Jobs at engage media

EngageMedia are looking for a part-time, Melbourne based Finance and  Administration Office. If you know of people or networks you think might be interested in knowing about such a position it’d be great if  you could send this email along.

Former Wall st bankers need not apply
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Finance and Administration Officer
http://engagemedia.org/jobs/finance-admin-officer/

Summary
EngageMedia is a burgeoning online video, networking, training and technology project focussed on social justice and environmental issues  in the Asia-Pacific region.

We run the online video sharing site <http://engagemedia.org>, produce a free and open source video sharing platform <http://plumi.org>, initiated an international network of social justice online video projects <http://transmission.cc> (including organising events in Rome  and West Java, Indonesia) and conduct regular trainings in free  software and digital video distribution.

UK Looks For Real James Bonds on Facebook

The UK’s secret service agency, MI6, IS RECRUITING NEW SPIES ON FACEBOOK ADS

Maintain the rAGE in Melbourne

Young workers, activists, students and unionists from across Australia are gathering in Melbourne this week 12th and 13th September, for a two-day conference focussed on ‘Maintaining the rAGE’.

The two-day conference, which is being hosted by the Victorian Young Unionists Network (YUN), will be opened by ACTU president Sharan Burrow at 4pm on Friday.

Last year’s national conference was held in Adelaide and themed ‘Fight for the Future’. That conference encouraged young people to take a stand against industrial relations reforms introduced by the Howard Government as part of Work Choices.

‘Maintain the rAGE’ reminds people that the fight for the future has not yet been won. Work Choices largely still exists and young people need to continue the momentum to make sure the new IR laws to be introduced by the Rudd Government benefit young workers.

YUN stands for:

• The abolition of youth wages
• Improved collective bargaining rights
• Greater laws and education to make sure workplaces are free from discrimination, particularly on the basis of age
• Greater financial assistance for students at university
• An increase in the education of the role of unions in school curriculum
• A greater safety net to protect pay and entitlements and
• Greater recognition in the value of young workers

The conference, which is being held at the Victorian Trades Hall in South Clarton, includes guest speakers, panel sessions, debates and union-related films.

To view the full agenda visit <http://www.yun.org.au>

National ICT Careers Night

As part of National ICT Careers Week, the Australian Computer Society in association with some of our Professional Partners – Hays, IBM, PriceWaterhouseCoopers, Accenture, NAB and Object Consulting will host an ICT Careers Night to give students, graduates and young professionals a better understanding of the career options available in ICT.

The event is free for everyone and will be held on 31st of July (Thursday) at the Telstra Theattrete 242 Exhibition Street Melbourne, and will start at 6pm.

For more details and registrations, please visit:
http://www.acs.org.au/vic/

Note: geekgirl is an official sponsor of National ICT Week!!
Visit the National ICT website for more information & events

Start Here, Go Anywhere … ICT Week

Australia’s first National ICT Careers week will be held from 28 July to 2 August this year to showcase the dynamic career opportunities currently available to graduates across the industry.

ICT Career’s Week has captured the imagination of the Australian industry and a wide range of organisations, from ICT interests to educational institutions, are supporting the week through events being planned across the country.

No matter what area today’s students want to work in, studying ICT will help them realise their goals; recognised ICT skills are like a passport to the world. ‘I’m currently on a one year assignment to Australia from Chicago, and my career prospects are very wide,’ said Dahlia Bock, Software Developer from participating company Thoughtworks. ‘I could potentially work in any industry, be it banking, manufacturing, insurance or entertainment.’

Among the activities planned for the week, the Victorian Information Technology Teachers Association will host an expo for Victorian students and parents on 2 August to meet with tertiary and industry groups to gain a better understanding of the available career options in ICT and how tertiary training in the field will become an increasingly important prerequisite in many forms of business.

In NSW, the Northern Sydney Institute will be promoting Digi-Girls Robotics on July 29 and 30, a technical skills acceleration program for girls in Years 10–12. The majority of jobs in today’s workforce require a basic understanding of computers and industry technology; to increase awareness of the types of technology used in the workplace, the Digi-Girls program demonstrates the relevance and use of the equipment through hands-on training.

And in South Australia on July 30, high-profile radio and television science commentator and author, Dr Karl Kruszelnicki, will be proudly hosted by the University of South Australia School of Computer and Information Science to talk about some of the great career opportunities in IT. Dr Karl’s presentation will examine the exponentially growing opportunities in IT, and how the contemporary workforce needs to be aware of these changes and adapt with them.

