JD for Fedora Diversity Advisor

[Amita]

Hello Everyone,

Hope you all enjoyed long weekends and holidays. As promised, I have 
come up with first draft of JD for Fedora Diversity Advisor.
I have included most of the points, we have discussed during our last 
meeting.

We can discuss further about changes and modification in our today's call.

Thanks & Regards,
Amita


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Job description*
Fedora is a big community, In which we have contributors involved from 
different countries and they have their own cultural, educational, 
behavioral diversity.
In order to continuously create and foster an inclusive environment in 
Fedora community, it is important to respond to the needs of the 
contributors diverse population. Hence, Fedora Diversity Advisor Search 
team is looking for Fedora Diversity Advisor.The Diversity Advisor would 
act as a source of support and information for all contributors, 
especially contributors of underrepresented populations. In this 
respect, issues of inclusion and equity can be discussed together with 
the planning of multiculturalism and comfort.

*Primary job responsibilities*
The primary responsibility of Fedora diversity advisor is to act in a 
supporting role, to give advice on strategy on diversity issues, 
equality and to promote inclusion in Fedora community And he/she will be 
acting upon diversity parameters within the community ::

  *      Visibility: Increasing visibility of minority contributors
    through talks, feature articles, and awards.
  *      Invitations: Making explicit invitations and providing
    financial support to attend conferences and to give talks.
  *      Skills: Helping develop skills by offering targeted workshops
    and internships.
  *      Welcome: Creating a welcoming environment by adopting and
    enforcing codes of conduct.
  *      Initiatives: In his/her role as a advisor she/he will be
    expected to implement equality and diversity plans that will have a
    big affect on Fedora community i.e. by fostering communication,
    networking and support forums with mailing lists and in-person events.

*Required Skills*

  *      Excellent written communications skills, demonstrated through
    blog posts or other written work.
  *      Understanding of and experience in open source communities.
  *      Ability to communicate on a moderate technical level about open
    source projects.
  *      If you have any experience in similar roles in your past career
    then that would be advantageous.