RUSSIAN JOBS NETWORK

Russian Jobs Network is a Comprehensive Collection of Web Sites and Listservs Available to Find Job Announcements and Contacts for Non-Governmental and Non-Profit Organizations in the Former Soviet Union

Don't Scour the Far Reaches of the Internet in Vain!!
Begin an orderly search for jobs and contacts here!

Job Announcement Sites
NGOs & NPOs
Listservs

Job Announcement Sites

AATSEEL
The American Association of Teachers of Slavic and Eastern European Languages maintains a site with much information relating to the study of the Slavic world. The site's Job Announcements section lists a large amount of non-academic NGO type jobs in East Europe and the NIS. Jobs are archived for 6 months and updated about once a month.
ACTR/ACCELS - American Council of Teachers of Russian
ACTR is a non-profit organization devoted to academic exchanges between the US and NIS. ACTR's sister organization, ACCELS, is involved in educational, research, professional training, and third sector development all over the NIS. Visit the site for more info, or go straight to ACTR's Employment Opportunities page for openings in the NIS and Washington D.C.
Bucknell Directory of American Businesses in Russia
This site has a comprehensive listing of American Businesses located in the Russian Federation, and their contact information.
CCSI - Center for Civil Society International
Hands down one of the best information sources on the web for the NIS. Visit the homepage for hundreds of links with descriptions for US and NIS based NGOs and NPOs, or go straight to their amazing News and Announcements section for a large number of job announcements which are constantly updated and archived.
CCI - Center for Citizen Initiatives
Works in economic development, strengthening NGO and NPO networks. Updated often with new CCI job announcements. Information on food security projects, small business development, and environmental projects.
The Eurasia Foundation
This site offers much information about one of the top grantmaking foundations working in the NIS. You can also go straight to the foundations Job Announcements section where foundation jobs are routinely listed as well as a few links to other job resource sites.
IREX - International Research and Exchanges Board
Private Non-Profit Organization with many offices in the NIS. Check out their Job opportunities page.
Human Resources Online
A Russian website with job listings and resume postings.
Job Possibilities with Russian
A no frills page from the Russian Department at the University of Alabama. Periodically updates its list of current job vacancies related to Russia and Russian. Jobs are drawn from the internet listservs and from personal contacts of the Russian Department at UA.
Moscow Times Job Opportunities Listing
Job listings from the Moscow Times newspaper.
St. Petersburg Times Jobs listing
Job listings from the St. Petersburg Times newspaper.
Russian and East European Institute at Indiana University
Contains general information about Russia and NIS studies as well as links to US and world organizations with NIS programs. You can also go straight to the institute's list of non-academic international and domestic jobs relating to the NIS. Not always a lot of jobs listed here, but a good look around.
United Nations Employment Opportunities
This page will take you through the process of applying for a UN position, as well as job postings.
USAID
A very informative and interesting site that lets you read about USAID's mission and projects, get detailed information on USAID activities. Also available are descriptions of USAID funded projects and grant amounts for all NGOs and Non- Profits in all NIS countries!! Finally, there is information on Employment Opportunities with USAID both overseas and domestic.
The World Bank
This site doesn't have listings, but it will take you through the procedures of applying for a World Bank job.

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Finding/Contacting
NGOs and NPOs
Working in the NIS

Friends and Partners
While having no concrete links to job opportunities in the NIS, this site is an excellent place on the web to make contacts in Russia and worldwide relating to NGO work in the NIS. It has a "coffeehouse", bulletin board, and oodles of links to International and NIS based NGOs and Non-Profit Organizations. Once you go there, you'll find yourself exploring all kinds of sites and always coming back for more.
NGONet
NGOnet is a comprehensive resource for the third sector Central and Eastern Europe. The site contains a database of NGO's in the region along with contact information, a database of funding resources, training programs, and new project activities. A Bulletin Board with JOB OPPORTUNITIES is still under construction. Visit the site and urge them forward!
OneWorld
A consortium of over 150 international humanitarian organizations. The site contains many links to aid organizations and has a decent jobs and volunteer section although it is not centered around the NIS.
Socio-Ecological Union
A large site detailing the activities of one of the most active ecological organizations in the NIS. Includes information about SEU's Anti-nuclear campaigns, preservation action, and how to get in touch and involved. KOI-8 font required for reading this site.
ECOLINE
Maintains a large network of links and information to and for environmental action in the NIS and beyond. KOI-8 font required.
Rainbow Keepers
Involved in direct non-violent environmental action in the NIS. Page contains e-mail contacts to Rainbow Keepers staff in Russia.

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USEFUL LISTSERVS

CEEMAN-L
An excellent information source maintained by Dennis McConnell of the Maine Business School. the purpose of the list is to foster contact between those in business, non-governmental, and development fields in Eastern Europe and the NIS. The list constantly provides new web resources related to the above mentioned fields in the NIS. While the list itself does not post job openings, the URLs it announces will often point you in good directions.
- To subscribe, send e-mail to
  mac@MAINE.MAINE.EDU
  leave the subject line blank and include the message
  SUBSCRIBE CEEMAN-L firstname lastname
CIVILSOC
Another great list from Center for Civil Society International which includes cultural, political, ethnic, NGO, and other assorted types of information. Most importantly for the purposes the Russian Jobs Network, the CIVILSOC list often conveys job announcements for NGOs both in the US and in the NIS.
- To subscribe, send e-mail to
  listproc@solar.rtd.utk.edu
  and include the message
  subscribe civilsoc firstname lastname
EE-Jobs
A good list that mails out many up to date job announcements in Eastern Europe and the NIS that might also appear at the WWW sites listed on Russian Jobs Network.
- To subscribe, send e-mail to:
  listproc@cep.nonprofit.net
  and include the message
  subscribe ee-jobs your full name
Friends and Partners
An excellent list that mails you weekly digests of announcements and queries from the Friends and Partners website . Many interesting and useful contacts as well as information on new web sites that might tip you off to NIS-related jobs come on the list.
- To subscribe, send e-mail to
  listproc@solar.rtd.utk.edu
  and include the message
  SUBSCRIBE FRIENDS firstname lastname
Global JobServ
A good list that periodically sends new information from the Global JobServ Archive maintained by Thomas J. Burola and Associates. The jobs that come over this network are mostly UN and NGO related with many job announcements occurring in the NIS.
- To subscribe, send e-mail to:
  GlobalJ-request@cue.com
  and include the message
  Subscribe
NISJobs
This list dedicated entirely to the job search for those who specialize in the NIS
Go to the OneList Administrative Site to subscribe.

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Job Announcement Sites NGOs & NPOs Listservs

Job Announcement Sites

Finding/Contacting NGOs and NPOs Working in the NIS

USEFUL LISTSERVS

Job Announcement Sites
NGOs & NPOs
Listservs

Finding/Contacting
NGOs and NPOs
Working in the NIS