‘The National ICT Careers Week will broaden the horizons of young school leavers who may not have considered undertaking ICT studies or the possibilities that surround a career in the ICT industry,’ said Penny Coulter, Chair of the Careers Week Steering Committee and President of the Information Technology Contract and Recruitment Association.

‘Working in ICT is not just about sitting at a desk in front of a computer. There’s a world of opportunity out there for young people to become leaders and team players in almost any field of high-technology they choose.’

National ICT Careers Week will be held in all states and territories from 28 July to 2 August 2008. Full details of participating organisations and proposed activities are listed on the National ICT Career Week web site.

Fickle Gen Y

Generation Y is more interested in achieving a work-life balance and job satisfaction than accumulating wealth, so IT companies must offer incentives or more cash to attract staff, claimed an IBRS analyst.

According to Kevin McIsaac, senior analyst at IBRS, there are fewer young people to fill entry level positions as baby boomers settle into retirement and Generation X step up to management roles.

“While you still have people in the workforce over forty who have the skills, they’ve moved into management positions and expect higher salaries,” he said. “You haven’t got the younger people coming in because there simply aren’t as many of them and they aren’t going into IT.”

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Impressive Interviews

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Impressive Interviews will help you think like an employer and that is the key to interview success. This is your “secret weapon” that will take you from being just another candidate to, “Congratulations! You are the one we want for the job”!

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WOMEN AND WORK INTERNATIONAL AWARD

5th HISPANOAMERICAN INDEPENDENT FILM AND VIDEO DOCUMENTARY ENCOUNTER:
CONTRA EL SILENCIO TODAS LAS VOCES
(Against the Silence All the voices)

WOMEN AND WORK INTERNATIONAL AWARD
PREMIO INTERNACIONAL MUJER Y TRABAJO

The 5th International Congress on Women, Work and Health, the 5th Hispanoamerican Independent Film and Video Documentary Encounter: Contra el Silencio Todas las Voces and La Jornada newspaper from Mexico, invite all the film and video makers from any country to take part in the Women and Work International Award.

The 5th Hispanoamerican Independent Film and Video Documentary Encounter: Contra el Silencio Todas las Voces that will take place in Mexico City and other locations of Mexico from April 9-12, 2008 and the 5th International Congress on Women, Work and Health, that will take place on October, 2008 at Zacatecas City, Mexico

For more information:
Voces contra el Silencio. Video Independiente, A.C.
Carrasco #74, Col. Toriello Guerra, Delegación Tlalpan, C.P. 14050.
México, D.F.

i) Works sent by postal service or special courier should be paid by the sender and include a sign saying “Cultural material with no commercial ends” and the shipment information should be sent by e-mail (festival@contraelsilencio.org).
Documentaries that don’t include this sign or that need some kind of payment to be delivered won’t be accepted.

Telephone:
(52-55) 56 06 73 76

Fax:
(52-55) 55 28 07 97

E-mail:
videomujerytrabajo@gmail.com and festival@contraelsilencio.org

Official web site:
www.contraelsilencio.org

BACHELOR OF DIGITAL INNOVATION

COURSE DEVELOPER FOR BACHELOR OF DIGITAL INNOVATION

The Bachelor of Digital Innovation at Central Queensland University is looking to contract someone to develop online course materials for a course on gaming for mobile devices. The contractor would need to have knowledge of the mobile content industry, be proficient in Actionscript and Flashlite, and would also need to be experienced in developing materials for distance education. If you are interested in applying contact Grayson Cooke, Lecturer in Multimedia, CQU Bundaberg Campus at the email below.

Email: g.cooke@cqu.edu.au

Green drinks for job seekers, Melbourne

Environmental Job Network invites everyone to Green Drinks — Thursday, June 21/07.

If you want to discover some of Melbourne`s hottest bars and talk to other Environmental Job Seekers and Professionals then come along to EJN`s Green Drinks.

This is a great chance for Melbourne employment seekers to informally chat with other environmentally friendly people about jobs, careers, networks and the environment!

Each month will feature drink specials at a different bar and a couple of activities to break the ice. So come along and get to know EJN as well as a range of different people working, volunteering and studying in the environmental field.

This month’s green drinks will be held on Thursday 21 June from 6-8pm at Yak bar in Melbourne – 150 Flinders Lane (corner of Russell Street and Flinders Lane) http://www.yakbarfood.com.au

No RSVP required. For more information please contact info@environmentaljobs.com.au