Organization: Open Society Foundations
Location: New York City, New York
Job Type: Fellowship, Full-time
Salary: $65,000 plus benefits
Deadline: October 25, 2016
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
Based in New York
City, Fellows pursue work related to human rights, good governance, and justice
through an eleven month residence within the Office of the President at the
Open Society Foundations.
The MPA/MPP Fellow will work with staff, grantees, and other fellows on special initiatives that address the legal, business, policy, and organizational issues confronted by the Foundations’ various programs and projects. They will gain exposure and connections to the Open Society Foundations’ leadership and partner organizations, and cultivate knowledge about open society strategies.
Purpose and Priorities
Through the Presidential Fellowship, recent graduates will work on an unusually wide variety of external and institutional issues encountered by the Foundations and the nonprofit organizations that it funds. It will also provide an opportunity to identify an emerging or changing area of legal, public, or economic policy or practice and to explore that area in depth, examining it within the real life context of a complex, sophisticated global philanthropy.
The mix of work is approximately two-thirds assignments and projects chosen by the president of the Open Society Foundations, and one-third work on an issue the fellow chooses to explore in depth with the approval of the president.
The MPA/MPP Fellow will work with staff, grantees, and other fellows on special initiatives that address the legal, business, policy, and organizational issues confronted by the Foundations’ various programs and projects. They will gain exposure and connections to the Open Society Foundations’ leadership and partner organizations, and cultivate knowledge about open society strategies.
Purpose and Priorities
Through the Presidential Fellowship, recent graduates will work on an unusually wide variety of external and institutional issues encountered by the Foundations and the nonprofit organizations that it funds. It will also provide an opportunity to identify an emerging or changing area of legal, public, or economic policy or practice and to explore that area in depth, examining it within the real life context of a complex, sophisticated global philanthropy.
The mix of work is approximately two-thirds assignments and projects chosen by the president of the Open Society Foundations, and one-third work on an issue the fellow chooses to explore in depth with the approval of the president.
To Apply: If possible, please upload the required application materials as
one single document. A completed application consists of the following:
1) Personal essay, comprised of two parts:
a)
Explain the background, skills, experience, and personal characteristics that
you have that will enable you to serve effectively as an Open Society
Presidential Fellow. (600 words)
b)
How will the Fellowship impact your plans for the future and your vision of
your long-term career? (300 words)
2) CV
3) Official university transcript
4)Two letters of recommendation from a
University advisor/professor or former/current employer. Recommendation
letters can be included in the single PDF or can be emailed separately to humanresources@opensocietyfoundations.org with
“OOP-Fellow [YOUR LAST NAME]” in the subject line.
Shortlisted applicants
will be contacted after all applications have been received.
For More Information: View the job posting at https://www.opensocietyfoundations.org/jobs/jr-0000386/presidential-fellow---mpp/mpa
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