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Program Officer: Higher Education, Southern Africa (based in Johannesburg)

FORD FOUNDATION
 
The Program Officer will develop and manage program activities in Higher  Education and arts and culture in South Africa, Namibia, Mozambique and  Zimbabwe. S/he will support efforts to address higher education's role in  a rapidly changing environment. Programming will focus on helping higher  education institutions broaden their missions, in particular in  strengthening their relevance and responsiveness to societal needs. The  portfolio will support the expansion of educational opportunities for  previously underrepresented groups; facilitate links between applied  research and community needs; and nurture changes in the higher education  sector including the development of new kinds of institutions, new  curricula and administrative reforms. It will also include arts and  culture programming. Additional tasks will be to encourage  inter-connections and communication among the higher education  institutions in the four countries, including through the use of regional  programming; to support the tertiary sector's capacity to strengthen K-12  education and other "pipeline" concerns; and to complement and enhance  other programmatic areas supported by the office. 
 
 Qualifications: An advanced academic degree in a relevant field;  significant experience in affecting the policy environment in higher  education, particularly working with institutions as they adapt to new  circumstances; and a thorough understanding of the context of higher  education transformation in Southern Africa. A familiarity with  grant-making institutions is highly desirable. Strong conceptual,  organizational, and writing skills and the ability to work effectively  with colleagues.
 
 Please send resume, cover letter and brief writing sample (5-20 pages of original work), preferably by email, to Ms. M. Baldwin at  m.baldwin@fordfound.org or at the below address by April 5, 2001.
 
The Ford Foundation
320 East 43rd Street, Box 741, New York, NY 10017, USA

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