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Date:          Wed, 14 Oct 1998 08:53:49 +0000
To:            creative-radio@egroups.com
From:          Mark Lynas <mark@oneworld.org>
Subject:       [creative-radio] OneWorld seeks African Regional Coordinator

OneWorld Online is looking for an African Regional Coordinator

Background and mission
OneWorld is a not-for-profit organisation dedicated to harnessing and
extending the democratic potential of the Internet to promote global
justice through communication.

OneWorld works in mutually-supportive partnerships with thousands of groups and
individuals worldwide, bringing together information from a wide variety of
perspectives to form the OneWorld supersite.

OneWorld is not, however, exclusively concerned with the Internet.  As the
media converge, we aim to enhance the effectiveness of radio and television too
in their coverage of the vital global justice debate.

The position
The Editor-Trainer for Africa will work with local NGOs, with the aim of
building up their capacity to use the Internet, helping them network
together and ensuring that African material is strongly featured on the
OneWorld supersite for a worldwide audience. The time of the Editor-Trainer will
be divided between the tasks of capacity-building, networking and editing.

The postholder will report to the OneWorld Creative Director, work closely
with the Partnership Manager and form part of the international editorial
team. They will also liaise closely with the British Council team in
Lusaka, in their existing support and networking role, adding expertise and
another pair of hands for the common goals.

Specific job responsibilities
Meet African partners individually or in country groupings to deliver
face-to-face support sessions on the practicalities and culture of running
web sites in the most effective way;
Build up a database of local ISPs, Web consultants and Internet trainers
etc. , assess the quality of services and support available and their cost;
Recommend appropriate local training, Web site creation and hosting resources to
NGOs as required; Work closely with the OneWorld team to provide Web hosting
services and technical support to NGOs in areas where local equivalent services
are not available; Rewrite and update online training modules on Web publishing
in simple English for use by local NGOs; Provide trouble-shooting assistance via
email and telephone to support training module users; Identify potential
partners for OneWorld and discuss the benefits of Web publishing; Work closely
with the international editorial team to coordinate development of African
partner content throughout the supersite; Edit new sub-sections on the supersite
focussing on African issues.

Experience
Candidate must be local to the region, be familiar with African culture and have
a degree of passion on the behalf of the region and its people.  The person
appointed will be skilled in journalistic presentation using new media, and
technically proficient in every aspect of the use of the Internet.  They must
also have a broad knowledge of the international development and local NGO
communities.

Specific requirements include
Minimum 2 years experience working in Internet and new media;
Significant IT training experience;
Excellent time-management skills;
Working knowledge of how to create and maintain Websites;
Extensive knowledge of the African NGO sector;
Working knowledge of preparing and delivering training courses

Personal characteristics
The ideal candidate for this position will be an innovative and flexible
professional with excellent IT, interpersonal and journalistic skills.
This individual will be comfortable working independently in a number of
environments and will have a positive attitude and energetic approach to
fulfilling the potential of this project.  The postholder will have a
strong commitment to sharing knowledge with the OneWorld international team and
to building an effective NGO partnership at the national and international
level.

Location
Lusaka, Zambia

Please send a CV with covering note to: miriam@oneworld.org
or by fax to 00 44 1494 481751 by 26th October 1998


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