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The American Consulate in St. Petersburg is seeking a ...

PERSONNEL ASSISTANT

Major duties and responsibilities of the job are:
Responsible for dependent/local American employment program
(advertising positions, coordinating interviews, processing
paperwork, payroll).

Supervises FSN Personnel Clerk and makes work assignments, provides
guidance and reviews work, briefs Administrative Officer on work
accomplishments, problems and proposed solutions/options. Serves as
backup for FSN Personnel Clerk when incumbent is on leave.

Counsels officers and other American employees on full range of
personnel services, entitlements and requirements, counsels FSN
employees upon request of American supervisors, prepares/processes
personnel actions, reports, and other related documentation.

Maintains American personnel records and ensures security of records,
maintains resource materials essential to Personnel Section's
responsibilities, including reporting due dates and preparation and
transmission of completed reports to the Department of State.

Transmits time and attendance records for all American employees,
prepares telegrams to pay center, noting corrections that should be
made in salary or allowance payments.

Desired Qualifications:

Applicant must be an American citizen. Completion of secondary school
is required and completion of college/university or post-secondary
training is desirable.

Experience in the federal or private sector in personnel-related work
is desirable as is previous supervisory experience. A high-level of
oral and written skills is required.

The position is full-time and salary is dependent on previous
relevant experience.

If you are interested in applying for this position, please send an email
to: aprild@state.gov

or call (in St. Petersburg) 812-275-1701 ext. 256

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Volunteer position in Bulgaria for NGO electronic
information network

The BlueLink Information Network http://www.bluelnk.net is urgently
seeking to recruit a European Volunteer for a 6 months period, as
part of an EVS sponsored programme. BlueLink is a Bulgarian partner
of APC - Central Europe http://www.apc.org/

The European Volunteer will work over a project on Information
exchange, co-operation and matching of resources for the development
of NGOs in Bulgaria. The project aims at supporting the network:
enrich the information content, carry out tasks and service for NGOs
that serve the local community, link Bulgarian NGOs with partners
from Western Europe.

European Volunteer's tasks will include searching and operating
information, simple web site development, development of new projects
(any creative ideas will be welcome), help with the organisation of
BlueLink user training and seminars, keep in contact with BlueLink
partner organisations and look for new partners, taking part in boat
sailing competitions as part of the BlueLink crew. More profiled
tasks according to the European volunteers personal qualifications
and preferences will be available optionally in fields like
information management, Internet, multimedia, video production,
environmental journalism etc.

The European Volunteer will be provided with accommodation in Sofia,
food and pocket money throughout the period of work. She/he will also
receive basic language and orientation training . Special field trips
throughout Bulgaria will be organised for the European Volunteer to
learn more about the country. Additional spare time activities will
also be arranged.

The volunteer position is provided by the European Voluntary Service
The philosophy of the EVS programme is based on two fundamental
principles : a new kind of learning experience for young people and a
helping hand for local development.

Any young person aged between 18-25 who is legally resident in one of
the Member States of the European Union, Norway or Iceland can become
a "European Volunteer". The programme is open to everyone. No
specific qualifications are required. It is one of the objectives of
the programme to promote the participation of young people who have
less opportunities than others for social, economic, cultural, ethnic
or geographical reasons or due to a personal disability.

For more information and applications, please contact:

Pavel P Antonov,
BlueLink Co-ordinator,
e-mail: pavelan@bluelink.net,
Telephone: 359 (0)88 704661
Tel./fax: 359 (0)2 217623
BlueLink Foundation,
Morava House,
114-B Positano Str.
Sofia 1303
Bulgaria.

Yours sincerely,

Pavel P Antonov
BlueLink Information Network http://www.bluelink.net

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Armenian EC Mission is looking for a PR representative:

POSITION OF PUBLIC RELATIONS REPRESENTATIVE
FOR EUROPEAN COMMUNITY DELEGATION IN YEREVAN
(FEMALE)
Please bring resumes to Artak Hambarian, room 30b or 33a, by 20 March,
2000Dr. Artak Hambarian,
Associate Director
Duties:

- Organizing and writing press releases, newsletters and articles
- Organizing Press Conferences
- Organizing Cultural Events

Excellent knowledge of Armenian and English is a must.
AUA degree is preferable.

