Job: Deliberative Democracy staff director

[Jeff Aitken]

forwarded from Tom Atlee:

Dear friends,

As you know, I believe we need a more deliberative democracy -- a
democracy built from the informed, high-quality, empowered dialogues
*  of ordinary citizens about their shared needs, fears. dreams,
circumstances and possibilities;
*  of stakeholders about their very real conflicts and common ground; and
*  of powerholders and activists about the common good above and
beyond the adversarial partisanship of our existing political system.

If our democracy were run by empowered public judgment (see
http://www.co-intelligence.org/CIPol_publicjudgment.html ) instead of
manipulated public opinion and shady machinations, we would generate
the powerful collective wisdom and will needed to deal with every
social and environmental issue we face.

The tools, know-how and creativity to build such a wise deliberative
democracy exist today.  One of the first efforts to pull the pieces
together so that it can actually happen is the new Deliberative
Democracy Consortium, which has just gotten funding to establish a
staff and programs.

The first step is to get them a top-notch Staff Director.  If you
think you'd do well at this job, please apply.  If you know of anyone
else who might be a good prospect, please forward this to them.

Who holds this job could make a very big difference for the direction
of US democracy and, therefore, for the unfolding of the fateful
possibilities before us.

Coheartedly,
Tom

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JOB ANNOUNCEMENT

STAFF DIRECTOR

DELIBERATIVE DEMOCRACY CONSORTIUM
http://www.deliberative-democracy.net/


The Steering Committee of the Deliberative Democracy Consortium seeks
qualified applicants for the position of Staff Director. This is a
part-time (3 days/week), salaried position with benefits. Start date
is December 12, 2002.

Position Description

The Deliberative Democracy Consortium is seeking an energetic
professional with leadership experience and an interest in the fields
of democracy building, public policy, and dialogue. The successful
candidate will work in a highly autonomous environment to develop and
implement new strategic initiatives, build partnerships and promote
the nascent field of deliberative democracy. In general, the Staff
Director will lead the Consortium's effort to build momentum within
the movement and within government. The Staff Director must be
comfortable working with professionals from a range of backgrounds -
academics and practitioners, funders and government officials - in
the areas of citizen engagement, public involvement, dialogue, and
electronic democracy.

The Staff Director will report to the Chair of the Committee and
support the work of Consortium Steering Committee. The Staff Director
will be responsible for working with the Chair of the Steering
Committee to manage the development of the Deliberative Democracy
Consortium, including strategic planning, external communications,
fundraising, and program development.

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Existing initiatives of the Consortium include:

Creation of a 'network-of-networks' among communities of practice,
including fields such as Conflict Resolution, Alternative Dispute
Resolution, Intergroup Dialogue and Civic Engagement.

Define and identify ways to strengthen the key elements of a
national, nation-wide infrastructure for deliberation

Knowledge building activities that connect fields of research and practice

* * *

In addition to 3-5 years relevant professional experience, the
successful candidate will possess the following:

Excellent written and visual communication

Superior public speaking abilities

Program development and project management skills

Excellent organization and information management

Working knowledge of MS Office, database management, and desk-top publishing

Knowledge of Macromedia Dreamweaver or comparable WYSIWYG editor and
email/internet applications

Strong knowledge of organizations and leaders in U.S. and
international democratic reform

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Consortium Profile

The Deliberative Democracy Consortium is a new initiative, funded for
two years under a grant from the William and Flora Hewlett
Foundation. The purpose of the Consortium is to further the growth
and success of the nascent movement to bring about a more
deliberative American democracy through the development of relevant
theory, research, and promotion of innovative practices of
deliberative democracy at the national level and nation-wide.

The work of the Consortium includes research, design and
experimentation; dissemination of results; collaboration within the
field; fundraising; and increasing the credibility and visibility of
the deliberative democracy movement in the U.S. and around the world.

The Deliberative Democracy Consortium is overseen by a 16-member
Steering Committee composed of practitioners and researchers working
in the United States and around the world to promote deliberative
citizen participation in democratic decision-making.


Contact
Lars Hasselblad Torres
Research Associate, AmericaSpeaks
Phone:  202-299-0694
Email:  lhtorres at americaspeaks.org

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