Fiscal Transparency: The multi-stakeholder Global Initiative for Fiscal Transparency – GIFT is seeking to commission three to five country case studies (including Brazil, the Philippines, and South Korea) and a synthesis document on various aspects of public participation in government budget processes. To implement this research plan, GIFT seeks a lead researcher and researchers for the country case studies. For more information, please see the full announcement. Deadline April 5.
Employment: The Colorado Freedom of Information Council is seeking an executive director, according to an announcement. “The ideal candidate for this Denver-based position will be well-versed in open government law and the legislative process; comfortable working with attorneys, lobbyists, legislators and citizen volunteers; adept at organizing seminars for citizens and officials; and skilled in communications, marketing fundraising and grant writing.”
Legislative Transparency: A listing of recent developments in several dozen countries from OpeningParliament.org.
Nepal: A toolkit for journalists on how to use the FOI law for investigative reporting, done by Accountability Lab.
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