8/27/08 - Career Job Announcement MNC-2105

Industry:          Nonprofit/Philanthropy

Function:         Program
Management

Employer:        The Center for
Effective Philanthropy

Job Title:          Manager, Client
Relations (2 positions)

Job Location:   Cambridge, MA and San Francisco, CA

Organization Description

The Center for Effective Philanthropy (CEP) works with funders to help
them more effectively address society’s most pressing needs. Specifically, CEP
provides data and creates insight, so philanthropic funders can better define, assess,
and improve their effectiveness and impact. Since receiving initial funding in
2001, CEP has produced widely referenced research reports on foundation
performance assessment, governance, and funder-grantee relationships. CEP has
created new data sets relevant to foundation leaders and hosted highly regarded
programming focused on key issues related to foundation effectiveness. CEP has
also developed new, widely used assessment tools. More than 150 funders have
used CEP’s assessment tools – and have implemented significant changes on the
basis of what they have learned. CEP works primarily with the largest 500
foundations in the country, including the Gates, Rockefeller, Hewlett, and
MacArthur Foundations, among others. CEP is based in Cambridge, MA. Website:
www.effectivephilanthropy.org

Job Description
The
Manager, Client Relations is an exciting and critical role that has been
created due to organizational growth. It encompasses a broad set of
responsibilities requiring analytical skills, client relationship experience
and project management capabilities. Using CEP’s assessment tools and research,
this person will develop and lead client relationships with some of the
country’s largest foundations and will oversee execution of CEP's data analysis,
data generation and assessment-tool creation efforts by leading
cross-functional project teams. This person will report to the Vice President,
Assessment Tools, and will directly manage Research Analysts. Please review the detailed description online
before applying:

http://www.cgcareers.org/findajob/jobdetail/1192/
 

Qualifications

Please compose a thoughtful cover letter that describes your
commitment to the mission of The Center for Effective Philanthropy and how your experience
satisfies the following:

·        
2+ years of experience in management/strategy
consulting

·        
Experience developing and managing client
relationships, with responsibility for deliverables and presentations

·        
Experience managing cross-functional teams as well
as mentoring and training junior staff members

·        
Outstanding analytical ability, including comfort
with basic statistical analyses; advanced Microsoft Excel and Power Point
skills preferred

·        
Excellent writing and communication skills

·        
Detail-oriented and organized, with the
ability to manage multiple priorities simultaneously

·        
Passionate commitment to the work of the nonprofit
sector and the effectiveness of philanthropy

·        
Advanced degree in business, public policy or
public administration strongly preferred 

·        
Travel up to 30% will be required

Preferred Start Date: Fall 2008

Compensation: Commensurate with experience

Sponsor International Candidates: No

To Apply

Please upload a resume and thoughtful cover letter, outlining how your
skills and experience meet the qualifications of the position and stating how
you heard about this opportunity, both in Word format and addressed to Kevin
Bolduc at http://jobs.cgcareers.org/application.aspx?id=1192. 
Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis.

Mr. Kevin Bolduc

Commongood Careers

99 Chauncy Street, Suite 910, Boston, MA 02111

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nonprofit applications.

