> >JOB OPENING NOTICE FOLLOWS > > > >Coordinator, Peace Building and Demilitarization Program: Provide > >leadership in the development, implementation and support of > >demilitarization peace education programming for the AFSC, including > >coordination of AFSC?s Peace Building and Demilitarization Network; speak > >on behalf of AFSC on issues of disarmament and demilitarization; consult > >with relevant staff on AFSC policy relating to peace building efforts, > >weapons and militarism; serve as an information and action resource for > >AFSC staff and the public; serve as AFSC liaison with national and > >international groups and coalitions working on demilitarization issues; > >develop and oversee production and distribution of educational materials; > >develop a program communications strategy; fundraise; and supervise > >national office Peace Building and Demilitarization Program >administrative > >support staff. Requires: Commitment to Quaker values, testimonies and > >process (including non-violence and the belief in the intrinsic worth of > >every individual); extensive knowledge and expertise on issues of peace > >building, militarism and disarmament, as reflected by a minimum of five > >years experience working on and studying demilitarization issues; >knowledge > >of and critical perspective on U.S. foreign policy and the role of U.S. > >political, economic, cultural and financial institutions in relating to > >militarism in the U.S. and around the world; relevant organizing >experience > >on peace and justice issues; demonstrated ability to relate to a wide >range > >of people; ability to participate in consultative planning and > >decision-making; ability to analyze issues and to communicate ideas and > >action suggestions effectively both orally and in writing; supervisory > >experience; ability to travel domestically and internationally, and to > >attend evening and weekend meetings; and experience with developing, > >interpreting and monitoring a program budget. Resume deadline: Friday, > >December 17, 1999. Address: Clara Wright, American Friends Service > >Committee, 1501 Cherry Street, Philadelphia, PA 19102-1479. FAX: (215) > >241-7248. E-mail: TMaguire@afsc.org. > > > >_________________________________ > > > >AMERICAN FRIENDS SERVICE COMMITTEE . 1501 Cherry Street . Philadelphia, >PA > >19102-1479 > > > >Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer > > > > > >The American Friends Service Committee is a Quaker organization which > >includes people of various faiths who are committed to social justice, > >peace, and humanitarian service. Its work is based on the Quaker belief >in > >the worth of every person and faith in the power of love to overcome > >violence and injustice. > > > >Job Description > > > >Job Title: Coordinator, Peace Building and Demilitarization Program, >Peace > >Building Unit > > > >Supervisor: Director, Peace Building Unit > > > >Location: National Office, Philadelphia, PA > > > >Background: The Peace Building and Demilitarization Program is a newly > >established program of the Peace Building Unit, which also includes >Africa, > >Latin America/Caribbean, Middle East, and Youth and Militarism Programs. > >The Nationwide Peace Education Division Executive Committee provides > >program oversight for the Peace Building Unit, which is charged with > >supporting and coordinating AFSC regional peace education programs and > >representing AFSC in national and international coalitions, among other > >responsibilities. As the Peace Building and Demilitarization Program is >a > >new program, strong attention will need to be given to developing the > >programmatic focus and priorities for the overall program (approximately > >one half of the position), with additional attention (the other half of >the > >position) given to coordination of AFSC?s Peace Building and > >Demilitarization Network, which is the primary vehicle for collaboration > >amongst AFSC programs working toward a world without weapons. Program > >planning will involve extensive consultations with national office >program > >staff, the Nationwide Women?s Program and Third World Coalition, regional > >program staff, Quaker Meetings and institutions, allied organizations, >and > >appropriate AFSC committees. > > > >Summary of Responsibilities: The Coordinator?s job involves: providing > >leadership in the development, implementation and support of > >demilitarization peace education programming for the AFSC, including > >coordination of AFSC?s Peace Building and Demilitarization Network; > >speaking on behalf of AFSC on issues of disarmament and demilitarization; > >consulting with relevant staff on AFSC policy relating to peacebuilding > >efforts, weapons and militarism; serving as an information and action > >resource for AFSC staff and the public; serving as AFSC liaison with > >national and international groups and coalitions working on > >demilitarization issues; developing and overseeing production and > >distribution of educational materials; developing a program >communications > >strategy; fundraising; supervising national office Peace Building and > >Demilitarization Program administrative support staff. > > > >Responsibilities: > > > > 1. Maintain a continually developing expertise on issues related to >global > >disarmament; a race, gender, class and economic analysis of militarism; >and > >peace-building efforts, with a particular emphasis on U.S. policies in > >these areas. > > 2. Through consultation with relevant staff and allied organizations, > >determine program goals, priorities, and methodologies, and implement > >national strategies that will enable the Peace Building and > >Demilitarization Program to meet its goals. > > 3. Provide program leadership, coordination and support to AFSC regional > >efforts addressing militarism, weapons issues and peacebuilding >initiatives > >in the U.S. and around the world. > > 4. Coordinate AFSC?s Peace Building and Demilitarization Network. > > 5. Establish and maintain an AFSC Working Group on Demilitarization. > > 6. Develop a written multi-year program plan in accordance with Board > >Program Committee requirements. > > 7. Speak on behalf of AFSC on peace building and demilitarization issues > >through public speaking engagements, media interviews and meetings with > >public figures and/or policy makers as