OPPORTUNITY: NCEEER President Vacancy, Job Description
(review begins Aug. 15, 2011)
Date: Mon, 27 Jun 2011
From: Dana Ponte <dana@nceeer.org>
Subject: NCEEER President Job Description
Attached is a job description for the NCEEER President, and information on the presidential search that is now underway. I wonder if you would consider posting it.
Here is the link to the relevant section on our website: http://www.nceeer.org/
presidentialsearch.php.
Thank you,
Dana Adrienne Ponte
National Council for Eurasian and East European Research
Senior Program Officer
Director, Carnegie Research Fellowship Program
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National Council for Eurasian and East European Research
President
The Board of Directors of the National Council for Eurasian and East European Research invites nominations and applications for the position of President of the Council. The President serves as the Chief Executive Officer of the Council; provides imaginative vision and strategic leadership; oversees its activities, grant projects, representational events, and budgets; supervises its staff; promotes the Council's visibility and standing in the field; seeks funding for Council projects; works with relevant constituencies and clients in Washington, DC; executes the policies of the NCEEER Board of Directors, in close collaboration with it; and represents the Council regionally, nationally, and internationally with scholarly, government, NGO, business, and public constituencies.
The successful candidate must hold the PhD degree (terminal degree) in a discipline/area relevant to the field of East European and Eurasian studies; must be willing to relocate to the Council's headquarters in Seattle (at least for the near-term); and must have administrative experience commensurate with the demands of the position. In addition to professional experience and initiative, the President must have strong interpersonal and communication skills and a reputation for integrity.
The new president would provide strong leadership to an organization that is professionally respected, mature, and well-staffed with experienced personnel.
Salary is negotiable, depending on experience; benefits are competitive.
About NCEEER
The National Council for Eurasian and East European Research (NCEEER) is a non-profit organization created in 1978 to develop and sustain long-term, high-quality programs for post-doctoral research on the social, political, economic, environmental, and historical development of Eurasia and Central and Eastern Europe. NCEEER is an institutional partner of the American Councils for International Education: ACTR/ACCELS.
Among national research organizations, NCEEER is the largest provider of resources to U.S. scholars for postdoctoral research in the region, supporting scholars from more than 200 different institutions. Its support for research in the region has produced direct benefits for U.S. policy-makers, the academic community, nonprofit organizations, and American business. From broad, cross-cultural analyses to more focused studies of particular problems, NCEEER supports research projects that facilitate a mutually beneficial exchange of information between scholars and policy-makers and that produce readable analysis, reliable information, and lively debate about current economic, political, and international issues. The Council is strongly committed to making the results of the research that it supports accessible to both the U.S. government and the general public.
NCEEER offers American scholars access to field offices in almost every country of Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union. NCEEER's staff and Board of Directors are committed to doing all that they can to ensure that, notwithstanding the rapid changes taking place in this region, American scholars will continue to be able to generate the knowledge and ideas that can be the basis of a well-informed U.S. policy toward Eurasia and Eastern Europe.
The Duties of the President
- To oversee day-to-day operations, budgets, and management of the Council and its staff of six with the support of the Board of Directors. The President is the senior manager of NCEEER's primary office in Seattle and secondary office in Washington, DC. The President manages all employees in these offices, andpursuant to the policies of the Board of Directorsmakes decisions on hiring, termination, and salary adjustments.
- To seek out and apply for sustained and additional funding opportunities to support the Council's operations, from federal, private, and other relevant sources. The President serves as the primary liaison between the Council and its current and potential funders.
- To act as a point of contact for institutions and individuals who are recipients of Title VIII support through the Council's various grant competitions. In certain circumstances, the President may be required to provide hosting arrangements or overseas placements for grant recipients, in furtherance of their research. The President may also be called upon to assist with placement of Carnegie Research Fellows, or of Fellows from other programs administered by the Council.
- To oversee and monitor all financial operations of the Council and work closely with the Treasurer, the Finance Committee, and the Council's financial officers to monitor the Council's budgets and to ensure a healthy ratio of income to expenditure. The President also creates and revises budgets for each grant program to which the Council applies.
- To ensure that the Council is in full and complete compliance with the terms and conditions of its grants and contracts from federal and other sources.
- To serve as an ex-officio member of the Board of Directors. In this capacity, the President plans and attends all meetings of the Board of Directors and its subsidiary committees. The President ensures that Board members are appropriately selected, serve their three-year rotation, and are replaced in a timely manner. The President appoints all selection committees for the grant programs administered by the Council.
- To represent the Council at national conferences, meetings, symposia, and other relevant gatherings and events. The President represents the Council in Washington, DC, at all events required by, or sponsored by, its federal funders.
To nominate a candidate, send a letter of nomination by e-mail to Dr. Maria Carlson (mcarlson@ku.edu) or Dana Ponte (dana@nceeer.org), or by mail to NCEEER's headquarters in Seattle:
National Council for Eurasian and East European Research
ATTN: Dr. Maria Carlson, NCEEER Board Chair
4500 Ninth Avenue NE
Suite 300
Seattle, WA 98105
To apply for the position, send:
1) a curriculum vitae or résumé,
2) a cover letter describing interest in the position, relevant experience, and fit with the mission of NCEEER, and
3) the names of four references and their contact information to:
info@nceeer.org
In subject line: ATTN: Dr. Maria Carlson, NCEEER Board Chair
The Search Committee would prefer to receive application materials electronically, but hard copies may be sent to:
National Council for Eurasian and East European Research
ATTN: Dr. Maria Carlson, NCEEER Board Chair
4500 Ninth Avenue NE
Suite 300
Seattle, WA 98105
For more information on the position, contact:
Maria Carlson, Search Committee Chair, mcarlson@ku.edu, 785-864-2350
Ted Hopf, hopf.2@osu.edu
Martha Lampland, mlampland@ucsd.edu
Bruce Grant, bruce.grant@nyu.edu
Mieke Meurs, mmeurs@american.edu
Dana Ponte, Senior Program Officer, dana@nceeer.org, (206) 306-4132
For more information on the Council and its activities, visit the web page at:
http://www.nceeer.org
Review of applications will begin on 15 August 2011 and continue until the position is filled.
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