[CivilSoc] Jobs - ISAR Partnership and Exchange Program Intern

Subject: [CivilSoc] Jobs - ISAR Partnership and Exchange Program Intern
From: Alex M. Klaits (alex@isar.org)
Date: Wed Aug 02 2000 - 20:02:07 EDT

Job Announcement: Partnership and Exchange Program Intern

ISAR (Initiative for Social Action and Renewal in Eurasia) is a non-profit organization which promotes citizen participation and the development of the non-governmental (NGO) sector in the Newly Independent States (NIS). ISAR’s offices, located throughout Eurasia and in Washington, DC, support grassroots citizen activists and NGOs in their efforts to create just and sustainable societies.

ISAR is seeking a Washington-based intern for three months to assist its Partnership and Exchange Program. ISAR’s Partnership and Exchange Program facilitates exchanges and cooperation among NGOs in the United States and the NIS. The intern will assist the Program Manager in running exchange programs which will include participants from Russia and Azerbaijan. The primary focus for the intern will be to help facilitate an exchange between grassroots women nuclear safety activists from communities located near nuclear production facilities in the U.S. and Russia.
Responsibilities Include:
Š Assisting the Program Manager with many aspects of planning for the exchanges;
Š Providing logistical support for program participants, including travel arrangements;
Š Interpreting for program participants during their travel to US exchange sites;
Š Ongoing correspondence with U.S. activists and ISAR field offices;
Š Interviewing program participants to evaluate the program.
Required Qualifications
Š Strong Russian language ability;
Š Excellent interpersonal and organizational skills;
Š Experience with Macintosh computers and applications;
Š Basic knowledge of social and political issues in the NIS;
Š Desire to learn more about NGOs in the NIS.

Desired Qualifications
Š Previous work experience with non-profits in the U.S. and/or NIS;
Š Living experience in the NIS.

A stipend will be provided.

Please submit a cover letter and resume by August 31, 2001 to:

Alex Klaits
ISAR
1601 Connecticut Avenue, NW, Suite 301
Washington, DC 20009
Fax: (202)667-3291
E-mail: alex@isar.org No Phone Calls Please

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