[NA-Discuss] Changes in GNSO staff support

[Robert Guerra]

FYI

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> Subject: 	Changes in GNSO staff support
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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.
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> 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 lgasster at gmail.com.
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> 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.
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> ICANN is accepting resumes for the position of GNSO Policy Officer  
> at <opportunities at icann.org>.  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
> denise.michel at icann.org
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> GNSO Policy Officer
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> 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.
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> 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.
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> The Ideal Candidate
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> 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.
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> 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
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> 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.
>