Manager Stakeholder Engagement, Africa
Tracking Code Any Major City Job Description
As the primary representative of ICANN in Africa, this person is charged with developing and executing the organizations strategic and tactical objectives in the region. The role requires strong diplomatic, analytic, educational and outreach related skills needed to fulfill multiple responsibilities required for the successful delivery of the organizations strategic and operational objectives in the region.
Note: This role can be located in any major African city.
Key Responsibilities
- Oversee, lead and execute, organizations engagement in region with all stakeholders, including governments, and senior officials, the academic, business and legal communities, and non-commercial interests.
- Monitor, identify and analyze Internet related developments, public policy issues and trends, and impact on strategy in region, and translate into practical plans.
- Develop organizations work in region, including internal coordination and external partnerships.
- Analyze local and regional developments and create reports and communications such as position papers and reports to communicate ICANNs global strategy.
- Engage in regional and international Internet governance dialogues, including strategy to address issues affecting organization.
- Work in partnership with appropriate internal organizations to develop and carry out educational and outreach activities.
- Support a disciplined communications and reporting system between the regions and the organization on issues and events relevant to ICANNs responsibilities.
- Negotiate effectively and influence resolution on issues in an environment with conflicting stakeholder views.
- Provide internal counsel and input on issues relevant to the region;
- Seek internal alignment on issues relevant for regional success.
- Empower regional stakeholders to become active participants in the ICANN community
- Maintain favorable relations with the regional media, shareholders, employees and the general public.
- Serve as spokesperson for the organization in a specific region, maintain area expertise and prepare and give speeches, reports, briefs, presentations and media releases.
- Maintain and expand network of all stakeholders in the region, including governments, internet industry, and media and communications professionals.
- Strengthen stakeholder engagement and participation, specifically government, business, technical and civil society.
- Engage with regional and international intergovernmental forums.
- Direct organizations policies and objectives in the region.
- Identify public policy influences, political issues, trends, that impact organizations work.
- Identify and implement improvements for organization’s global work in region.
- Ability to read and write and converse in at least one of the languages of the region other than English at a level sufficient to conduct job-related business transactions required
- Knowledge of the internet, Domain Name System and common related issues required
- Proven ability to communicate complex and often controversial information, concepts, policies and positions, both verbally and in writing, to internal and external audiences
- Ability to work in a global environment with strong awareness and ability towards engaging with all cultures and interests.
- Ability to work in globally distributed organization
- Ability to work with highly diverse workforce
- Able to work independently (self motivated)
- Ability to travel freely throughout the region
- Must have excellent communication skills including fluency in English with multi-lingual skills strongly preferred.
- Required Experience
- Minimum 5 years working in an international legal, governmental and/or multi-stakeholder environment and demonstrated experience in the international arena.
- Prior experience at senior level in government preferred.
- Advanced degree in international relations, policy, law, international business and/or an appropriate technical qualification required
- Prior international experience strongly preferred.
ICANN is a nonprofit public benefit corporation responsible for the global coordination of the Internet's system of unique identifiers. These include domain names as well as the addresses used in a variety of Internet protocols. Computers use these identifiers to reach each other over the Internet. Careful management of these resources is vital to the Internet's operation, so ICANN's global stakeholders (Registrars, Registries, Internet user groups, etc.) meet regularly to develop policies that ensure the Internet's ongoing security and stability.
Salary commensurate with experience and qualifications.
ICANN is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate based on race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, marital status, veteran status, physical or mental disability, sex, sexual orientation,
- age or other protected characteristics and complies with all applicable laws and regulations.
All resumes should accompany a well written cover letter (first impressions are everything). Tell us why you are the best person for the job. Only those with comparable skills will be contacted. No phone calls or email please.
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