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<br class=""><div><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class="">On Jul 24, 2015, at 2:16 PM, KASWESHA <<a href="mailto:kaswesha@gmail.com" class="">kaswesha@gmail.com</a>> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div class=""><div dir="ltr" class=""><div class=""><div class="">For me, automatically it is you we should nominate.<br class=""><br class=""><br class=""></div>Regards;<br class=""><br class=""></div>James Njoroge<br class=""></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br class=""><div class="gmail_quote">On Fri, Jul 24, 2015 at 9:54 AM, William Drake <span dir="ltr" class=""><<a href="mailto:wjdrake@gmail.com" target="_blank" class="">wjdrake@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br class=""><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div style="word-wrap:break-word" class=""><div class="">who should we nominate :-)
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<div class=""><br class=""><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class="">Begin forwarded message:</div><br class=""><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px" class=""><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif;" class=""><b class="">From: </b></span><span style="font-family:-webkit-system-font,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,sans-serif" class="">George Sadowsky <<a href="mailto:george.sadowsky@gmail.com" target="_blank" class="">george.sadowsky@gmail.com</a>><br class=""></span></div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px" class=""><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif;" class=""><b class="">Subject: </b></span><span style="font-family:-webkit-system-font,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,sans-serif" class=""><b class="">ICANN CEO Job Description - please circulate</b><br class=""></span></div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px" class=""><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif;" class=""><b class="">Date: </b></span><span style="font-family:-webkit-system-font,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,sans-serif" class="">July 24, 2015 at 2:27:50 AM GMT+2<br class=""></span></div><br class=""><div class=""><div style="word-wrap:break-word" class=""><h1 style="font-size:1.31rem;margin:0px 0px 10px;font-family:Lato,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(51,51,51);padding:0px 0px 1rem;border-bottom-width:1px;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-color:rgb(207,207,207);font-weight:500!important" class=""><abbr title="Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers" style="direction:ltr;border-bottom-width:1px;border-bottom-style:dotted;border-bottom-color:rgb(153,153,153)" class="">ICANN</abbr> CEO Search Committee Announces CEO Candidate Criteria: Deadline for Application Submission is 20 September 2015</h1><div style="margin-bottom:20px;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:helvetica,arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px" class=""><h3 style="font-weight:500!important;font-family:Lato,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:1rem!important;margin-right:1rem;display:inline" class="">[At <a href="http://www.iicann.org/" target="_blank" class="">www.Iicann.org</a>, this page is available in:</h3><ul style="padding:0px;list-style-type:none;margin:0px;display:inline" class=""><li style="margin:0px;padding:0px;display:inline" class=""><a href="http://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2-2015-07-20-zh" style="color:rgb(0,136,204);text-decoration:none" target="_blank" class="">中文</a>, </li><li style="margin:0px;padding:0px;display:inline" class=""><a href="http://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2-2015-07-20-ar" style="color:rgb(0,136,204);text-decoration:none" target="_blank" class="">العربية</a>, </li><li style="margin:0px;padding:0px;display:inline" class=""><a href="http://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2-2015-07-20-fr" style="color:rgb(0,136,204);text-decoration:none" target="_blank" class="">Français</a>, </li><li style="margin:0px;padding:0px;display:inline" class=""><a href="http://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2-2015-07-20-ru" style="color:rgb(0,136,204);text-decoration:none" target="_blank" class="">Pусский</a>, </li><li style="margin:0px;padding:0px;display:inline" class=""><a href="http://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2-2015-07-20-pt" style="color:rgb(0,136,204);text-decoration:none" target="_blank" class="">Português</a>, </li><li