[kictanet] ANTI-CORRUPTION AND GOOD GOVERNANCE TRAINING, 2009

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THE LES ASPIN CENTER FOR GOVERNMENT
WASHINGTON, DC USA:

ANTI-CORRUPTION AND GOOD GOVERNANCE TRAINING 2009

Applications are invited for a limited number of scholarships for a
six-week capacity development training program on "Anti-Corruption and
Good Governance", to be conducted in AUGUST and SEPTEMBER 2009, at the
Les Aspin Center for Government, Washington, DC, USA. The main aim of
the program is to provide personnel with knowledge and skills in how to
implement anti-corruption strategies in order to improve integrity and
accountability systems in the private and public domains. The training
is being organized by the Marquette University Les Aspin Center, in
collaboration with the United States Agency for International
Development (USAID).

ELIGIBILITY:
- Candidates will be selected mainly from government agencies and civil
society organizations that work in the area of anti-corruption and the
administration of justice, from central and local government
institutions, human rights organizations, women's development
organizations, educational institutions, the print and electronic media,
religious organizations, as well as from other sectors with work related
to the promotion of integrity and accountability in the public and
private sectors. Except students, all other candidates in junior to
middle level positions or in positions with potential policy influence
are preferred.

- Candidates must have at least a national diploma of advanced education
(Diploma Certificate, B.A., M.A., etc) or proven record of other
advanced educational training. Students currently enrolled in a
university program are exempted.

- Candidates must be currently employed in a relevant institution, in
good standing, and with not less than 2 years of proven work experience
in development work or relevant field.

- Candidates must be at least twenty-five years of age. University
students must not be less than 21 years old.

- Applicants must be Kenyan citizens and MUST also already have a valid
Kenyan national passport, with expiration date not less than one year
from date of application.

- NOTE WELL: Only short listed applicants will be invited for interview
and only those candidates successful in the interviews will be further
contacted.

APPLICATION PROCEDURE:
- Application materials must include the following: 1. Application
letter; 2. Two letters of recommendation; 3. Photocopy of passport,
including pages with photo, date and place of birth, issue and expiry
dates and other personal details; 4. Current organizational information,
with position at organization and work responsibilities; 5. Daytime
contact: phone, fax or email;
6. Curriculum Vitae; 7. Personal Statement of Purpose (200-250 words)
which outlines reasons for participation in the training, including, but
not limited to, how training will benefit the candidate or his/her
organization and community, what the candidate will seek to accomplish
with training, and why the candidate feels she or he should be selected.
All the above materials must be sent together, at the same time, with
the application letter.

- All applications received must be post-marked, otherwise they will be
rejected. Hand-delivered applications will not be accepted. Completed
applications should be sent through regular postal mail service only to
the following address:

THE LES ASPIN CENTER FOR GOVERNMENT
P. O. BOX 50309
CITY SQUARE
NAIROBI

DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS: Strictly, ALL APPLICATIONS must be received
not later than November 20, 2008. Any application received after this
date will be automatically disqualified.





      
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