[CivilSoc] Country Director, Open Society Inst., Uzbkistan

[Center for Civil Society International]

POSITION ANNOUNCEMENT--UZBEKISTAN COUNTRY DIRECTOR, OPEN SOCIETY
INSTITUTE
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 representative office in
Tashkent, Uzbekistan.  The office funds 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 Europe and the
former Soviet Union.
Competitive salary and benefits package.
Please send CV and cover letter to:
Ms. Jill Solomon
Global Recruitment Specialists
91 Oakview Terrace, Short Hills, NJ 07078 USA
Telefax: 973-379-7325 USA
E-mail: jillsolomo@aol.com, Web: http://www.globalrecruitment.net