December 14th, 2023
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We are looking for a new person to train for the position of the Administer of United Groundskeepers of Hologram -the assembly of all Hologram organizers.

deadline to apply: December 14th!

The United Groundskeepers of Hologram is the support and agitation group that unites people who organize with and around The Hologram. Its main purpose is to flow the instincts and knowledge gained in Hologram related organizing, as well as to redistribute the resources The Hologram has at its disposal.

The UGH Administrix is the squirrel who holds up the shed in which the Groundskeepers keep their tools and where they hide from the rain. The organizers support each other, the Administrix is there to help them maintain the infrastructure of those support threads. They help people develop and present their projects to the UGH Assembly. In this process, they communicate the values of The Hologram project. They don’t make decisions for the group at any turn, only as a rank member of UGH. Their underlying agenda, however, is to remember and remind people of the wild wishes The Hologram is built on. 

Who are we looking for?

We hope for a person with a variety of experience in collective organizing. For somebody who has been through difficult collaborations. Ideally, somebody who has been a part of different anarchist and communal organizing, both on the rank member level and as a person with more responsibility. For somebody who can work across cultural differences and doesn’t privilege the U.S. or European ideas of fairness, comfort, safety. For somebody with fire. For somebody capable of asking for help. For a person keen on learning from The Hologram, its practitioners and organizers. For someone who asks really weirdly good questions.

Requirements to apply

• Have their own hologram, alternatively is strongly embedded in another support structure(s) and is planning to create their own long-term hologram 
• Several experiences with facilitating Hologram sessions or carrying out Hologram projects, alternatively equivalent experience from similarly oriented, peer-to-peer anarchist protocol or mutual aid processes 
• Familiarity with core Hologram knowledge: the protocol, User’s Spell, read (parts of) the book, UGH Open Call 
• Familiarity with core Hologram formats (attended or is planning to attend): Minimum Viable Hologram, monthly Community of Practice, U.G.H. General Assemblies, course, workshops
• Organized, versed in scheduling, powerpoints, note taking, communications, time management, clear email exchanges
• Good communication required, perfect English not necessary 
• Able to invoice

If you have experience in any of these fields, it would be awesome:

• Taking part in tekmil, the radical Kurdish critique circle
• Outreach and Communications for activist initiatives
• Radical book keeping 
• Reparative processes 

Administrix Tasks and Time Requirements:

• Helps people with applications to UGH: meeting the Users’ Spell, understanding The Hologram’s values, making sure they have their own hologram practice, community integration
• Act as a contact person for ppl interested in doing a project, and reaches out to those who expressed interest in organizing (at CoPrac, other events, etc) to inform them about UGH
• Organizes the Open House series as a public surfacing of UGH projects
• Helps UGH ppl navigate Hologram resources
• Administres our joint account at Open Collective platform: processing invoices, helping ppl get paid
• Supports UGH Affinity Groups where needed
• If a need for a new tool arises, puts out a call for the project (in collab with the Affinity Group members who are work in similar field)
• Carries out annual information meeting about UGH
• Puts out an open call for projects every 6 months

• About 1 work day a week (approx 6 hours) on UGH matters: preparation for assemblies, onboarding new projects, calls with interested people, etc
• Plus about 2 hours per week for general Hologram maintenance: putting projects on website, answering and delegating emails, administering joint bank account, sending monthly newsletter
• Facilitating bi-monthly UGH General Assemblies, attending some of the UGH Affinity Group meetings, carrying out annual UGH Info Session, and organizing Open House events (approx. 2/year)
• In the first months of their position, attending bi-weekly training session (1,5 hour long, for more see Training Process)
• They take 2 month-long sabbaticals (between General Assemblies) in a year

Working Hours and Pay:

The future Administrix can either track their hours or get a regular monthly pay. They will be paid by invoicing the joint Open Collective account.

Based on the minimum estimated working hours for this position(average ca. 10 hours/week at 25 euros/hour), their monthly time requirement would be 2 working days with the pay around 1.000 Euros for the core tasks. There might be the possibility of more responsibilities and higher pay.

How to Apply:

Apply by December 14th

Send your application to mjhartelova@gmail.com and cc’ cooperativespecies@gmail.com, with UGH Administrix Position in the email subject. 

The application email should include 2 attachments:

1. A Resume or a similar bullet point format highlighting related experiences
2. A letter of motivation including 
   1. Why are you applying
   2. More detailed description of one or two experiences that are relevant to the position
   3. Any notes on adjustments to the position as described here that you might need 

For more information, see the full Open Call document