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Tuesday 29 September 2015

(Career Progress) Fwd: NDN Job Opening - Deadline Extended to 9/30

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From: Simon Rosenberg <srosenberg@ndn.org>
Date: Tue, Sep 22, 2015 at 3:31 PM
Subject: NDN Job Opening - Deadline Extended to 9/30
To: jimmcbride13@gmail.com

Dear Friends,

Recently we posted a job opening for an important position here at NDN - my assistant. Though the deadline for applications passed in August, we have received so many good new applications in recent weeks that we've decided to re-open the application period. Anyone interested in applying for the position should now apply by Wednesday, September 30th at 5pm.

To review the job posting visit here. And to please send this on to anyone you think might be interested.

Best,

Simon

Contributions or gifts to NDN are not deductible for federal tax purposes. Contributions or gifts to The New Policy Institute are tax-deductible.

1200 18th Street NW
Washington, DC 20005

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(Career Progress) Fwd: Clean Water Action Hiring Paid Canvassers and Field Managers, Washington, DC

On Thursday, September 24, 2015 at 1:38:25 PM UTC-4, Clean Water Action wrote:

Clean Water Action is looking for motivated, energetic, environmentally and politically minded individuals to work on our full and part time canvassing staff. This is your opportunity to effectively mobilize communities to win campaigns and protect our health and environment! As a part of our team of motivated canvassers, you will learn to build grassroots power in order to hold politicians accountable for their environmental voting records, protect our waterways, and fight fracking!

Our Field Canvass programs provide extensive training and rapid advancement to leadership positions. You will learn strategic communication skills and gain knowledge about environmental issues, grassroots lobbying, and organizing and fundraising.

To apply, please call Tinsley Murphy at 202-393-3666 or apply online here.
Check out our website http://cleanwateraction.org/dc

Monday 28 September 2015

[Unicum] Adománygyűjtés / Donation for the Hungarian Scouts of Washington‏--HUNGARIAN BAZAAR

Kedves Unicum Tagok! (English below)

Adományokat gyűjtünk a washingtoni 4.számú Bátori József cserkészcsapat számára!

Honlapunk megtekinthető az alábbi címen: www.dccserkesz.org

AZ ADOMÁNYOK LEADHATÓK OKTOBER 3-ÁN SZOMBATON A CSERKÉSZHÁZNÁL 1PM-4PM.

Cim: 128 S.SRPING ST.

FALLS CHURCH, VA 22046

Idén ismét megrendezésre kerül jótékony célú Karácsonyi Magyar Bazárunk, ami az eddigi években igen nagy sikert aratott.

Szeretnénk ezt a sikert folytatni az Önök támogatásával a washingtoni magyar cserkészek javára.

Bazár ideje: Nov.7-8, 2015

Helyszín: Bethesda Womans Club

5500 Sonoma Rd Bethesda, MD 20817

Szeretettel kérünk minden kedves Unicum tagot, barátot, ismerőst, hogy gondoljanak cserkészeinkre ha van otthonunkban felesleges vagy szívesen adományozható magyaros, népies, erdélyi tárgy, pl. tányér, váza, kancsó, karácsonyfadísz, magyaros képeslap, terítő, kézimunka, párnahuzat, ruhadarab, népviselet, könyv, újság stb. vagy egyébb, ami magyaros/népi jellegű vagy témajú.

Nagy szeretettel fogadunk magyaros sütemény adományokat is, pl. beigli, Dobos torta, krémes, zserbó, linzer, Ishler, dios makos kalács... A sütemény adományokat kérjük a sütis asztalnál a Bazár napján leadni. Köszönjük!

Segítségüket és támogatásukat a cserkészek nevében nagyon köszönjük!

Adománygyüjtő:

Hargitai Krisztina
703-589-3522

dccserkesz@gmail.com

Könyvadomány gyüjtők:
Anita Komlodi komlodi@gmail.com 240-444-3531
Gabor Horchler ghor@loc.gov 301-802-7445

Dear Unicum Members,

We are seeking donations for the Hungarian Scout Troop of Washington DC. www.dccserkesz.org

DROP OFF YOUR DONATION ON OCT.3RD SATURDAY AT THE SCOUTSHOUSE BETWEEN 1-4PM.

