Center for Civil Society International ([email protected])
Thu, 5 Sep 1996 10:06:51 -0700 (PDT)
Job Announcement
The Eurasia Foundation is a privately-managed grantmaking organization
established in 1993 with a major grant from the US Agency for
International Development. The Foundation fulfills a broad mandate to
support programs that build democratic and free market institutions in
the twelve New Independent States (NIS) of the former Soviet Union.
Within this mandate, the Foundation has funded a number of projects
throughout the NIS in support of business and economics education at
the secondary level.
The Eurasia Foundation is currently seeking two consultants to
undertake a comprehensive evaluation of grants made in this area.
Potential candidates should be available for a three-month period,
beginning in late September. The purpose of the evaluation is to
provide an objective, external analysis of the effectiveness of
secondary-level economics and business education efforts to date, and
make specific recommendations for future Foundation involvement in
this area.
Primary Duties and Responsibilities:
1. Thoroughly review and familiarize oneself with the Foundation's
grants in support of business and economics education for secondary
students.
2. Intense travel (up to a four-week period) to several regions of the
NIS to meet with Foundation grantees, local government officials
responsible for educational policy, and other relevant organizations.
3. Following the directives outlined in a scope of work, draft an
evaluation report of approximately 40-50 pages to be reviewed by the
Foundation program staff.
4. Revise evaluation report and produce a final draft.
6. Be able to work as a team player with second consultant and
Foundation staff.
7. Extensive travel to 4-5 regions of the NIS over a four-week period.
Qualifications:
Education: A four-year university degree, preferably in the area of
business, economics, international relations, or higher education.
Experience: Work experience in the NIS essential. An understanding of
business and economics education strongly desired. Prior project
evaluation experience preferred.
Other: Fluency in written and spoken English is required. Fluency in
Russian is required. Strong writing, analytic, and inductive reasoning
skills a must.
Send resume and expression of interest to:
Department of Administration
The Eurasia Foundation
1527 New Hampshire Ave, NW
Washington, DC 20036
Fax: 202-234-7377
e-mail: [email protected]
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