appropriate. > > 8. Represent the AFSC at national and international level coalition > >meetings and conferences. > > 9. Act as the AFSC liaison with other national organizations and >concerned > >groups. > > 10. Relate to and build a wide range of constituencies, including the > >AFSC-related Quaker community; the broader religious community; youth; > >people of color; women; gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender people; >and > >people with disabilities. > > 11. Interpret peace building and demilitarization issues and the Quaker > >peace testimony to the general public. > > 12. Consult with the Peace Building Unit Director, the Executive >Director > >and other relevant staff on substantive program policy decisions and >public > >statements. > > 13. Develop and implement a program communications strategy involving >use > >of the media, the world wide web and other methods, in conjunction with > >Communications Department staff as appropriate. > > 14. Identify needed program resources for use by staff, organizers >and/or > >the general public. Develop, or contract with a consultant to develop >each > >resource, and formulate a production, publicity and distribution plan in > >conjunction with the Communications Department as appropriate. > > 15. Coordinate the distribution of informational resources, updates and > >action alerts to relevant AFSC national and regional program staff, and > >activists concerned with demilitarization issues on a periodic basis as > >appropriate. > > 16. In consultation with AFSC fundraisers and Peace Building Unit > >administrative staff, assist with developing a program fundraising > >strategy, proposal development, planning special fundraising efforts and > >identifying potential donors. > > 17. Develop and administer the program budget in conjunction with the > >Peace Building Unit Assistant Director. > > 18. Prepare written reports on national program activities through the > >Peace Director?s Report, the Executive Director?s Report and specific > >project or travel-related reports as appropriate. > > 19. Supervise the program?s Administrative Assistant, and consultants, > >interns and volunteers who contract to work for the program. > > 20. Develop and provide staff support to the Peace Building Unit?s Peace > >Building and Demilitarization Program Committee for consultation on > >national program work. > > 21. Participate in and/or coordinate AFSC consultations on programmatic >or > >organizational issues as needed. > > 22. Attend and participate in the various AFSC and divisional staff > >meetings, Nationwide Peace Education Division Executive Committee >meetings > >and specific AFSC consultations as appropriate. > > 23. Initiate and help implement Peace Building Unit projects as >appropriate. > > > >Qualifications: > > > > 1. Commitment to Quaker values, testimonies and process. Understanding >of > >and compatibility with the principles and philosophy of the American > >Friends Service Committee including non-violence and the belief in the > >intrinsic worth of every individual. > > 2. Extensive knowledge and expertise on issues of peace building, > >militarism and disarmament, as reflected by a minimum of five years > >experience working on and studying demilitarization issues. > > 3. Knowledge of and critical perspective on U.S. foreign policy and the > >role of U.S. political, economic, cultural and financial institutions in > >relating to militarism in the U.S. and around the world. > > 4. Relevant organizing experience on peace and justice issues. > > 5. Demonstrated ability to develop creative peace education program > >strategies for a nationwide network, and to ensure effective >implementation > >and evaluation. > > 6. Demonstrated ability to relate to a wide range of people, including > >diverse AFSC staff, community organizers; religious representatives; > >movement activists; public officials; young people; people of color; >women; > >gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender people; and people with >disabilities. > > 7. Ability to participate in consultative planning and decision-making > >with staff and committees. Ability to function within the structure of a > >complex international organization, and within the framework of > >decision-making by consensus. > > 8. Ability to analyze issues and to communicate ideas and action > >suggestions effectively both orally and in writing. > > 9. Strong facility with Microsoft Word processing programs, and >electronic > >communications programs. Knowledge of Excel spreadsheets and Access > >database programs is desirable. > > 10. Experience with supervising staff required. > > 11. Ability to travel domestically and internationally for extended > >periods, and to attend evening and weekend meetings, speaking engagements > >and events. > > 12. Ability to perform diverse responsibilities and detailed >assignments; > >ability to move quickly from one task to another; to respond to > >international crises which necessitate changes in program plans; to work > >independently and to set priorities, knowing when to seek and use > >supervisory support. > > 13. Ability to meet multiple deadlines and exercise sound judgment. > >Ability to work on controversial issues. > > 14. Experience with developing, interpreting and monitoring a program >budget. > > 15. Experience in leading or assisting with fundraising efforts. > > 16. Experience with developing a communications strategy, public >speaking, > >and working with the media. > > > >Compensation: Salary Range #16 - Exempt - Comprehensive medical and > >hospitalization plan; term life, accident and salary continuation > >insurances, defined benefit pension plan, plus fringe benefits; > >participation in unemployment and worker?s compensation and social >security. > > > >The American Friends Service Committee is an Affirmative Action/Equal > >Opportunity Employer. Qualified persons are encouraged to apply >regardless > >of their religious affiliation, race, age, sex, sexual orientation or > >nature of disability. > > > >The AFSC National Office is a unionized workplace, represented by >District > >Council 47 of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal > >Employees, AFL-CIO. This is a Bargaining Unit II position. > > > >AFSC is a smoke-free workplace.
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