ADDRESS: 128 S.SPRING ST.

FALLS CHURCH, VA 22046

If you have any items of hungarian folk crafts, plates, vases, pillowcase, tablecloths, clothes, folk costumes, jewelry, pottery, christmas decorations etc, or anything you do not need anymore, please donate them to our troop.

We gladly accept European style pastries, sweets, cakes, rolls... Please, bring it to the day of the Bazaar. Thank you!

Our annual Hungarian Christmas Bazaar is our biggest fundraising event which is very important to us and also a huge success every year.

Proceeds from the Bazaar will benefit several charitable causes as well as the Hungarian Scout Troop of Washington.

WHEN: Nov.7-8, 2015

WHERE: Bethesda Womans Club

5500 Sonoma Rd Bethesda, MD 20817

Donation collection, please contact:

Krisztina Hargitai
703-589-3522

dccserkesz@gmail.com

Book Donations:
Anita Komlodi komlodi@gmail.com 240-444-3531
Gabor Horchler ghor@loc.gov 301-802-7445

Thank you very much for supporting our troop!

Hargitai Kriszta

703-589-3522

Figyelem:

A cserkészfoglalkozásokon a mobiltelefon és egyéb szórakoztató elektronikai

eszköz használata tilos.

Jó munkát!

4. számú Bátori József cserkészcsapat

Hungarian Scouts of Washington, D.C.

www.dccserkesz.org

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Thursday 24 September 2015

[Unicum] LAST CHANCE Szüreti Bál / Harvest Ball - October 10, 2015

Purchase your tickets for the Harvest Ball today and support Hungarian language and cultural programs in the DC Metro area!

Szureti Bal / Harvest Ball tickets

Magyar Iskola / Hungarian Academy

www.dcmagyar.org

(Career Progress) Join Our New Communication Team!

See listing below and at http://learningpolicyinstitute.org/people/careers/

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Do you believe deeply that all children should have access to a high-quality 21^st century education and be fully prepared for the challenges of our fast-changing, knowledge-based society?

Do you want to help change the national public discussion about education and bridge the gap between research and policymaking in pre-K–12 education?

Do you think you would thrive in a nonprofit startup environment in which communication is seen as core to the mission?

The Learning Policy Institute is a national education think tank that conducts and communicates high-quality research to shape policies that improve learning for each and every child. Working with policymakers, researchers, educators, community groups and others who care about improving public schools, the Institute seeks to advance evidence-based policies that support empowering and equitable learning for all children. The Institute has long-term philanthropic support and is headquartered in Palo Alto, CA, with an office in Washington, DC. For more information, see http://www.learningpolicyinstitute.org.

We are offering a rare opportunity to get in on the ground floor of building a first class, national communication program for the Institute. We're looking for exceptionally bright, passionate and effective professional communicators who play well with others. We have a Chief Communication Officer, Director of Editorial and Senior Writer in place. We are currently hiring three additional positions. All require outstanding written and verbal communication skills.

Press and Media Strategist – This position will have daily responsibility for relationships with, and outreach to, reporters, editors, producers, bloggers, opinion leaders and influencers. Provide strategic guidance, planning and support to communication campaigns surrounding our research and policy efforts. At least five years' experience required using both traditional and emerging media to attract the attention of reporters, editors, bloggers and other opinion leaders leading to significant earned media attention. This position will reside in the DC office.

Digital Strategist – This position will serve as project manager and main point of daily contact with the vendor selected to develop our web site. Once the site is launched, will become the site's front-end developer and super-user, maintaining and extending the site as necessary. Provides strategic guidance, planning and support to content strategy initiatives surrounding our research and policy efforts.

Requires demonstrated experience with HTML5/CSS3 and JavaScript/jQuery. Knows Adobe Creative Suite inside and out. Experience with Drupal a big plus. Deep understanding of using analytics and other tools to guide the evolution of our online presence. Minimum five years experience required. This position can reside in either the DC or Palo Alto offices.

Communication Specialist – Despite the title, this is a generalist position. Requires well-rounded communication skills and an expertise in more than one of the following areas. At least three years' experience required. This position can reside in either the DC or Palo Alto offices.

