CPTnet
27 February 2012
CPT INTERNATIONAL:
Call for expressions of interest in and nominations for CPT Delegations
and Administrative Coordinator
full-time position of Delegations and Administrative
Coordinator.
this position will
Provide leadership support to CPT’s delegation program.
advocacy links between communities experiencing violence with concerned
individuals and groups, and offer participants first-hand experiences of CPT’s
on-the-ground faith-based, active peacemaking. Includes working with CPT teams to schedule delegations,
recruiting delegates and delegation leaders, facilitating pre-delegation
orientation and post delegation debriefings, administering details such as
booking flights and finances (50-60%).
Take part in CPT’s Chicago-based administrative coordination
will be determined by how the appointee’s gifts mesh with those of others
working in CPT administration. Likely to include some elements of
welcoming people to the Chicago office, data base management and communications (30-35%).
Be a CPTer
and a member of the CPT Support Team
Team shares support for CPT’s structure from a variety of places across the
continents. Members of the Chicago- based part of that team work in close
collaboration. Opportunities exist to dip into CPT project work (5-10%).
Location:
Timing:
interesthttps://cpt.org/wp-content/uploads/IMG_0316-2.jpgnominations no later than 19 March. Full application materials
due 30 March. Position to start as soon as preferred candidate is
available. After confirmed, appointment will be for a period of three
years.
Compensation:
full health coverage, and incredibly meaningful work within a team of kind,
gutsy and committed peacemakers.
Contact Carol Rose, CPT Co-Director, at carolr@cpt.org
with expressions of interest, and nominations. She will respond
with application materials and a more complete job description.
Please share this message widely and pray for God’s work through this
appointment process.
Needed Qualities, Experience and
Skills:
Faith-Based
worship, and decision-making
-Deep grounding in faith, rooted in a community of faith
– Familiarity with CPT’s sponsoring bodies and clusters of support, or a
willingness to grow in this area
Peacemaker
– Experience andhttps://cpt.org/wp-content/uploads/IMG_0316-2.jpgor willingness to participate in CPT work and actions in
settings of lethal inter-group conflict
– Experience in, and commitment to, dismantling racism and other oppressions,
awareness of ways that oppressions intersect, sensitivity to ways oppressions
function differently in a variety of nationalhttps://cpt.org/wp-content/uploads/IMG_0316-2.jpgcultural settings
Team Member
and share with sensitivity, tact, humor and humility
– Demonstrated success in building and maintaining positive interpersonal
relationships
– Ability to navigate appropriately needs for both openness and confidentiality
– Ability to take initiative and engage in good teamwork
– Communication skills including writing, public speaking, and maintaining
relationships with people in many locations, using ever-changing communications
technology
– Awareness of self-care needs and ability to set limits in a sometimes
demanding work environment.
Position Specific
-Familiarity with CPT delegation program and project sites or other comparable
experience desirable.
-Administrative skills, including the ability to organize and prioritize
competing demands,
-Strong attention to detail, ease and accuracy working with database and
accounts,
-Communication skills including writing, public speaking, and maintaining
relationships with people in many locations using ever-changing communications
technology.
-English fluency essential. Fluency in Spanish desirable.
Persons with the required experience and skills who have not yet been members
of CPT are welcome to apply. See www.cpt.org <https:https://cpt.org/wp-content/uploads/IMG_0316-2.jpghttps://cpt.org/wp-content/uploads/IMG_0316-2.jpgwww.cpt.orghttps://cpt.org/wp-content/uploads/IMG_0316-2.jpg
for background about CPT. If chosen as the most promising
applicant, an individual will be invited to participate in a CPT delegation and
month-long traininghttps://cpt.org/wp-content/uploads/IMG_0316-2.jpgdiscernment process prior to finalizing appointment to this
position.
CPT is engaged in an organization-wide process of transformation to undo racism
and other oppressions and is working towards more truly reflecting the strong
diversity of God’s creation.
Members of aboriginal or racialized groups are encouraged to apply.
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