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May 12, 2008

The Global Fund for Children Seeks Program Officer for Eastern Europe
The Global Fund for Children envisions a world where all children grow up to be productive, caring citizens of our global society. The role of the program officer is to build and strengthen the Eastern Europe portfolio. In collaboration with other staff on the grantmaking team, the program officer evaluates, develops, and implements regional program strategy, operations, budget, and partnership. The program officer's primary responsibility is the management of a grants portfolio totaling approximately $240,000 in grants and currently comprising 20+ grantee partners in seven countries. More at www.globalfundforchildren.org

The Joan B. Kroc Institute for Peace and Justice Seeks Senior Program Officer (San Diego)
Dedicated to fostering peace, cultivating justice, and creating a safer world, the Joan B. Kroc Institute for Peace & Justice (IPJ) of the University of San Diego is an international nonprofit organization working to improve the lives of those caught in the web of armed conflict and human rights abuses. The Senior Program Officer (SPO) of the Joan B. Kroc Institute for Peace & Justice (IPJ) is a senior member of the staff who is knowledgeable in a key area of the Institute's focus and assists in the long-range planning for the Institute. More at http://peace.sandiego.edu


May 5, 2008

Other Worlds Seeks Operations Coordinator (Flexible Location)
Other Worlds is a multi-national, multi-media, multi-lingual education and organizing collaborative to inspire hope and knowledge that another world is possible, and to help build it. Other Worlds compiles and brings to light political, economic, and social alternatives that are flourishing throughout the world, and inspires and helps the public throughout the Americas open up new pathways to adapt and replicate those alternatives. The Operations Coordinator manages organizational, financial, and programmatic systems. With help from the team, the Operations Coordinator will ensure that the collaborative runs smoothly, raise funds and manage the budget, and advance Other Worlds' work objectives. To apply: Send a cover letter explaining your interest, resume, and three references to other_worlds@msn.com. More at http://www.otherworldsarepossible.org

Campaign for Tobacco Free Kids Seeks International Unit Program Officer (Washington, DC)
The International Grants Unit of the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids operates as part of the Bloomberg Initiative to Reduce Global Tobacco Use (BI). It oversees and manages a portfolio of grants in over 30 low- and middle-income countries and 5 continents working to achieve policy change that will lead to substantial reductions in tobacco use. The Program Officer is a member of a fast-paced, results-oriented international grants unit and manages a large portfolio of grants to non-governmental organizations, civil society groups, and governmental agencies around the world. More at http://tobaccofreekids.org/organization/jobs/job62.pdf


April 28, 2008

Wellspring Advisors seek International Program Associate and Program Officer for International Children's Rights and Development (Washington, DC)
Wellspring Advisors, a private philanthropic consulting firm, seeks a Program Associate for two international grantmaking programs focused on the developing world that seek to improve the well-being and development of children and youth, and advocate for and ensure a timely and effective humanitarian response to pressing manmade emergencies and crises—primarily conflict situations—in sub-Saharan Africa. Application deadline: May 15, 2008.

Wellspring Advisors also seek a Philanthropic Advisor/Program Officer for its Children's Rights and Development program.
The wide-ranging program covers such issues as education (including the unique needs of adolescents), child exploitation, the needs of orphans and other vulnerable children, children affected by armed conflict, and the special needs of girls, among others. The program encompasses international and national policy issues, advocacy, service delivery, as well as grantmaking to local organizations and the promotion of grassroots community involvement. Application deadline: May 15, 2008. More at http://www.idealist.org/if/i/en/av/Org/112421-226

 

 

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