Software Freedom Day is looking for an innovative TECHNICAL STRATEGY
DIRECTOR with strong IT skills to help bring software freedom to new
audiences around the world.<br>
<br>Software Freedom International (SFI), the organisation behind
Software
Freedom Day, is a 501(c)(3) non-profit company registered in New
Hampshire,
USA. We have been organising SFD since 2004 and have supported events
in over 90 countries since then. The position of Technical Strategy
Director offers the opportunity to serve our community of over 500
team leaders and thousands more software freedom enthusiasts, as well
as gain exposure and experience in developing the online presence of
Software Freedom Day. Like all positions at SFI, this is a voluntary
position with no remuneration apart from reimbursement of approved
costs; we may at our discretion make funds available to enable a
suitable candidate to develop their technical skills or acquire
relevant qualifications.<br>
<br>WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR....<br><br>The chosen candidate may be appointed to the board of SFI, but in any
case will be required to join in SFI&#39;s regular board meetings (which
take place every 1-2 weeks via IRC or telephone). The specific
responsibilities of the role are to<br>
<ul><li>arrange sysadmin of servers</li><li>hold passwords and access to domain names and other key infrastructure</li><li>implement online strategy including web and email platforms and our online shop<br></li><li>implement a team registration system, or upgrade the existing system<br>

</li><li>coordinate web design (in cooperation with our Media &amp; Design officer)</li><li>enable collection of metrics including web stats, membership and mailing list subscribers</li><li>implement issue tracking (RT) system</li>
<li>
facilitate i18n and l10n of online presence</li></ul>We
would like the Technical Strategy Director to enable us to reach a broader
community, including those without experience of programming. As such
the chosen candidate should have ideas about how to use various
online tools – including social networking, instant messaging, data
mashups, online video and RSS – to promote SFD.<br>
<br>The ideal candidate will have some experience of online content
management systems for community development. However, we anticipate
that they will work with a team (or with SFD partners) to actually execute most tasks and may
therefore not need to devote time and energy to programming and web
design unless they choose to do so. They will work alongside the SFI
team, and particularly the President, the media and design <span>officer</span> and the <span>publicity</span> <span>officer</span>.<br>
<br>The successful candidate will be invited to work with SFI at least until December 2009, and beyond that if possible.<br><br>HOW TO LET US KNOW THAT YOU&#39;RE INTERESTED...<br><br>Please send a CV or summary of relevant experience to <a href="mailto:robert@softwarefreedomday.org" target="_blank">robert@softwarefreedomday.org</a>,
with the words &quot;Application: SFI technical strategy&quot; in the email
subject line. Please highlight any experience that is relevant to the
specific responsibilities listed above. The deadline
for submissions is 22 March 2009. Any questions regarding this
position should be directed to <a href="mailto:info@softwarefreedomday.org" target="_blank">info@softwarefreedomday.org</a>.