I laughed out loud at that.... Call me a cynic, but perhaps your spam filters know something...
Risker/Anne On 31 January 2013 17:54, Emily Monroe <[email protected]> wrote: > 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 > <[email protected]>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 <[email protected]> >> Date: 26 January 2013 16:49 >> Subject: [Chapters] Job offer: Secretary-General for Chapters Association >> To: Wikimedia Chapters general discussions <[email protected]> >> >> >> 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: >> [email protected] >> 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 >> [email protected] >> 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 >> [email protected] >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/gendergap >> > > > _______________________________________________ > Gendergap mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/gendergap > >
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