Job: Baikal Women's Leadership Program (fwd)

[Devin P Browne]

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Devin P Browne
dpbrowne+ at pitt.edu

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Date: Mon, 11 May 1998 13:33:50 -0400 (EDT)
From: Project Harmony <pharmony at igc.apc.org>
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Subject: Job: Baikal Women's Leadership Program

Program Director - Baikal Women's Leadership Program

        Project Harmony, Inc., a not-for-profit 501-c-3 educational
exchange organization founded on the belief that active citizenship and
community involvement strengthen the international community, is seeking
qualified applicants for the position of Program Director of the  Project
Harmony/USIA funded Baikal Women's Leadership Program.

Program Description:

        The Program will provide women in the Irkutsk region and Republic
of Buryatia with the leadership skills and resources needed to access
government, to shape policy and to assume decision-making postiions in the
emerging democratic system.  The program will strengthen on-going women's
leadership activities in the Baikal area by meeting the needs of women's
groups served by the Angara Women's Union of Buryatia in Ulan-Ude.  More
than 400 women from the Baikal region will participate in the progrm
through Women's Resource and Training Centers, the activies of
Trainer-in-residence, the Siberian Women's Leadership Series and the Baikal
Women's Leasership Conference.  The program will begin in September 1998
and conclude in August 1999.

Job Description:

-Develop, oversee, implement, monitor and evaluate all program
components from Irktusk Office

-Maintain regular contact with other program staff, partner
organizations and USIA/USIS

-Coordinate expansion of Women's Resource and Training Centers,
including purchase and set-up of equipment and resource materials

-Coordinate visit of Trainer-In-Residence, including overseeing
travel  arrangements, scheduling events, and organizing interpretation

-Assist Trainer-In-Residence with screening and selection of
participants for Women's Leadership Institute and Women's
Mentoring Institute

- Work with Trainer and trained mentors to provide follow-on
support to organizations implementing projects and strategic plans

- Identify and invite Siberian professionals to facilitate
workshops in the Siberian Women's Leadership Series

- Oversee planning and execution of the Baikal Women's Leadership
Conference

- Travel to Ulan-Ude as needed to facilitate program activities

- Oversee all financial aspects of the Baikal Women's Leadership
Program

Qualifications

- BA or MA in related field, such international relations or social
science
- Strong Women's Studies background
- Minimum 2 year's experience with NIS based NGO
- Fluent Russian speaker
- Demonstrated successful and extended ( more than 6 months at a
time )  Russia life/work experience
- Exceptional organizational, interpersonal and cross-cultural skills
- Knowledge of Windows 95 and a high level of computer competency

Please send resume and cover letter to Barbara Miller or Jared M. Cadwell,
Project Harmony, 6 Irasville Common, Waitsfield, Vermont 05673; Fax: ( 802
) 496-4548; E-mail: pharmony at igc.apc.org No phone calls please.


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