Chief of Party, Azerbaijan

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Eurasia Foundation (EF), a US-based public charitable organization promoting civil society development in the Eurasia region, and the founder of the EF Network is accepting applications for Chief of Party for a USAID-funded project on Regional Social and Economic Development in Azerbaijan.

Reporting to the Executive Vice President, The Chief of Party (CoP) is responsible for all programmatic, financial and operational activities of the project. The goal of the project is to strengthen the capacity of local and regional governments to plan and implement small-scale economic and infrastructure projects that respond to the needs of their citizens. The project will be based on the active engagement of other key stakeholders, including relevant public and private sector actors such as businesses, business associations, Civil Society Organizations (CSOs), community-based organizations and consumers. This is a USAID-funded project based in Baku, Azerbaijan. Position contingent on funding.

Requirements: Minimum 10 years relevant experience in project management; master’s degree in Political Science, Public Policy or other equivalent area of study; experience managing civil society strengthening programs in the NIS and/or Central or Eastern Europe. Experience working in Azerbaijan preferred. Fluency in English required; Russian and/or Azerbaijan language skills highly desirable.

For more information, please see our website www.eurasia.org. Send cover letter and resume to resumes@eurasia.org with Chief of Party – Azerbaijan in the subject line.

Deadline March 25, 2011

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