[apnic-announce] APNIC Director General Position Available
Hi,
Below is the job description of the APNIC Director General position. All
serious candidates are encouraged to apply.
Regards,
-drc
Job Description:
Director General
Asia Pacific Network Information Center, Pty. Ltd.
Preamble:
APNIC is a not for profit organisation that co-ordinates resource
allocation for Internet Service Providers across the Asian-Pacific
region. It is one of 3 existing organisations worldwide which
perform these tasks. A complete profile of APNIC can be found in
the annual report for 1997, see
http://www.apnic.net/annual_reports/1997
The clients of APNIC are, in general, ISPs which operate within the
Asia and Pacific Rim region. APNIC is currently in the process of
relocating it's operations from Tokyo, Japan to Brisbane, Australia.
The Director General position will be based in Brisbane. Occasional
travel will be required.
This job description sets out
- a description of APNIC
- the nature of the work and
- the skills and requirements
for a position that the APNIC Executive Council seeks to fill for the
position of Director General
Terms:
An initial contract of three years, with the possiblity of further
extension if mutually agreed.
Renumeration to be negotiated, but set at rate to attract a high-
calibre individual. Reasonable relocation costs to the APNIC
Secretariat headquarters in Brisbane, Australia will be borne by
APNIC.
Tasks:
a. To act as the Chief Executive Officer of APNIC Pty Ltd, having
the authority common to that position as well as other powers
delegated by the Executive Council or the APNIC Membership;
b. To act as the legal representative of APNIC and the corporation;
c. To act as an ex-officio member of the Executive Council;
d. To have responsibility for the general management, control of
functions and affairs of APNIC subject to the provisions of the
by-laws of APNIC and the direction of the Executive Council;
e. To execute all contracts, agreements and other instruments of the
corporation which are authorized including affixing the Seal of
the corporation;
f. To manage the business administration of the APNIC on behalf of
the Treasurer;
g. To be responsible to the Executive Council for the administrative
and fiscal aspects of APNIC's activities;
h. To take all the actions required to ensure the economic use of
APNIC's resources;
i. To have responsibility for the appointment and general management
of all staff;
j. To report to the Executive Council on a regular basis and put
forward proposals for resolution for the consideration of the
Executive Council;
k. To devise and execute strategic policy in conjunction with
and by the approval of the Exective Council;
l. To plan and coordinate all APNIC activities in conjunction with
and by the approval of the Executive Council;
m. To represent APNIC and APNIC members with respect to all relevant
Internet bodies
n. To liaise with peer Regional Registries (currently RIPE and ARIN)
and the IANA over stategy, policy and the operation of Regional
Registries.
Essential Skills:
* Excellent leadership, communication, presentation and inter-personal
skills;
* Proven business administrative skills of a business with income
over US $1,000,000;
* Proven personnel management skills for a small team of technically
oriented individuals;
* Good understanding of operational Internet issues, and in
particular, those issues involving the Internet address allocation
and assignment policies and procedures;
* Experience with current Internet allocation, assignment policies
and procedures;
* Ability to travel, primarily in the Asia and Pacific Rim region,
with occasional trips to the US and Europe;
* Fluent written and spoken English;
Desirable Skills:
* Asian language skills;
* Involvement in Asia Pacific Internet related organizations;
* Experience operating an Internet service provider;
* Experience obtaining resources from APNIC;
* Familiarity with Internet Engineering standards organisations
such as the IETF;
* Familiarity with Internet Operations organizations such as IEPG,
NANOG, etc.;
Dates:
Application deadline: April 15, 1998
Interview period: April 20 - 24, 1998
Start date: As soon as possible.
How to apply:
If you are interested to find out more about these positions, please
send email to <employment at apnic dot net> or fax your application to
+81-3-5500-0481. Interviews will take place in Brisbane, Australia.
We would appreciate it if you send email, that it is a plain ASCII
document, Microsoft Word, or a postscript document. If you have
questions, please do not hesitate to call +81-3-5500-0480 or send
email to <employment at apnic dot net>.