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Position:<\/strong> Civil Society & Media Council Chair (CMC Chair) \u2014 The Global Centre for Risk & Innovation (GCRI) \/ Nexus Governance System
Type:<\/strong> Transparency, legitimacy, and communications-integrity governance leadership role (non-executive; strictly non-executing)
Board:<\/strong> Council leaders are considered for Board nomination after joining and serving in good standing
Location:<\/strong> International (distributed, hybrid)
Term:<\/strong> 3 Years
Time commitment:<\/strong> Typically 10\u201322 hours per month (build-year cadence; surge periods around releases, corrections, disputes, and public convenings)
Apply here:<\/strong> https:\/\/therisk.global\/work\/job\/chair-of-civil-society-media-council-cmc-chair\/<\/p>\n

Context and Purpose<\/h4>\n

Trust collapses when institutions communicate carelessly: when claims outrun evidence, when sensitive material leaks, when disclosures are inconsistent, or when transparency is treated as a slogan rather than a discipline. Risk governance also fails when civil society is included symbolically but excluded practically\u2014without real mechanisms for participation, challenge, and correction.<\/p>\n

The Civil Society & Media Council Chair (CMC Chair) is the legitimacy and communications-integrity anchor of the Nexus governance system. The role convenes civil society and media leaders to ensure that governance outputs are transparent where possible, protected where necessary, and always communicated in a way that is accurate, public-safe, and resistant to misrepresentation. The CMC Chair leads the system\u2019s public-safe summary posture, claims discipline, and accountability interface\u2014while enforcing strict non-execution firewalls and safeguarding against capture or advocacy overreach.<\/p>\n

Key Responsibilities<\/h4>\n
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  • Lead the production of public-safe summaries for decisions, standards, and releases: what was decided, why, what evidence supports it, what limits apply, and what can change through correction.<\/li>\n
  • Define transparency minima and redaction logic so disclosure is consistent, defensible, and safe.<\/li>\n
  • Ensure releases maintain clarity without disclosing Controlled\/Privileged material or operational vulnerabilities.<\/li>\n
  • Enforce claims discipline: prevent overstatement, implied endorsement, \u201cbadge misuse,\u201d and selective quoting that misleads stakeholders.<\/li>\n
  • Coordinate corrective statements and retractions when misinformation, misinterpretation, or errors arise.<\/li>\n
  • Ensure public communications remain neutral, factual, and aligned to recorded decisions.<\/li>\n
  • Convene civil society participation that is substantive, structured, and safe\u2014ensuring that lived impacts, equity concerns, and accountability questions are integrated into governance outputs.<\/li>\n
  • Ensure the system provides real channels for challenge, feedback, and escalation, and that responses are time-bounded and recorded.<\/li>\n
  • Prevent tokenism: ensure civil society input changes the work where warranted.<\/li>\n
  • Identify and mitigate communication-related harms: stigmatization, retaliation risk, sensitive locality exposure, or the publication of exploitable vulnerabilities.<\/li>\n
  • Coordinate with Safeguards\/Remedy and Security\/Handling to ensure public materials are safe and ethically defensible.<\/li>\n
  • Enforce neutrality and prevent capture by advocacy blocs, funders, parties, or commercial actors.<\/li>\n
  • Maintain strict non-execution boundaries: no procurement steering, no vendor selection, no fundraising influence, no implied endorsements, and no execution activity.<\/li>\n
  • Ensure media participation does not create conflicts between governance service and publication agendas.<\/li>\n
  • Build a credible pipeline of civil society and media leaders across regions and communities, with diversity of viewpoints and lived experiences.<\/li>\n
  • Improve participation health and seat completeness while preserving independence and conflict controls.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    Compensation, Remuneration, and Expenses (Clear Rules)<\/h4>\n
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    • Governance authority is not paid.<\/strong> Compensation is never linked to votes, approvals, recognition decisions, enforcement actions, or outcomes. No success fees and no pay-to-influence dynamics.<\/li>\n
    • Operational workload may be compensated (where permitted).<\/strong> If build-year operational work is required (e.g., safe summary templates, disclosure frameworks, public convening production, corrections communications), compensation may be provided only for defined operational services\u2014scoped, deliverable-based, independently approved, and auditable.<\/li>\n
    • Expenses may be reimbursed.<\/strong> Reasonable, documented, pre-approved out-of-pocket expenses necessary to perform the role may be reimbursed in accordance with policy and handling requirements.<\/li>\n
    • Standing and independence apply.<\/strong> Continued service depends on good standing, disclosure compliance, and independence consistent with integrity requirements.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

      Benefits and Opportunities for Leaders to Join<\/h4>\n
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      • Steward the legitimacy layer that determines whether the system is trusted by the public, communities, and accountability institutions.<\/li>\n
      • Build a world-class transparency and claims discipline framework for risk governance\u2014public-safe, correctionable, and defensible under scrutiny.<\/li>\n
      • Convene civil society and media in a structured role that can materially shape outcomes rather than merely comment on them.<\/li>\n
      • Strong performance positions leaders for broader chairing responsibilities and board consideration (without implying entitlement).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

        Candidate Profile<\/h4>\n

        We are seeking senior leaders (typically 12\u201320+ years) with credibility in one or more of:<\/p>\n

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        • Civil society leadership (accountability, human rights, resilience, equity, public integrity).<\/li>\n
        • Journalism, editorial leadership, investigative reporting, or media governance with high integrity standards.<\/li>\n
        • Public communications integrity, policy communications, or transparency and disclosure frameworks.<\/li>\n
        • Multi-stakeholder convening in high-scrutiny contexts requiring neutrality and disciplined documentation.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

          Capabilities and Mindset<\/h4>\n
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          • Truth and trust orientation: precise, careful, resistant to hype and overclaims.<\/li>\n
          • Strong editorial judgment: knows what to publish, what to withhold, and how to explain limits.<\/li>\n
          • Harm-aware communicator: understands information hazards and retaliation risks.<\/li>\n
          • Neutral convenor: can hold diverse viewpoints without advocacy capture or partisanship.<\/li>\n
          • High discipline in record-based communication: aligns messaging to what is actually decided and recorded.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

            Eligibility, Membership, and Independence<\/h4>\n
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            • Holds a primary full-time role outside the council seat and can commit sustained time at the expected cadence.<\/li>\n
            • Willing to fully disclose relevant interests (funding, affiliations, publication incentives) and comply with conflict-of-interest and recusal requirements.<\/li>\n
            • Not placed in a situation where service creates unmanageable conflicts or compromises neutrality.<\/li>\n
            • Accepts strict confidentiality, handling discipline, and communications integrity expectations.<\/li>\n
            • Commits to remain in good standing (participation, disclosures, and applicable contribution obligations).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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