[SN-ANNOUNCE] CIVICUS Vacancies

[CIVICUS]

TO ALL SANGONeT USERS

CIVICUS: World Alliance for Citizen Participation is one of the leading and
most diverse international civil society networks, with members and partners
in more than 100 countries and a staff of 30 people from 20 countries. It
implements a range of programmatic activities focusing on strengthening
civil society and its role in governance and development worldwide. It also
serves as a convenor of global civil society leaders through its annual
World Assembly and other convening activities.

CIVICUS is currently recruiting for four positions. For more information on
these advertisements, please view details below.

Assistant Secretary General - Programmes

CIVICUS is currently recruiting an Assistant Secretary General (ASG) -
Programmes to lead the expanding range of CIVICUS' global programmatic
activities. In cooperation with the Senior General Manager of Organisational
Services, the ASG - Programmes supports the Secretary General of CIVICUS in
the overall leadership of the organisation. This requires building and
sustaining a high performance, impact-focused team committed to enhancing
civil society's role in promoting citizen participation, democracy and
equitable development around the world. In addition, the ASG - Programmes
will closely support the Secretary General, the Board and its committees in
evolving CIVICUS' international position, reputation, strategy and policy,
defining challenging targets, and in marshalling the external and internal
resources required for the effective achievement of CIVICUS' mission.
Closing date: 25 September 2006. 

For more information on CIVICUS, please visit
www.civicus.org/new/jobs_info.asp?id=544 

Media and Communications Manager

CIVICUS seeks a creative, experienced and motivated media and communications
manager to guide the development of and manage a multi-function support
office for its global communications operations. The main roles are to
develop and disseminate knowledge and information to directly strengthen
civil society and raise citizen awareness on issues facing civil society
worldwide and to strengthen CIVICUS' profile and increase support for the
organisation; enhance CIVICUS' ability to achieve its specific programme
goals (e.g. using knowledge and information systems to influence local,
national and international policy decisions); and enhance CIVICUS' internal
and external communications. This position will be part of the CIVICUS
Management Team and is based in Johannesburg, South Africa. Closing date: 25
September 2006. 

For more information on CIVICUS, please visit
www.civicus.org/new/jobs_info.asp?id=543 

Finance and Administration Manager

CIVICUS is currently recruiting a Finance and Administration Manager who is
responsible for four key areas of CIVICUS administration services: (1)
financial management; (2) human resources management; (3) property
management; and (4) office administration (incl. the supervision of CIVICUS
IT-systems), supervising the group of 5 staff members in a way that is
appropriate to CIVICUS vision and mission statement and meeting the
requirements of the Board, the Secretary General and the Senior General
Manager, Organisational Services. This includes the maintenance of statutory
records and organisation's secretarial matters. Closing date: 29 September
2006. 

For more information on CIVICUS, please visit
www.civicus.org/new/jobs_info.asp?id=554

Manager of the Secretary General's Office

CIVICUS is currently recruiting a Manager of the Secretary General's Office.
This position reports directly to the Secretary General (SG) and is
responsible for managing the day-to-day functioning of the SG's office,
working closely with all other CIVICUS departments. This includes providing
strategic guidance and close support in setting and meeting internal and
external commitments, assisting with research, speech writing and
presentations; ensuring continuity and consistency in external
communications with a wide range of stakeholders; overseeing the timely
processing of correspondence and scheduling requests; ensuring the effective
handling of travel and other logistical arrangements; coordinating meetings
of the CIVICUS Board, Executive Committee and various internal committees
and teams. Closing date: 29 September 2006. 

For more information on CIVICUS, please visit
www.civicus.org/new/jobs_info.asp?id=553