[Aftld-members] [cctldcommunity] REMINDER | We seek one (1) Fellowship Program Mentor and one (1) member for the Fellowship Program Selection Committee.

[Barrack Otieno]

Dear All.

This is a reminder.

ICANN org invites its Supporting Organizations (SOs) and Advisory
Committees (ACs) to nominate volunteers to serve as mentors in its
Fellowship Program and to serve on the Fellowship Program Selection
Committee. There will be a total of seven mentors and seven Selection
Committee members, and each group is welcome to nominate one individual
for each role.

  The ccNSO Council therefor seeks one (1) Fellowship Program Mentor and
one (1) member of the Fellowship ProgramSelection Committee.

  Requirements and time commitment

  Further to the skillset included below, ccNSO candidates are expected
to have the support of a ccTLD manager (whether members or non-member of
the ccNSO).

  Fellowship Program Mentors:

  ·         Mentors generally must plan on a time commitment of
approximately 30-40 hours before, during, and immediately after each
ICANN Public Meeting. This includes extensive pre-meeting preparation,
on-site support for their assigned fellows, and post-meeting reporting.

  ·         Each mentor will serve a term that includes three
consecutive ICANN Public Meetings, beginning with ICANN72.

  ·         Mentors are expected to follow Fellowship Program guidelines
[1] to help ensure consistency in capacity development opportunities for
fellows and to help fellows actively participate in ICANN's work.

  ·         Mentors will receive travel funding support (if applicable).


  Fellowship Program Selection Committee:

  ·         Members should plan on a time commitment of approximately
30-40 hours over four to five weeks for each Public Meeting.

  ·         Selection Committee members will typically serve for two
years, which encompasses six Public Meetings.

  ·         Work for this role will begin in April 2021 to select
fellows for ICANN72.

  ·         For more information on the guidelines and expectations,
please go here [2] for additional details on the Mentorship program and
here [3] for additional details on the Selection Committee.

  ·         Mentors cannot serve on the Selection Committee while
serving their terms as mentors.

  How to apply

  	* Expressions of Interest for nomination to the Fellowship Program as
Mentor or as member of the Selection Committeeshould be submitted to
joke.braeken at icann.org
	* The deadline for volunteering is Friday, 18 December 2020 (23:59
UTC).
	* Applications must be accompanied by a short statement regarding your
qualifications to serve on the Fellowship Program as Mentor or as member
of the Selection Committee on behalf of the ccNSO.
	* By submitting your personal data, you acknowledge that your personal
data will be processed in accordance with the ICANN Privacy Policy
(https://www.icann.org/privacy/policy) and you agree to abide by the
electronic Terms of Service (https://www.icann.org/privacy/tos )

  Next steps

  Expressions of Interest will be reviewed by the ccNSO Council, who is
expected to appoint one Fellowship Program Mentor and one member of the
Fellowship Program Selection Committee.

  Thank you.

  Best regards,

Joke Braeken

ccNSO Policy Advisor

joke.braeken at icann.org



Links:
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[1] 
https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/fellowship-mentoring-guidelines-2018-12-13-en
[2] 
https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/fellowship-mentoring-2018-10-15-en
[3] https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/fellowship-selection-committee
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Barrack Otieno

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Africa Top Level Domains Organization

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'The Regional Association of African ccTLDs