Center for Civil Society International ([email protected])
Fri, 20 Dec 1996 16:26:49 -0800 (PST)
Position Announcement for West NIS Coordinator
NIS-US Women's Consortium
Winrock International Institute for Agricultural Development is seeking a
West NIS Coordinator for the NIS-US Women's Consortium, a USAID-supported
project. The position will be based in Kyiv, Ukraine with a significant
amount of local travel in the West NIS (Ukraine, Belarus and Moldova) and
begins immediately.
The NIS-US Women's Consortium is a membership organization currently
composed of 92 NGOs in Russia, Ukraine and the US as well as 5 individual
advisors. It has offices in Kyiv, Moscow and Washington DC. The Consortium
is
dedicated to increasing the capacity of NIS women's NGOs and empowering
their leaders to raise women's status and strengthen their participation in
the process of democratic transition. The Consortium provides women's
leadership training, seed grants to NIS women's NGOs, technical assistance
and information dissemination.
The West NIS Coordinator, in coordination with various Winrock offices, will
establish and maintain a functioning office in Kyiv including files, budget
and communication procedures to facilitate Consortium activities. Other
responsibilities will include:
-Coordinating program activities of the Kyiv office of the Consortium with
its Washington DC and Moscow counterparts to accomplish Consortium goals and
objectives;
-Managing a seed grant program for local women's NGOs;
-Providing financial reporting to Winrock HQ in conjunction with local
staff
accountant;
-Overseeing the women's leadership training program;
-Informing USAID in Kyiv of Consortium progress and assisting US
Coordinator with completion of all written reports to USAID Washington DC;
-Working with current Ukrainian members to expand the Consortium to Belarus
and Moldova; and
-Providing technical assistance and information to members and other
institutions interested in the women's movement in the West NIS.
Qualifications include:
- Demonstrated commitment to women's equality and familiarity with the
women's movement in the NIS;
- Bilingual English/Russian or English/Ukrainian fluency;
- Small grants management experience and knowledge of USAID procedures;
- Public relations, negotiation, public speaking, and writing skills;
- Ability to interact with donor organizations, international agencies and
senior government officials;
- Management, organizational, conceptual, and analytical skills;
- A master's degree and at least 3 years experience in the non-profit
sector in the former Soviet Union; and
- Basic computer skills, with Microsoft Word preferred.
The position will begin immediately. To request an interview, please send
your resume to:
Sheila Scott, US Coordinator
NIS-US Women's Consortium
Winrock International
1611 N. Kent Street, Suite 600
Arlington, VA 22209 USA
(703) 525 1744 fax
[email protected] (PLEASE write "job" in the subject line)
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