Message-ID: <MAC.980611145815@Maine.edu> Date: Thu, 11 Jun 1998 14:58:15 EDT From: "Dennis McConnell, Maine Business School" <mailto:mac@MAINE.EDU> Subject: Fellowship - SME Development in Ukraine To: mailto:DEVEL-L@AMERICAN.EDU
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The following announcement appeared recently on the CivilSoc
list, and may be of interest to some members of our list. I have
forwarded the announcement essentially are received. You will
note, in the announcement, that Fellows must be U.S. citizens. So
international list members may want to inform interested U.S.
colleagues about this opportunity in Ukraine. For more informa-
tion, please direct inquiries to the contact noted in the an-
nouncement.
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Fellowship - SME Development in Ukraine
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The WorldWID Fellowship Program at the University of Florida
Announces a special recruitment for a Fellow in
Small, Medium, and Microenterprise Development in Ukraine
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Areas of interest for this fellowship
The Worldwide Women-in-Development (WorldWID) Fellows Program is
recruiting a specialist in Economic Reform and Privatization for
a one-year fellowship program that consists of training and
orientation in Florida and Washington, D.C. and a field placement
with the USAID Mission in Ukraine.
The successful applicant for this position will have an interest
in the field of women in development (WID) / gender and develop-
ment (GAD) and expertise in a field applicable to Small and
Medium Enterprise Development and Microfinance Programs. This
could include experience in running a business, teaching business
management, or working to establish business incubators, microen-
terprises, and other types of small businesses.
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Description of the WorldWID Fellows Program
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The WorldWID Fellows Program, managed by the University of Flori-
da (UF) under a cooperative agreement with the U.S. Agency for
International Development (USAID), Global Bureau, Office of Women
in Development, is intended to increase the number of U.S. citi-
zens with technical expertise and gender analytical skills that
can be used in the implementation of U.S. foreign assistance
programs. Fellows participate in an educational program at UF
and in Washington, DC that teaches them to integrate gender
analytical skills in their areas of technical expertise and
within USAID's development assistance programs. Fellows are then
placed in a field assignment with a USAID Mission or program.
Please see our web page (http://www.datexinc.com/worldwid/)
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Qualifications
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* United States citizenship;
* Masters, Doctorate, or Law degree in a field related to busi-
ness administration, public policy, economics, finance, or a
related field;
* Demonstrated expertise and technical knowledge of small busi-
ness development and management, microenterprise and micro-
finance;
* Ability to work in a team; to take leadership when necessary,
and ability to deal with competing priorities;
* Excellent English writing skills; speaking knowledge of Russian
or Ukrainian highly desired;
* Experience working in a developing country, preferably the NIS;
* Knowledge of Russian or Ukrainian culture;
* Knowledge and/or experience in the field of WID or GAD;
* Ability to begin one year assignment in late July, 1998
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What the fellowship includes
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WorldWID Fellows receive a monthly stipend of $2,500. Travel and
per diem for the training and orientation programs in Gaines-
ville, FL and Washington, DC are provided, as well as interna-
tional travel to the field Mission, and some other costs asso-
ciated with the program. There is a possibility that the USAID
Mission will provide housing for the WorldWID Fellow during the
time the Fellow is working in the Ukraine (approximately 10
months).
We expect to begin the training and orientation program in late
July, 1998, and to place the Fellow in Ukraine in early Septem-
ber, 1998.
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Review process
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WorldWID will screen applications as received, and a provisional
fellow will be selected as soon as possible.
If you are interested in applying for this WorldWID Fellowship,
please contact the WorldWID Fellows Program office at the Uni-
versity of Florida. If you qualify, we will send you an applica-
tion packet and ask for references.
Recruitment Coordinator
WorldWID Fellows Program
University of Florida International Center
123 Grinter Hall, Box 113225
Gainesville, FL 32611-3225
Tel: (352) 392-7074; Fax (352) 392-8379
E-mail: mailto:wrldwid@nersp.nerdc.ufl.edu
Note: All communications about this placement should be with the
WorldWID Fellows Program. Applicants should NOT contact USAID
overseas Missions or offices in Washington, D.C.
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