-----Original Message----- From: Adrian Evtuhovici [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wednesday, February 14, 2001 6:10 PM To: List Lgi-announce (E-mail) Subject: [lgi-announce] Call for proposals: mentors of LGI policy fellowship programme Call for Proposals: Mentors of LGI Policy Fellowship Program Applications should be submitted to: Local Government and Public Service Reform Initiative: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please write "Fellowship Program / Mentors" in the subject line. About LGI The Local Government and Public Service Reform Initiative (LGI) is an international development and grant-giving organization within the Soros/Open Society network of foundations. Its mission is to promote democratic and effective government in Central and Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union by supporting research and operational activities in the fields of decentralization, public policy formation and the reform of public administration systems. Since 1999, LGI has focused a more of its efforts on in-house policy analysis and research projects with the intention of becoming a ful-fledged think tank in the next few years. LGI seeks to fulfill its mission by developing sustainable regional networks of institutions and professionals; support comparative and regionally applicable policy studies tackling local government issues and delivering technical assistance to implementation agencies. LGI develops and funds in-depth policy studies, particularly those that are regional and comparative in scope. Our activities in this field fall into several policy areas: * Public administration and legislative reform. * Government and governance issues of ethnic and multicultural policies, corruption, transparency and ethics in public administration, increasing public participation in government and the development of civil society. * Municipal fiscal issues assisting transition economies carrying out reform of intergovernmental fiscal relations. Increasing financial good-governance and financial autonomy of sub-national governmental units. * Public service management in urban services and social policy. * Local economic and regional development, and urban development. LGI works closely with a number of other international organizations, including the Council of Europe, Department for International Development (DFID), USAID, UNDP, and the World Bank. Under these cooperation agreements, we co-fund larger regional initiatives aimed at the support of reforms at the sub-national level. The Local Government Information Network (LOGIN) and Fiscal Decentralization Initiatives (FDI) are two main examples of this cooperation. Purpose The purpose of the LGI Fellowship program is to provide experts and professionals from the region the opportunity to work with multinational team of fellows on comparative research. The fellowship program is aimed at developing policy research and to strengthening regional capacity by developing policy networks throughout the region. The expected outcomes - policy studies and recommendations - will support democratic governance and public administration reform in the region. The project The primary goal of the LGI Policy Fellowship program is to launch policy research and to design recommendations on the interaction of development models in various areas of government and public services. Fellows are encouraged to initiate research and to work on policy conclusions with national and local government officials and advisers. Each year, three broad topics are identified for candidates from different country groups. LGI will support joint, or compatible, research and policy development studies. Combining the fellows' efforts on their own countries' problems, our intention is to create long-standing horizontal professional contacts and to improve knowledge on specific Central European and Eastern development models. LGI is currently looking for mentors for 2001/2002 LGI Policy Fellowship Program. The program will be started in October 2001 and will be closed in July, 2002 . LGI therefore announces a Call for Proposals to expert individuals to become mentors of LGI Policy Fellow teams. Selected mentors will work with a team of 4-6 fellows from the region on the suggested topic. Results of the research will be published and disseminated by LGI in Europe as well as in North America. Mentors The LGI Fellowship program includes 3 teams of 4-6 fellows during each fellowship period. Each team is lead by a mentor, a well-known expert on the team's research topic. Mentors act as advisors/tutors of individual fellows and as moderators of their teams during the fellowship period. The mentors will be asked to * Write a brief issues paper for the fellows * Assist and guide fellows in the preparation, development and completion of their research projects * Facilitate professional cooperation within their team of fellows * Moderate communication between members of the team. * Prepare a comparative report based on the outcome of discussions between team members and the mentor Mentors will work with Fellows through e-mail communication and will meet in person at the two Fellowship meetings in Budapest. How to apply? Interested experts are expected to apply with a short proposal for a topic for a Fellowship team. The selected topic is preferably important in several countries, it has relevance for public policy reform and development of local governments. LGI is calling proposals under the following topics: Public Service Reform: Managing human services in a decentralized environment Regulation and control of local public enterpises Competition and contracting in municipal services Quality control and performance measurements in local public services Public Administration