style="margin:0px;padding:0px;display:inline" class=""><a href="http://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2-2015-07-20-es" style="color:rgb(0,136,204);text-decoration:none" target="_blank" class="">Español</a>, and </li><li style="margin:0px;padding:0px;display:inline" class="">English]</li></ul></div><div 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target="_blank" class=""><span style="display:inline-block;line-height:1;font-family:FontAwesome;font-size:1.2rem" class=""></span></a><div style="clear:both" class=""></div></div><div style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:helvetica,arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px" class=""><p style="line-height:1.4rem;font-size:1rem;margin:0px 0px 1.25rem" class="">Following the announcement by <abbr title="Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers" style="direction:ltr;border-bottom-width:1px;border-bottom-style:dotted;border-bottom-color:rgb(153,153,153)" class="">ICANN</abbr> CEO Fadi Chehadé, who has been CEO since 2012, that he will be departing <abbr title="Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers" style="direction:ltr;border-bottom-width:1px;border-bottom-style:dotted;border-bottom-color:rgb(153,153,153)" class="">ICANN</abbr> after the <abbr title="Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers" style="direction:ltr;border-bottom-width:1px;border-bottom-style:dotted;border-bottom-color:rgb(153,153,153)" class="">ICANN</abbr> Public Meeting in March 2016, the <abbr title="Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers" style="direction:ltr;border-bottom-width:1px;border-bottom-style:dotted;border-bottom-color:rgb(153,153,153)" class="">ICANN</abbr> Board of Directors established a search committee to plan and execute a strategy to identify CEO candidates for submission to the Board. The committee was established at the Board's 21 June 2015 meeting, and its membership consists of George Sadowsky (chair), Rinalia Abdul Rahim, Cherine Chalaby, Steve Crocker, Chris Disspain, Markus Kummer, Ram Mohan and Ray Plzak.</p><h3 style="font-family:Lato,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:1.31rem;padding:0.75rem 0px 0.5rem;margin:0px;font-weight:500!important" class="">All candidate inquiries must be directed to Odgers Berndtson (contact email below).</h3><h3 style="font-family:Lato,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:1.31rem;padding:0.75rem 0px 0.5rem;margin:0px;font-weight:500!important" class=""><abbr title="Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers" style="direction:ltr;border-bottom-width:1px;border-bottom-style:dotted;border-bottom-color:rgb(153,153,153)" class="">ICANN</abbr>: The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names & Numbers</h3><p style="line-height:1.4rem;font-size:1rem;margin:0px 0px 1.25rem" class=""><abbr title="Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers" style="direction:ltr;border-bottom-width:1px;border-bottom-style:dotted;border-bottom-color:rgb(153,153,153)" class="">ICANN</abbr>'s global public interest mission is to promote the stability and security of the global Internet through coordination of the unique identifiers that comprise its naming and addressing systems - numbers, names, and protocol parameters.</p><p style="line-height:1.4rem;font-size:1rem;margin:0px 0px 1.25rem" class=""><abbr title="Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers" style="direction:ltr;border-bottom-width:1px;border-bottom-style:dotted;border-bottom-color:rgb(153,153,153)" class="">ICANN</abbr>'s mission touches all countries and it fulfills it by engaging with a large global community of actively participating stakeholders representing the domain name industry, governments, businesses, academia, NGOs and individuals, dedicated to keeping the Internet secure, stable and interoperable. <abbr title="Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers" style="direction:ltr;border-bottom-width:1px;border-bottom-style:dotted;border-bottom-color:rgb(153,153,153)" class="">ICANN</abbr> has three meetings a year that gather about 1,500 participants each.</p><p style="line-height:1.4rem;font-size:1rem;margin:0px 0px 1.25rem" class=""><abbr title="Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers" style="direction:ltr;border-bottom-width:1px;border-bottom-style:dotted;border-bottom-color:rgb(153,153,153)" class="">ICANN</abbr> was formed in 1998 as a Californian public benefit not-for-profit corporation. <abbr title="Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers" style="direction:ltr;border-bottom-width:1px;border-bottom-style:dotted;border-bottom-color:rgb(153,153,153)" class="">ICANN</abbr>'s current baseline operating expense budget (excluding initiatives) is about US$113 million, mostly derived from fees levied on domain name registrations.