Please bring resumes to Artak Hambarian, room 30b or 33a, by 20 March,
2000

Dr. Artak Hambarian,
Associate Director

Engineering Research Center
College of Engineering
American University of Armenia (AUA)
40 Marshall Bagramian Av., Yerevan, 375019, Armenia
fax: +(248) 928 0412 (in U.S.A.); +(3742) 151 048 (in Armenia)
phone: 271 075 (AUA), 395 477 (home).
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ARMENIAN RED CROSS SOCIETY AND INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION OF RED CROSS AND
RED CRESCENT SOCIETIES

NOTICE OF VACANCY

1. Position: Population Movement Officer

Location: Armenian Red Cross Society (ARCS) Headquarters, Yerevan

2. Position Summary: Reporting through ARCS Secretary General to
Regional Population Movements Delegate, the incumbent will develop
activities in the field of Population Movements, design and implement
projects addressing social, medical and legal counseling needs of
unstable populations (asylum seekers, refugees, internally displaced
persons, illegal migrants, repatriants, formerly deported people and
ecological migrants), establish contacts with the respective
governmental bodies and related organisations.

Responsibilities: Act as focal point and Liaison Officer for ARCS
activities, directed to support the unstable populations; establish a
plan of actions for the Society to address in a sustainable manner the
population movement issues; provide advice on how to effectively assist
and protect unstable populations in line with Movement policies, with
special emphasis on counseling and advocacy; develop a knowledge base
for Red Cross branches, ensure the involvement of branches in
sustainable activities in the field; carry out assessment of needs and
evaluate population movement projects; produce periodic reports on
population movement issues.

3. Qualifications: A relevant university or equivalent degree and at
least 2 years of work experience in the field of humanitarian
assistance. Experience in managing & supporting staff is an advantage.
Fluency in Armenian and Russian is essential. Fluent verbal and written
skills in English and self-supporting computer skills are required.
Candidates must be prepared to undertake travels.

4. Applications: ARCS is an equal opportunity employer. Interested
parties may submit their applications together with supporting papers
(certificates, recommendation letters, etc.) no later than 22 March,
2000. Selected candidates will undergo an interview. Recruitment will be
carried out jointly by the Armenian Red Cross Society and the
International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies
Delegation in Armenia. Additional information about the position will be
given by the Armenian Red Cross Society. Contact telephone: 53 80 64
The closing time to leave the application is 22 March, 2000.
Applications are accepted at the Armenian Red Cross Headquarters
address: Paronian 21
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Job posting: Experts for European Environmental Law

Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland,
Romania, Slovakia and Slovenia are candidates for accession to the
European Community. INTEGRATION Consultants are currently offering
services to the European Commission to strengthen the administrative
capacity of the Ministries of Environment of these ten candidate countries
in order to help them to implement and enforce the environmental acquis
for key Directives and Regulations.

At the moment, INTEGRATION is looking for experts for the following
Directives and Regulations to work on the European Regional Environmental
Accession Project (REAP)

- Agri-Environment Regulation
- Ambient Air Quality Assessment and Management (96/62/EC)
- Control of Major Accident hazards involving dangerous substances
('SEVESO')(96/82/EC)
- Integrated Pollution Prevention and Control. IPPC (96/61/ECC)
- The Protection of Waters Against Pollution Caused by Nitrates from
Agricultural Sources (91/676/EEC)

Experts with a relevant academic degree and more than 3 year's work
experience with these Directives and Regulations are invited to submit
their Curriculum Vitae for this project. They might be called for
short-term monitoring missions, if they are able to travel and to work in
English. Additional knowledge of Eastern European languages would be an
asset. If you are interested, please send your Curriculum Vitae as
described on http://integration.org/cv.htm to Mr Peter Bank by email to
pbank@integration.org Deadline is 4 April 2000. More on
http://integration.org/reap.htm

Best regards,

Karsten Weitzenegger

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United Nations World Food Programme announces a vacancy for:

FIELD MONITOR (5 positions)

The United Nations World Food Programme needs Field Monitor that will be
based in the WFP Country Office in Yerevan but required to undertake
weekly visits to various projects sites around the country. They will
coordinate and monitor the WFP assistance programme at the local level
and report weekly to their supervisor.

