Intern - Central Eurasia Project

Organization: Open Society Institute

Website: OSI

Title: Intern - Central Eurasia Project

Location: New York, New York

Salary: Unpaid, lunch provided

Description: 

• Research assistance for the Program Officer in the areas of CEP's work (labor migration; electric power sector transparency and accountability; human, social and economic rights; child labor in the cotton sector/agricultural reform);
• Assistance to programmatic staff in developing, contracting and editing CEP's policy paper series;
• Preparation of a literature review on the role of development cooperation and civil society involvement in promoting transparency and accountability;
• Occasional administrative support to the Program Officer and Program Coordinators;
• Additional institutional support as necessary.

 Qualifications:  

• Undergraduate or graduate student in political science, international affairs, policy studies, regional studies (former Soviet Union);
• Strong understanding of relevant political, social and economic issues of Central Asia and the Southern Caucasus;
• Proven excellent research and writing skills;
• Russian language skills preferred but not required;
• Standard MS office applications proficiency;
• Availability to work up to 19 hours/week.

Upon acceptance, the intern will need to provide a letter from his/her university indicating that he/she is receiving credit and/or funding for the internship.

To Apply:

Please email resume and cover letter before September 7, 2009, to: humanresources@sorosny.org. Include job code in subject line: CEP/Intern
OR
Open Society Institute
Human Resources - Code CEP/Intern
400 West 59th Street
New York, New York 10019
FAX: 212.548.4675