[A2k] Consumers International Project Coordinator Position

[Michelle Childs]

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Michelle

Consumers International Project Coordinator Opening
by Jaewon Chung =97 last modified 2008-07-31 13:10

The Kuala Lumpur Office of Consumers International seeks a Project
Coordinator to play a key role in coordinating the project on Global
Consumer Dialog and Public Education Network on Access to Knowledge
(A2K) Issues. Interested candidates should submit a CV and cover
letter by August 14, 2008.

Consumers International Project Coordinator Opening

Job title: Project Co-ordinator
Project: Global Consumer Dialog and Public Education Network on Access
to
Knowledge (A2K) Issues
Location: CI Kuala Lumpur (KL) Office
Managed by: Head of KL Office
Salary: =A322,000 per year including benefits (2 year contract). For
candidates who must relocate, moving costs and appropriate
comparability salary adjustments would be covered.

Consumers International (CI) is the global campaigning voice of
consumers =96 protecting consumer rights and uniting consumer
organisations in the struggle to change the world for the good of
people everywhere.

As a Project Coordinator based in the Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, you will
play a key role in coordinating the project on Global Consumer Dialog
and Public Education Network on Access to Knowledge (A2K) Issues. In
this role you will directly contribute to the attainment of project
outcomes and to the CI strategic objective for more balanced
Intellectual Property (IP) regimes that protect consumer/civil society
interests.

This includes building a network to support the capacity of consumer
organisations in the global south, to educate their members about the
need for more equitable IP regimes and other related communications
rights/media justice issues.

You will be responsible for assisting and coordinating policy
development and strategic planning in CI member countries focussing on
public education strategies, research, policy tracking and briefing of
working group participants on key A2K policy issues. Your role
involves disseminating policy recommendations on priority areas and
event reports (internally: website, list-serves, newsletters,
teleconferences; and externally: website and relations with
governments, media and other relevant stakeholders).

You are a person with a strong commitment to the objectives of the
consumer movement with experience in intellectual property issues or a
legal background, ideally in copyright, patents, communications
rights, consumer rights and related aspects. You have a good knowledge
of the NGO sector and the ability to develop, manage partnerships with
multistakeholders.

To Apply:

Please send a CV and a cover letter explaining how your experience and
skills will help you perform the tasks listed in the job description
to Indrani Thuraisingham at indrani@consint.org.

Closing date: 14th August 2008
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Michelle Childs
Head of European Affairs
  Knowledge Ecology International
www.keionline.org / www.cptech.org
Phone:+44(0)207 226 6663 ex 252
Email: michelle.childs@cptech.org



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