[Announcement] NCSG Short-Term Policy Fellowship selectiom

Wed Sep 17 05:20:25 EEST 2025

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Congratulations @Frank Anati<mailto:anatifrank at gmail.com>! Hugely well-deserved!

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On Wed, Sep 17, 2025 at 7:22 AM Houda CHIHI <houda.chihi at supcom.tn<mailto:houda.chihi at supcom.tn>> wrote:
Congrats !!
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Big congratulations to Frank Anati 👏

On Tue, 16 Sept 2025, 15:58 Gloria Frimpomaah Amofah-Adjekum, <gloria.amofah-adjekum at ghanasig.org<mailto:gloria.amofah-adjekum at ghanasig.org>> wrote:
Congratulations Frank Anati
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On 16 Sep 2025, at 2:10 PM, Rafik Dammak <rafik.dammak at gmail.com<mailto:rafik.dammak at gmail.com>> wrote:

Hi all,

I would like to share the news regarding the selection of NCSG fellow. We followed the process described below and we took more time evaluation and deliberation to reach conclusion. After review by NCSG Policy Committee, then NCSG Executive Committee, we decided to select Frank Anati as NCSG fellow.

I would like to think all applicants who took time to prepare and submit their EOI. I urge them to continue their engagement in NCSG and be ready for future opportunities.

Best regards,

Rafik

On Thu, Jul 31, 2025, 21:31 Rafik Dammak <rafik.dammak at gmail.com<mailto:rafik.dammak at gmail.com>> wrote:
Hi all,

Sending a reminder for this call for applications.

Best regards,

Rafik

On Thu, Jul 17, 2025, 12:51 Rafik Dammak <rafik.dammak at gmail.com<mailto:rafik.dammak at gmail.com>> wrote:
Dear NCSG Members,

The NCSG Executive Committee (EC) is pleased to announce a Call for Applications for the NCSG Short-Term Policy Fellowship, a pilot initiative funded by the Public Interest Registry (PIR) aimed at strengthening the capacity, strategic planning, and communication of the non-commercial community within ICANN.

This Fellowship is an 8-month, part-time, paid opportunity designed to support the development of NCSG’s strategic communication and policy engagement. The selected Fellow will work closely with the NCSG leadership and community to produce communication materials, summarize key policy positions, and assist in planning the future direction of the NCSG.

Fellowship Goals:  (i) Improve Communication: Develop clear and concise communication materials summarizing NCSG's ideas, principles, and ongoing activities to attract and engage newcomers; (ii) Strategic Planning: Assisting the leadership in formulating a strategic plan outlining NCSG's goals and objectives for the next 5 years, focusing on issues such as a) the privacy and other human rights of registrants, b) a more diverse registry ecosystem, c) consumers rights in the domain name industry, d) preserving ICANN’s remit while improving its transparency and accountability, e) holistic review (and other structural reviews), among others; (iii) Capacity Building: Identify potential newcomers' skills and interests, forwarding them to the policy priorities that will be identified, to contribute effectively to NCSG's work; (iv) Recognition from the community: Enhance the influence and representation of civil society organizations and individuals within ICANN's bottom-up policy-making processes and leadership selection; (v) Making the NCSG's policy dialogue more fertile, promoting thematic webinars, initiating discussion threads, setting meeting agenda with those topics etc.

Duration: 8 months (part-time, 15 hours/week - the fellow will be accountable to the EC, and will have to demonstrate the work effectively done with results compatible with the time dedication)

Monthly Stipend: USD 800 | Additional Support: USD 600 for design, tools, or technical resources

Eligibility Criteria: (i) Be active NCSG members in good standing, having participated in mailing lists, WGs, IRTs, or similar roles within the past 6 months; (ii) Have voted in the last NCSG election; (iii) Demonstrate alignment with NCSG’s mission and commitment to the Fellowship’s goals; (iv) Provide evidence of similar research, planning, or communication-related work in the past two years.

Desired Qualifications: (i) Proven experience in communication, policy research, or outreach; (ii)Familiarity with DNS policy, ICANN’s structure, and multistakeholder governance; (iii) Strong writing and summarization skills; (iv) Ability to work independently, meet deadlines, and communicate across a diverse community.

The Fellow should not be in a current leadership position within NCSG, NCUC, or NPOC to avoid conflicts of interest and maximize collective benefit.

Selection Process:
Applications are open from Thursday, 17 July 2025 and will close on Thuesday, 31 July 2025 (2-week window).
Please send your Statement of Interest, qualifications, and any relevant supporting documents to chair at ncsg.is<mailto:chair at ncsg.is> and copy secretary at ncsg.is<mailto:secretary at ncsg.is>.
Applications will be screened by the NCSG Policy Committee (PC).
Evaluation will consider experience, expertise, and potential impact, with scoring based on clear criteria.
Shortlisted applicants may be invited to interviews.
The NCSG PC will submit a recommended shortlist to the EC.
The NCSG EC will make the final selection within one week of receiving the PC’s recommendation.
All applicants will receive feedback, and the process will be transparently documented.

We encourage our members who fulfill the requisites and are passionate about strengthening the non-commercial voice in ICANN to apply and contribute to this strategic initiative.

Best regards,

The NCSG Executive Committee

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Timothy Simpson
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