</p><p style="line-height:1.4rem;font-size:1rem;margin:0px 0px 1.25rem" class="">The past three years have been key in establishing <abbr title="Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers" style="direction:ltr;border-bottom-width:1px;border-bottom-style:dotted;border-bottom-color:rgb(153,153,153)" class="">ICANN</abbr> as a global organization. In addition to the hub office in Los Angeles, USA, <abbr title="Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers" style="direction:ltr;border-bottom-width:1px;border-bottom-style:dotted;border-bottom-color:rgb(153,153,153)" class="">ICANN</abbr> has hub offices in Istanbul, Turkey, and Singapore, and engagement offices in Beijing, Brussels, Geneva, Montevideo, Seoul and Washington. The organization currently has 325 staff spread across 30 countries.</p><p style="line-height:1.4rem;font-size:1rem;margin:0px 0px 1.25rem" class="">In addition to the globalization of the organization, the new generic Top-Level Domain (gTLDs) Program was developed, which includes gTLDs in both Latin and non-Latin scripts such as Arabic, Chinese, and Cyrillic that allow people to use a domain name in their native language or script. More than 1,300 new gTLDs are expected to be delegated in total.</p><p style="line-height:1.4rem;font-size:1rem;margin:0px 0px 1.25rem" class=""><abbr title="Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers" style="direction:ltr;border-bottom-width:1px;border-bottom-style:dotted;border-bottom-color:rgb(153,153,153)" class="">ICANN</abbr>'s multistakeholder model is essential to the organization's ability to serve the global public interest and to enhance its accountability and the trust in its work. The organization is currently undergoing substantial global community-led efforts to strengthen this model.</p><p style="line-height:1.4rem;font-size:1rem;margin:0px 0px 1.25rem" class="">The <abbr title="Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers" style="direction:ltr;border-bottom-width:1px;border-bottom-style:dotted;border-bottom-color:rgb(153,153,153)" class="">ICANN</abbr> website (<a href="https://www.icann.org/" style="color:rgb(0,136,204);text-decoration:none" target="_blank" class="">http://www.icann.org</a>) provides extensive information about the organization and the way it works.</p><p style="line-height:1.4rem;font-size:1rem;margin:0px 0px 1.25rem" class="">Some key characteristics of <abbr title="Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers" style="direction:ltr;border-bottom-width:1px;border-bottom-style:dotted;border-bottom-color:rgb(153,153,153)" class="">ICANN</abbr>'s are:</p><h3 style="font-family:Lato,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:1.31rem;padding:0.75rem 0px 0.5rem;margin:0px;text-decoration:underline;font-weight:500!important" class=""><abbr title="Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers" style="direction:ltr;border-bottom-width:1px;border-bottom-style:dotted;border-bottom-color:rgb(153,153,153);text-decoration:none" class="">ICANN</abbr> as an Organization</h3><ul style="padding:0px;line-height:1.4rem;margin:0px 0px 1.25rem 20px" class=""><li style="line-height:1.4rem;margin:0px 0px 15px 20px" class=""><abbr title="Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers" style="direction:ltr;border-bottom-width:1px;border-bottom-style:dotted;border-bottom-color:rgb(153,153,153)" class="">ICANN</abbr> is a unique not-for-profit organization that comprises and serves a broad, global group of stakeholders from across all sectors that work to develop its policies through an inclusive "bottom-up" process </li><li style="line-height:1.4rem;margin:0px 0px 15px 20px" class="">Transparency, inclusion, and participation form the basis of its conduct of business and its accountability towards stakeholders and the larger public</li><li style="line-height:1.4rem;margin:0px 0px 15px 20px" class=""><abbr title="Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers" style="direction:ltr;border-bottom-width:1px;border-bottom-style:dotted;border-bottom-color:rgb(153,153,153)" class="">ICANN</abbr>'s open and transparent policy development mechanisms promote well-informed decisions based on advice from a diversity of views. <abbr title="Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers" style="direction:ltr;border-bottom-width:1px;border-bottom-style:dotted;border-bottom-color:rgb(153,153,153)" class="">ICANN</abbr> staff