Subject: [fem-events 326] JOB VACANCY--GENDER COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER
From: lalamaziwa <lalamaziwa@jca.apc.org>
Date: Mon, 21 Aug 2000 18:10:11 +0900
Seq: 326
forwarding... ------------------------------------------ Dear Friends, Forwarding news of a vacancy. Please write directly to the contact(s) liste= d below if you're interested or would like to have more information. Warm regards, Angela Asian-Pacific Resource & Research Centre for Women (ARROW) Street Address: Ground Floor, Block G, Anjung Felda, Jalan Maktab, 54000 Kuala Lumpur, MALAYSIA Mailing Address: P.O. Box 163, Gombak, 53700 Kuala Lumpur, MALAYSIA Tel: 60-3-26929913 Fax: 60-3-26929958 E-mail: arrow@arrow.po.my > -----Original Message----- > From: Diane Frazer-Smith [SMTP:J.D.Frazer-Smith@ids.ac.uk] > Sent: Wednesday, August 02, 2000 6:35 PM > To: Diane Frazer-Smith > Subject: FW: GENDER COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER > > > Dear Alumni > > > > I have been asked to circulate the following advertisement for a post = at > > IDS: > > > > BRIDGE (development - gender) > > > > GENDER COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER > > > > BRIDGE is an innovative gender and development research and > communications > > unit that targets policy-makers and practitioners (see > > www.ids.ac.uk/bridge). A talented and highly motivated individual is > > required to join the expanding BRIDGE team. > > > > > > GENDER COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER > > A confident communicator with experience of putting gender concerns in= to > > practice in a development context is needed to support practitioners' > > needs. An accessible and engaging writing style is essential. As manag= er > > of two projects and contributor to two more, you will also need strong > > research and editorial skills plus experience of managing projects. > > > > Please find the Further Particulars below. > > > > Salary: Grade 2 - =82P8,915-=82Q4,479 (Pay Award Pending) > > > > Interview date: 23 August 2000 > > > > This position is within the universities' Other Related Faculty Scales= , > > are fixed-term for two years and the extended Closing Date > > is 8 August 2000. > > > > APPLICATIONS ON OFFICIAL FORM ONLY TO: > > > > Mrs Lin Briggs > > Personnel Office > > Institute of Development Studies > > University of Sussex > > Brighton BN1 9RE > > > > Confidential Fax and Answerphone: 01273-674553 [Int +44 1273] > > E-mail : personnel@ids.ac.uk > > > > NB: please note that application forms can be sent to you by email and > > that you may return the completed application form and supporting > > information by email. > > > > We strongly encourage applications from all sections of the community > > regardless of race, sex, disability, HIV/AIDS, sexuality and age > > > > > > FURTHER PARTICULARS > > > > GENDER COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER > > > > THE POSITION > > BRIDGE seeks an enthusiastic, confident and diplomatic communicator to > > join the team at this exciting stage of BRIDGE's development. The > > operational experience of this gender specialist will help to build > > capacity within BRIDGE to understand and more effectively meet gender > > knowledge needs of practitioners. The Gender Communications Officer wi= ll > > join (and report to) the BRIDGE Manager as part of a growing team, to > > include a Research and Communications Assistant, Web Coordinator and > > Administrative Assistant. > > > > MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES > > (a) Project management and client liaison > > * Overall responsibility for the management (including financial) of t= he > > Cutting-edge Supporting Resources Collection, in summary, and the > > subscription client services (writing and supervision of other > > researchers); > > * The shaping of the substantive content of the Gender Equality Intern= et > > Gateway will be shared with the BRIDGE Manager; > > * The main point of contact for client agencies (and their partners) f= or > > the above projects and at times will represent BRIDGE at external > meetings > > (such as the Gender and Development Network); > > * Contribute to BRIDGE strategic development decisions; > > * Collaboration with other members of the IDS Information team, as > > appropriate. > > > > (b) Writing for and understanding the needs of operational audiences > > The Gender Communications Officer's primary role will be to write for > and > > generally communicate effectively with BRIDGE's target audiences > > (especially those at the operational level of donor agencies). This