Positions Available
Executive Secretary and a Technical Advisor
Arctic Council Indigenous Peoples' Secretariat (IPS)
Copenhagen, Denmark
For further information, please go to:
http://www.arcticpeoples.org/
To apply for either position, send a letter of application and a CV to:
Indigenous Peoples' Secretariat
P.O. Box 2151
Strandgade 91, 4. sal
DK-1016 Copenhagen
Denmark
Phone: +45 32 83 37 90
E-mail: ips [at] ghsdk.dk
The application deadline for both positions is Monday, 30 May 2005.
The Arctic Council (AC) is an international forum that promotes
co-operation on environmental protection and sustainable development
issues in the Arctic. The council is a unique body because it provides
for the full participation of the arctic's indigenous peoples.
Known as Permanent Participants, representatives of six arctic
indigenous peoples' organizations work side by side with the eight
arctic member countries. The council's mandate includes incorporating
the traditional and cultural needs, values, rights, and practices of
arctic indigenous peoples in its programmes and policies. The Indigenous
Peoples' Secretariat was established to facilitate and assist the
participation of the arctic indigenous peoples in the Arctic Council.
The Permanent Participants are: Aleut International Association (AIA),
the Arctic Athabaskan Council (AAC), Inuit Circumpolar Conference (ICC),
Gwich'in Council International (GCI), Russian Association of Indigenous
Peoples of the North (RAIPON) and the Saami Council. Jointly, they
represent approximately 500,000 indigenous inhabitants of the Arctic.
EXECUTIVE SECRETARY
Responsibilities
The Executive Secretary of the Arctic Council Indigenous Peoples'
Secretariat is responsible for the administration, supervision, and
management of the Secretariat. This is a two-year contract position,
dependent on the availability of funding.
The mandate of the Secretariat is to facilitate meetings and dialogue
among the indigenous peoples, assist indigenous peoples in making
contributions to the AC processes, ensure timely distribution of AC
documentation and to facilitate on-going work on traditional knowledge.
The Executive Secretary is responsible for the day-to-day management of
a small Secretariat. The position requires extensive travelling, mainly
in the Arctic. The Executive Secretary will be responsible to a
Governing Board composed of representatives from the Arctic States and
the Permanent Participants. Activities of the Secretariat are governed
by the rules and regulations established by the governments of Denmark
and Greenland.
Qualifications
- A university degree, preferably at the master's level in social or
natural sciences, international or environmental law and politics, or
equivalent knowledge and experience.
- A thorough understanding of arctic indigenous issues and politics;
- Extensive experience in international co-operation and preferably in
international negotiations/diplomacy.
- A proven record of responsibilities in management/public
administration.
- Knowledge of financial administration and budgeting.
- Fund raising experience and ability to write funding proposals.
- Excellent qualifications in English (spoken and written), the working
language of the Secretariat.
- Knowledge of an arctic indigenous language and/or Russian would be an
asset.
Terms and Conditions
There will be a three-month probation period, The successful candidate
will be offered a two-year contract starting 1 October 2005. Salary and
benefits to be negotiated. Contract renewal will be based on performance
and the allocation of funding support from the Danish Government.
TECHNICAL ADVISOR
Responsibilities
The new Technical Advisor will be working with one other Technical
Advisor and an Administrative Secretary, who all report to the Executive
Secretary. This is a one-year contract position, renewable annually,
based on availability of funding.
The Technical Advisor will be responsible for undertaking studies,
preparing reports, briefs, analysis and background papers of relevance
and importance to the Permanent Participants primarily within the Arctic
Council programme of Sustainable Development. This job requires a high
degree of self-motivation and creative thinking.
The Technical Advisor must also be expected to contribute to the other
files and responsibilities of the Secretariat and its staff members.
Extensive travel is expected.
Qualifications
- A thorough understanding of arctic indigenous issues and as a minimum
requirement hold a BA degree within fields of relevance to sustainable
development issues, e.g. economics, social and political studies,
planning and development and environment, or equivalent knowledge and
experience.
- At least two years of work experience in a related field. Special
consideration may be given to candidates who through previous
experiences demonstrate skills for working in an international
environment.
- Excellent qualifications in English (spoken and written).
- Knowledge of an Arctic indigenous language is a requirement; a command
of the Russian language would be an asset.
- Must be highly motivated and a creative thinker.
Terms and Conditions
The successful candidate will start 1 September 2005 and in the event of
a successful termination of an initial three-month probation period, the
candidate will be offered a one-year contract. Salary to be negotiated.
Contract renewal will be based on performance and the allocation of
continued funding support for the position.
To apply for either position, send a letter of application and a CV to:
Indigenous Peoples' Secretariat
P.O. Box 2151
Strandgade 91, 4. sal
DK-1016 Copenhagen
Denmark
Phone: +45 32 83 37 90
E-mail: ips [at] ghsdk.dk
The application deadline for both positions is Monday, 30 May 2005.