Open Society Institute Seeks Transparency Program Director
The Open Society Institute, a philanthropic foundation founded by George Soros that works to promote democratic governance, is seeking to hire a program director for its work on transparency in the U.S. (Secrecy News has received funding from OSI.)
The OSI transparency program “will use a combination of grantmaking strategies and programmatic initiatives to ensure transparency and effective oversight of government and to protect the integrity of government institutions.”
A description of the Program Director position and the desired skills and qualifications may be found here (pdf).
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