Ensures!that!the!Police!Foundation!website!is!accurate!and!engaging,!is!effective!at!promoting!
the!work,!interests,!and!capabilities!of!the!Foundation,!and!reflects!organizational!values!and!
professionalism.!!
•! Proposes,!develops!and!maintains!accurate!and!well3researched!messaging!and!other!
communications!content!for!dissemination!by!the!Police!Foundation,!including!web!and!social!
media!content,!releases!and!advisories,!publications!and!other!materials.!!
•! Supports!new!initiatives!and!developments!by!developing!and!leading!communications!
campaigns.!
•! Conducts!regular!analysis!of!Police!Foundation!communications!efforts,!including!monitoring!
and!using!analytical!tools!and!software,!identifies!strengths!and!weaknesses!and!develops!and!
implements!a!plan!to!respond.!
•! Responsible!for!other!related!duties!(including!public!relations)!deemed!necessary!to!meet!
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the!needs!of!the!Foundation.!
SKILLS-&-ABILITIES!
!! Excellent!verbal!and!written!communication!skills.!
!! Fully!capable!of!using!social!media!tools!and!platforms,!including!Twitter,!Faceboook,!
LinkedIn!and!others.!
!! Manage!multiple!projects!and!deadlines!simultaneously.!
!! Excellent!interpersonal!skills,!including!maturity,!an!ability!to!work!independently!and!in!
a!team!setting.!
!! Demonstrated!ability!to!consistently!exercise!good!judgment!and!make!sound!decisions,!
including!independent!decisions!when!necessary.!
!! Knowledge!of!and/or!experience!with!any!of!the!following!software,!services!or!tools!is!a!
plus:!
!!!!!!3WordPress!!!!!!3HTML!!!!!3Adobe!Creative!Suite!!!!3Vocus/Cision/PR!News!
!!!!!!!!!!!!3Hootsuite/Buffer/MailChimp!!!!3Microsoft!Office!!!
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!! Minimum!of!234!years’!work!experience!with!responsibility!for!public!affairs,!digital!
marketing,!social!media,!public/media!relations,!communications,!and/or!strategic!
marketing.!
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EDUCATION-REQUIREMENTS!! A!college!degree!(required)!in!a!field!related!to!the!role!of!this!position!or!the!mission!of!the!
Foundation,!such!as!journalism,!communications,!marketing,!or!criminal!justice/criminology.!!
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APPLICATION-INSTRUCTIONS:-Interested!individuals!should!upload!the!following!elements!to!
Via!Email!(jobs@policefoundation.org)!
Résumé!
Cover!letter!describing!your!interest!in!the!position!and/or!the!Foundation,!to!include!salary!
history/requirements!
Two!writing!samples!!
Names!and!contact!information!for!references!(at!least!two)!
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Incomplete-applications-will-not-be-considered.!
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