Program Director for Creating Online Communities
in the Caucasus Program

Release date: May 31, 2000
Close date: June 16, 2000

** Applicants must be able to start no later than July 14, 2000
** Applicants must be American citizens fluent in Russian (and/or another Caucasus language) with work and living experience in NIS

Project Harmony, an innovative, not-for-profit professional exchange and training organization with offices in the US, Russia, Ukraine and Georgia currently seeks an experienced, mature professional to fill the position of Program Director for the Creating Online Communities in the Caucasus Program (COLCom), a program of the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs of the US Dept. of State and administered by Project Harmony in Geogia, Armenia and Azerbaijan. This position is based in Tbilisi, Georgia with extensive travel throughout the Caucasus. Fluency in Russian and/or another Caucasus language is essential.

Summary of the COLCom Program

The Project Harmony � ECA Training Program for Creating Online Communities (COLCom) is designed as a one-year program to promote the use of the Internet as a democracy-building and community organizing tool for professionals in Georgia, Armenia and Azerbaijan. The program will foster the development of two distinct online communities � one focusing on business support, the other on refugee issues and assistance to IDPs (internally displaced persons). The training, education and outreach activities of this program will develop the local capacity of professionals in these fields to develop online resources, to administer information services such as online newsletters and discussion lists and to organize and facilitate interactive online events such as web chats and teleconferences. As a result of this program, a total of thirty professionals will be trained to develop and administer online communities in their professional fields of expertise. Five specialists in business support and five specialists working on IDP and refugee issues in each of the three participating countries will be trained through a train-the-trainers program, follow-on workshops and ongoing mentoring with an American Trainer-in-Residence. More than 50 online events will be organized for each community and approximately 30 new local-language online resources will be created as a result of Internet resource development contests.

Program Director responsibilities

• Overall management of program design, implementation, reporting and evaluation
• Establish and maintain relationships with working partners
• Oversee development of program resources and training
• Overall staff and financial management in the NIS
• Regular communication with the Public Affairs Section of the US Embassies in each country
• Regular communication with PH management and program advisors
• Travel throughout the region for program implementation
• Communication and planning with American Trainers-in-Residence
• Program and organizational promotion and publicity
• Research opportunities for new/continuing program development

Qualifications sought

• Fluency in written and oral English, Russian and/or another Caucasus language
• Experience living, working and studying in NIS
• Ability to work independently
• Familiarity with Internet infrastructure and telecommunications issues in the NIS
• Proven leadership and ability to manage a multi-national staff
• Ability to work in a team and communicate effectively
• Flexibility and grace under the demands of changing tasks
• Excellent organizational skills
• Cultural sensitivity and willingness to adjust to demanding work schedule
• Must be US citizen

Benefits include salary commensurate with experience, health insurance, international travel expenses, small organization with ability for job growth, innovation and creativity. Project Harmony is an equal opportunity employer. Interested applicants should send cover letter, resume and salary history to:

Human Resources - COLCom
Project Harmony
5197 Main Street, Unit 6
Waitsfield, Vermont 05673
Or e-mail to: [email protected] with subject line COLCom
No phone calls please.

Last updated:    May 2000

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