Dear Colleagues, please bring this to the attention of anyone you consider interested at all. If you have any further questions, please do not hesitate to contact us. Regards Daniel Karrenberg RIPE NCC Manager ------- There currently is an opening at the RIPE NCC for a Junior Administrative Staff Member The position provides an excellent opportunity to work at the very heart of the European Internet industry. Junior administrative staff can be promoted to administrative or technical staff positions based on the experience gained, their abilities and preferences. In fact the position will become vacant because the previous occupant will be promoted to a technical staff position. Duties The duties of the RIPE NCC Administrative Staff comprise: - to organise and support all administrative tasks of the RIPE NCC - to maintain the databases the RIPE NCC keeps - to report on administrative issues to the RIPE NCC Manager - propose new activities, where needed, to the RIPE NCC Manager The specific duties of the junior administrative staff member are: - answering general telephone calls and electronic mail - dealing with routine inquiries and administrative requests - referring non-routine requests to the appropriate staff member - maintain the NCC Library and Documentation Qualifications Essential - willingness to learn quickly about the Internet environment - ability to perform administrative tasks reliably - ability to learn and use computerised tools - good knowledge of written and spoken English - good communication skills Desirable - work experience in an international environment - previous exposure to the Internet - knowledge of spoken Dutch The position is suitable both to those with administrative skills willing to learn about the Internet and to recent graduates with Internet experience willing and able to do administrative work. Time Frame The position is open immediately and will be filled as soon as possible but no later than November 1994. R I P E N C C The RIPE Network Coordination Centre is funded by all European Internet service providers. Its task is to ensure the necessary administrative and technical coordination to allow the operation of a pan-European IP network. RIPE does not operate a network of its own. A detailed description of these activities can be found in the RIPE NCC Activity Plan ftp://ftp.ripe.net/ripe/docs/ripe-110.txt. The latest report on those activities can be found in ftp://ftp.ripe.net/ripe/docs/ripe-116.txt. The RIPE NCC is staffed by 4 full time employees: one NCC manager two NCC technical staff one NCC administrative staff The RARE association provides the legal and financial framework for the NCC. NCC staff are employed by RARE. Further information about the RIPE and the RIPE NCC can be found at: http://www.ripe.net/ or gopher://gopher.ripe.net/ or ftp://ftp.ripe.net/ or telnet://telnet.ripe.net/ Conditions RIPE NCC personnel will be employed under the standard RARE association employment conditions. The salary will depend on qualifications and experience. Costs of relocation to the Netherlands will be met. The appointment will be for one year with possible extension. Location The RIPE NCC is currently located at the Scientific Center Watergraafsmeer (WCW) in Amsterdam. Relocation of the office to the center of Amsterdam is currently under consideration. Further Information For further information about this position please contact: Daniel Karrenberg RIPE NCC Manager Kruislaan 409 NL-1098 SJ Amsterdam Netherlands Tel.: +31 20 592 5065 <Daniel.Karrenberg@ripe.net> How to Apply Applications, including a curriculum vitae and references should be submitted in confidence to: Dr. T. Kalin RARE Secretary General Ref: NCC Staff Application Singel 466 - 468 NL-1017 AW Amsterdam Netherlands <kalin@rare.nl> Applications have to be received before October 9th 1994.