Knowledge Ecology International (KEI) is a non-profit organization that focuses on human rights and social dimensions of knowledge governance. Our web page (https://www.keionline.org) provides extensive background on our operations. We maintain offices in Washington, DC and in Geneva Switzerland, and are engaged in a number of initiatives, disputes and negotiations involving intellectual property rights, innovation, and other aspects of the production, management and governance of knowledge resources.
We are hiring someone to work with and support the Director in the following areas.
(1) Development, including fundraising, as well as managing grants and contracts. This work includes contributing to the writing of proposals and reporting on the work we have done.
(2) Research. KEI does policy relevant research on a wide range of topics, as is evident from our web page. From time to time, the person hired for this position will be asked to participate in these research projects.
(3) Misc. We are a small and relatively horizontal organization, and the person hired for this position will be asked to work on a variety of other tasks, including but not limited to providing support for events we manage, talking with journalists, or various administrative tasks.
Travel: It will be a positive if the person is available for both domestic and international travel.
Location: The position is in our Washington, DC office, in the Dupont Circle area.
Pay, benefits and work schedule: The pay is $36,000 per year. We provide health insurance. We are able to accommodate a fairly flexible work schedule, up to a point, and are generous as regards vacation time or personal days off.
To apply, send an email message to jobs@keionline.org, with (1) a short note explaining why you are interested in the job (2) your resume, and (3) a short writing sample.