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>Dear Friends,
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>BIC is pleased to be able to announce that funding for our Asia Associate
>position is now confirmed. To those of you who provided comments on the
>draft description, we are very grateful. We would appreciate it if you could
>post this position and send it out to your many friends and colleagues. We
>will be collecting resumes for three to four weeks (we already have a number
>of candidates sending resumes) and hope to begin interviewing in mid July.
>Any help that you may provide in spreading the word would be greatly
>appreciated.  Furthermore, your own recommendations or support for specific
>individuals will be highly regarded.  
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>Once again, thank you for helping BIC to realize this position.
>
>Lisa Jordan
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>>	INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION SEEKS ENVIRONMENTAL/SOCIAL ACTIVIST TO WORK ON
>ASIA REGION
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>The Bank Information Center is a non-governmental organization working to
>empower citizens in developing countries to influence Multilateral
>Development Bank (MDB) financed development by providing information that
>enables NGOs to address the social and environmental impacts of MDB loans.
>BIC also works towards democratizing  the international financial
>institutions by promoting reforms that foster information disclosure,
>citizen participation, and public accountability. The Bank Information
>Center is seeking to hire an Asia Associate to join our team. 
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>Over the last ten years,  the Bank Information Center (BIC) has functioned
>as a principal source of MDB-related information for NGOs and social
>movements that are engaged in the process of pressuring the MDBs for change.
>BIC facilitates international NGO dialogue and coordination, identifies new
>issues for NGOs and works to forge alliances among groups with different
>motivations working to reform the Banks. We have strong ties with nearly 300
>NGOs in 50 developing countries, and we work with NGOs in Canada, Europe,
>and Japan, to coordinate international strategies aimed at MDB reform.
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>BIC operates through an "Early Warning System," which  is an information
>service and empowerment program for civil society in developing countries.
>BIC also has an advocacy program called the Program to Democratize
>Development which is focused upon promoting democratic decision making
>within the MDBs.
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>The Asia Associate would spend 25% of his/her time engaging the MDB's on
>policy issues and 75% of his/her time working through the Early Warning
>System to respond to information needs of organizations in the region and
>investigating specific projects. The Associate would concentrate on
>responding to requests for project monitoring and building key alliances
>with organizations based in Japan, the Mekong region, Indonesia and India. 
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>Principal Responsibilities:
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> 	Respond promptly to requests for information about MDB projects and
>policies, from NGOs, academics, policy makers and others in the region.
> 	Monitor publicly available project information from MDBs  in areas of
>sectoral interest to our partners in the region.
> 	Produce  "Problem Project Alerts", which are short, formatted summaries of
>problem projects
>	that come to BIC's attention.
> 	Distribute project related material to partners in the region, and channel
>partner comments and concerns to relevant decision makers.	
> 	Develop project case studies in collaboration with partners and provide
>strategic support for partner campaigns.
> 	Advocate for policy reform and implementation at the Asian Development
>Bank and the World Bank towards greater accountability, transparency and
>interaction with civil society. 
> 	Assist the Director in efforts to build a tight alliance with Japanese
NGOs.
> 	Facilitate a Washington presence for partners in Indonesia.
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>Qualifications: 
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>BIC is searching for an environmental and/or social activist to fill this
>position. Candidates must have substantial experience in S.E. Asia working
>with civil society partners; the proven ability to implement a program; a
>thorough understanding of global economics; research and writing
>capabilities; a willingness to do extensive traveling; and a professional
>degree. Candidates with the following additional attributes will be viewed
>favorably: ability to speak one or more S.E. Asian languages; fundraising
>experience; experience working within one of the multilateral development
banks.
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>Salary range - high 20's to low 30's.  Benefits are excellent.  BIC is an
>equal opportunity employer. Resumes should be sent to Bank Information
>Center along with a cover letter which explains your motivation in seeking
>this position. The address is: 2025 I Street NW, Suite 400, Washington D.C.
>20006 or by fax to: (202) 466-8189, or by E-mail to bicusa@xxxxxxxx
>Interviews will begin in mid July 1998.  No phone calls please.
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Aviva Imhof, Mekong Program Coordinator
International Rivers Network
1847 Berkeley Way, Berkeley CA 94703 USA
Tel: + 1 510 848 1155 (ext. 312), Fax: + 1 510 848 1008
Email: aviva@xxxxxxx, Web: http://www.irn.org
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