Just FYI, I'm not sure why, but this email was in my spam folder. I'm not sure why.
From, Emily On Wed, Jan 30, 2013 at 5:18 AM, Nicole Ebber <nicole.eb...@wikimedia.de>wrote: > Hi all, > > sorry for crossposting, but I think this job add is worth spreading > throughout the whole movement – and beyond. So please feel free to > forward it to any friend, village pump, mailing list or social media > site of your choice. > > For reference, you can find the ad here: > > http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Chapters_Association/Election_committee/Secretary_General_job_description > > Thanks a lot and best regards, > Nicole > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Markus Glaser <markus.gla...@wikimedia.de> > Date: 26 January 2013 16:49 > Subject: [Chapters] Job offer: Secretary-General for Chapters Association > To: Wikimedia Chapters general discussions <chapt...@wikimedia.ch> > > > Dear all, > > after a long period of discussions and clarifications, we are now > finally starting our search for a Secretary-General to serve the > Chapters Association. > Please distribute to following text to as many of your contacts, > mailing-lists and networks as possible. > > Thank you very much, > kind regards, > > Markus > Wikimedia Deutschland e.V. > ------------------------------------------ > > The Chapters Association (CA) will be an umbrella organization for > Wikimedia chapters established in various regions around the world. > The association represents the common interests of those chapters > within the Wikimedia movement. > > One of its goals is to set, review and enforce standards of > accountability and participation among its members. The association > will facilitate the exchange of experiences, ideas, and knowledge > between chapters and assist them in their organizational development > and to develop common programs and projects. > > > To enhance external communication, coordinate the Wikimedia movement > and represent its chapters on official occasions, CA is looking for an > experienced and motivated person to become the full-time > > Secretary-General (f/m) > > of the Chapters Association. > CA is incorporated in Geneva, however depending on your place of > residence a relocation might not be necessary. > > Job description > > The Secretary-General is to be head of the CA´s Secretariat as defined > by the CA´s charter. The Secretariat performs the executive powers of > the Association. The Secretary-General will be elected by the Council. > The other Members of the Secretariat are appointed by the > Secretary-General, with the consent of the Council. The Secretariat > reports to the Council on the Association's activities and has the > right to submit proposals for Council resolutions. > > She/He will be responsible for: > > Defining the organizational structure, publishing job offers and > hiring the officers of the secretariat; > Building the strategic plan for the association; > Assuring the financial stability of the organization; > Coordinating between all association members; > Building annual program plans to achieve the CA mission; > Handling all formal administrative tasks including finance, > communications, legal and technical; > and preparing the assemblies of the CA council. > > Desired personal traits > > > Leader – the selected Secretary-General will have to build the > organization from its earliest stages according to the outlines set by > the CA council. > Administrator – some of the tasks of the Secretary-General would be of > administrative nature. She/He would have to write detailed program > plans, review by-laws, financial reports, program plans and program > reports of other organizations. > Excellent communication skills – one of the the Secretary-General's > primary tasks would be to communicate with member chapters. Those > chapters are dispersed in different regions of the worlds representing > various cultural habits. The selected Secretary-General would have to > be multi-culturally-minded to work effectively with these partners. > Willing and able to travel world-wide. > Proven experience with building and managing a large diverse organization. > Comfortable working with people at all levels of the organization, > including community members and volunteers. > Experience in other like-minded/ international/ volunteer-driven/ > non-profit/ peer-review-driven organizations would be considered as an > advantage. > > > The ideal candidate will be hard-working, creative, highly-motivated, > and able to operate and effectively manage multiple cultural contexts, > time-zones and expectations > Incredible diplomatic problem-solving skills in an international > environment as well as the ability to deal comfortably and efficiently > with ambiguity and an ever changing environment > > > Must be fluent in English; skill in other languages would be > considered as an advantage. > > > Great to have > > University degree > Experience within the Wikimedia movement. However, according to CA´s > charter a Member of the Secretariat cannot be a Council Member or hold > a position in a Chapter or in the Wikimedia Foundation. > Love working with a highly collaborative, consensus oriented environment > > > Competitive salary package. Please send your cover letter, full CV, > salary expectations and at least two references in one .pdf file to: > chaptersassociat...@wikimedia.ch > In case of any questions, please also use email and the address given > above. > Publication date: 26.01.2013 - Application deadline: 15.02.2013 > > Seat and postal address: Wikimedia Switzerland, 8008 Zurich > Office: Wikimedia CH, Escaliers du Marché 2, CH-1003 Lausanne > Web: www.wikimedia.ch > > _______________________________________________ > Chapters mailing list > chapt...@wikimedia.ch > https://intern.wikimedia.ch/lists/listinfo/chapters > > > -- > Nicole Ebber > Internationales > > Wikimedia Deutschland e.V. | Obentrautstr. 72 | 10963 Berlin > Tel. +49 30 219158 26-0 > > http://wikimedia.de > > Wikimedia Deutschland - Gesellschaft zur Förderung Freien Wissens e.V. > Eingetragen im Vereinsregister des Amtsgerichts Berlin-Charlottenburg > unter der Nummer 23855 B. Als gemeinnützig anerkannt durch das > Finanzamt für Körperschaften I Berlin, Steuernummer 27/681/51985. > > _______________________________________________ > Gendergap mailing list > Gendergap@lists.wikimedia.org > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/gendergap >
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