· Preferred

o Running campaigns that use digital media to drive and inform traditional media and online conversations

o Writing/editing/storytelling/repurposing content

o Software: MS Office: Expert-level skills, especially PowerPoint and Excel (charts and graphs); Twitter, Facebook, other social media platforms

o Press and media relations

· Bonus

o Multimedia storytelling (photography, audio, video)

o Graphic and visual design, infographics

o Web design and development, web and podcasting, emerging technologies

While we are still developing formal job descriptions, we are currently accepting applications to join our team. Salary will depend on years of experience and level of expertise.

To apply:

1. Submit a resume, three work samples (at least one of which must be a piece of writing), and a cover letter indicating where you think your experience and skills can best contribute to our team. Include when you can be available and an office location preference if you have one.

2. Send pdf versions and links to CommStaffing@learningpolicyinstitute.org.

3. NOTE: Incomplete applications or those not following the above instructions will NOT be considered!

4. DEADLINE: Sunday, September 27, 2015.

We are an equal opportunity employer. Candidates of all backgrounds are encouraged to apply.

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Wynn Hausser

Chief Communication Officer

Learning Policy Institute

650-332-9776 (d) 650-619-1032 (m)

www.learningpolicyinstitute.org

@LPI_Learning

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Wednesday 23 September 2015

(Career Progress) SAP Business Analyst_- st. louis, Mo_18 months

Hope you are doing well!!!!

Let me know if you are comfortable on below requirement.

Please send the resume to chandan.tiwari@infogium.com

Title: SAP Business Analyst

Location- St. Louis, Mo

Duration- 18 months

Required Experience:

• Analyze Monthly Import All (IA) Change Requests (CRs)

o If necessary, test the IA changes

• Provide production support for issues that can't be resolved by factory resources or the Central Super User (CSU) group. This includes sharing an on call rotation with other T&P BAs.

• Coordinate Issue & Enhancement (I&E) requests with the Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES) group, the Continuous Improvement team and other streams as appropriate.

• Conduct regular calls with the Regional Business Solutions (RBS) team.

• Address I&E requests by developing system or process solutions. This includes:

o Creating all necessary documentation such Fit Gaps, Change Requests, Requirements, etc.

o Maintaining T&P training materials as needed.

• Manage Configuration Change Requests

• Participate in Top Down and Cross Stream projects (such as Waggin' Train, Pathogen Monitoring, APO upgrade, etc.)

o Provide project estimates

o Serve as a T&P SME

o Perform data setup, configuration requests, testing, training and implementation support.

• Provide Roles Support as needed

o Work with GC BAs and stream Role Link to create Role Change Requests as required by the business.

o Serve as SME for non-standard role requests

o Provide feedback regarding Highly Sensitive Role (HSR) and Segregation of Duty (SoD) inquiries.

o Test role changes.

• Provide Knowledge Transfer for the CSU as needed.

• Understand End to End Process in which T&P is involved.

• Understand SAP QM data (tables/fields).

• Understand the QM Business Functions across factories.

• Understand SAP configurations/functionality.

• Conduct regular sessions with end users to solicit needs. Assess end users' issues and requests for next steps.

• Participate in monthly Application Change Board Meetings to set priorities with the business sponsors.

• Address I&E requests by developing system or process solutions. This includes:

o Creating all necessary documentation such Fit Gaps, Change Requests, Requirements, etc.

o Maintaining T&P training materials as needed.

• Provide Globe Foundation Index (GFI) support for the factories

o Assist factories in understanding their scores (and the business impact) and in developing solutions to improve scores

Desired Skill Set

• Strong analytical skills

• Thorough understanding of SAP as it applies to T&P QM

• Thorough understanding of business processes

• Ability to listen carefully to internal customer feedback and effectively translate that information into requirements.

• Strong interpersonal skills – must be able to work effectively with end users, T&P stream members, cross stream teams, the CSU and RBS resources

• Ability to communicate effectively at appropriate levels (end users, factory managers, peers, upper management)

• Ability to partner with internal customers to achieve results (as opposed to imposing solutions).

