Fall Intern

Organization: Open Society Institute

Website: OSI

Title: Fall Intern

Location: New York, New York

Description:
The Office of the Regional Director—Russia Ukraine Poland Hungary and the Baltics works to advance OSI's grantmaking in the Russian Federation, and to oversee and liaise with national foundations in Central and Eastern Europe.  We solicit and evaluate proposals from NGOs across Russia and outside, and closely monitor the social, political and economic environment in the region. Our areas of focus are human rights, civil society, rule of law and access to information.

Responsibilities

• Conduct research on issues relevant to Russia and the former Soviet Union;
• Review grantee websites and new media projects on an ongoing basis;
• Monitor Russian news outlets for information relevant to our work;
• Translate short documents as needed (Russian to English);
• Review and provide comments on grant proposals and final reports;
• Provide light administrative support to program staff. 

Qualifications:

• Undergraduate or graduate student in political science, international affairs, Russian studies, or related field;
• Demonstrated interest in one or more of the following: Russian politics and public policy, human rights, the non-profit sector, international affairs;
• Experience or interest in new and social media a plus;
• Russian language skills (reading) preferred but not required;
• Proficient in MS Office applications (Outlook, Word, Excel);
• Strong research and writing skills;
• Ability to learn quickly and work independently;
• Availability to work 12-15 hours per week. 

To Apply:
Please email resume and cover letter before September 10, 2010, to: humanresources@sorosny.org. Include job code in subject line: FIntern/Russ

OR

Open Society Institute
Human Resources – Code FIntern/Russ
400 West 59th Street
New York, New York 10019
FAX: 212.548.4675

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