PRE-SERVICE TRAINING DIRECTOR -- POTENTIAL SOURCES SOUGHT The Peace Corps anticipates a need over the next year for qualified Personal Service Contractors (individuals, not organizations or companies) to serve as Pre Service Training Directors in several countries of the former Soviet Union, Eastern Europe, Africa, Asia and the Pacific. Personal Service Contracts in specific countries are contingent upon requests for assistance from the requiring Peace Corps Post. Interested individuals should respond to this notice as no further notice will be placed. Pre-Service Training Directors are responsible for the overall leadership, management, administration, coordination of the Pre-Service Training (PST) and is responsible to senior Peace Corps staff in all matters of communications, reporting, evaluation of contractor staff and trainees, and documentation of training activities. The PST Director serves as chief administrator of all training activities including business aspects of the training. They are responsible for directing trainee learning and are the liaison person for the training with staff and host country agencies. Other duties include oversight of all aspects of PST, including senior training staff (Language Coordinators, Technical Trainers, etc.); responsible for curriculum development and a majority of training classes for all sectors of training not under the purview of the Language Coordinator and Technical Trainers, which includes cross-culture, development theory and practice (community development role of Volunteer in development, gender development, Peace Corps orientation and Volunteer adaptations). Prepares calendar of events, syllabus, Training of Trainers (TOT) schedules, and orientation schedule. Directs TOT, supervises Trainee housing assignments and conducts periodic visits to Volunteer host families. Assures integration between language, cultural, technical and health/safety aspects of the training program. Bachelor's Degree in a relevant field required, Master's Degree is preferred. Directly related training and design experience required, region-specific experience and fluency in foreign language(s) a plus. Housing and transportation will be provided for contractor only, no dependents. Some personal hardship and lack of modern conveniences should be expected. Contracts will be short-term, generally three to five months. No benefits are offered beyond Peace Corps required liability insurance and medevac insurance. Please submit a current resume, OPM Form 612 or a current SF-171. To be considered, a current salary history must be included. Send information to Peace Corps, Short Term Assistance Unit (STAU), Attention: Brenda Dean, 1111 20th St. NW, Washington, DC, 20526, or email to bdean@peacecorps.gov. The Contracting Officer for this announcement is Meg Russell and can be reached at mrussell@peacecorps.gov. WEB: Peace Corps Short Term Assistance Unit, bdean@peacecorps.gov. E-MAIL: Click here to contact the Contracting Officer via, mrussell@peacecorps.gov. Posted 10/21/99 (W-SN393767).

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