[CivilSoc] Project Director, International Crisis Group, Kyrgyzstan

[Center for Civil Society International]

From: Blair Blackwell <bblackwell@crisisweb.org>
JOB DESCRIPTION - Project Director, ICG Central Asia Project
Assignment Location: Osh, Kyrgyzstan, with extensive travel.
Duration: Initial 12-month contract with the possibility of extension.
Responsibilities:
The Project Director heads a team of researchers and an office
manager in the ICG Osh Office, reporting to the Asia Program Director
and the President of ICG in Brussels. The Project Director will also
work closely with a US-based advocacy and research director who will
help shape research, advocacy and strategy. The Team is responsible
for producing high quality research, analysis and reporting and the
Project Director is responsible for overseeing this work,
contributing to it, and assisting the Team. He/she will be based in
Osh, Kyrgyzstan, for a period of at least 12 months, conducting
research and advocacy work in Central Asia and elsewhere.
The responsibilities include the following:
1) Supervising the research in the production of reports and
briefings. Tasks include a) working with the team of analysts to
formulate and outline reports and briefings, b) providing feedback
and answering questions on draft reports in progress, c) working
closely with the US-based advocacy and research director on the
project, d) assisting to formulate well targeted and formulated
policy recommendations, concise and clear executive summaries, and
well-tuned reports overall. This includes ensuring that reports are
completed on a timely basis and to an appropriate standard of
quality.
2) Supervising personnel, budgetary and administrative matters in the
operation of the office and the research team. This includes
oversight of the work of the Project's Office Manager and others in
the technical matters of gathering and distribution of information,
use of information technology and production of preliminary and final
project reports.
3) Contributing to the advocacy activities of the project, including:
a) helping to organise and conduct events, b) serving as expert
person for the project's advocacy, and c) preparing materials
required by ICG for advocacy purposes.
4) Drafting two reports and four briefing papers (or some equivalent
combination) in the course of the year and conducting the required
research in order to prepare these. Research tasks will include
fieldwork, and gathering and analysis of documentary sources in
Russian, English and (possibly) local languages.
5) Supervising the translation of reports into Russian or English,
and with the assistance and of the primary author, ensuring that the
translation is accurate and of good quality.
6) Working closely and maintaining professional rapport with
representatives of governments and international and local
organisations in gathering information, seeking input and feedback,
and supporting the distribution of ICG reports.
Qualifications:
1) The successful candidate should either have strong experience as a
researcher in the social sciences with significant policy experience,
or should have substantial experience in government, NGOs or the
media, with a substantial policy analysis component. Experience in
the field of conflict prevention is a strong asset. The ability to
formulate strong and well-targeted policy recommendations is
essential.
2) The candidate will ideally have a strong knowledge of Central Asia
(especially Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan), including
experience on the ground. Candidates with little experience in
Central Asia but strong experience in other parts of the former
Soviet Union or Eastern Europe will also be considered.
3) Language requirements include fluency in English (approximately on
the level of an educated native speaker) and Russian (conversation
and reading/writing) for purposes of fieldwork, communication with
the team, and production of reports. Knowledge of one or more of the
following is also an advantage: Uzbek, Tajik, Kyrgyz.
4) The candidate must have excellent interpersonal and communication
skills, including good public presentation skills, a strong capacity
for effective teamwork and experience in a supervisory capacity.
5) The candidate must have skills in office and information
technology.
Salary of 55,000 US dollars plus housing allowance and emergency
medical coverage. 25 days annual leave.
Cover letter and CV addressing the above-mentioned criteria should be sent to:
Ms. Blair Blackwell
Level 16, 149 Avenue Louise
Brussels B-1050
Belgium
Fax: +32(2)502.50.38
E-mail: bblackwell@crisisweb.org
More information about the International Crisis Group is available at
www.crisisweb.org
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