Hi Erin, I'm seeking your advise and support in organizing a Carpentry workshop in Kenya, Africa.
Kind regards, Alex Nabiswa, Skills Lab, Nairobi,Kenya. On Tue, Mar 5, 2019 at 8:25 PM Erin Becker <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi everyone, > > > I wanted to share with you all an exciting new job posting with The > Carpentries. Please distribute broadly! > ___________ > > > The Carpentries activities in Africa have been growing through exemplary > volunteer work of the community and outstanding workshop coordination and > community leadership from Anelda van der Walt. We are now looking to hire a > Regional Coordinator to continue this work and support the community and > workshops as activity in Africa grows. This position will join our team of > Regional Coordinators - read more about that group > <https://carpentries.org/blog/2019/03/regionalcoordinators/> and the work > they do to support their regional communities. > > We seek an engaged and collaborative individual who shares this vision for a > full-time position as The Carpentries Regional Coordinator - Southern Africa. > This position will be based in South Africa (preferably in Pretoria, > Johannesburg, or Potchefstroom) and will lead growth of The Carpentries > community across the African continent, with a focus on Southern Africa. > > In this role, you’ll help The Carpentries support our volunteer instructor > community and member organisations to increase our collective impact on > researchers across the continent. In Africa, we have trained almost 200 > instructors and have run nearly 100 workshops in 10 countries in the last 5 > years. The interest in workshops and instructor training is growing rapidly. > > You will lead our community engagement efforts to develop and support The > Carpentries community in Southern Africa, creating pathways for > participation and increased communication. You will lead recruitment of new > instructors and institutional members, drive The Carpentries’ > awareness efforts in Southern Africa, mentor instructors, and coordinate > workshops within the region. You may also assist with workshop > coordination in other regions of the continent, with support from The > Carpentries Workshops and Logistics Manager. You will build and > strengthen local communities through engagement with user groups such as > R-Ladies <https://rladies.org/> and Python Africa > <https://africa.python.org/en/>. You will join a global team of > Regional Coordinators who manage workshop logistics, assist in communicating > with hosts and instructors, respond to general workshop > inquiries, and support growth of their regional communities. You will be > supported by The Carpentries Workshop and Logistics Manager and > will also work closely with The Carpentries Community Engagement Lead. > > This person will join a diverse and engaged team of professionals working to > spread data-driven research skills around the world. Ideally this position > will be based in Pretoria, Johannesburg, or Potchefstroom, but remote is > possible. Some travel is required. > > The Carpentries is dedicated to providing a welcoming and supportive > environment for all people, regardless of background or identity. All > qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard > to gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, disability, > citizenship, nationality, ethnic or social origin, pregnancy, familial > status, veteran status, religion or belief, age, education, or socio-economic > status. We encourage all qualified individuals to apply. > > For details, including full job descriptions and the application procedures, > please see our jobs page <http://static.carpentries.org/jobs/>. > > > *The Carpentries <https://carpentries.topicbox.com/latest>* / discuss / > see discussions <https://carpentries.topicbox.com/groups/discuss> + > participants <https://carpentries.topicbox.com/groups/discuss/members> + > delivery > options <https://carpentries.topicbox.com/groups/discuss/subscription> > Permalink > <https://carpentries.topicbox.com/groups/discuss/T7068ee2df9909beb-Me19b37ccf2f990f900700a91> > ------------------------------------------ The Carpentries: discuss Permalink: https://carpentries.topicbox.com/groups/discuss/T7068ee2df9909beb-M5c42aecc53dc8d1fa5678eed Delivery options: https://carpentries.topicbox.com/groups/discuss/subscription
