About Bibliomist
Bibliomist is a partnership between IREX, USAID, and the Ministry of Culture of Ukraine, supported by a $25 million grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Microsoft Corp., a partner of the Foundation’s Global Libraries initiative, will donate an estimated $4.4 million in software to Ukraine’s public libraries.
Bibliomist will work with the Ukrainian Library Association (ULA), national and local governments, and libraries throughout Ukraine to help them better serve their communities through training and technology by:
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Equipping libraries with technology so citizens have better access to information.
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Training librarians in how to use new technology to provide better services to library visitors.
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Helping develop the capacity of the national library association to advocate on behalf of libraries and librarians.
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Fostering government support for the recognition of the essential role of libraries in a society.
About IREX
IREXis an international non-profit organization providing leadership and innovative programs to improve the quality of education, strengthen independent media, and foster pluralistic civil society development.
Founded in 1968, IREX works in more than 50 countries with a staff of over 500 professionals worldwide. IREX has been selected by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to implement Bibliomist in Ukraine.
Objectives of internship program
Interns will participate on a voluntary basis in a large variety of assigned or chosen program activities related to their area of interest. Internship assignments will be relevant to the goals and objectives of the hosting teams. Interns will learn and practice a set of skills, the program staff will benefit from a “fresh eye” view of the program activities and approaches, and our stakeholders will learn from the results of the interns’ work. Everybody wins.
The objectives of this internship program are:
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to introduce interns to the role of an international NGO in the development of social and cultural areas; help interns understand how an NGO produces public value, how it plans its work, how it measures and evaluates its performance and performance of its partners; how an NGO collaborates with stakeholders; and how an NGO manages and exchanges information for various purposes;
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to allow interns to gain practical experience of working in a friendly multi-national environment;
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to give interns an opportunity to integrate theory and practice while dealing with real problems in the workplace;
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to help interns establish professional contacts and networks.
Location
Depending on the assignment, interns will work either at IREX representative office in Kyiv, Ukraine or may be sent on business trips to different regions of Ukraine, or complete the assigned tasks elsewhere (library, home, etc).
Length of internship program and assignments
The internship program starts on January 1, 2010 and ends on December 31, 2010. The length and scheduling of the internship assignments may vary from team to team and must be agreed to in advance by the intern and the hosting teams’ management.
Financial arrangement
Internships are unpaid. However, interns travelling to regions will receive reimbursement for the accommodation, transportation, and meals.
Internship certificates
Successful interns will receive certificates of appreciation from IREX Bibliomist program. Hosting team will also be happy to provide written or verbal references to potential employers to attest to skills, qualifications and capabilities of interns they worked with.
Application deadline
There is no application deadline. Applications will be reviewed in accordance with program needs.
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