Applicants should have:

· Strong interpersonal skills; courtesy, tact and the ability to work
effectively with people of different national and cultural backgrounds
and in difficult and at times insecure circumstances.
· Ability to interpret and analyze a wide variety of programme issues
and statistical information, and to maintain accurate and precise
records.
· Ability to work systematically, use initiative, good judgment and to
communicate complex matters both orally and in writing.
· Secondary school education with supplemented experience or additional
education in social services, food processing, nutrition, irrigation,
building construction, agriculture or other related field.
· Five years of progressively responsible work experience in the area of
speciality and Training and/or experience utilizing computers.
· Very good knowledge of written and spoken English.

If you are interested in the position and have the required
qualifications, please address your written application accompanied by a
detail curriculum vitae to WFP Armenia, UN House, 14 Liebkneckt street,
Yerevan. Applications can be submitted to the Reception Desk in the UN
House.

The closing date for the receipt of applications in Wednesday, 8 March
2000. Only short-listed candidates will be notified. Qualified female
candidates are encourage to apply.

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ARMENIA UNITED METHODIST COMMITTEE ON RELIEF
Noah's Ark Program

The United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR) is implementing a
Noah's Ark program that has two components: community development to
de-institutionalize children and vocational training for
institutionalized children.

UMCOR is seeking highly qualified persons for translation of vocational
training materials from English into Armenian. UMCOR will pay 2,500
drams for each page to be translated.

Those interested please submit their resumes by March 17, 2000 to UMCOR
Yerevan Office to Anahit Ghazanchyan, Noah's Ark Program Manager. For
the translation test a page-sample of materials will be given to each
participant to work at home. The distribution of the materials to the
applicants will be held on March 21 at UMCOR from 9:00 a.m. till 5:00
p.m.

Our address is: #16, Karapet Ulnetsu str. 375037, Yerevan, tel. 24 81
41; 28 29 77.

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Peace Corps * Armenia
Job Opening: TEFL Technical Coordinator
Pre-Service Training (PST) of Volunteers
May 22-September 1, 2000

As a member of the PST staff, the TEFL Technical Coordinator is
responsible for the design, implementation and evaluation of the
technical component of Pre-Service of Training. Responsibilities
include: identification of education specialists/consultants within
the training community, coordinating with staff and Peace Corps
Resource Volunteers, and the design of an integrated technical
training program for TEFL Education Volunteers.

A University degree in English Language is required. The applicant
must have experience with international teaching methodologies:
experience with curriculum development; demonstrated facilitation and
training skills; prior experience with administration and management;
prior experience in supervision; prior experience in counseling;
demonstrated flexibility and ability to work within strict time
frames.

The Trainer will live at Pre-Service TRAINING site
(driving time from Yerevan will be from 1,5 hours)

Qualified Armenians may obtain an application, job description, and
instructions at the Peace Corps Office (33 Charents street, Yerevan).
Applications must be submitted to the same office by 5pm on Friday,
March 3, 2000. No phone calls, please.

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IBTCI is currently recruiting for an attorney with privatization experience. We are looking for someone to begin working
immediately in Armenia. The project is scheduled to end
in late May (with a possible extension through the end of the year). Please find the scope of work below.
Should you be interested and available, please contact me at sali@ibtci.com.
Best regards,
Sofia Ali
Recruiter
703-749-0100 X236
703-749-0110 Fax
sali@ibtci.com
Scope of Work for Expatriate Attorney
IBTCI is working under contract with USAID to provide privatization services for the Government of Armenia (GOA); we
currently have a team of three expatriate and seven local consultants. IBTCI's prime counterpart within the GOA has been
the Ministry of Privatization (MoP). The IBTCI team plays a key role in virtually all aspects of privatization in Armenia. Our
project goals are strongly supported by the main donor organizations, with whom the team maintains excellent relations and
close working contact. As work intensifies preparing individual, larger enterprises for sale, we need to expand beyond
working with just the MoP, to working with a number of line ministries that have day to day operational responsibility for
State enterprises.

IBTCI would like to retain a full time, expatriate transactional attorney, until at least the end of May, 2000 with an option to
extend until the end of the year, to work in Yerevan, Armenia. The attorney's primary focus would be to work with the line
ministries and MoP counterparts to help prepare larger enterprises for sale. The goal is to pick the few gems - or perhaps
treasures in trash - which might be of possible interest to international, strategic investors and to bring them to market.

