[SDI-Africa] Program Officer (2 positions) - Think Tank Initiative, Nairobi & Senegal (deadline 23 January)

[Kate Lance]

http://www.idrc.org.sg/en/ev-118001-201-1-DO_TOPIC.html
http://www.idrc.org.sg/uploads/user-S/11970521371Program_Officer.pdf
Program Officer - Think Tank Initiative, Nairobi, Kenya
Deadline: 23 January 2008
 
http://www.idrc.org.sg/en/ev-118004-201-1-DO_TOPIC.html
http://www.idrc.org.sg/uploads/user-S/11970524601Program_Officer.pdf
Program Officer - Think Tank Initiative, Dakar, Senegal
Deadline: 23 January 2008
 
The Think Tank Initiative is a major new collaborative program of the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation and IDRC.  Its goal is to support independent policy research organizations in developing regions enabling them to provide objective, high-quality research that both informs and influences policy.  The Initiative will provide long-term core funding to select organizations, along with targeted capacity-building support. For more information about this Initiative, visit www.idrc.ca/thinktank.
The Program Officer, under the guidance of the Program Leader and the Regional Office Director, will manage Initiative activities in each region.  Specifically, responsibilities will include coordinating the grant application and selection process, monitoring awarded grants, managing organizational development funds, and mentoring and supporting grantees with respect to organizational development issues.
 
Candidates should have a PhD or a Masters in a relevant social science discipline such as international development, economics, or public administration.


      ____________________________________________________________________________________
Be a better friend, newshound, and 
know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile.  Try it now.  http://mobile.yahoo.com/;_ylt=Ahu06i62sR8HDtDypao8Wcj9tAcJ 
-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: http://lists.gsdi.org/pipermail/sdi-africa/attachments/20080117/e18f15f1/attachment.html