Internews Network PhD Fellowship - Development Officer

The Program Development Unit works across all of Internews’ thematic and programmatic areas to identify funding opportunities, support proposal creation, and provide organization-wide assistance for monitoring and evaluation. Thematic programs include health, humanitarian, ICT programs and policy, environment and human rights; these programs are implemented in the Middle East/North Africa, Europe and Eurasia, Asia, Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean. The Program Development Unit is a unique division that is responsible for innovative media development research as well as institutional knowledge retention, as illustrated by Internews’ evolving intranet, cross-programmatic information sharing and innovative media research papers.

POSITION DESCRIPTION

As a member of the Program Development Unit, the Development Officer will assist in assessing and tracking funding opportunities, and identifying potential public and private funders. The Development Officer will:

support the creation of proposals and program guidance tools; review requests for applications; and

provide outlines for proposal design as well as write and edit proposal sections.

In addition, depending on the Development Officer’s interests and expertise, he/she may be asked to take on special projects such as:

data visualization,

thematic/regional analysis or

concept reviews of public-private-partnerships as related to new initiative development.

QUALIFICATIONS

Ph.D. in the humanities or humanistic social sciences

Interest in or knowledge of media-related issues domestically and internationally

Ability to meet deadlines and move multiple projects forward simultaneously

Ability to work independently and as part of a team

Excellent writing, research and speaking skills

Ability to collaborate with multiple constituents and synthesize information from diverse sources

Strong interpersonal and organizational skills

International work or study experience highly desirable as is foreign language proficiency

Experience in proposal writing highly desirable

How to apply:

APPLICATIONS

Information on the ACLS Public Fellows Program: www.acls.org/programs/publicfellows

All applications must be submitted through the ACLS Online Fellowship Application system (ofa.acls.org).

Application deadline: March 27, 2013