Tasks will include conducting preparatory due diligence at the enterprises, working with industrial experts to determine
which, if any parts of the enterprises should be separated for sale, documenting all needed steps to restructure the enterprise
prior to sale, resolving the hundred legal and practical issues which might decrease the chance of a successful sale, assisting
with organizing tenders and documenting actual sales. IBTCI anticipates retaining additional local counsel to provide support
to the expatriate transactional attorney. IBTCI's Yerevan team is headed by a Harvard Law-trained transactions lawyer,
with nine years of privatization experience, and includes MBA's, local counsel and public education specialists. The attorney
retained would not have to carry all the workload, but will have full backing of a well-functioning and well-trained team.

The ideal candidate would be fluent in English, flexible, and creative about punching solutions through opaque bureaucracies
and available on very short notice. Since many original enterprise documents must be reviewed and developed, the candidate
must have good ability to read and preferably to draft legal documents in Armenian. The candidate should have substantial,
hands on transactional experience, preferably in an international setting. The office style is collaborative, good humored and
hard working. Since the project is funded by USAID, there is some preference for US citizen applicants, although EU
citizen applicants who meet the job requirements would receive serious consideration. Armenian nationals will not be
considered for this position, but qualified Armenian attorneys with Western training, corporate transactional experience and
excellent English language skills are encouraged to send their resumes for possible consideration to join the team.

IBTCI's contract began in August, 1998 and is currently scheduled to end on July 22, 2000. Although there can be no
guarantees, there is a good chance of an extension of the contract until the end of this year, if substantial progress can be
shown in privatizing larger industrial enterprises through international tenders during the first half of this year.

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The Productivity Enhancement Program (PEP) is currently seeking
qualified candidates to fill a Program Officer position for its
office in San Francisco, CA. Operated by the Center for Citizen
Initiatives, PEP is an adaptation of the historic Marshall Plan
Technical Assistance Program, which helped resurrect post-World War
II Europe. PEP brings non-English-speaking Russian manufacturers and
business owners to the United States to receive training in American
firms and plants. PEP is a cost-sharing program, with funding from
the United States Information Agency, pro-bono and in-kind
contributions from American volunteers, and participation fees paid
by Russian participants.
Non-local applicants please note: Only US citizens and "green card"
holders should apply; the Center for Citizen Initiatives is a
not-for-profit organization and cannot pay for re-location or any
costs incurred during the interview process, including travel and
lodging. First interviews can be arranged via telephone, but second
interviews must take place in person at the Center for Citizen
Initiatives in San Francisco.

Duties and Responsibilities: The Program Officer will primarily
focus on coordination of PEP delegations, but when needed, will
"swing" between working with the Coordinating and Community Outreach
Teams. As a member of the coordination team, the Program Officer
coordinates PEP delegations in cooperation with U.S. volunteer
organizations. This involves working with local business
representatives to create an intensive training program, in addition
to helping local volunteers develop and implement home hosting,
transportation, social and media plans. As a member of the Community
Outreach Team, the Program Officer researches and targets communities
well suited to host delegations of Russian business people. The
Program Officer approaches and maintains contact with service
organizations in order to secure U.S. sponsorship for delegations.

More specifically, duties and responsibilities include but are not
limited to the following:

- Coordinate all logistics of delegations with U.S. volunteers
- Create industry specific training programs with U.S. volunteers
- Develop and prepare program materials
- Provide necessary support to volunteers during project
implementation
- Verify that training programs comply with modules developed for
business sector
- Evaluate each program upon completion
- Develop and maintain contact base
- Research and utilize information about industries, demography,
organizations and opportunities in particular regions of the U.S.
- Develop strategies for presenting PEP to potential sponsors. These
can include: Telephone calls; sending materials about the program;
writing e-mail, letters and faxes; writing articles for local
newsletters; speaking at service organization meetings
- Speak knowledgeably about the economic/political/social situation
in Russia and the impact of programs like PEP on a global level
- Other projects as assigned

REQUIRED SKILLS:

- personal commitment to the goals and mission of CCI
- excellent organizational skills and close attention to detail
- ability to take direction and meet deadlines
- creative problem-solving skills
- excellent communication, interpersonal and telephone contact skills
- knowledge of U.S. business principles and practices
- knowledge of economic and political situation in Russia
- cross-cultural communication skills (good understanding of Russian
culture)
- Macintosh computer proficiency (Microsoft Word, File Maker &
PageMaker)
- touch typing proficiency
- professional appearance

Starting Salary: $27,000-$28,500 plus excellent benefits
Starting Date: March 1, 2000 (Flexible)
Deadline for Applying: February 18, 2000

To apply, please e-mail, fax, or mail your cover letter and resume
to:

Eleanor Gorman, PEP Coordination Manager,
P.O. Box 29912, San Francisco, CA 94129
Fax: 415-561-7778
Email: ccipep@igc.org
No phone calls, please.

