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 Hallo all
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> Project manager position available at Civicus.
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> Anriette
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> ------- Forwarded message follows -------
> From: "Volkhart Finn Heinrich" <finn at civicus.org>
> To: "'Volkhart Finn Heinrich'" <finn at civicus.org>
> Subject: CIVICUS is looking for a Project Manager, Information and 
> Knowledge Systems
> Date sent: Fri, 12 May 2006 08:47:59 +0200
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> Dear friends,
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> Below please find a job advert for an exciting position with CIVICUS,
> designing and expanding CIVICUS' internal and external Information
> and
> Knowledge Systems. Since this is a position, which requires a specific
> set of skills and expertise, I am sending you this advert with the
> request to forward it to any suitable candidates.
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> Your assistance is greatly appreciated.
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> Best wishes,
>
> Finn
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> CIVICUS: World Alliance for Citizen Participation
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> Project Manager
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> Information and Knowledge Systems
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> CIVICUS is an international network of civil society organizations
> dedicated to promoting civic activism and civil society around the
> world. Over the past five years, CIVICUS has significantly expanded
> its programmatic work on strengthening civil society. Key to CIVICUS'
> work is the generation and dissemination of knowledge on civil society
> issues, using the expanding opportunities of information
> communication
> technology and knowledge tools. A recent example is CIVICUS' new
> role
> as the secretariat of the Participation Toolkit website
> (www.toolkitparticipation.com).
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> CIVICUS is recruiting a Project Manager to further develop, maintain,
> expand and promote its information and knowledge systems and
> services.
> The incumbent will take the lead in designing an integrated strategy
> for the effective use of knowledge management tools internally as well
> as externally, with a particular focus on CIVICUS' website. In
> addition, the Project Manager will oversee the secretariat of the
> Participation Toolkit website. S/he will also promote organisational
> learning around the use of knowledge tools and assist CIVICUS' staff
> with utilizing appropriate information technology and related tools
> for their work. The position therefore constitutes a key component of
> CIVICUS' programmatic work and encompasses tasks, which are
> technical,
> content-related as well as managerial.
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> Key requirements:
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> * At least 5 years track record in knowledge management in an
> NGO
> environment; * Excellent understanding of ICT and knowledge tools
> suitable for a global NGO; * High-level skills in database and web
> design; * Proven, substantial knowledge of civil society issues
> globally; * Outstanding written and oral communication skills in
> English required; advanced skills in at least one other UN language
> preferred; * Solid experience in resource mobilization and project
> management; * Strong ability to develop plans and strategies and to
> work toward their realization and improvement under demanding
> performance schedules; and * A university degree in an appropriate
> discipline; advanced degree preferred.
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> Preferred start date is 1 July 2006. Women are especially encouraged
> to apply.
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> Applicants should send their CV and a covering letter via email to
> humanresources at civicus.org with the subject line "Project Manager -
> Information and Knowledge Systems." Please note that only short-
> listed
> candidates will be contacted.
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> Closing Date: 22 May 2006
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> ------- End of forwarded message -------
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> Anriette Esterhuysen, Executive Director
> Association for Progressive Communications
> anriette at apc.org
> http://www.apc.org
> PO Box 29755, Melville, South Africa. 2109
> Tel. 27 11 726 1692
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