Position Announcement
Executive Officer
Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR)
Applicants are encouraged to apply by 1 March 2005.
For further information, please go to:
http://www.scar.org
The Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR) seeks an Executive
Officer to assist in running the SCAR Secretariat. SCAR is a body of the
International Council for Science (ICSU). It facilitates and coordinates
Antarctic research and identifies issues emerging from greater
scientific understanding of the region that should be brought to the
attention of policy makers.
The primary tasks of the Executive Officer are:
- to assist the Executive Director in the day-to-day operation of the
Secretariat including supervising staff, coordinating programmes,
analysing scientific issues concerning the Antarctic region, preparing
proposals, and other activities as required;
- to maintain administrative contact with SCAR Members, scientific
groups and committees, ICSU bodies, and other relevant international
organizations including the Secretariats of the Antarctic Treaty System
and the Council of Managers of National Antarctic Programmes;
- to arrange meetings, prepare agendas and reports of meetings, and
circulate documents;
- to edit and prepare reports of meetings for publication;
- to manage SCAR's bank accounts and financial records, and to disburse
funds as approved;
- to prepare activity reports and financial reports as required; and
- to represent SCAR at meetings as directed by the Executive Director.
Candidates should preferably have a MSc or PhD degree in a scientific
discipline relevant to research in Antarctica or the Southern Ocean,
plus experience in international scientific research and collaboration,
excellent communication and organizational skills, a high level of skill
with word processing and databases, and complete proficiency in English.
Proficiency in any other relevant languages will be an advantage.
Significant overseas travel will be required. The successful candidate
will be expected to take up the post by 1 June 2005, to allow overlap
with the outgoing Executive Secretary.
Applications explaining relevant experience and a full CV should be sent
by 1 March 2005, to:
SCAR Secretariat, Scott Polar Research Institute
E-mail: info [at] scar.org
SCAR is an equal opportunity employer.
For further information, please go to:
http://www.scar.org