Job Application Process

If you are interested in applying for a position with the Marijuana Policy Project, please carefully follow the following process.

Step #1: COVER LETTER AND RESUME

Please send a one-page cover letter and one- to two-page resume to Alison Green, by e-mailing them to resumes@mpp.org or faxing them to 202-232-0442. All e-mail messages should mention the position sought in the subject line. If you fax the documents, please include an e-mail address in the cover letter and/or resume, if possible.

Please do not call the MPP office at this stage.

In your cover letter, please specify (1) how you learned about MPP's job opening, (2) why you are interested in working with MPP in particular, (3) your long-term view of marijuana policy, (4) your position on the larger "war on drugs," and (5) whether you have any experience in marijuana policy in particular (none required). Feel free to include any other information you deem relevant, not to exceed one page.

MPP highly values fastidiousness in writing style, grammar, and spelling.

Note: If you submit your materials to resumes@mpp.org, you should receive an immediate, automatically-generated e-mail confirmation. If you do not receive this e-mail within a few minutes, check your bulk or spam folder, as some e-mail programs (particularly Gmail) may misdirect the message there. If this happens, please adjust your spam settings so that you don't miss future job-related communications from MPP (as we will most often follow up by e-mail).

Step #2: ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTATION

If you submit a cover letter and resume, MPP will respond to you within ten working days with either a notice of rejection or a request for additional documentation, such as a writing sample or application exercise. Hence, please do not call the MPP office during this stage. (Again, if you do not hear from MPP during this period, please check your bulk or spam folder.)

Step #3: PHONE INTERVIEW

If the writing sample or exercise from Step #2 indicate you are a strong match for the position, an MPP staffer will schedule a phone interview with you.

Step #4: IN-PERSON INTERVIEW

After the phone interview process, MPP's executive director and chief of staff will conduct in-person interviews with the top three or four applicants for the position.

Thank you for your interest in MPP.