Vacancy announcement: Project manager for projects in the former Soviet Union (60% position)

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Vacancy announcement

HURIDOCS is a global capacity-building network of organisations that use documentation techniques, monitoring methods, information management systems and technologies in the defence of human rights and the prevention of abuses.

HURIDOCS seeks a

Project Manager for projects in the former Soviet Union (60% position)

The Project Manager is responsible for the development and follow-up of projects related to information management for human rights NGOs in the former Soviet Union.

His/her tasks include: consultations with clients and donors; proposal formulation; field missions, representation and networking coordination of experts and production of deliverables; tracking of implementation and quality control; coordination of experts and production of deliverables;  narrative and financial reporting; evaluation.

The Project Manager will be based at the HURIDOCS Secretariat in Versoix near Geneva and reports to the Executive Director of HURIDOCS.

Required competences, skills and experiences

  • Proven experience in managing projects with a duration of at least six months and a budget of at least 50,000 USD
  • Fluent in spoken and written English and Russian
  • Knowledge of human rights
  • Knowledge of the political context and the human rights situation in the former Soviet Union, preferably through work or study stay within the region.
  • Work experience in a non-governmental human rights organisation
  • Proven experience in projects related to information management and/or social research
  • Good representation and communication skills
  • Availability to carry out field missions
  • Valuable work permit for Switzerland
  • Age: preferably between 25 and 37 years

For applying, send your CV and motivation letter to:

HURIDOCS

Chemin du Grand-Montfleury 48

1290 Versoix

Switzerland

Deadline for receipt of applications: 26 June 2010

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