[CivilSoc] IREX Trainer/Temporary Consultant job announcement

[Stephanie Hoke]

TITLE: Trainer/Temporary Consultant
REPORTS TO: Academic Exchanges & Research Division Director, IREX/Washington
LOCATION: Various cities throughout the NIS
ABOUT IREX: IREX is an international nonprofit organization dedicated to the
advancement of knowledge. Central to its mission is the empowering of
individuals and institutions to participate meaningfully in civil society.
IREX administers programs between the United States and Eastern Europe, the
New Independent States (NIS), Asia, and the Near East.
SUMMARY OF POSITION: IREX seeks consultants to conduct trainings throughout
the NIS on a variety of professional topics. The trainings will consist of
1-2 day courses aimed at continuing the professional development of alumni,
all of whom have participated in academic, training, internship and/or
research programs in the US. Trainers will often be invited to circuit a
number of cities in the NIS offering the same course in each city, in order
to reach the broadest group of alumni. 
The trainings will be on topics that cut across disciplines and will
therefore be of interest to a wide variety of alumni. The topics include,
but are not limited to:
�	Advocacy/Lobbying
�	Attracting and Managing Volunteers
�	Board Governance
�	Business Communication
�	Business Ethics
�	Capital Campaigns
�	Competitive Benchmarking
�	Conduct In-Kind fundraising 
�	Design and Management of Evaluation Systems
�	Designing Effective Promotional Materials
�	Distance Education 
�	Effective Survey Design and Interview Techniques
�	Ethics in Education
�	Ethics in Government
�	Ethics in the Public Non-Profit Sector
�	Financial Management for Grantees
�	Focus Group Management and Individual Survey/Interview Techniques
�	Getting the Most from Meetings
�	Grant Writing
�	Interactive Teaching Methods
�	Interpersonal Conflict Negotiation
�	Launching Your Own NGO/Association
�	Leadership
�	Peer Review/Editing for Academic Journals
�	Planning Effective Conferences and Conventions
�	Public Relations
�	Public Speaking
�	Resume Writing
�	Risk Management
�	Strategic Planning
�	Supervisory Skills 
�	Survey Analysis (possibly with SPSS)
�	Team Building
�	Theories of Management
�	Training of Trainers
�	Using Case Studies in Teaching
QUALIFICATIONS: Both US and non-US individuals and organizations are
encouraged to apply. The successful applicant/organization should possess:
�	Substantial experience designing and providing interactive trainings
on one or more of the topics listed above;
�	Experience working with at least one of the following: NGOs,
international development agencies, institutes of higher education or action
groups in the New Independent States (NIS) and/or Eastern Europe;
�	Excellent public speaking skills;
�	Knowledge of Russian is preferred, but not required.
Please submit cover letter, resume, including list of past trainings
conducted, and references to: IREX/HR, AER/CP, hr@irex.org, fax (202)
628-8189. No phone calls please. EOE.