The Republican State Institution “Kazakhstan Institute for Strategic Studies under the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan,” located at 4 Beibitshilik Street, Astana, telephone for inquiries: +7 (7172) 57-21-06, ext. 221, e-mail: office@kisi.kz, announces a competition to fill the following vacant position:
Chief Expert of the Regional Affairs Department for Turkestan Region, part-time (0.25 full-time equivalent), category B1-2.
Functional responsibilities:
Conducting fundamental and applied scientific and analytical research in the main areas of the Department’s activities (analytical reports on актуальные issues of regional development, briefing notes with proposals and recommendations on region-relevant research topics, analytical digests based on monitoring and review of regional information sources); organizing the collection, study, and analysis of scientific information in the Department’s areas of activity (reports following attendance at meetings of akims and maslikhat deputies with the population, as well as sessions of public councils at regional/city/district levels, expert meetings, and other socially significant events).
Facilitating the expansion of KazISS’s partner network in the region and maintaining ongoing communication with regional experts; establishing cooperation with executive authorities (regional expert database); participating in the preparation and conduct of KazISS round tables on the Department’s thematic areas, as well as working meetings of KazISS management.
Salary range:
| Category | Depending on years of service | |
| min | max | |
| В1-2 | 163 040, 69 | 196 673, 84 |
Requirements for applicants:
Higher education and at least 10 years of work experience; or, with a Master’s degree, at least 5 years of work experience; or, with a Doctor of Sciences, Candidate of Sciences, or PhD degree — no work experience requirement. Residence in Turkestan Region.
Application deadline:
Within 15 calendar days from the next working day after the last publication of the announcement on the official KazISS website.
Required documents:
- Application for participation in the competition indicating the list of attached documents;
- Completed personal data form (with actual residential address and contact phone numbers);
- Copies of education documents in accordance with the qualification requirements;
- Copy of a document confirming employment history;
- Medical certificate in Form No. 075/u;
- Reference from the last place of employment;
- Personal data contained in identity documents.
Applicants may provide additional information regarding their education, work experience, and professional qualifications (copies of professional development certificates, scientific publications, recommendations from previous employers, etc.).
Interview venue:
Astana, Beibitshilik Street, 4.
Submission of documents:
Documents may be submitted in person or by post to:
Astana, Beibitshilik Street, 4, Office 520,
Telephone: +7 (7172) 57-21-06, ext. 221.

