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CH2M HILL, a leading environmental engineering and sustainable development firm based in Denver, Colorado, is seeking a full-time (or virtually full-time) specialist in public awareness and communications to help implement an environment and energy project in the Central Asian Republics (e.g., Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, etc.). The project is being funded by the US Agency for International Development's Central Asian Republic Mission in Almaty, Kazakhstan, and will last three to five years.Responsibilities:
The person's primary responsibility will be to design, lead and implement the "Public Awareness" task under USAID Central Asian project. The activity will inform various Central Asian public groups and individuals on the benefits and opportunities in improving the management of the natural resources sector. It will cut across all activities in the USAID Central Asian project to inform the public in Central Asia about the successes and needs for the types of policies that are being developed in the region. Case studies, outreach efforts, and development of material for the internet and other public forums will be used to get the message out. In addition to the direct involvement with the government policy makers, attempts will be made through various NGOs to promote the concepts developed in the other project tasks.
Time Commitment Required: Full-time in region for at least three years highly preferred.
Location: Based in Almaty, Kazakhstan or Tashkent, Uzbekistan highly preferred; Acceptable based in US with frequent long TDY's in Central Asia.
Experience and Skills:
Interested candidates should email resumes/CVs to:
- Demonstrated success in leading public forums, disseminating information, and leading other outreach programs and/or approaches appropriate for developing countries (required)
- Russian Language Skills (highly preferred) and/or local language skills (helpful)
- Environmental background, could include environmental health (highly preferred)
- Experience in Central Asian Republics (preferred in ideal world but not required)
- Experience working with international organizations and/or in USAID projects (helpful).
Darell Nepil, CH2M HILL
Human Resources Director for the Global Water Business Group
email: [email protected]
Last updated: May 2000
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