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<title>FSFE is hiring: project manager</title>
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FSFE is hiring: project manager
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<p>We are looking for a project manager to support
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our work to empower people to control technology. The person will work
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35 hours per week with our team in the FSFE's Berlin office supporting
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FSFE projects and managing larger FSFE events. There will be
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coordination with remote staff and volunteers, as well as travels
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to other countries.</p>
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<h2 id="aboutthefsfe">About the FSFE</h2>
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<p>Free Software Foundation Europe is a charity that empowers users to
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control technology. Software is deeply involved in all aspects of our
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lives; and it is important that this technology empowers rather than
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restricts us. Free Software gives everybody the rights to use,
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understand, adapt, and share software. These rights help support other
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fundamental freedoms like freedom of speech, press, and privacy.</p>
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<p>The FSFE helps individuals and organisations to understand how Free
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Software contributes to freedom, transparency, and self-determination.
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It enhances users' rights by abolishing barriers to Free Software
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adoption, encourages people to use and develop Free Software, and
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provides resources to enable everyone to further promote Free Software
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in Europe.</p>
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<p>We are involved in legal, economic, political, and technical
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projects around Free Software (see <a
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href="/activities/activities.html">our work areas</a> and <a
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href="/activities/activities.html">our
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campaigns</a>).</p>
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<p>In the <a href="/activities/ln/ln.html">Legal
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network</a> we facilitate the discussion between legal and technical
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experts around Free Software legal and licensing questions. For this
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audience the FSFE also organises a yearly workshop for ~120 experts in
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this field.</p>
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<p>In our work we build upon our volunteers in cooperation with other
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organisations, companies, and public administrations.</p>
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<h2 id="mainresponsibilities">Main responsibilities</h2>
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<ul>
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<li>Lead or support existing and new projects by the FSFE (for example FOSS4SMEs, <a href="http://reuse.software/">REUSE.Software</a>, or sub projects of <a href="https://publiccode.eu">Public Money Public Code</a>).</li>
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<li>Manage and organise larger FSFE events in the legal, economic, social or political field, and support volunteers in being successful in events they organise.</li>
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<li>Organise logistics, in particular around the Call for Paper process, and the execution of the <a href="/activities/ln/llw.html">Legal and Licensing Workshop for ~120 people</a>, as well as community gatherings <a href="https://wiki.fsfe.org/Events/LSMandCommunityMeeting2018">like the FSFE’s 2018 community meeting</a>.</li>
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<li>Communicate about the projects and events with our volunteers and the general public.</li>
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<li>Moderate and summarise discussions on mailing lists to enable process while making sure participants keep to <a href="/about/codeofconduct.html">the FSFE’s Code of Conduct</a>.</li>
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<li>Contribute to the delivery of EU funded projects and actively monitor further opportunities (currently we are involved in FOSS4SMEs, for former EU funded projects, have a look at <a href="/activities/finished.html">STACS, SELF, or AGNULA</a>).</li>
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<li>Represent the FSFE at events and meetings.</li>
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</ul>
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<h2 id="qualifications">Qualifications</h2>
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<li>Experience with project management, ideally state-funded projects and projects with the involvement of volunteers, demonstrated by work experience.</li>
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<li>Experience with organising larger events and meetings, demonstrated by work experience.</li>
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<li>Strong written and verbal communication skills, ideally public speaking skills.</li>
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<li>Experience with moderation in meetings. Experience in mailing lists and chat moderation are a plus.</li>
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<li>Ability to find compromises when working within the team and with other partner organisations.</li>
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<li>Good knowledge about the Free Software field and affinity with the FSFE's values and mission.</li>
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<li>Ablility to understand legal, economic, political, and slightly technical arguments about Free Software, and then being able to lead projects which involve people from those different backgrounds.</li>
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<li>Fluency in written and spoken English; other EU languages are considered an asset.</li>
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<li>Knowledge and/or experience in understanding the non-profit sector, especially experience in working with volunteers.</li>
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<li>Knowledge how to use a GNU/Linux laptop is a plus.</li>
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</ul>
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<h2 id="attitude">Attitude</h2>
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<p>We are looking for a reliable team player who is passionate about
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driving new initiatives to make the world a better place for further
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generations. While patiently and discreetly making concrete mid-term
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improvements, you should work sustainably and keep the long-term focus
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on the FSFE’s mission.</p>
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<h2 id="howtoapply">How to apply</h2>
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<p>To apply, please send a maximum one-page cover letter including a
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salary proposal for a 35 hour week and a maximum two-page CV (only PDFs
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are accepted) by email to <email>jobs@fsfe.org</email>, with the subject “Project
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manager”. Please do not include pictures of you in the application. Your
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personal data will be deleted 3 months after we took a decision. Closing
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date for applications is <strong>15 August 2018</strong>. Interviews
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with selected candidates will take place at the end of August. Start
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date for the job would be ~15 September or early October 2018.</p>
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<p>Free Software is meant to serve everyone regardless of their age,
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ability or disability, gender identity, sex, race, religion, or sexual
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orientation. Hence, we encourage applications from all backgrounds and
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promise to judge all applications on merit, without reference to any of
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the characteristics listed. To promote diversity and equality in the
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Free Software community, we shall give preference to applicants who
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identify as part of a traditionally marginalised demographic in
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technology for applications of equal strength.</p>
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