Ford Foundation openings in Moscow (fwd)

[Devin P Browne]

Don't know if I'll have time to post this to the AATSEEL web site before I
leave for vacation tomorrow, so pass this along, please!  :-)

Devin

Devin P Browne
dpbrowne+ at pitt.edu

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Date: Wed, 15 Jul 1998 14:18:52 -0400 (EDT)
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Subject: Ford Foundation openings in Moscow

               Ford Foundation openings in Moscow


The Ford Foundation, a private philanthropic institution that serves as a
resource for innovative pople and institutions worldwide, is seeking Program
Officers for two positions in our office in  Moscow.

POSITION #737L: This position will be responsible for developing a
grant-making program focused on strengthening the higher education sector in
Russia.  Priorities include:  promoting the development of higher education
policy, including the financing of higher education;  widening access to
higher education;  and promoting innovations in curriculum development and
teaching.  Current projects include support for social policy research and
for research and teaching  methods in the social sciences and gender
studies.

QUALIFICATIONS: An advanced degree in the social sciences or comparative
education; professional experience in the field of higher education; the
ability to conceptualize programming ideas and strategies; fluent Russian
and English, including excellent writing skills in English; recent sustained
work in Russia; strong organizational, interpersonal and communication
skills.

POSITION #782L: This position will be responsible for developing a
grant-making program focused on the arts, culture and media in Russia.
 Priorities include; promoting the sustainability of cultural and arts
institutions;  widening access to arts education, with particular reference
to the regions;  strengthening the role of media in society; promoting the
freedom and quality of the media, and the development of media ethics.  The
Program Officer will build on a small number of grants, relating to these
themes, made within the Human Rights and Civil Society program portfolios.

 QUALIFICATIONS: An advanced degree in the arts or humanities; professional
experience in the fields of culture, the media or in arts management; fluent
Russian and English, including excellent writing skills in English; recent
sustained work in Russia; strong organizational, interpersonal and
communication skills.

To apply: please send a cover letter indicating position #, resume and brief
writing sample, preferably by August 15, to Ms. S. Gordon, The Ford
Foundation, Human Resources, 320 East 43rd Street, New York, NY 10017, USA.
 The Ford Foundation is an Equal Opportunity Employer.


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