RIPE NCC Opening: Junior Administrative Staff Member

[Daniel Karrenberg <]

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

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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@localhost



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@localhost

Applications have to be received before October 9th 1994.