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<title>FSFE seeking legal department coordinator and staff members</title>
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<h1>FSFE seeking legal department coordinator and staff members</h1>
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<h2>Job description</h2>
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<p>FSFE was established in 2001 as a multi-cultural distributed
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organisation with volunteers and staff distributed across various
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European countries. Its approach is that of a result driven NGO with
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emphasis on constructive dialogue for lasting political and legal
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change. As an environment FSFE has grown out of the Free Software
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community and is ideally suited to motivated individuals capable of
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driving projects and initiatives forward.</p>
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<p newsteaser="yes">FSFE is seeking applicants for coordinator and staff
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positions in our legal department, the Freedom Task Force. The FTF coordinator
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and staff work in cooperation with a mixed team of volunteers and employees to
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support FSFE's mission.</p>
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<h2>Responsibilities:</h2>
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<ul>
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<li>Organising FSFE's legal activities, primarily through providing FSFE with
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strategic and tactical guidance regarding legal situations in Europe;</li>
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<li>Answering questions submitted to the FTF through email and the online
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tracker;</li>
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<li>Delivering training courses on Free Software licensing and related
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topics;</li>
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<li>Delivering consultancy on Free Software licensing and related topics;</li>
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<li>Facilitating and expanding the European Legal Network maintained by
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FSFE;</li>
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<li>Driving documentation and communication initiatives through the European
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Legal Network to create generic knowledge for the Free Software community as a
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whole;</li>
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<li>Facilitating meetings and conferences for European Free Software
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stakeholders;</li>
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<li>Delivering speeches and engaging with panels at conferences to spread the
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word about FTF activities and services.</li>
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</ul>
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<h2>Required qualifications:</h2>
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<ul>
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<li>Coordinative abilities</li>
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<li>Negotiation abilities</li>
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<li>Business experience</li>
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<li>Knowledge of the Free Software Community</li>
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<li>Personal and professional reliability</li>
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<li>The ability to speak confidently in public</li>
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<li>An understanding of computing technology</li>
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<li>Proficiency in Free Software (GNU/Linux, OpenOffice.org)</li>
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<li>Fluent English</li>
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</ul>
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<h2>Useful experience would include:</h2>
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<ul>
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<li>Experience with team work</li>
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<li>Experience in dealing with deadlines</li>
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<li>Experience in small team management</li>
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<li>Two years practical work experience in coordination or technology</li>
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<li>An understanding of German</li>
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</ul>
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<h2>It would be beneficial to have:</h2>
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<ul>
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<li>An interest in understanding how licences work and why</li>
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<li>An interest in understanding how law works (but not specific items)</li>
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<li>An interest in understanding how Free Software projects work</li>
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<li>An interest in understanding how businesses work</li>
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<li>An understanding of French and/or Spanish</li>
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</ul>
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<h2>Working Conditions</h2>
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<ul>
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<li>The FTF coordinator and staff usually work from an office environment, but
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the mission of the organization may sometimes take them to non standard
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workplaces. Work from the home office is possible.</li>
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<li>The FTF coordinator and staff usually work a standard work week, but
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additionally will regularly have work on evenings, weekends, and overtime
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hours to accommodate activities such as meetings of the General Assembly and
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representing the organisation at public events.</li>
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</ul>
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<h2>Rewards</h2>
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<ul>
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<li>FTF roles provide many opportunities to work in a stimulating environment
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with people from different cultures on relevant issues that will continue to
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affect our societies for the decades to come.</li>
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<li>FSFE is unique in its structure and work as a decentralised international
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organisation with different activities and a mix of enthusiastic volunteers
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and staff in various countries.</li>
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<li>FSFE offers the opportunity to meet people from different areas of
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competency, and the chance to learn much about a variety of areas, such as
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technology, politics, and law.</li>
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<li>FSFE provides a high-responsibility and high-opportunity environment for
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people who like to work self-motivated and enjoy to shape their own working
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environment and projects to a high degree.</li>
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</ul>
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<h2>Further Information</h2>
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<ul>
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<li> FSFE's financial development over the past years is available at
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<a href="/about/funds/funds.html">http://fsfe.org/about/funds/funds.en.html</a></li>
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</ul>
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<h2>How to apply</h2>
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<p>If you are interested in the position, please direct your
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application to the FSFE Executive Council at council -- AT --
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fsfeurope.org, including a current CV and a letter of
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motivation. Please provide all information
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in <a href="/projects/os/">Open Standards</a>
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and <a href="http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/no-word-attachments.html">do
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not send Microsoft Word documents</a>.</p>
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<p>We will review all applications and seek personal interviews with
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the most promising applicants.</p>
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