• Ability to generate accurate effort estimates and deliver results on schedule

• Ability to review functional specifications

• Understanding of ABAP programming (ability to interpret) is a plus

Education/Experience Requirements

• BS Degree in food science, chemistry, biology or related

• 5+ years of experience in the SAP QM Modules – Inspection Planning, Inspection Lot Generation, Results Recording & Usage Decision, Evaluations & Reporting, Status Control, Quality Information Records, Quality Notifications, Vendor Audit Management.

• SAP configuration experience

• Excellent understanding of QM related table structures and master data

• Demonstrated proficiency with Microsoft Excel, Word and Powerpoint

Regards…..

Chandan Tiwari

Infogium Technologies, LLC

chandan.tiwari@infogium.com | Contact: +1-678-648-8256| www.infogium.com

Monday 21 September 2015

(Career Progress) Fwd: [DC Career Progress] TUESDAY: New Leaders Council Maryland Happy Hour...

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Sunday 20 September 2015

[Unicum] SAT, Oct 3, 8 PM: JAZZ & WINE at the Hungarian House

English version below

A New York-i Magyar Ház szeretettel meghív minden kedves érdeklődőt az adománygyűjtő rendezvényére

JAZZ & BOR a New York-i Magyar Házban

213 East 82nd Street, New York, NY, 10028

2015. október 3., szombat, este 8 óra

az est díszvendége:

Gárdony László - zongoraművész

a zongorakoncert után fellép:

Pankovits Nikolett - ének

Ujvári Miklós - gitár

Haruko Nara - zongora

Tyreek Jackson - bőgő

Angelo Miranda - dob

Adomány: $35

A belépő magába foglalja a borkostolót és a pikáns vendégváró falatokat.

Büfé: házi készítésű finomságokkal, italokkal

Kérjük, részvételi szándékát jelezze: 212 249 9360 hungarianhousenyc@gmail.com

Gárdony László, jazz zongorista, zeneszerző

Az egyik legsikeresebb Magyarországon született nemzetközileg elismert jazz zenész, aki az amerikai jazz zenei élet szerves részévé vált. Rendszeresen együtt dolgozik az amerikai színtér legkiemelkedőbb zenészeivel, emellett a világhírű Berklee College of Music Zongora tanszékének professzora.

A jazz központja New York City, úgy, ahogy a Magyar Ház is az egyik legjelentősebb központja a New York környéki magyar közösségnek. Adománygyűjtő estünkön a jazz virtuóz dallamai találkoznak különleges magyar ízekkel: a zene mellett kiváló villányi és tokaji borokkal és pikáns vendégváró falatokkal szeretnénk felejthetetlenné varázsolni az estet.

A New York-i Magyar Ház több mint ötven éve szolgálja a New York környéki magyar közösségi életet. A Ház jövője nagymértékben függ a magyar közösség jelenlététől és támogatásától. Adóból leírható adományukat a Ház felújítási és fenntartási költségeire fordítjuk.

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The Hungarian House of New York Invites You and Your Friends to a Special Fundraising Event

JAZZ & WINE at The Hungarian House

213 East 82nd Street, New York, NY, 10028

Saturday, October 3, 2015, 8 PM

featuring US based Hungarian-American jazz artist

László Gárdony - solo piano concert

followed by live music with

Nikolett Pankovits - vocal

Miklos Ujvari - guitar

Haruko Nara - piano

Tyreek Jackson - bass

Angelo Miranda - drum

Required contribution: $35

Excellent Hungarian wine from Villány and Tokaj as well as hors d'oeuvres are included.

Cas bar for further drinks and homemade delicacies.

Reservations are highly recommended, however few tickets will be available at the door.

Information & RSVP : 212 249 9360 hungarianhousenyc@gmail.com

László Gárdony, Jazz Pianist, Composer

Internationally recognized Hungarian-born artist who has played and recorded extensively both as a leader and as a sideman with many leading jazz figures. He is also a Professor of Piano at the highly prestigious Berklee College of Music.

New York City is the world's center of jazz, just as the Hungarian House of New York is the center for the Hungarian community in the New York area. This special evening will underscore these two focal points – jazz with a Hungarian flavor. Excellent Hungarian wine and hors d'oeuvres will be served all to complement a most memorable evening of jazz at its best.

The Hungarian House of New York has served the metropolitan New York area's Hungarian community for over 50 years. The future of this cultural center depends solely on community support. All donations are tax-deductible.