supports policy development processes by the community, the Board's steering/validation role, and executes the resulting policies</li><li style="line-height:1.4rem;margin:0px 0px 15px 20px" class="">There is a delicate balance of distributed/shared responsibilities between the <abbr title="Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers" style="direction:ltr;border-bottom-width:1px;border-bottom-style:dotted;border-bottom-color:rgb(153,153,153)" class="">ICANN</abbr> staff led by the CEO, the global volunteer community, the Board of Directors and the stakeholder constituencies</li></ul><h3 style="font-family:Lato,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:1.31rem;padding:0.75rem 0px 0.5rem;margin:0px;text-decoration:underline;font-weight:500!important" class=""><abbr title="Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers" style="direction:ltr;border-bottom-width:1px;border-bottom-style:dotted;border-bottom-color:rgb(153,153,153);text-decoration:none" class="">ICANN</abbr> within the <abbr title="Internet Governance Ecosystem" style="direction:ltr;border-bottom-width:1px;border-bottom-style:dotted;border-bottom-color:rgb(153,153,153);text-decoration:none" class="">Internet Governance Ecosystem</abbr></h3><ul style="padding:0px;line-height:1.4rem;margin:0px 0px 1.25rem 20px" class=""><li style="line-height:1.4rem;margin:0px 0px 15px 20px" class=""><abbr title="Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers" style="direction:ltr;border-bottom-width:1px;border-bottom-style:dotted;border-bottom-color:rgb(153,153,153)" class="">ICANN</abbr> is part of a broader, distributed Internet governance ecosystem with other major players including key partners in the technical community. These actors work together to preserve one single, interoperable and permissionless Internet</li><li style="line-height:1.4rem;margin:0px 0px 15px 20px" class=""><abbr title="Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers" style="direction:ltr;border-bottom-width:1px;border-bottom-style:dotted;border-bottom-color:rgb(153,153,153)" class="">ICANN</abbr> works closely with related technical organizations, and each performs their technical functions within their own well defined and limited remit.</li><li style="line-height:1.4rem;margin:0px 0px 15px 20px" class=""><abbr title="Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers" style="direction:ltr;border-bottom-width:1px;border-bottom-style:dotted;border-bottom-color:rgb(153,153,153)" class="">ICANN</abbr> also works with a growing number of non-technical players in the Internet governance ecosystem (including IGOs, NGOs, foundations, governments, associations, as well as private organizations) and participates within its specific remit and responsibilities for the Internet's system of unique identifiers</li></ul><h3 style="font-family:Lato,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:1.31rem;padding:0.75rem 0px 0.5rem;margin:0px auto;text-align:center;text-decoration:underline;font-weight:500!important" class=""><em class="">Candidate Profile</em></h3><p style="line-height:1.4rem;font-size:1rem;margin:0px 0px 1.25rem" class=""><abbr title="Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers" style="direction:ltr;border-bottom-width:1px;border-bottom-style:dotted;border-bottom-color:rgb(153,153,153)" class="">ICANN</abbr> requires a public interest-minded leader with a combination of business, diplomatic and organizational skills to assume the leadership of a successful multi-stakeholder organization. Candidates will be expected to demonstrate to the highest degree possible the following experience and skills. These have been grouped in no particular order under several headings that embody the multi-faceted nature of the role:</p><p style="line-height:1.4rem;font-size:1rem;margin:0px 0px 1.25rem" class=""><abbr title="Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers" style="direction:ltr;border-bottom-width:1px;border-bottom-style:dotted;border-bottom-color:rgb(153,153,153)" class="">ICANN</abbr> seeks candidates motivated to increase the effectiveness of the global Internet for the benefit of all.