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Title: Program Coordination Intern
Dates: 3 and 1/2 months starting beginning of February
Workhours: 20 hours per week
Location: CSE Office in Berkeley: 2828 Cherry Street
Supervisor: CSE Deputy Director, Enid Schreibman
Stipend: $1,000 per monthJob Description
The Program Coordination Intern will assist the director and deputy director to organize, support and financially oversee three CSE programs in collaboration with non-governmental organizations in Russia, Kazakhstan and Ukraine. Funding has already been acquired for the first two programs and is expected for the third.
1. In Russia: an education program for the public and regional policy makers in seven regions on the problems of plutonium safety.
2. In Kazakhstan: a small grants program for women taking leadership in non-governmental organizations.
3. In Ukraine: a training and demonstration project in energy efficiency for non-governmental organizations and municipalities.
Specific Tasks
1. Communicate daily by email with activist partners in Russia, Kazakhstan and Ukraine.
2. Coordinate CSE review of applications in Russian for grants to women in Kazakh non-governmental organizations funded by the US Department of State.
3. Make travel arrangements to and in Russia for American activists and experts who will participate in hearings and conferences on plutonium issues during May-June 2000. The task requires frequent communications with travel agencies, with the Russian Consulate about visas, with especially with American travelers and Russian hosts.
4. Facilitate communications for the collaboration of the cities of Berkeley and Gorlovka (Ukraine) to design and acquire funding for an energy efficiency demonstration in Gorlovka.
5. Maintain financial records for the Russian and Kazakh programs including spreadsheet reports, vouchers, expense records, money advances, reimbursements, etc,
6. Perform or oversee translations from English to Russian and Russian to English.
7. Perform general office duties including mailings, filing, copying, ordering supplies, distributing information, and liaison with Earth Island Institute.
Required Qualifications
1. Communication skills in spoken and written English.
2. Experience and competence with PC or MAC computers including programs for email, MS Word and spreadsheets (Filemaker) as well as trouble shooting ability.
3. Skill and comfort in handling financial records.
Desired Qualifications
1. Russian as first language with at least one year experience in the USA.
2. Bookkeeping experience especially with non-profit organizations.
3. Motivation, self-confidence and independence in office work and cross-cultural communication.
IMPORTANT--WE ARE NOT ABLE TO PAY TRANSPORTATION TO US OR VISA FEES.
The Mission Of The Center For Safe Energy
To support the development of independent non-governmental organizations in the former Soviet Union (FSU), to encourage safe and efficient production and use of energy resources, to promote the leadership of women in FSU organizations, and to facilitate international collaboration among non-governmental organizations concerned with the environment and social justice.
Francis Macy
Enid Schreibman
Center For Safe Energy
Email: [email protected]
Fax: (510) 843-9947
Tel: (510) 644-1519, (510) 540-7120Deadline For Applications: January 31, 2000.
Call immediately if interested.
Last updated: January 2000
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