[AFRINIC-announce] AFRINIC is Recruiting a Chief Executive Officer

[AFRINIC Communication]

AFRINIC seeks to engage a Chief Executive Officer (CEO) who will lead a team of dedicated staff, and work with the Board of Directors to execute the strategic plans of the Company. The CEO will be stationed in Ebène, Mauritius.
 
ABOUT THE ORGANISATION­
The African Network Information Centre (AFRINIC) is the Regional Internet Registry (RIR) for Africa.  It is responsible for the distribution and management of Internet number resources - IPv4, IPv6 addresses and ASN (Autonomous System Numbers) - for the African region.
 
AFRINIC’s mission is to provide professional and efficient distribution of Internet number resources to the African Internet community, to support Internet technology usage and infrastructure development across the continent and to strengthen Internet self-governance in Africa by facilitating and encouraging participatory policy development.
 
AFRINIC operations are overseen by a Board of Directors (BoD) elected by members on a regional or independent representation basis, as defined by Article 11 of its bylaws [http://www.afrinic.net/en/about-us/bylaws?start=10]. Once appointed to the Board, each Director represents and works for the whole region and not their organisations, country or sub-region.
 
THE ROLE (Ebène Cyber City, Mauritius)

The details of the job and the expectations are fully described in the document “Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Role” available for download from the AFRINIC website at http://afrinic.net/images/staff/CEO-Role-final-24-11-14-SG.pdf
 
How to Apply
 
To apply you should:
1.     Submit a full C.V. and a personally signed cover letter that clearly documents your relevant experience in line with the appointment criteria.
2.     Include details of expected salary and benefits package in your cover letter
3.     Please also include names, positions, organisations and telephone contact numbers for at least two references, one of who should be your current/most recent employer. If you specifically do not wish referees to be contacted without your permission, please indicate this clearly.  We will only approach referees if you are invited to attend the final interview round and will only do so with your permission.
4.     Finally, please ensure that you include your mobile telephone number and email address as well as any dates when you will not be available for interview.
 
Please email your application to: ceorole at afrinic.net with the reference AFJOB-CEO2014 in the subject line.
 
All applications must be received by 17:00 UTC Friday 19th December 2014.

You can read more about the selection process and associated timeline at:
http://afrinic.net/en/about-us/career/1259-ceo-recruitment-process-timeline