Marketing Intern Position in FreeBalance Washington DC Office

FreeBalance helps governments around the world leverage robust Government Resource Planning (GRP) technology to accelerate country growth. FreeBalance software solutions for public financial and human resource management support reform and modernization to improve governance, transparency and accountability. Good governance is required to improve development results.

Founded in 1984, FreeBalance is a for-profit-social-enterprise (FOPSE) company headquartered in Ottawa, Canada, with international sales, support and development. FreeBalance solutions have been implemented in countries across the globe, including Canada, United States, Sierra Leone, Guyana, Pakistan, Mongolia, Afghanistan, Antigua & Barbuda, Timor-Leste, Republic of Kosovo, Palestine, Panama, and Uganda.

FreeBalance is currently seeking 2 Interns in Washington for a period of 3 months during June – September 2010.

The interns will work closely with the Marketing department to support FreeBalance activities. During this internship you will participate and support the following activities.

• Update position and branding
• Web 2.0 social networking (blog, wikis, Slideshare, YouTube etc)
• New web collateral
• Proposal responses and updating response templates
• Regional and country research for business development
• Product requirement gathering
• Conference and event support
• Product documentation
• Market, technology and customer research
• Translation

Requirements:

• 3 year students enrolled in a discipline of either Political Science, Bachelor of Business - Finance
• Excellent writing and editing skills in English

To apply for this position, please send us an email with your cover letter and resume.

World Bank seeking Public Sector Management Specialists

The World Bank is seeking a Lead Public Sector Management Specialist, and a Senior Public Sector Management Specialist to work on the Latin America and Caribbean Region. These positions, located in Washington, DC, are high-profile appointments requiring proven experience and an established track record in the region and the relevant technical community of practice. Fluency in Spanish is required and Portuguese is desirable.

The successful applicant will make a world-class technical contribution to the Bank’s work in public financial management, performance-informed budgeting, and human resource management, and contribute to dialogue concerning public sector reform in the region. Experience on the ground in OECD, developing and/or transition countries is essential.

The Lead position requires a Ph.D and a minimum of 12 years of experience, or a Master’s degree and 15 years of experience. The Senior position requires an advanced degree in Public Administration, Public Policy or Political Science and at least 8 years of experience.

Candidates may view the full job descriptions and apply through the World Bank website at www.worldbank.org/jobs referring to the job #s noted above. The closing date is December 31, 2009.