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



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.