Career Opportunities

Director of Nutrition

The Director of Nutrition will oversee the activities of the nutrition department and focus in particular on implementing campaigns to promote vegetarian diets and to effect change in federal nutrition policy.

Primary Responsibilities and Specific Duties

• Strategic Planning
• Performs research to support and develop campaigns
• Designs and implements campaigns to advocate vegetarian diets to the federal government, nonprofit health organizations, schools, and the general public through writing, speaking, advertising campaigns, media, and other means
• Regularly reviews existing outreach tools and practices and looks for ways to improve them
• Follows trends in PCRM’s target industries and monitors economic, cultural, and health developments that impact our work
• Helps senior leadership envision and develop long-term strategic plans to achieve program goals
• Helps steer department managers toward effective campaigns
• Develops successful strategies for branding PCRM’s various campaigns
• Nutrition Education, Policy, and Outreach Activities
• Ensures day-to-day forward movement of all ongoing campaigns
• Promotes PCRM and its mission in professional settings and directly lobbies members of Congress and state legislators and their staff
• Works closely with PCRM’s Government Affairs Manager and lobbyist to review and analyze legislation and regulations; conducts research; prepares public education and lobbying materials
• Develops media strategies; acts as a spokesperson to the media
• Coordinates coalition activities with other organizations
• Organizes miscellaneous special events as determined by the president
• Management and Supervision
• Supports and motivates nutrition department staff to accomplish their projects in an effective and timely manner
• Provides leadership to and serve as a role model for department staff
• Facilitates departmental long-term planning and prioritizes campaigns and projects to meet departmental and organizational goals
• Other
• Maintains standard operating procedures for position’s primary areas of responsibility
• Other duties as needed or assigned

Required Education, Experience, and Skills

• Education
• Bachelor’s degree required; advanced degree preferred
• Experience
• Experience designing and implementing a political or legislative campaign preferred
• Experience in lobbying, advocacy, and/or public policy preferred
• Tactical and strategic management experience preferred
• Understanding of federal and state legislative processes preferred
• Knowledge of general and vegetarian nutrition preferred
• Skills
• Ability to design and implement a strategic campaign
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills including an ability to professionally and persuasively advocate PCRM’s position on issues and summarize key issues and activities
• Well-developed management, planning, and supervisory skills
• Demonstrated ability to use judgment in managing relationships with both internal and external audiences and contacts
• Ability to handle multiple tasks, prioritize, work well under pressure, set and meet deadlines, and deliver work product in a very fast-paced environment
• Ability to identify problems and develop solutions
• Professional skills, demeanor, and work ethic
• Ability to maintain a sense of urgency, efficiency, and flexibility
• Proficient use of Microsoft Office Suite
• Other Requirements
• Enthusiasm for PCRM’s mission and objectives
• Ability and willingness to travel to related seminars, conferences, training, meetings, etc.
• Interest in developing new competencies as needed for the responsibilities of the position
• Ability and willingness work evenings and weekends as needed

Terms of employment: Full-time in PCRM’s Washington, D.C., office (Friendship Heights neighborhood).

Compensation: PCRM and its affiliated organizations offer competitive nonprofit salaries commensurate with experience. Additionally, the organizations offer a comprehensive benefits package that includes opportunities for continuing education and professional development.

How to apply: Please mail, fax, or e-mail a cover letter (see note below) and your résumé to:

The PCRM Foundation
Attn: Stacey
5100 Wisconsin Ave., N.W., Ste. 400
Washington, DC 20016
Fax: 202-527-7410
E-mail: careers at pcrm dot org (Please note Director of Nutrition in the subject line of your e-mail.)

Note: Please include the following in your cover letter: an explanation of your interest in joining The Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine, where/how you found out about this career opportunity, and your salary requirement.

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