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Job Opportunities
Follow the links to see the job openings currently available at POGO: Director of Investigations and POGO's Public Policy Fellow.
Director Of Investigations
POGO is looking for a creative, diligent, and thorough person with experience leading investigations to be our new Director of Investigations.
POGO conducts journalistic investigations to shed light on government activities and create opportunities for vigorous public debate and reform. Investigations focus on, but are not limited to:
- Government contractor accountability
- Excessive government secrecy
- Financial regulators and Wall Street
- Wasteful military and nuclear weapons spending
- Lack of government oversight
Description
- Manages multiple investigations
- Develop, gather, and assess evidence, and conduct investigations that adhere to POGO’s mission and methodology
- Present investigation results, including the timely production of clear and concise investigation reports, to various audiences
- Provide coaching and mentoring to other investigators
- Work in tandem with the Director of Public Policy
- Along with the Director of Public Policy, assume full performance management responsibility for assigned staff
Qualifications
- Significant experience overseeing investigations is a must
- Ability to develop and execute investigative work plans
- Demonstrated ability to effectively complete a wide variety of investigations
- Demonstrated readiness to manage people in a way that inspires, develops, and delivers results
- Effective written and verbal communication skills
Salary and Benefits
Salary commensurate with experience. Benefits include health insurance, dental plan, retirement contribution, life insurance, and disability coverage, subject to the terms established by the insurance providers. Generous paid holiday and vacation leave provided. Employment will be at-will.
How to Apply
To apply, please submit a cover letter, sample of investigations, writing sample, published work and/or work that you edited, and resume. Mail or email your application to:
Danielle@POGO.org
Project On Government Oversight
1100 G St., NW, Ste. 500
Washington, DC 20005
POGO is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to age, race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, disability, or veteran status.
POGO Public Policy Fellow
The Project On Government Oversight (POGO) is looking for an energetic, hard-working, and thoughtful person interested in research and advocacy for policy reforms to achieve a more effective, accountable, open, and ethical federal government. We are looking for someone who wants to learn to navigate Capitol Hill and the White House, as well as dig into the inner workings of government business to expose corruption and other problems that require attention.
Our Public Policy Fellow will have a strong interest in the federal government and policy; a passion for advancing the public interest; superb internet research and organizational skills; a demonstrated range of compelling writing; as well as an ability to learn complex concepts and work on multiple issues and concurrent projects. Wonkiness and a sense of humor are required, as well as good judgment and a no-job-too-small attitude.
Breakdown of responsibilities:
- Responsible for assisting POGO’s Director of Public Policy in exploring issues and policies, working in partnerships with other stakeholders, and strategically advancing legislative and administrative reforms through inside and outside advocacy. Tactics may include preparing briefing books; blogging; drafting policy papers, letters, and action alerts; disseminating information to and enlisting the support of policy makers and allied organizations, and more.
- Conducts research on issues, legislation, regulations, and other special projects assigned by the Director of Public Policy, potential policy reforms or systemic changes to correct the abuses uncovered by the investigation or within an issue area.
- Contributes to reports, alerts, letters to agencies, blogs, and other products, as well as coordinates with POGO’s web team on web content on advocacy and other projects.
- Working closely with the Director of Public Policy and collaborating with other POGO staff to help disseminate and publicize investigatory findings and advocate for reforms with the media, public, Congress, and other stakeholders and audiences.
- Assists with other duties, including minor administrative support and office functions upon request.
This position is supervised by the Director of Public Policy.
To Apply
POGO prefers that an applicant send a cover letter and include their resume and a writing sample to hr@pogo.org.
About the Project On Government Oversight (POGO)
Founded in 1981, POGO is an independent nonprofit that investigates and exposes corruption and other misconduct in order to achieve a more effective, accountable, open, and ethical federal government. POGO is a multi-issue organization with an expertise in working with inside sources and whistleblowers to expose evidence of waste, fraud, or abuse in the federal government. In recent years, POGO's investigations and outreach programs have addressed shortcomings in national security, the lack of oversight of government spending, outmoded nuclear weapons programs, inadequate whistleblower protections, excessive government secrecy, and Congress' inability to conduct effective government oversight. POGO's investigations have also been responsible for billions in saved tax dollars and for major policy reforms affecting millions of Americans.