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QUEST Alliance, Bangalore invites applications for the
position of a Research Associate for its research
project “Understanding and Managing Knowledge in the
field of Technology in Education and Employability”, 
If you feel passionately about the need for positive
change in the education and employability development
space in India, and are excited about the potential
for technology as an enabler for bringing about some
of these changes, then we have an interesting
opportunity for you. 
About QUEST Alliance  
The QUEST Alliance brings together public, private and
NGO partners to create, pilot and institutionalize
technology tools for improving the quality of
education at all levels in both formal and non formal
settings to better reach disadvantaged youth
populations. As a dynamic network of educators,
corporate and NGO leaders, QUEST is committed to
identifying new and innovative technology-mediated
solutions for education and workforce development.
QUEST Programs focus on innovative ways to integrate
technology into the teaching and learning environment,
ensuring quality educational value with significant
potential for scaling. For more information, please
visit our website:  http://quest.eeaonline.org 
We seek to bring possibility and hope into our schools
and into the lives of the millions of unemployed but
talented youth in this country today. The basis on
which Quest is formed and seeks to keep itself alive
is the strength of partnerships and the notion that we
can bring about systemic change only through
harnessing separate efforts, find common interests and
grounds for different partners to work together. We
currently work with 10 partners and are actively
looking to engage with more organizations working in
these areas of development. 
As part of its future vision, QUEST is planning to
build a Knowledge Portal, which will cater to the
various needs of project implementers, private
companies, government officials, NGOs, teachers,
students and unemployed youth in the sectors of ICTs,
Education and Skills Training.  The Knowledge Portal
project is one of several concurrent processes that
QUEST has envisioned, the others being: Engaging in
the Education Policy Arena; Conducting
Training/Workshops; and Setting up a Education
Incubator where innovative work in the ICTs, education
and skills training will be carried out.
About the Position
The QUEST Alliance’s Research Associate will work
closely with the Technical Director and program staff
researching a range of programs and issues relating to
technology in education & employability.
o	Policy solutions that aim to standardize quality of 
e-content
o	Economics of education and school finance 
o	Allocation of funds for educational technology 
o	Teaching and Learning in a technology-based
environment
o	Impact analysis of educational technology
initiatives on employability
o	Demographic, socio-economic analysis of background,
trend and potential for technology in education &
employability
Primary Responsibilities
Coordinate field and desk research on programs and
issues related to technology in education and
employability; 
•	Strategize and implement structured collection,
compilation and storage of program information from
the field
•	Assist the Technical Director in designing research
methodologies and tools
•	Spearhead research in various dimensions of
technology in education and employability programs ,
including policies
•	Design and establish systems to track education and
employability news developments daily that informs
practice regularly
•	Draft reports summarizing issues, policies,
initiatives and new academic articles;
•	Produce regular reports on educational technology
sectors,  trends and analysis for the larger community
and QUEST partners
•	Manage web-based Knowledge Management tools
•	Assist the team in organizing workshops, meetings
and symposiums as required
•	Survey, synthesize, and analyze existing field
research, including academic research in the area of
technology in education and employability; write draft
analysis reports
Apart from the broad areas of involvement articulated
here, the Research Associate will perform small
amounts of administrative tasks, when required. 
This is an eight month position with the opportunity
to grow into a full-time position at the conclusion of
the Research Associate’s term. 
Qualifications
Ideal candidate will have the following
qualifications:
o	2-5 years experience in educational research
organization 
o	A graduate degree (Master’s or PhD) in education or
social science 
o	Strong research skills: 
o	Qualitative and quantitative research 
o	Knowledge and experience in use of computer-based
data analysis packages preferred
o	Ability to draft compelling reports grounded in data
o	Manage diverse data sources
o	Organizational skills including attention to detail;
o	Candidate should be flexible, self-motivated,
enthusiastic, and an energetic team player
o	Knowledge of issues in education quality and the
social development sector in India
o	Ability to observe keenly and draw actionable
insights from diverse data sources
o	Fluency in spoken and written English, comfortable
in at least one Indian regional language, in addition
to Hindi 
o	Proficient in MS Office tools, and Internet
technologies 
Location: Bangalore 
Remuneration: This will be in line with the best in
Industry but based on the skills and competencies of
the candidate.  
We are a  small organization and will be able to
customise a role that leverages your skills best if
you are exceptionally talented :-)
Application Process
Application Deadline: Feb 05, 2008 
Please send a cover letter, resume, and two writing
samples to:
jobs.iyf@gmail.com
Please state “Research Associate, QUEST Alliance” in
email title. 

The Bus Project is a Portland, OR based group that works to:

 1.  Register Voters

 2.  Push progressive issues

 3.  Support progressive candidates.

In
the past instead of preaching to the choir in Portland they head out on
a bus to the areas of the state that aren't exactly strongholds for
progressive issues and push an agenda/candidate there.  Their founder
went to high school with me and if he didn't haze you while you were on
the freshman track team I imagine he'd be charming.  He was one of the
speakers at the training institute that Pete and I attended over the
summer and this program might be a good fit for a CIC student who is
looking for a summer internship.  Do lots of homework to make sure the
it's a good fit because the stipend is low (housing in Portland and
$1000) and depending on the activities it might not fully qualify for
PEP if you need that.  I do know that people in the group have a lot of
fun and you will have some interesting experiences in a beautiful part
of the country.  

Here's the link:

http://www.busproject.org/programs/politicorps/