Opening: RIPE NCC SENIOR TECHNICAL STAFF (DEPUTY MANAGER)

[Daniel Karrenberg <]

Dear colleagues,

please give this appropriate distribution. Thank you

Regards

Daniel Karrenberg
RIPE NCC Manager


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There currently is an opening at the RIPE NCC for a

	

          SENIOR TECHNICAL STAFF (DEPUTY MANAGER)



The position provides an excellent opportunity to work at the very heart
of the European Internet industry.  The person filling this position
will report directly to the NCC manager and be in charge of a
substantial number of NCC activities.  He or she will also be acting
manager of the NCC in the absence of the NCC manager.  Since the NCC is
quite small, he or she will also execute a part of the actual work. 


Duties

The general duties of the RIPE NCC senior technical staff:

   - to execute some of the NCC activities
   - take responsibility for part of the activities
   - to supervise the technical and administrative staff
   - propose new activities, where needed, to the RIPE NCC Manager
   - represent the NCC to other organisations

The specific duties of this position are:

   - perform Internet Registry related tasks, in particular those
     requiring in-depth technical review and difficult decisions
   - support the NCC manager in generating NCC reports
   - support the NCC manager in generating the yearly Activity Plans
   - participate proactively in planning the NCC infrastructure

The other specific NCC activities which the senior technical staff
member will have to execute and/or take responsibility for will be
determined according to her preferences and the need at the time.
Please refer to the RIPE NCC Activity Plan (ripe-110).

Qualifications

   Essential

   - management experience
   - good communication skills
   - solid background in Internet technology
   - good knowledge of written and spoken English
   - experience with Internet service provision
   - familiarity with the Unix and X-Windows environments


   Desirable

   - work experience in an international environment
   - experience in the RIPE community
   - knowledge of spoken Dutch


Time Frame

The position is open immediately and will be filled  as soon as possible
but no later than January 1995.



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 currently staffed by 4 full time employees:

 one NCC manager
 two NCC technical staff
 one NCC administrative staff

Another engineer (technical staff) is expected to join in November.
Further growth is expected in 1995.

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 November 1st 1994.