[Jobs] cc learn

[Jeremy Hunsinger]

Creative Commons provides free tools that let authors, scientists,  
artists, and educators easily mark their creative work with the  
freedoms they want it to carry. You can use CC to change your  
copyright terms from "All Rights Reserved" to "Some Rights Reserved."  
Launched in December 2002, Creative Commons has developed a Web  
presence and framework of licenses and software that allows creators  
to share their work with the public on generous terms, while  
retaining the rights they wish. Creative Commons includes divisions  
that focus on art and culture, science, and internationalization. It  
has offices in San Francisco, Berlin, Johannesburg and Boston.

Creative Commons is seeking an Executive Director for CC Learn, a new  
division that will focus on education, broadly defined — from  
kindergarten to graduate school, to lifelong learning. The mission of  
this new division will be to promote vigorous networks of Open  
Educational Resources: materials offered freely and openly for  
educators, students and self-learners to use, modify and re-use for  
teaching, learning and research. This new entity, provisionally  
titled CC Learn, will have as one of its main aims the promotion of  
interoperability among existing open repositories and portals. By  
interoperability, we mean removing the barriers — whether from  
incompatible licenses, technologies or site design — that make it  
hard to combine, experiment with, and modify the wealth of open  
educational resources that already exist. Our goals are to promote  
the virtuous cycle of use, experimentation, and reuse, to draw more  
educators and students into the community of open educational  
resources, and to increase public awareness of the value of those  
resources. CC Learn will also attempt to stimulate the creation of  
technical tools and social norms that empower teachers and learners  
to make use of open resources, and to serve as a resource for  
educators and policy makers about legal and technical issues  
surrounding open educational resources.

The Executive Director will report to Creative Commons CEO, and will  
work with Board Members and advisors on a Steering Committee.
Major duties and responsibilities:

* Developing and implementing the Education agenda with the Creative  
Commons Board of Directors;
* Overseeing hiring and work of paid staff; Establishing and  
directing collaboration among paid staff and Board members;  
developing and managing a network of international partners and  
volunteers;
* Planning and executing meetings of educators, lawyers, policy  
makers, and representatives of government agencies and businesses to  
define need, set goals, and develop an agenda;
* Establishing effective working cooperation and collaboration on  
shared goals and projects with groups and individuals around the world;
* Fulfilling requirements and milestones of an existing grant and  
fundraising for the future.

Educational Requirements:

* Advanced degree in education, law, or related field.

Experience and Skills:

* The successful candidate will be a highly motivated individual who  
has significant achievement and experience in education and the  
public policy issues relating to it and who can bring energy and  
commitment to maintaining a private sector pace and workload for this  
nonprofit cause.
* The position requires the ability to develop and maintain strong  
working relationships with educators, associates and collaborators,  
paid and volunteer, on-site and physically remote.

Applicants for the Executive Director position should have demonstrated:

* Proven leadership experience and the ability to work  
collaboratively and motivate colleagues;
* Excellent written and verbal communication, managerial, diplomatic,  
and negotiating skills;
* Ability to set goals, prioritize, develop strategy, implement  
programs, manage multiple projects, and meet deadlines;
* Familiarity with educational technology and Web-based environments;
* Familiarity with a broad range of issues of concern to the  
educational community, familiarity with their legal and regulatory  
environments;
* Experience with open content and with fundraising is a big plus.

Areas of work we expect to be important include:

* Developing consensus around "best practices" for open educational  
resources and repositories;
* Overseeing the development of technical tools that enhance the  
interoperability and utility of open educational resources;
* Advocating for open educational resources in national and  
international arenas;
* Encouraging dialogue among educators, policy makers, and commercial  
interests.

CC Learn will be based in San Francisco. Applicants must have the  
right to live and work in the United States. Will require frequent  
travel.

How to Apply:
How to Apply:

Send cover letter, highlighting relevant experience and  
qualifications, and resume to:

Jennifer Yip, jennifer @ creativecommons.org
Office Manager
Fax: 415.946.3001

Jeremy Hunsinger
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