Reform Implementation of PAR policies Adaptation of national and local bureaucracies to EU integration Inter-sectorial cooperation in policy enforcement Good Governance Human resource management and development in public sector Stability in local public administration Accountability and responsiveness Information management Informing the public On-line governance Municipal finances Significance of municipal own source revenue raising policies Equalization techniques in intergovernmental transfer systems Competition policy regulation of capital investments finance Regulation on municipal borrowing and debt-management Fellows LGI fellows are civil servants, policy researchers, and policy advisers. LGI fellows must hold a graduate degree or equivalent.. Most fellows have already significant experience in policy research. Fellows are selected by an independent expert committee on the basis of their professional merits and their research proposal. As a rule, Fellows will be based in their home countries, but they are expected to attend Fellowship workshops. Fellows are expected to continue working at their respective institutions on the project approved by LGI for fifty percent or less of their work time. Time-frame LGI Policy Fellowship is a 10 month research period from October1, 2001 to July 31, 2002. The Fellowship period includes a workshop in December 2001, a virtual workshop in March 2002 and a Fellowship Conference in the fall of 2002. Compensation LGI and the Mentor will sign a ten-month contract, starting from October 1, 2001. LGI will pay a honorarium of 3000 USD in two installment of 1500 USD. The first installment is due in December 2001 after the first workshop. The second installment is due in July 2002, after the submission of final manuscript of papers by members of the team as well as the team report. LGI will publish the best reports. All costs related to the two workshops in Budapest will be covered by LGI. Eligibility The call for proposals is open to all individual. Ideal candidates hold minimum PhD level of education in public policy, public administration or related fields - Minimum 5 years of teaching and mentoring experience is required - Minimum 10 years of research experience - Excellent English oral and written communication skills - Computer literacy and ability to work through e-mail - Willingness to travel in the region (to attend the at least two workshops) - Knowledge of regional languages is an asset Criteria for the evaluation of proposals In selecting proposals, LGI will take into consideration: - The experience and expertise of the proposal applicant - The relevance of the topic proposed for the LGI Fellowship - The quality of the proposal and its adherence to the purpose outlined above - Evidence of competence and experience in policy research - Evidence of competence and experience in mentoring and teaching Formal requirements of proposals The Proposal must be in English and must include: 1) Cover page Name and address of the author - including street, P.O. Box, city/town, postal code, country, telephone, fax, e-mail. Institutional affiliation Signature of the applicant Date 1) The proposal, in 1,500 words or less, consisting of: A short summary of the proposed topic with a justification of its relevance and timeliness. Identification of the most important issues for policy research. Identification of comparative research opportunities Methodological consideration for the research A selected bibliography (15 references from recent literature) 1) Curriculum Vitae and selected list of publications of the applicant Applications that do not meet these formal requirements will be returned without further consideration. Procedure 1. Submission of Proposals Submissions will be accepted by e-mail attachment (preferably MS Word, version 97 or lower). The deadline for submissions is March 15, 2001. 2. Review and selection Submissions will be registered by LGI upon reception. Submissions will be reviewed by LGI and evaluated in terms of formal criteria and quality. LGI may contact authors of proposals for further information or to make recommendations. 3. Feedback All proposal authors will receive notification about the results of review and selection via e-mail. Notification of selection will take place by April 1, 2000. All submissions that meet the formal requirements will be included in the LGI database of experts. 4. Mentoring LGI Policy Fellows Authors of selected proposals will be contracted to become the mentor of one of the three Fellow teams. Mentors will participate in the review and selection of the Fellowship applications Mentors will guide and supervise the work of their teams during the fellowship period (October 1, 2001-July 31, 2002) Mentors will facilitate communication between members of their team. 5. Publication The final product of the Fellowship program is a publication. Each team will work towards a joint publication that includes comparative policy analysis of their fellowship topic (written by the mentor) and includes the edited policy studies (research reports) written by the Fellows. Mentors, as the editors of these publications, are responsible for the professional quality of the policy papers written by the members of their teams. Applications should be submitted to: Local Government and Public Service Reform Initiative: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please write "Fellowship Program / Mentors" in the subject line. Contact Person: Petra Kovacs [EMAIL PROTECTED] ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ DEVJOBS - is the biggest and most active mailing list in the Internet for announcing jobs related to international development. This is being run by Carlos Ani, the Moderator. 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