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Subject: JOB:: COUNTRY DIRECTOR - UZBEKISTAN
Position Announcement
Uzbekistan Country Director, Open Society Institute
Date Posted: December 15, 1997
The Open Society Institute, a private operating and grantmaking
foundation that promotes the development of open societies around the
world, seeks a Country Director for its newly established information
office in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. The office will fund programs and
grantees in the areas of education, communication, civil society,
English language, Internet, etc. Working under the supervision of a
local board of directors and the Director of the Central Eurasia
Project of the Open Society Institute - New York, the Country Director
will serve as a liaison between OSI-NY and Uzbek governmental
institutions, non-governmental and international organizations.
Responsibilities include but are not limited to:
* developing operating and grant-giving programs and strategies for
their implementation
* developing mechanisms for disseminating information about OSI's
small grants and scholarship programs, soliciting proposals and making
recommendations for funding to OSI- New York
* identifying and recruiting candidates for graduate study in the US
and Europe in law, political science, and journalism
* recruiting, training and supervising local program and
administrative staff
* developing and overseeing the annual budget
* ensuring and monitoring compliance with IRS expenditure
responsibility procedures
Applicants should be fluent English speakers with fluency in Russian
and/or Uzbek and have 4+ years NGO management and 2+ years work
experience in the former Soviet Union. Experience working with a
board, as well as strong financial management, organizational,
interpersonal, and writing skills are necessary. BA required, Masters
preferred. Position involves extensive travel within the country and
occasional travel within the OSI network in Central and Eastern Europe
and the former Soviet Union. Salary and benefits competitive.
Please send CV and cover letter to:
Central Eurasia Project
Human Resources - Code UZBEK
Open Society Institute
400 West 59th Street
New York, NY 10019
Tel: 212 548-0612
Fax: 212 548-4607
email: [email protected]
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