CENTR employment opportunity

All,

FYI:
I attach in text format, a job advert for a Technical Project Oficer which has
been posted to the new 'employment opportunities' page of CENTR's web site

Fay Howard





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Council of European National Top level domain Registries


Vacancy

Technical Project Officer

CENTR is a not for profit organisation created and funded by country code top level domain registries (ccTLDs) in Europe and beyond. CENTR's members manage the national  Internet domain name registries for names registered under their two-letter code (.fr, .uk, .de etc)

CENTR provides a forum to discuss matters of policy affecting ccTLDs and acts as channel of communication to Internet governing bodies and others involved in the Internet, promoting the interests of not-for-profit ccTLDs and lobby on their behalf.
We also collect information and document the practices of ccTLDs and provide a focal point for enquiries on such matters, promoting and encouraging the provision of better services for users amongst ccTLDs world wide.

We are looking for a Technical Project Officer to join the small secretariat team based in Oxford, UK. Reporting the General Manager, the primary duties will include:

* Encouraging and facilitating cooperation and exchange of information between registries.
* Organising technical workshops for registry staff and facilitating and contributing to working groups and projects.
* Assisting in gathering and documenting information on registry policies and practices
* Representing the organisation and giving presentations at international meetings and conferences.
* Provide some technical support to the secretariat including the servers and the technical aspects of the Website.

The function requires:

* Education to degree level
* Enthusiastic self-starter
* Ability in UNIX and HTML with a good understanding of ICP/IP, DNS 
* A command of written and spoken English with an ability in a second European language an advantage.
* Good communication and organisational skills

The position offers a good salary and benefits package. Applicants are encouraged from all parts of Europe and assistance with relocation expenses will be given

Information about CENTR can be found at http://www.centr.org or contact the General Manager, Fay Howard at the address below or email fay at centr.org. 

Applications should be sent to:

CENTR 
Sandford Gate
Sandy Lane West
Oxford OX4 5LB
TEL: +44 (0) 1865 332400
FAX: +44 (0) 1865 332401