Message-ID: <Pine.A32.3.94.960717140932.79776B-100000@juliet.stfx.ca> Date: Wed, 17 Jul 1996 14:12:13 -0300 From: Anthony Scoggins <mailto:ascoggin@JULIET.STFX.CA> Subject: JOB POSTING: DIRECTOR OF COADY INSTITUTE To: Multiple recipients of list DEVEL-L <mailto:DEVEL-L@AMERICAN.EDU>
Dear Friends,Below is a job posting which may be of interest to professionals in the international development field. Kindly forward or distribute this as appropriate.
Your interest is appreciated,
Sincerely,
Anthony Scoggins, Co-ordinator, Co-operative Development Program Coady International Institute
------------------------------------------------------------------------ Anthony P. Scoggins Phone (o): 902-867-3914 Coady International Institute Phone (h): 902-386-2794 St. Francis Xavier University Fax (o): 902-867-3907 P.O. Box 5000, Antigonish, E-mail: mailto:ascoggin@stfx.ca Nova Scotia, CANADA B2G 2W5
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COADY INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE DIRECTOR
St. Francis Xavier University invites applications for the position of Director, Coady International Institute. Established in 1959, the Coady International Institute is a non-academic department of St. Francis Xavier University. The Institute operates from its own facilities located on the University campus at Antigonish, Nova Scotia. The Institute is committed to development in The South. It brings to this exercise a learning approach and the University's insights in community work gained since the 1920's and known internationally as the Antigonish Movement. It conducts courses and consultations at Antigonish during June-December and provides services on request in The South during January-May each year. It has a staff of 9 professionals, a specialized library, and has developed a large network of Canadian and Southern World resource persons it mobilizes for its work.
The Director will:
> provide leadership to staff having both academic and
professional expertise; > develop the Institute in the rapidly changing development scene;
> work towards building the financial resource base of the
Institute; > strengthen linkages with the Institute's various constituencies;
> engage in teaching and overseas activities of the Institute.
This challenging assignment will require a candidate with:
> a strong grounding in the humanities or social sciences,
preferably at the PhD level; > an understanding of development and of NGO development work;
> experience in development work in The South;
> a broad range of management experience.
Added advantages will be knowledge of French/Spanish/Portugese or any language of The South and managerial experience of working in consortia.
The Director reports to the president, St. Francis Xavier University. He/she will be an ex officio member of the University Board of Governors, Faculty, and Senate. The salary for this position is scommensurate with qualifications and experience. The appointment is normally for a six-year term. The effective date of appointment is October 1, 1996.
Closing date for applications is July 31, 1996
Interested candidates should send a letter of application, and curriculum vitae including names of referees, in confidence to:
Secretary, Coady Search Committee President's Office, St. Francis Xavier University P.O. Box 5000, Antigonish, NS B2G 2W5 FAX: (902) 867-2177