Artyom Kachkovsky, PEP Outreach Manager,
Productivity Enhancement Program
Center for Citizen Initiatives
PO Box 29912
San Francisco, CA 94129
Tel (415)561-7777, ext. 208
Fax (415)561-7778
Web site: http://www.ccisf.org

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AGBU Melkonian Educational Institute in Nicosia, Cyprus is currently
seeking a highly motivated person for the vacancy of Program
Coordinator. The position is part-time and will be based in Yerevan,
Armenia.
The Program Coordinator will be responsible for:

1. Handling all inquiries about the application procedure from
prospective applicants (Tuition fees, duration of course, age limits,
course details, etc.). 2. Responsible for all applications received
from the specified regions. (Application forms, related documents,
financial aid certificates, etc.). 3. Scheduling and supervision of
the School Entrance Exams at specified times by the school. 4.
Assisting the students with their travel arrangements and informing
the school accordingly. 5. Responsible for the placement of different
adverts of the school in the local press and other mass media. 6.
Keeping in touch with parents and being a liaison between them and the
school. 7. Making efforts to find sponsors and benefactors for the
needy students and the school. 8. Assisting the school to assess the
financial position of the applicants by providing confidential
reports, if needed. 9. Establishing contacts with community leaders in
the Russian and Baltic regions and preparing grounds for the
Principal's recruitment trips. 10. Good order and maintenance of the
office (having all brochures, leaflets, application forms, financial
aid forms, etc. available at all times). 11. Keeping the school
informed about developments in the region. 12. Presenting periodic
account reports to the school Board of Directors. All expenses should
have prior approval of the Principal. 13. Providing the school, on a
regular basis by fax, interesting articles published in the local
Armenian press about the social, political or educational developments
of the country. 14. Other tasks assigned by the supervisors.

SKILLS REQUIRED:
· Good knowledge of Armenian, Russian and English.
· Computer literacy in MS Word, Excel, Power Point, Internet, etc. ·
Good interpersonal skills and personal initiative. · Ability to travel
alone.

Please, submit your resume to:

AGBU Armenian Representation Telephone (374 2) 27-16-54
Room 17 (374 2) 27-11-65
40 Baghramian Avenue
Yerevan 375019
Armenia

DEADLINE TO APPLY: FRIDAY, March 1, 2000

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General Description of Job
USDA Job Description
Position Title: Project Assistant
Department: Marketing Department
Supervisor: Deputy Marketing Director

Assistance to the Deputy Marketing Director for design, development,
implementation and reporting of the ag. products marketing projects.

Main Responsibilities
· Market research, feasibility studies for development of marketing
projects · Conduct problem identification surveys of producers and
processors · Conduct needs assessment to identify short-term technical
assistance needs and participate on developing demonstration projects
· Participate in preparation of training programs and educational
materials for farmers and agribusiness · To participate in the design
and integration of marketing mix in ongoing projects · Collect and
analyze information, methodology materials as well as primary and
secondary data for USDA MAP projects · Monitoring ongoing projects and
organizing and writing reports that effectively summarize
accomplishments · Communication with both foreign and domestic
organizations and firms, donor agencies and government institutions
for USDA MAP agricultural development effort · Translation of
relevant documents as needed · Other duties as may be required by the
supervisor.

Required Qualifications (education, knowledge, special requirements)
1. University degree in economics, agricultural economics, marketing,
business; background in the area of agriculture is an additional
asset. 2. At least 1year work experience in the area of project
development (preferably with the international organization). 3.
Excellent analytical and organizational skills 4. Excellent command of
Armenia, English and Russian languages. 5. Computer skills including
MS Word, Excel. 6. Excellent interpersonal skills, flexibility. 7.
Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, stressful environment.

Deadline: February 25, 2000

How to apply: Please submit your detailed CV or Application Form
OF-174 to the USDA MAP. 74 Teryan st., Yerevan Tel: 56-00-14,
52-52-34

Only short listed candidates will be invited to interview.