Outreach+Officer,+CCS,+UKZN

=CENTRE FOR CIVIL SOCIETY - OUTREACH OFFICER (short-term contract)=

The Centre for Civil Society at the University of KwaZulu-Natal is seeking applicants for the post of outreach officer, based in Durban. The outreach officer will do the following work:


 * help coordinate Centre efforts in popular education.
 * help steer the Centre's outreach work in local communities.
 * contract and manage the writing or translation of one article for the CCS website per month.
 * personally translate one article on the CCS website into a South African language other than English each month.
 * liase with the editors of appropriate websites with a view to sharing information.
 * assist community organisations, NGOs, labour and social movements with the development of websites.
 * assist with the Centre's workshop and film projects and their proposed extension off campus and into communities.
 * assist with management of the Centre's resource centre.
 * participate in the intellectual life of the Centre.

The successful candidate will be able to demonstate the following:


 * a proven commitment to civil society
 * a proven commitment to intellectual engagement with the challenges facing civil society
 * thorough knowledge of the web
 * excellent writing skills
 * excellent computer skills
 * written and spoken fluency in isiZulu

Remuneration will be based upon experience. A short-term contract will be offered, with potential for renewal.

To apply please **email a CV** and a brief motivation for your application to **ccs@ukzn.ac.za** by **31 January 2006**.

The process will be kept open until a suitable candidate has been found but prospective applicants are requested to try and get applications in as soon as is possible as we'd ideally like the successful candidate to begin in **February 2006**.