wi= ll > > spread across four projects i.e. the Cutting-edge Supporting Resources > > Collection, client services work, and the two web-based resources. The > > tasks will include: > > * identifying and annotating key resources (including BRIDGE outputs); > > * investigating, analysing and writing up good practice cases; > > * identifying guidelines and tools with broad relevance; > > * writing guides to operationally relevant topics and the key on-line > > gender resources. > > Client services work will be varied research and writing tasks > (undertaken > > mainly by the Research and Communications Assistant but also by the > Gender > > Communications Officer) and include the above and other tasks (e.g. > > materials for donor agency internet resources). Liaison with partner > > organisations and the operational staff of client agencies will be an > > important role. Initial support will come from the BRIDGE Manager, wit= h > > the aim of eventually devolving all responsibility for these projects = to > > the Gender Communications Officer. > > > > (b) Supervision of research staff and editorial role > > The Gender Communications Officer will be responsible for the > supervision > > and editing of researchers' work on the Cutting-edge Supporting > Resources > > Collection (which might include the input of partner organisations), > > client services and the Gender Equality Internet Gateway (in part - > shared > > with the Manager). This will require contracting of additional researc= h > > staff to work on specific projects. > > > > Person specification > > The candidate for this job needs to be a confident communicator > committed > > to the role of gender knowledge in the achievement of gender equality > > goals. They will have a well-grounded and broad-based knowledge of: > > * gender and development issues at the policy, programme and operation= al > > levels; > > * the process of gender mainstreaming and the constraints to its > > achievement; > > * the gender information needs of those at the operational level. > > > > Desired skills/experience > > * Substantial experience of working on gender equality issues at the > > operational level in a bi-lateral or multi-lateral development agenc= y > or > > NGO (or working closely with those at an operational level), preferabl= y > in > > a developing country context; > > * Demonstration of excellent and versatile writing skills for effectiv= e > > communication primarily with practitioner/non-academic audiences; > > * Confident (and diplomatic) verbal communication skills. This will be > > vital for liaison with all levels of staff in client, partner and othe= r > > relevant organisations; > > * Ability to assimilate gender research material rapidly, assess its > > merits and draw out the key lessons for policy and practice (in > > particular) and write up in accessible and engaging language; > > * Strong research, synthesis, analysis and editorial skills; > > * Experience of managing projects (of any kind) including financial > > budgeting and supervision of staff, and a client/user-focused > philosophy; > > * Wide knowledge of organisations and networks in the gender and > > development field (including an understanding of their information > needs); > > > > * Ability to work as part of a team but also independently when > required, > > managing and prioritising a varied workload to deadlines; > > * Computing skills: word-processing, databases, spreadsheets and > > familiarity with the capabilities of the world-wide-web. > > > > Other relevant skills/experience (not essential) > > * Languages: French or Spanish a particular advantage; > > * Experience in public speaking; > > * Education in gender and development issues (undergraduate or > > postgraduate); > > * Experience of collaborating with Southern-based partner organisation= s; > > * Journalism skills. > > > > Salary: will be within Grade 2 =82P8,915-=82Q4,479 (pay award pending)= of > the > > universities' Other Related Faculty Scales. > > > > Terms and Conditions: are those relating to the universities' Other > > Related Faculty. This appointment is fixed-term for two years > initially. > > > > Supporting information required: > > Please send with your application a short note explaining why you are > > interested in this position and why you are particularly appropriate f= or > > the post. This should be attached to the back of the application form > and > > not exceed one A4 side. > > > > BACKGROUND INFORMATION > > > > THE INSTITUTE > > > > The Institute of Development Studies was founded in 1966 as a national > > research and