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August 21, 2009
Project Director vacancy, Dushabe
Deadline: September 1, 2009.
Position available in Dushanbe, Tajikistan, starting January 1, 2010.
Project Director
Position Description
SUMMARY:
American Councils for International Education: ACTR/ACCELS is seeking candidates for the position of Project Director, stationed in Dushanbe, Tajikistan for an upcoming four-country USAID-funded project which seeks to develop, pilot and assess best practice in preventing primary and secondary school dropouts. Pilots will be carried out in India, Tajikistan, Cambodia and Timor Leste. American Councils will manage the Tajikistan portion of the project. The project will identify elements of successful student dropout prevention programming; conduct an assessment of student dropout issues and trends in each pilot country; design and implement pilot projects in each country, assess their effectiveness and develop and distribute a student dropout prevention programming guide for the Asia and Middle East Region. The project director will work in conjunction with partner organizations and will have responsibility for managing in-country aspects of the program, and contributing to the research studies, pilot project design, assessment and reporting. This 4-year position is dependent upon funding and candidates must be available to begin work January 1, 2010.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Manage in-country aspects of the program, including research studies, pilot projects, in Dushanbe and satellite offices;
- Oversee and actively manage relationships with funder, partner organizations, the Ministry of Education and other stakeholders;
- Make oral presentations at conferences and stakeholder meetings in Tajikistan and internationally;
- and Ensure compliance with all internal and external regulations and laws.
QUALIFICATIONS:
- Graduate level academic degree in education or related field;
- Excellent research and writing skills;
- Experience in implementing donor-funded education reform projects in Central Asia;
- Management experience, preferably with USAID funded projects;
- Demonstrated leadership and presentation skills;
- Native, or near-native English required; Tajik and/or Russian language skills highly desirable;
- Ability to travel extensively in difficult environments;
- and Proven cross-cultural skills and ability to interact with a variety of stakeholders.
TO APPLY:
Send letter/resume and salary requirements by September 1 to HR Department, American Councils, 1776 Massachusetts Avenue, Suite 700, Washington, DC 20036. Fax: 202-572-9095 or 202-833-7523; email: resumes@americancouncils.org
No phone calls.
Affirmative Action /Equal Opportunity Employer.
American Councils improves education at home and abroad through the support of international research, the design of innovative programs, and the exchange of students, scholars, and professionals around the world. American Councils employs a full-time professional staff of over 370, located the U.S. and in 40 cities in 24 countries of Eastern Europe, Eurasia, Asia and the Middle East.
Posted by uunguyen at August 21, 2009 03:51 PM