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ISSAT Project Officer - Knowledge Services

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Job Title: ISSAT Project Officer - Knowledge Services Contract type:  This is a project funded post, the position will be offered on a one-year contract which can be renewed dependant on performance and availability of funding.   Reporting to: ISSAT Knowledge Manager Location: Geneva, but possible overseas travel. Application Deadline:  19 November 2011 About ISSATThe Geneva Centre for the Democratic Control of Armed Forces’ International Security Sector Advisory Team (ISSAT) provides practical…See More
James Cohen added a discussion to the group KM4Dev Jobs Centre Oct 21, 2011
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Knowledge Manager Vacancy at the Geneva Centre for the Democratic Control of Armed Forces

Job Title: Knowledge Manager, ISSATReporting to: Deputy Head of ISSATLocation: GenevaApplication Deadline: 6 May 2010Background: The post holder will form part of the core International Security Sector Advisory Team (ISSAT) at the Geneva Centre for the Democratic Control of Armed Forces (DCAF). The ISSAT provides a deployable capacity to support its 20 members (which include 14 bilateral donors, the UN, EC and OECD Secretariat) in creating strategic, successful and sustainable Security and…See More
Blog post by James Cohen Apr 28, 2010
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ISSAT Knowledge Manager

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Job description Job Title: Knowledge Manager, ISSAT Reporting to: Deputy Head of ISSAT Location: Geneva Application Deadline:  6 May 2010 Background:  The post holder will form part of the core International Security Sector Advisory Team (ISSAT) at the Geneva Centre for the Democratic Control of Armed Forces (DCAF). The ISSAT provides a deployable capacity to support its 20 members (which include 14 bilateral donors, the UN, EC and OECD Secretariat) in creating strategic, successful and…See More
James Cohen added a discussion to the group KM4Dev Jobs Centre Apr 22, 2010
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The KM4Dev Jobs Centre is a community marketplace to post job ads related to KM for Development and for members who are looking for work and want to offer their services.
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Jeremy Mortimer and James Cohen are now friends Mar 19, 2010
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Knowledge Sharing Systems and Platforms: How to Introduce and Integrate them in Our Work at Small Arms Survey Conference Room

March 18, 2010 all day
The International Security Sector Advisory Team (ISSAT), a structure recently created within the Geneva Centre for the Democratic Control of Armed Forces (DCAF), is organising a one-day workshop on introducing and integrating knowledge management platforms and systems in our organisations. The workshop will take place on Thursday, March 18th.The purpose of the workshop is for participants to learn about the challenges and opportunities of introducing and working with knowledge management…See More
James Cohen is attending Nadejda Loumbeva's event Mar 10, 2010
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James Cohen commented on Johan Lammers's group 'The Human Factor in KM4Dev'
Hmmm, Carl, you make a good point. That incentive mechansim could actually back fire. Nancy, I like the link that you sent. Is there a document to read through that gives a fuller description of what the presentation is trying to get at? I followed…
Oct 22, 2009
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James Cohen commented on Johan Lammers's group 'The Human Factor in KM4Dev'
I’m in agreement with the ‘pro-incentives’ crowd. Although, yes, the overall service does have to benefit those using it or else they just flat out won’t use it, as with anything new, people have to be drawn in initially, and…
Oct 19, 2009
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James Cohen commented on Johan Lammers's group 'The Human Factor in KM4Dev'
Johan, nice to see you're passionate on this topic. The large issue I'm facing is briding the value-time gap that Nancy highlighted below (by the way, thank you Nancy for the reply. It helped point me in the right direction of thinking).…
Oct 12, 2009
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James Cohen commented on Johan Lammers's group 'The Human Factor in KM4Dev'
Roxanna, I read your blog post on motivating users and I have to cite one issue. You mention that 'not having the time' to use a knowledge management system shouldn't be a an answer for why people don't use it. However, I've…
Aug 31, 2009
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James Cohen commented on Johan Lammers's group 'The Human Factor in KM4Dev'
Nacy, how do I 'tune in' to this e-mail list?
Aug 13, 2009
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James Cohen commented on Johan Lammers's group 'The Human Factor in KM4Dev'
Hi, I'm hoping to get people's experiences on motivating users of a knowledge management system to upload lessons learned, best practices, or even make comments. My organisation is a mulilateral innitiative in the field of security sector…
Aug 13, 2009
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http://www.dcaf.ch/issat
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Communities of Practice, Knowledge Capture

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Knowledge Manager Vacancy at the Geneva Centre for the Democratic Control of Armed Forces

Job Title: Knowledge Manager, ISSAT

Reporting to: Deputy Head of ISSAT

Location: Geneva

Application Deadline: 6 May 2010

Background: The post holder will form part of the core International Security Sector Advisory Team (ISSAT) at the Geneva Centre for the Democratic Control of Armed Forces (DCAF). The ISSAT provides a deployable capacity to support…

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