training centre on developing countries. Thirty years on= , > > IDS is one of Europe's leading centres for research and teaching on > Third > > World development and has an international reputation for its research > on > > all aspects of development. The Institute currently has about 40 > Fellows, > > working with other research staff, Visiting Fellows from many developi= ng > > countries, and around 100 postgraduate students. IDS has one of the > best > > development libraries in the world, and hosts a number of innovative > > online information and knowledge management projects. BRIDGE, a gende= r > > and development research and communications service (see: > > www.ids.ac.uk/bridge), is part of the Information unit. Its staff work > > closely with other members of the Information team, including those fr= om > > ELDIS, ID21, Devline, and Livelihoods Connect projects. > > More information about IDS is available over the internet by visiting > the > > IDS website (http://www.ids.ac.uk/ids). > > > > > > BRIDGE > > > > BRIDGE supports gender mainstreaming efforts through servicing gender > and > > development information needs. Initially set up in 1992 with financial > > assistance from the DAC Expert Group on Women in Development, it is no= w > an > > established non-profit unit within the UK Institute of Development > Studies > > (IDS). Working primarily with bilateral and multilateral agencies, > BRIDGE > > seeks to bridge the gaps between theory, policy and practice with > > accessible gender knowledge, for example, through reports mapping out > new > > issues, summaries of key resources, and the bulletin 'development and > > gender in brief '. > > > > A positive independent evaluation of BRIDGE in 1999 sparked off an > > exciting process of strategic development for the unit. Building on it= s > > reputation as a trusted source of quality gender information it is now > > refocusing, revitalising and scaling-up its operations. Extensive > > consultations with end-users have helped shape BRIDGE's future work > > programme. A three-year pilot programme of activities is proposed, > funded > > by a combination of subscriptions and grants: > > (a) Cutting-edge Knowledge Packs (report, in summary and supporting > > resources collection) (3 per year); > > (b) Gender Mainstreaming Web Resource of donor agency and ministry > > materials; > > (c) Basic client information services; > > (d) Development and gender in brief bulletin as part of the Cutting-ed= ge > > Knowledge Pack (3 per year); > > (e) Gender Equality Internet Gateway targeted at practitioners. > > > > Long-term collaboration with partner organisations will be essential f= or > > the success of this programme. > > > > BRIDGE WEB RESOURCES > > Whilst BRIDGE has had a web presence for several years > > (www.ids.ac.uk/bridge/), it is only now beginning to invest more time > into > > updating and developing its main site. In addition BRIDGE is developin= g > > two additional web resources: > > > > 1. Donor Gender Mainstreaming Web Resource: searchable database of > > existing on-line documents from development co-operation agencies and > > ministries. It will also include written guides to key themes and > related > > on-line resources, and summaries of all documents. > > > > 2. Gender Equality Internet Gateway: a general and more extensive gend= er > > resource targeted at practitioners and in the style of the ELDIS web > > resource (http://www.eldis.org/). At the core will be a searchable > > database of on-line gender materials (particularly with an operational > > focus) that draws from a broad range of sources, including > > Southern-originated and non-anglophone materials. It will include > > Practitioner Guides and summaries of key resources. > > > > > > Please note that this post requires the submission of further supporti= ng > > information in addition to the application form. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Diane Frazer-Smith > > Personal Assistant to the Director > > Institute of Development Studies at the University of Sussex > > Brighton, East Sussex BN1 9RE > > Charitable Company No. 877338 > > E-mail: J.D.Frazer-Smith@ids.ac.uk > > Tel: + 44 (0)1273 678264 Fax: + 44 (0)1273 678349 > > fem-net =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= fem-events@jca.apc.org は、お知らせ、イベント情報の案内にご利用ください 投稿は自動的に http://www.jca.apc.org/fem/news/index.html に掲示します。 このメッセージに対する購読者向けのコメントはこの情報エリアではなく、 fem-net 一般討議エリア fem-general@jca.apc.org 宛に送ってください。 このメールに対する返信は fem-general@jca.apc.org 宛にセットしてあります。 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= fem-net