Position Opening: Deputy Director One of CAREC Institute

The Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation (CAREC) Institute is an intergovernmental organization dedicated to promoting economic cooperation and integration in CAREC region and along the Silk Road through knowledge generation and sharing. The CAREC Institute is headquartered in Urumqi, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, the People’s Republic of China (PRC).

The CAREC Institute is jointly shared, owned, and governed by eleven member countries: Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, the PRC, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz Republic, Mongolia, Pakistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan. It is the knowledge support arm of the CAREC Program which is a proactive facilitator of practical, results-based regional projects, and policy initiatives critical to sustainable economic growth and shared prosperity in the region, guided by the overarching vision of “Good Neighbors, Good Partners, and Good Prospects.”

The CAREC Institute acts as a knowledge connector among the five CAREC clusters (Economic and Financial Stability, Trade, Tourism, and Economic Corridors, Infrastructure and Connectivity, Agriculture and Water, and Human Development) to ensure coherence in design and implementation of policies, programs, and projects to promote regional economic cooperation and integration. The main operational activities of CAREC Institute include research, capacity building, knowledge management, and networking and partnership development.

The CAREC Institute invites applications for the position of Deputy Director One, a management role appointed by the Governing Council of the Institute. Applicants must be nationals of the PRC and meet the qualifications and requirements stated in the attached Terms of Reference.

Applications should be submitted to the Ministry of Finance of the PRC via email at CIDD12024@163.COM by December 31, 2024, 5:00 p.m. (UTC+8).

The CAREC Institute is committed to an open, merit-based and transparent selection process.