[ALBSA-Info] AVID Positions

[Mimoza Meholli]

>American Volunteers For International Development
>(AVID) Program
>
>Various Overseas Locations
>Freedom House (FH) seeks candidates for its American
>Volunteers for International Development (AVID)
>program. Through AVID, FH identifies, mobilizes, and
>sponsors qualified American professionals who
>volunteer to work side-by-side with their counterparts
>in Central and Eastern Europe. Current openings exist
>in Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia,
>Macedonia, Romania, and Slovakia. Potential future
>opportunities in Algeria and Ukraine.
>
>FH regularly seeks volunteers with experience in these
>key areas: non-profit management and development,
>advocacy, fundraising, volunteer training, public
>relations, political communication, legislative
>process, local government administration, public
>administration, budgeting and finance, and economic
>development. Volunteers receive basic living expenses,
>roundtrip air transportation to their assignment, and
>medical evacuation insurance.
>
>Qualifications Required:
>two or more years professional experience relevant to
>one of the key areas
>ability to commit to 3-12 months of service
>resourceful, innovative personality
>Qualifications Desired:
>overseas experience, particularly in transition
>countries foreign language skills
>Current AVID Volunteer Opportunities:
>Assignments are for 3 or more months and are open
>until filled.
>Kruje, Albania
>A non-governmental organization supporting business
>development in northern Albania. Skills needed:
>Financial and strategic planning, fundraising,
>marketing, and computer skills.
>
>Tirana, Albania
>An economic research organization/think tank. Skills
>needed: Disseminating research, identifying new
>audiences, and designing follow-on projects. Prefer
>experience in a think tank or research organization.
>
>A non-governmental organization supporting women's and
>children's rights in Albania. Skills needed: Public
>relations and project development skills, ability to
>foster international contacts. Familiarity with
>women's issues, work/volunteer experience with
>marginalized women, and/or social work or social
>journalism experience a plus.
>
>Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
>A foundation supporting the development of Bosnia's
>NGO sector. Skills needed: Experience with
>foundations, collecting and investing endowment funds,
>fundraising, public relations, and strategic planning.
>
>
>Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina
>A non-profit, non-governmental organization that
>provides services and support to low-income women,
>displaced persons, refugees, and minorities in Bosnia
>and Herzegovina. Skills needed: Experience in
>organizational development, particularly fundraising,
>proposal writing and donor relations.
>
>Sofia, Bulgaria
>An economic research organization/think tank. Skills
>needed: Strong information technology and management
>experience. Volunteer will help establish an internal
>communications system and strengthen overall
>management. A non-governmental organization dedicated
>to strengthening civil society. Skills needed:
>Advocacy and fundraising experience.
>
>Knin, Croatia
>A human rights organization that provides legal advice
>and assistance to displaced persons, refugees,
>returnees, and others. Skills needed: Marketing and
>fundraising skills. Local language skills required.
>
>Prilep, Macedonia
>A non-governmental, non-profit organization that
>promotes human rights and democracy. Skills needed:
>Human rights experience. Management and fundraising
>experience also desired. Volunteer will primarily help
>the organization define its mission, but will also
>assist with improving management and fundraising
>skills.
>
>Bucharest, Romania
>A non-governmental organization focused on improving
>communication between Romania's government, media, and
>citizenry. Skills needed: Public relations,
>communications, press monitoring, and Internet skills.
>
>
>A think tank devoted to political and economic
>research. Skills needed: Fundraising, organizational
>management, financial management, advocacy and team
>building skills.
>
>Cluj-Napoca, Romania
>A non-governmental organization that promotes small-
>and medium-sized enterprise development, trade, and
>investment in Romania's Transylvania region. Skills
>needed: Project development and donor relations
>skills.
>
>Bratislava, Slovakia
>A non-profit organization that promotes quality dialog
>about foreign affairs issues. Skills needed:
>Fundraising and media relations skills. Knowledge of
>foreign affairs also desired.
>
>Future Opportunities
>FH expects future needs in these areas.
>
>Algeria: Advocacy experience. French-language skills
>required.
>
>Romania: Public administration experience. Romanian
>language skills desired.
>
>Ukraine: Non-profit management, public relations, and
>fundraising experience.
>
>Click here to download an AVID volunteer application
>in PDF format.
>
>Click here to download an AVID host application in PDF
>format.
>
>Please note that these are volunteer positions and
>receive only the compensation described above.
>For more information or to apply, please contact:
>
>Jennifer Whatley
>Freedom House
>1319 18th Street, N.W.
>Washington, D.C. 20036
>Tel: (202) 296-5101
>Fax: (202) 296-5078
>whatley at freedomhouse.org
>
>updated 9/12/00
>
>
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