[council] Updated Job Description for discussion

[Avri Doria]

Hi,

I have attached a revised version that tries to take into account the  
comments made.  I have also responded inline below.  Changes are  
contained in brackets.


On 20 nov 2007, at 16.34, Alan Greenberg wrote:

>
>
>>
>> I support all of Chucks comments, although one conditionally.
>>
>>> CG: I suggest that each year we should identify specific skills  
>>> from the
>>> above list that are of highest priority for us for the timeframe
>>> involved.
>>

Makes sense.  I have added some words to this effect.

as for this year, which skill are most critical in this year's  
selection.

I have highlighted International legal knowledge,  intergovernmental  
experience and economics/market analysis

>> Although I support highlighting the skills that may be most  
>> needed, I think the overall statement is too highly weighted on  
>> "skills". Less well defined qualities such as perspective may be  
>> of value, and we should give the NomCom leeway in selecting people  
>> who can help the GNSO. As currently stated, having one of the  
>> listed of highlighted skills is mandatory for selection.

I had already inserted a section on the role of the nomcom  
appointee.  I have added some words on these intangible qualities.

  {Appointees should be people who can help the GNSO council to  
perform its duties; sometimes this may involve filling gaps in the  
skill set, at other times it may involve addressing a diversity or  
other demographic balance or may involve bringing a necessary  
perspective into the council that is not already present.  Generally  
an appointee needs to fulfill several of these needs at the same time.}


>>
>> Lastly, I would adjust the "at least 20 hours per month" to  
>> reflect 3 ICANN meetings and possible other face-to-face meetings.  
>> On a personal note, never having completed my speed-reading  
>> course, 20 hours is way low at times when we are hit with large  
>> documents to review.

done.

{Depending on work load, for example during  the weeks before the 3  
face to face meeting, this can sometimes escalate to as much as 20  
hours per week or more.  The commitment for the 3 face to face  
meetings generally run about 7 days with council members having  
sometimes extensive responsibilities on most days. For those involved  
in Task forces or Working Groups, there may occasionally be  
additional face to face interim meetings}


>>
>> Alan
>>
>> At 20/11/2007 10:21 AM, Gomes, Chuck wrote:
>>
>>> > {Role of the Nomcom Appointee.
>>> >
>>> > As discussed above the majority of the councillors are
>>> > appointed by the constituencies and represent those
>>> > constituencies in the council.  Nomcom appointees, on the
>>> > other hand, are not the representatives of any specific
>>> > group, though they may choose to represent the interests of
>>> > groups that are not currently represented in council.  Most
>>> > importantly  nomcom appointees should be people chosen from
>>> > outside ICANN who bring a fresh perspective into the council
>>> > and who accept the responsibility to do their best to support
>>> > ICANN in its  mission and core values.}
>>>
>>> CG: What is meant by "outside ICANN"?  I think we should be more
>>> specific here so that we do not eliminate candidates who have been
>>> active in ICANN, a quality that seems desirable.  I am not  
>>> suggesting
>>> that candidates must have been active in ICANN, but I am  
>>> suggesting that
>>> candidates who have been active not be eliminated.
>>>


I guess it should be more outside the GNSO.  Though I do think that one
of the jobs of Nomcom is to bring in 'outsiders'.

I have toned down the sentence to say:

{Most importantly Nomcom appointees should be people chosen, often  
from outside the GNSO constituencies and sometime from outside ICANN,  
who bring a fresh perspective into the council and who accept the  
responsibility to do their best to support ICANN in its  mission and  
core values.}


>>>
>>> >
>>> > Additional GNSO criteria:
>>> >
>>> > During the Nom Com meeting with GNSO Council at the ICANN
>>> > meeting in Lisbon, the Council provided the following outline
>>> > of qualities the NomCom should consider in GNSO candidates:
>>> >
>>> > Baseline Criteria for anyone selected as a nomcom appointee:
>>> > {* Demonstrated experience working effectively in
>>> > collaborative environments involving diverse interests.}
>>> > * ability to chair a multi-stakeholder group to reach consensus
>>>
>>> CG: Although this is a desirable quality, I am not convinced that  
>>> every
>>> Councilor must have chair qualities.  It could be very useful to the
>>> Council to have certain areas of expertise (e.g., IDNs,
>>> Intergovernmental Knowledge) even if the person may not have chair
>>> qualities.


I have toned this down to say:

  Ability to chair {or otherwise assist} a multi-stakeholder group  
in  reaching consensus

Personally, I think this is important especially as we move to the WG  
model and as council members start  sharing stewardship  
responsibility for these WGs.

>>> >
>>> > {Variable Criteria that are useful to the GNSO:

>>> ...

>>> > - statistics and survey analysis
>>> > - project management and document control processes
>>>
>>> CG: I suggest that each year we should identify specific skills  
>>> from the
>>> above list that are of highest priority for us for the timeframe
>>> involved.
>>>
>>> >
>>> > {Additionally consideration may be given to Nomcom appointees
>>> > who can help with the geographical or gender balance on the
>>> > council as needed.}
>>>
>>> CG: I would suggest that we qualify this to say something like the
>>> following: "Additionally consideration may be given to Nomcom  
>>> appointees
>>> who can help with the geographical or gender balance on the  
>>> council as
>>> needed, as long as other needed skill sets are also  
>>> demonstrated.  (In
>>> other words, a condidate should not be nominated solely based on
>>> geographical or gener balance of the Council.)"

I have inserted the following:

{Additionally consideration may be given to Nomcom appointees who can  
help with the geographical or gender balance on the council as  
needed, as long as other necessary attributes and skills are also  
present.}


a.



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