</p><h3 style="font-family:Lato,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:1.31rem;padding:0.75rem 0px 0.5rem;margin:0px;font-weight:500!important" class="">Management and Operational Experience</h3><ul style="padding:0px;line-height:1.4rem;margin:0px 0px 1.25rem 20px" class=""><li style="line-height:1.4rem;margin:0px 0px 15px 20px" class="">Solid record of achievement in respected public, corporate, academic service, NGOs, foundations, and/or other public service institutions</li><li style="line-height:1.4rem;margin:0px 0px 15px 20px" class="">Proven record of strengthening, fostering and consolidating operational excellence</li><li style="line-height:1.4rem;margin:0px 0px 15px 20px" class="">Previous experience working with and/or on Boards of non-profit and/or profit organizations</li><li style="line-height:1.4rem;margin:0px 0px 15px 20px" class="">Ability to foster consensus-building</li><li style="line-height:1.4rem;margin:0px 0px 15px 20px" class="">Significant experience of, and achievements in, a multi-stakeholder environment, and an understanding of policy development processes.</li><li style="line-height:1.4rem;margin:0px 0px 15px 20px" class="">Experience in fostering diversity</li><li style="line-height:1.4rem;margin:0px 0px 15px 20px" class="">Strong operational experience running an established organization of substantial size, with ultimate responsibility for all key functions</li><li style="line-height:1.4rem;margin:0px 0px 15px 20px" class="">Success in managing the continued evolution of a dynamic organization, with complex legal issues and significant contractual relationships</li><li style="line-height:1.4rem;margin:0px 0px 15px 20px" class="">Experience in resource allocation and the management of competing priorities</li><li style="line-height:1.4rem;margin:0px 0px 15px 20px" class="">Experience in establishing, strengthening and consolidating business systems and processes</li><li style="line-height:1.4rem;margin:0px 0px 15px 20px" class="">Good negotiator who would be able to represent <abbr title="Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers" style="direction:ltr;border-bottom-width:1px;border-bottom-style:dotted;border-bottom-color:rgb(153,153,153)" class="">ICANN</abbr> and present it well in potentially adversarial environments</li></ul><h3 style="font-family:Lato,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:1.31rem;padding:0.75rem 0px 0.5rem;margin:0px;font-weight:500!important" class="">Global Experience</h3><ul style="padding:0px;line-height:1.4rem;margin:0px 0px 1.25rem 20px" class=""><li style="line-height:1.4rem;margin:0px 0px 15px 20px" class="">Understanding of relevant political and policy processes, with awareness of current Internet issues around the world</li><li style="line-height:1.4rem;margin:0px 0px 15px 20px" class="">Global exposure: experience working in leadership roles in different countries and with different cultures</li><li style="line-height:1.4rem;margin:0px 0px 15px 20px" class="">Experienced leadership of dispersed international teams of significant size and active and diverse stakeholders</li><li style="line-height:1.4rem;margin:0px 0px 15px 20px" class="">Experience managing complex and global process work flows and an ability to anticipate issues and advance pre-emptive action</li><li style="line-height:1.4rem;margin:0px 0px 15px 20px" class="">Strong diplomatic skills, ability to balance between all facets of a complex ecosystem, including technical, business, and political aspect</li><li style="line-height:1.4rem;margin:0px 0px 15px 20px" class="">Significant experience interacting and engaging with media</li><li style="line-height:1.4rem;margin:0px 0px 15px 20px" class="">Close familiarity with the ways in which governments, the Internet technical community, civil society, business sector interests and regulatory authorities interact</li></ul><h3 style="font-family:Lato,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:1.31rem;padding:0.75rem 0px 0.5rem;margin:0px;font-weight:500!important" class="">Leadership Style</h3><ul style="padding:0px;line-height:1.4rem;margin:0px 0px 1.25rem 20px" class=""><li style="line-height:1.4rem;margin:0px 0px 15px 20px" class="">Intellectually engaging, contributes to 'thought leadership,' helps to define vision and strategy, and leverages the organization's competencies</li><li style="line-height:1.4rem;margin:0px 0px 15px 20px" class="">Appreciates the aspects of multilingualism and how this affects many players in the developed and the developing world</li><li style="line-height:1.4rem;margin:0px 0px 15px 20px" class="">Appreciates and handles the geopolitical currents and pressures that will affect the future of a global organization</li><li style="line-height:1.4rem;margin:0px 0px 15px 20px" class="">Understands and demonstrates empathy, and instills that quality throughout the organization as a core part of the values and mode of operation.