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Subject: [council] Changes in GNSO staff support
Date: Wed, 01 Aug 2007 00:59:06 +0200
From: Denise Michel <[log in to unmask]>
Organization: ICANN
To: GNSO Council <[log in to unmask]>, [log in to unmask]
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I am pleased to announce that Maria Farrell, the GNSO's Policy Officer,
will be moving to an important, new position in ICANN's Communications
Department. To ensure that the GNSO is adequately staffed in its WHOIS
work, I also am pleased to announce that ICANN has arranged for Liz
Gasster to provide full-time support for the WHOIS Task Force, and the
Council as needed, on an interim basis.
Liz is an attorney and independent consultant whose practice focuses on
technology and Internet-related public policy and advocacy activities.
She has over 25 years of experience in the fields of Internet and
telecommunications policy and operations, including developing and
coordinating policy positions on a broad range of e-commerce, technology
and intellectual property issues such as on line privacy, network
security, Internet content and trademark and copyright policy. Liz has
served as General Counsel and Acting Executive Director of the Cyber
Security Industry Alliance, and as AT&T’s Public Policy Director and
Senior Attorney for Federal Government Affairs, among other positions.
She is based in Washington, D.C. and can be reached at [log in to unmask]
Please join me in thanking Maria for her dedication and hard work for
the GNSO. Maria is working with Liz to ensure a smooth transition in
staff support for the GNSO's WHOIS activities. Liz has been added to
the task force email list and will be joining the 1 August task force call.
ICANN is accepting resumes for the position of GNSO Policy Officer at
<[log in to unmask]>. Your assistance in encouraging potential
candidates to contact us would be appreciated. Information about this
position is included below.
Please let me know if you have any questions.
Regards,
Denise
Denise Michel
Vice President, Policy Development
ICANN www.icann.org
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GNSO Policy Officer
The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers(ICANN) is
seeking a GNSO Policy Officer to support domain name policy development.
This position reports to the Vice President, Policy Development. While
it is preferred that the successful candidate be located at our
operations office in Marina del Rey, California, ICANN’s geographically
distributed work environment can accommodate a candidate based in other
locations. ICANN (www.icann.org) is responsible for the global
coordination of the Internet's system of unique identifiers, including
domain names (.com, .uk, .jobs, etc.) as well as the addresses used in a
variety of Internet protocols.
The Position
This position is responsible for supporting the Generic Names Supporting
Organization(GNSO), which develops policies through bottom-up,
consensus-based processes involving diverse stakeholders world-wide
(such as Registrars, business and non-commercial users communities,
etc.). Responsibilities include: facilitating the GNSO’s efforts to
develop global policies that advance ICANN’s mission of preserving the
security, stability and interoperability of the Internet; supporting and
managing all elements of the GNSO’s policy activities and providing
information and guidance to multi-disciplinary teams; working with the
GNSO to develop and implement strategies to advance policy objectives;
maintaining and tracking the GNSO’s operational plan and key projects;
writing and editing issue reports and informational materials;
organizing and supporting GNSO policy meetings, forums, and related
events; and conducting outreach and educational activities in support of
the GNSO.
The Company
ICANN is a nonprofit public benefit corporation responsible for the
global coordination of the Internet's system of unique identifiers.
These include domain names as well as the addresses used in a variety of
Internet protocols. Computers use these identifiers to reach each other
over the Internet. Careful management of these resources is vital to the
Internet's operation, so ICANN's global stakeholders (Registrars,
Registries, Internet user groups, etc.) meet regularly to develop
policies that ensure the Internet's ongoing security and stability.
The Ideal Candidate
The ideal candidate will have a Bachelors Degree or higher, and at least
7 years of national and/or international policy development experience
in positions and/or organizations accountable to multiple
constituencies. This person has experience planning and managing complex
policy processes and programs including: developing and implementing
work plans; hiring and managing consultants; producing issue reports
(research, drafting, coordination) and meeting summaries; soliciting
public and stakeholder comments; pro-actively facilitating and building
consensus; and many other related coordination and liaison activities
with geographically distributed constituencies and staff.
S/he has outstanding oral and written communication skills and a sound
understanding of the Internet’s basic infrastructure. S/he has a service
orientation, excellent time management skills and a tolerance for
ambiguity and fluid environments. S/he has a demonstrated ability to
work effectively in cross-functional and geographically distributed
teams and independently. S/he has a can-do attitude and a strong drive
to get things done.
The Compensation
The salary is market- based with an extremely competitive benefit
package. Benefits include annual bonuses, company paid medical, life,
vision and dental for employees and their families, pension plan and a
company matched 401K program with instant eligibility.
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