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Candidates are being sought for the position of
General Secretary


Dear Friends:

Friends General Conference (FGC) has begun the search for a new General Secretary. Bruce Birchard, General Secretary since the fall of 1992, has announced he will retire in July of 2011. Go to www.fgcquaker.org for further information about FGC’s programs and staff. FGC also has hundreds of volunteers helping with its work.

FGC seeks applicants for General Secretary who will be a servant leader and who:

  • Is an active member of the Religious Society of Friends.
  • Is supportive of and enthusiastic about FGC’s mission and goals, including an active commitment to promoting diversity in its many dimensions.
  • Is familiar with Friends organizations in the United States and Canada.
  • Has a college degree or equivalent education.
  • Has management experience, at a mid to senior level position.

More details and a complete job description can be found at www.fgcquaker.org/jobs.

The position will begin June or July of 2011. The search committee is now accepting applications. We will consider applications until finalists are chosen for interviews, which are planned for November or early December, 2010.

We expect to announce the name of the new General Secretary in early winter 2011.

If interested please send your resume with a covering letter to Rich Van Dellen at fgcsearch@charter.net. We prefer electronic submissions.

If you have questions please contact:

Rich Van Dellen
Gen. Sec Search Com. Clerk
600 4th St SW #306
Rochester, MN 55902
richvd15@charter.net
or
Deborah Fisch
FGC Staff
1080 45th St
Des Moines, IA 50311
deborahf@fgcquaker.org

Sincerely,
The Search Committee for General Secretary
(Jean-Marie Prestwidge Barch, Deborah Fisch, Sue Regen, Christina Repoley, Byron Sandford, Sally Weaver Sommer, and Rich Van Dellen, clerk)


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