</li><li style="line-height:1.4rem;margin:0px 0px 15px 20px" class="">Thrives on motivating a high level team of functioning specialists</li><li style="line-height:1.4rem;margin:0px 0px 15px 20px" class="">A consensus builder, catalyst and motivator, who is practiced at, and enjoys, working in partnership and persuading others</li><li style="line-height:1.4rem;margin:0px 0px 15px 20px" class="">Embodies and practices the inclusive and empowering multistakeholder approach and encourages significant volunteer involvement</li></ul><h3 style="font-family:Lato,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:1.31rem;padding:0.75rem 0px 0.5rem;margin:0px;font-weight:500!important" class="">Personal Characteristics</h3><ul style="padding:0px;line-height:1.4rem;margin:0px 0px 1.25rem 20px" class=""><li style="line-height:1.4rem;margin:0px 0px 15px 20px" class="">Aligns with <abbr title="Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers" style="direction:ltr;border-bottom-width:1px;border-bottom-style:dotted;border-bottom-color:rgb(153,153,153)" class="">ICANN</abbr>'s values: integrity, trust, humility, technical excellence, and public service</li><li style="line-height:1.4rem;margin:0px 0px 15px 20px" class="">Multicultural with language skills, practiced communicator and public speaker</li><li style="line-height:1.4rem;margin:0px 0px 15px 20px" class="">Strong belief in the value of the Internet: conscious of its role and complexity, fully embraces <abbr title="Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers" style="direction:ltr;border-bottom-width:1px;border-bottom-style:dotted;border-bottom-color:rgb(153,153,153)" class="">ICANN</abbr>'s mission, its accountability requirements, and its bottom-up process</li><li style="line-height:1.4rem;margin:0px 0px 15px 20px" class="">Relishes work within a community empowered organization, while taking into account the different interests of the different communities in a balanced and fair way</li><li style="line-height:1.4rem;margin:0px 0px 15px 20px" class="">Excellent interpersonal skills at all levels</li><li style="line-height:1.4rem;margin:0px 0px 15px 20px" class="">Committed to strengthening diversity</li><li style="line-height:1.4rem;margin:0px 0px 15px 20px" class="">Ability to generate trust with all stakeholders and respect their input</li><li style="line-height:1.4rem;margin:0px 0px 15px 20px" class="">Adept at rapid assimilation and adjustment to new environments</li></ul><h3 style="font-family:Lato,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:1.31rem;padding:0.75rem 0px 0.5rem;margin:0px;font-weight:500!important" class="">Understanding of Internet technology and the <abbr title="Domain Name" style="direction:ltr;border-bottom-width:1px;border-bottom-style:dotted;border-bottom-color:rgb(153,153,153)" class="">Domain Name</abbr> Industry</h3><ul style="padding:0px;line-height:1.4rem;margin:0px 0px 1.25rem 20px" class=""><li style="line-height:1.4rem;margin:0px 0px 15px 20px" class="">Able to work within <abbr title="Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers" style="direction:ltr;border-bottom-width:1px;border-bottom-style:dotted;border-bottom-color:rgb(153,153,153)" class="">ICANN</abbr>'s technical remit in a rapidly evolving Internet governance ecosystem, ensuring the evolution of the organization within such a framework</li><li style="line-height:1.4rem;margin:0px 0px 15px 20px" class="">Familiarity with /understanding of Internet technologies and, in particular, an understanding of the global Internet's systems of unique identifiers, including domain names, protocol parameters and addresses, and the functioning of domain name registries and registrars</li><li style="line-height:1.4rem;margin:0px 0px 15px 20px" class="">Understanding of the domain name industry and its market structure and dynamics, including issues of competition, privacy, intellectual property, consumer protection and branding</li><li style="line-height:1.4rem;margin:0px 0px 15px 20px" class="">Understanding of Internet addressing challenges and opportunities, including deployment of IPv6, exhaustion of IPv4, and the implications of IPv4 scarcity on the fundamental Internet architecture</li></ul><h3 style="font-family:Lato,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:1.31rem;padding:0.75rem 0px 0.5rem;margin:0px;font-weight:500!important" class="">Understanding of the <abbr title="Internet Governance Ecosystem" style="direction:ltr;border-bottom-width:1px;border-bottom-style:dotted;border-bottom-color:rgb(153,153,153)" class="">Internet Governance Ecosystem</abbr></h3><ul style="padding:0px;line-height:1.4rem;margin:0px 0px 1.25rem 20px" class=""><li