Employment Opportunity (fwd)

[Devin P Browne]

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Date: Wed, 6 Mar 96 17:49:45 EST
From: Project Harmony <pharmony+ at igc.apc.org>
To: Multiple recipients of list <civilsoc at solar.rtd.utk.edu>
Subject: Employment Opportunity

Project Harmony, Inc. a not-for-profit organization based in Waitsfield,
Vermont, is seeking a program coordinator for the Semester Study Program.
Project Harmony facilitates student and professional cultural exchanges
with the former Soviet Union.

The Semester Study Program brings 20 students from the former Soviet Union
to the U.S. for one academic year and 160 students to the U.S. for separate
semester programs.  The students live with host families and attend high
schools throughout the U.S.  Project Harmony is responsible for all aspects
of the program--from selecting the students in the former Soviet Union to
administering the homestay portion of the program in the U.S.

Russian language skills are highly desireable.

Job responsibilities include:

-- Recruiting host families
-- Interviewing and selecting host famlies (travel to family homes is
        necessary)
--Travel to schools and working closely with educators and school administrators
--Presenting the program to high school students and adults
--Coordinating media (press releases, radio and TV spots, mass mailings)
--Administrative work
--Counseling and advising host families and foreign students
--Organizing and facilitating large conferences

PLEASE NOTE:

--Must be willing to work evenings and weekends when necessary
--Interpersonal skills are extremely important.  This is a collaborative effort.
--Applicants should be detail-oriented, highly organized, upbeat,
        energetic, and willing to work long hours.
--Salary and benefits commensurate with experience

Send cover letter to the attention of Jared M. Cadwell, Co-Director,
Project Harmony, 6 Irasville Common, Waitsfield, VT 05673