[council] Senior Officer Policy Support Coordination role now advertised

["Bruce Tonkin" <Bruce.Tonkin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

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Senior Officer Policy Support Coordination

The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) has an
immediate job opening for a Senior Officer Policy Support Coordinator.
The key purpose of this role is to support the GNSO Council in the
development and updating of technical policies related to generic
top-level domains and to facilitate co-ordination of policy processes
between all of ICANN's Supporting Organisations and Advisory Committees.

A full position description, including key area of responsibities,
skills, experience, knowledge and qualifications can be found at
<http://www.icann.org/general/jobs/senior-officer-policy-support-coordin
ation.htm>.

Department: Policy Development Support

Manager's title: VP Policy Development Support

Position purpose:

The key purpose of this role is to: 

support the GNSO Council in the development and updating of technical
policies 
related to generic top-level domains, and to facilitate co-ordination of

policy processes between all of ICANN's Supporting Organisations and
Advisory Committees. 

Key result areas and KPI's performed:

Identify the Key Result Areas (KRAs) (the main responsibilities) of the
position. 

A weighting out of 100% has also be given to indicate how much of an
importance the KRA has in the position. 

These KRAs will form the base of the Performance Plan that is to be
developed for the incumbent of the position. Each element of the
performance plan will have explicitly defined goals attached in terms of
time, quality and delivery outcomes.

The Key Result Area for this position is:

Support the GNSO policy development processes (50%) 
Facilitate coordination of policy processes between supporting
organisations and advisory committees (30%) 
Co-ordination with other policy areas, operations and implementation
(20%) 


Responsibilities: 
(These responsibilities should be read in conjunction with the ICANN
bylaws)

1. Tasks in relation to the GNSO: 
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Liaise with the Chair and members of the GNSO Council to understand
current issues of importance to the Council and provide guidance on all
steps and timelines of the policy development processes
 
Under the direction and responsibility of the GNSO Council, assist the
Council and eventual Task Forces and/or Sub-committees in their policy
development responsibilities including the drafting of reports, and
support related activities 

Attend meetings of the GNSO Council, Task Forces and/or Sub-committees
(mostly by teleconference and often outside office hours) 

Provide other assistance to the chair of the GNSO Council as may be
needed to ensure the smooth running of the policy process 


2.  Policy co-ordination tasks within the ICANN structure 
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Liaise with the Chairs and relevant members of the supporting
organisations and advisory committees to understand current issues of
importance to the ICANN community 

Assist in the identification of cross-relations and needs for
co-ordination within the overall ICANN structure of Supporting
Organisations and Advisory Committees for policy or other issues under
consideration in the specific areas 

Maintain relationships with relevant stakeholders 

Assist the Supporting Organisations and Advisory Committees as and where
requested, and where further ICANN staff support is judged desirable 


3. Co-ordination tasks between ICANN Departments 
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Co-ordinate with relevant ICANN staff, aspects of emerging policies as
they relate to other ICANN policies, aspects related to implementation
(such as feasibility, resource implications, appropriate feed-back
mechanisms), aspects related to legal interpretations of ICANN bylaws 

Assist relevant ICANN staff with the implementation of policy 

Identify relevant issues that are likely to come before the ICANN Board
and prepare briefings for the ICANN Board 

Brief ICANN management on relevant matters 

4. Reporting 
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On all of the above, report to and coordinate with VP Policy Development
Support 
Skills, experience, knowledge and qualifications:

Skills

Excellent written and verbal communication skills, particularly in a
multi-cultural/language environment 
Excellent English language writing skills 
Strong computer literacy 
Strong internet literacy 
Excellent listening and analytical skills 
Excellent research and analysis skills 
Excellent negotiating skills 
Well developed ability to synthesise a number of diverse view points 
Project management skills 
Multiple language skills an advantage 
Personal attributes 
Ability to support diverse stakeholders to move to a common framework
and outcome 
Ability to co-operate and work as part of a team 
Tolerance for stress 
Ability to manage and prioritise multiple tasks in processes under
pressure 
Ability to retain focus on priority tasks 
Adaptability/flexibility 
Ability to review practices to find more efficient and effective ways to
work 
Comfort in dealing with multiple cultures and time zones that are part
of an international organisation 
A high level of interest and /or experience in the IT sector 
Experience/Knowledge

At least five years experience in developing policy in an environment
with conflicting stakeholder views 
Experience in liaising with senior managers in large corporations and
with senior government officials 
Experience in dealing with contracts and contract negotiations an
advantage 
Experience in working with IT or technology sectors/communities
desirable 
Knowledge of the detailed working of the Internet, including basic
knowledge of the technical functioning as well as an understanding of
the roles of different organisations in the Internet DNS hierarchy 
Qualifications

A bachelors degree or equivalent experience 
Exposure to economic and legal disciplines and considerations an
advantage 
Key contacts:

Internal

VP Policy Development Support 
Policy Development Support staff 
Manager Registry Relations 
Manager Registrar Relations 
General Counsel's Office 
Other policy support officers 
External

Chairs and members of the Supporting Organisations and Advisory
Committees 
Members of constituent and stakeholder groups of ICANN 
Location/Travel:

ICANN currently has offices in Marina del Rey, California, and Brussels,
Belgium. Candidates are required to be available to work in an ICANN
location but the decision on which will be taken in consultation with
the successful candidate.

The incumbent of this position is expected to attend relevant meetings
of the supporting organisations and advisory committees
(audio-conferences with participation from all over the world at times
convenient to its participants).

The incumbent is also expected to travel to ICANN meetings (currently 3
times a year at different locations around the world), and other
relevant meetings around the globe.