style="line-height:1.4rem;margin:0px 0px 15px 20px" class="">Understand the institutional environment of the Internet and its administrative governance systems, such as RIRs, <abbr title="Internet Engineering Task Force" style="direction:ltr;border-bottom-width:1px;border-bottom-style:dotted;border-bottom-color:rgb(153,153,153)" class="">IETF</abbr>, <abbr title="Internet Architecture Board" style="direction:ltr;border-bottom-width:1px;border-bottom-style:dotted;border-bottom-color:rgb(153,153,153)" class="">IAB</abbr>, <abbr title="Internet Society" style="direction:ltr;border-bottom-width:1px;border-bottom-style:dotted;border-bottom-color:rgb(153,153,153)" class="">ISOC</abbr>, <abbr title="World Wide Web Consortium" style="direction:ltr;border-bottom-width:1px;border-bottom-style:dotted;border-bottom-color:rgb(153,153,153)" class="">W3C</abbr>, and other organizations</li><li style="line-height:1.4rem;margin:0px 0px 15px 20px" class="">Awareness of the international dimensions, and the ability to interact with government and intergovernmental stakeholders</li><li style="line-height:1.4rem;margin:0px 0px 15px 20px" class="">Knowledge of the UN system and other international organizations and processes</li></ul><p style="line-height:1.4rem;font-size:1rem;margin:0px 0px 1.25rem" class="">Candidates may not match every single criterion listed above, but those who reach the final shortlist will satisfy many of them.</p><p style="line-height:1.4rem;font-size:1rem;margin:0px 0px 1.25rem" class="">The candidate will be expected to work at <abbr title="Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers" style="direction:ltr;border-bottom-width:1px;border-bottom-style:dotted;border-bottom-color:rgb(153,153,153)" class="">ICANN</abbr>'s United States headquarters in Los Angeles, California. Substantial travel will be required.</p><h3 style="font-family:Lato,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:1.31rem;padding:0.75rem 0px 0.5rem;margin:0px auto;text-align:center;font-weight:500!important" class="">APPLICATIONS</h3><p style="line-height:1.4rem;font-size:1rem;margin:0px 0px 1.25rem" class="">Applicants should submit a current curriculum vitae and a cover letter specifically linking their background and abilities to the candidate profile above. Applications should be submitted by e-mail to:</p><blockquote style="padding:10px 20px;margin:0px 0px 20px;border-left-width:5px;border-left-style:solid;border-left-color:rgb(238,238,238)" class=""><div style="line-height:1.4rem;font-size:1rem;margin:0px" class=""><a href="mailto:icann-ceo@odgersberndtson.be" style="color:rgb(0,136,204);text-decoration:none" target="_blank" class="">icann-ceo@odgersberndtson.be</a></div></blockquote><p style="line-height:1.4rem;font-size:1rem;margin:0px 0px 1.25rem" class="">Attachments should be submitted in RTF, Word, or PDF format.</p><p style="line-height:1.4rem;font-size:1rem;margin:0px 0px 1.25rem" class="">The period for acceptance of applications closes on 20 September 2015.</p><p style="line-height:1.4rem;font-size:1rem;margin:0px 0px 1.25rem" class=""><abbr title="Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers" style="direction:ltr;border-bottom-width:1px;border-bottom-style:dotted;border-bottom-color:rgb(153,153,153)" class="">ICANN</abbr> is an equal opportunity employer. Employment selection and related decisions are made without regard to sex, race, age, disability, religion, national origin, color or any other protected class.</p><p style="line-height:1.4rem;font-size:1rem;margin:0px 0px 1.25rem" class=""><abbr title="Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers" style="direction:ltr;border-bottom-width:1px;border-bottom-style:dotted;border-bottom-color:rgb(153,153,153)" class="">ICANN</abbr> values applications from candidates with demonstrated skills in languages in addition to proficient written and spoken English.</p><p style="line-height:1.4rem;font-size:1rem;margin:0px 0px 1.25rem" class=""><strong class="">Odgers Berndtson Assignment Team</strong><br class="">Bernard Tobin, Senior Partner, <a href="mailto:bernard.tobin@odgersberndtson.com" style="color:rgb(0,136,204);text-decoration:none" target="_blank" class="">bernard.tobin@odgersberndtson.com</a><br class="">David Webber, Partner, <a href="mailto:david.webber@odgersberndtson.com" style="color:rgb(0,136,204);text-decoration:none" target="_blank" class="">david.webber@odgersberndtson.com</a></p></div></div></div></blockquote></div><br class=""></div><br class="">_______________________________________________<br class="">
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