Center for International Policy

CIP Employment Opportunity

Position: Journalist/Media Outreach
Organization: Global Financial Integrity
Location: Washington, D.C.
Date posted: 06/07/2011

CENTER FOR INTERNATIONAL POLICY, GLOBAL FINANCIAL INTEGRITY
Journalist/Media Outreach

Application Deadline: Rolling Deadline

Location: Washington, D.C.

About Global Financial Integrity

Global Financial Integrity (GFI) fights the massive outflow of capital from developing economies by working to curtail international money-laundering, tax evasion, and corruption. An estimated $850 to $1,060 billion or more exits poor countries every year – 10 times the amount of foreign aid these countries receive from Western economies. These illicit financial flows forestall economic growth and good governance in poor countries and threaten the security of rich countries. By reducing the flow of illicit capital additional funds will be available for investment in poor states which will create greater opportunities for development. Global Financial Integrity is leading the way in the fight to curtail illicit financial flows by putting forward solutions, facilitating strategic partnerships, and conducting ground-breaking research.

In January 2009, GFI launched the Task Force on Financial Integrity and Economic Development (Task Force). The Task Force on Financial Integrity and Economic Development, a consortium of governments and research and advocacy organizations, focuses on achieving greater transparency in the global financial system for the benefit of developing countries.

The Task Force is seeking an experienced journalist to promote its issues and expertise in the area of financial transparency in the US/North America media market as a primary focus and in Central and South America as a secondary focus. This position will be based in Washington, DC.

Learn more about GFI at http://www.gfip.org

Learn more about the Task Force at http://www.financialtaskforce.org

Main Responsibilities
• Place stories and opinion pieces on our key issues in print, broadcast, and online media.
• Identify and cultivate medi contacts on Task Force issues.
• Educate journalists about illicit financial flows, bank secrecy, tax evasion, and corruption, and create a flow of story ideas they can investigate.
• Turn Task Froce policy materials into readable copy for journalist and public audiences.
• Write and place timely op-eds and blogs relating to current news items.
• Coordinate closely with media staff working for task Froce member organizations.
• Maximize impact of reports and campaigning actions undertaken by the Task Force member organizations.

Qualifications

Knowledge
• Excellent general knowledge of target media markets
• Significant contacts in print, broadcast and online media
• Proven understanding of new media
• Familiarity with, or understanding of, illicit financial flows, tax evasion, bank secrecy and related issues

Skills/Personal Qualities
• Strong news sense
• Ability to write clear copy to deadline
• Ability to respond and work well under pressure and to prioritize workload and multi-task
• Results driven, with excellent attention to detail
• Proactive team player with a ‘can-do’ approach
• Strong networking and interpersonal skills
• Excellent organizational and administrative skills
• Ability to work without close supervision and take initiative

Requirements
• 5+ years of experience working as a journalist
• Previous experience of developing and implementing a communications strategy
• Proven experience of proactively pitching stories to journalists and editors across regions and outlets
• Fluent in English; Spanish is a plus

If interested, please email a cover letter, resume and list of published work to Christine Clough, cclough@financialtaskforce.org. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis. Only applicants selected for an interview will be contacted.