[CivilSoc] Netherlands Organization Positions in Azerbaijan and Armenia

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JOB ANNOUNCEMENT--ICCO Personnel Co-operation
ICCO is the Netherlands interchurch organisation for development co-funding.
ICCO yearly spends over Euro 100 million to support development programmes
of local church-based and secular, non-governmental development
organisations in Asia, Africa, Latin America, Eastern Europe, the Middle
East and Central Asia.
ICCO provides finances and expertise for programmes that stimulate people to
create a just and safe living environment for themselves and for others. Two
hundred motivated ICCO staff work on this mission towards 'a world in which
there is no poverty and injustice'.
ICCO's Department for Personnel Co-operation involves in supporting capacity
strengthening of organisations through the provision of short- and long-term
personnel. The department connects requests for expertise from organisations
in the South to qualified people in the Netherlands or elsewhere. Requests
for support for capacity strengthening reach ICCO from non-governmental
(ecumenical and secular) and government organisations. In 2002 around 100
persons were overseas through ICCO, while tens of funding agreements and
short term assignments were realised. The department employs 11 staff.
Applicants for vacancies with ICCO Personnel Co-operation have specialised
knowledge and experience but social involvement and concern are of equal
importance.
To support the strengthening of Helsinki Citizens' Assembly organizations in
Azerbaijan and Armenia, ICCO and IKV invites qualified candidates to apply
for the positions of:
1. AZERBAIJAN--INTERNATIONAL ADVISOR of National Helsinki Citizens' Assembly
Committee-Azerbaijan and Helsinki Citizens' Assembly Committee-Ganja
(Azerbaijan)
HCA (Helsinki Citizens' Assembly )-Baku and HCA-Ganja are part of the
Helsinki Citizens' Assembly network in the South Caucasus. Other HCA
committees are located in the Georgian towns of Tbilisi and Telavi and in
the Armenian cities of Vanadzor and Yerevan and in the capital of Nagorno
Karabakh, Stepanakert. The HCA Committees are autonomous NGOs run by a small
number of professionals and many volunteers--highly educated but unemployed
people who give their free time to fight for their ideals. The different
committees conduct their own projects to promote human rights, democracy and
peace building in their respective regions. Together, they are involved in
several successful initiatives to promote cross-border co-operation across
the lines of conflicts in the region.
IKV (Interchurch Peace Council Netherlands) has provided political, moral,
technical and financial support to the HCA committees since the mid 1990s.
IKV's solidarity has been vital since it has protected the committees
against authorities and underground figures and has enabled them to expand
and improve their work. With IKV's support cross-border projects have taken
place, focusing on the issue of missing people, and an initiative to create
a trust zone on the border of Georgia, Armenia and Azerbaijan has been
developed. Funding is provided by ICCO and the Netherlands Ministry of
Foreign Affairs.
Tasks of the international advisor
- Advising counterparts about gaining access to financial and other
resources;
- Assisting counterparts in enhancing their knowledge about substantive
issues in human rights, peace and democratisation;
-Providing international protection against political attacks by authorities
and media by visibly linking the local hCa committees with international
organisations and networks and by bringing particular cases of violations of
human rights to international attention;
- Supporting key hCa groups in their processes of expanded cross-border
co-operation through concrete activities;
- Facilitating co-operation between local counterparts and the IKV office in
The Hague.
Duration and Duty Station: For a period of 30 months, to be based in Baku
(Azerbaijan).
2. ARMENIA--CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME COORDINATOR of Helsinki
Citizens'Assembly Committee-Vanadzor (Armenia)
The HCA committees [in Armenia] show uneven and often low capabilities in
recruiting, retaining, supervising, and motivating of volunteer activists,
including Board members. Management methods stand to be improved. Also
constraining optimal performance by activists and Board members are skills
in English language (vital for East-West contacts, for fundraising, and for
capturing information from the Internet). The other main shortcoming in
resource management stems from uneven knowledge and skills regarding
fundraising from external donors and from local sources. Against this
background, and with the help of an external consultant, a multi-year
programme has recently been developed to develop the capacities of the HCA
committees. Funding to realise this programme will be provided by the
Association PSO.
 Tasks of the Capacity Development Programme Co-ordinator
- Overall co-ordination of the programme;
- Identification, selection and recruitment of local and international
consultants;
- Organising training workshops;
- Monitoring of the progress of the programme;
- Reporting to IKV and ICCO.
Duration and Duty Station: For a period of 24 months, probably to be based
in Vanadzor (Armenia).
Requirements for both positions:
- Relevant academic degree;
- At least 3 years of working experience in project management (including
financial management);
- Preferably working experience in the Caucasus or other part of the
Commonwealth of Independent States;
- Monitoring and evaluation experience;
- Organisational and logistical skills;
- Political sensitivity;
- Insight in political developments in the Caucasus region;
- Networker and team player;
- Stress resistant;
- Proficiency in the English and Russian language, preferable proficiency in
Dutch.
More Information
Conditions: The appointees will sign a contract with the requesting
organisation and a supplementary contract with PSO, the funding and
administrating organisation. Remuneration will be in accordance with PSO
terms and conditions and includes a supplementary salary and a social
security and insurance package.
Inquiries about the positions can be obtained from:
Wilco de Jonge,
Director of IKV
Tel: 070-3507100,
E-mail: wdejonge at ikv.nl.
Applicants should send a letter and CV in English before 15th April 2003 by
mail, fax or e-mail to:
ICCO Personnel Co-operation
Mr P. v. Ommeren, Head of Department
P.O. Box 151
3700 AD Zeist
The Netherlands
phone: 00-31-(0)30 - 69 27 914
fax: 00-31- (0)30 - 69 25 614 / 69 27 987
e-mail: psa at icco.nl