THE CIVILIAN JOB OPENINGS PAGE

The following is a list of jobs open in the Civilian Sector of the United Federated Planets. These jobs have both fictional role play duties and actual duties to assist in the daily running of the Fan Club. 

Contact Mike Ferguson at mikeferg1@yahoo.com  to apply for an opening.

JOB OPENINGS ARE IN RED IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS:

DEPARTMENTS OF THE SECRETARIAT

THE UNITED FEDERATED PLANETS UNIVERSITY

THE UFP SECURITY COUNCIL

THE U.F.P. ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL

THE UFP TECHNICAL COUNCIL

THE UFP JUDICIARY

THE UNITED FEDERATED PLANETS DEPARTMENTS OF THE SECRETARIAT

The UFP Secretariat is composed of various administrative departments that operate independently of the UFP Council and the UFP Assembly. These departments are each headed by a secretary appointed to office for a three year term, subject to reappointment with the UFP Assembly’s approval. Deputy secretaries are selected by the department secretaries and serve until replaced by a designated successor.

There are currently ten governmental departments in the UFP Secretariat. These ten departments are as follows: Department of Civilian Military Alliance, Department of Interstellar Relations, Department of Interstellar Trade and Commerce, Department of Colonization, Department of Planetary Development, Department of Scientific Research and Development, Department of Justice, Department of The Interior, Department of Education and Department of Finance. Each department is subdivided into numerous agencies headed by an undersecretary, usually a career civil servant. These agencies are responsible to their secretary for specific areas under their parent department and for the administration of their own local planetary offices. Federated Civil Service Corps personnel primarily man these offices, although independent scientific and academic specialists are also employed.

The Departments of the Secretariat are under the direct supervision of the Minister of Civilian Affairs and make up the UFP civil service. These departments are:

Department of Interstellar Relations:

Secretary of Interstellar Relations

The Department of Interstellar Relations (IR) discharges all diplomatic obligations and responsibilities of the UFP. Not only does it handle the routine operations of hundreds of UFP embassies, diplomatic mission teams, and independent diplomatic corps operatives, it also coordinates all diplomatic activities between the UFP and various foreign governments. Under this department are three principle agencies: the Diplomatic Affairs Bureau, the Diplomatic Corps Service Bureau and the Interstellar Information Bureau.

The Diplomatic Affairs Bureau assigns diplomatic corps specialists to various tasks within and without UFP space. This bureau is likewise concerned with the establishment and routine maintenance of embassies and the operation of contact teams and special envoys to other interstellar powers. In addition, this bureau decides whether a planet is to be placed under the Prime Directive. A major service agency under this bureau is the UFP Arbitration Agency, which mediates disputes between UFP members at the request of the Assembly.

The Diplomatic Corps Service Bureau is responsible for recruiting and training all diplomatic corps personnel. This bureau also handles the relocation and cultural adjustment of field operatives and their families.

The Interstellar Information Bureau provides firsthand information on all unclassified diplomatic activities for public viewing. This bureau is also responsible for providing detailed information on diplomatic activities to the Council and Assembly members. The bureau’s Infonet Service is responsible for the accurate and unbiased reporting of all newsworthy events within UFP space.

Department of Colonization:

Secretary of Colonization

The Department of Colonization (DC) is responsible for locating, administering and supporting new colony worlds. It is also responsible for selecting and relocating civilian settlers to newly opened colony systems. Whenever applicable, the Secretary of Colonization is authorized to appoint planetary governors to individual settlements. Since the imposition of the Organian Treaty, the Department of Colonization has also been responsible for developing colony worlds within the Organian Neutral Zone. This department also maintains ties with various settlements within the Triangle Zone on an informal case by case basis. Under the control of this department are several bureaus concerned with colonial affairs: the Bureau of Civilian Exploration, the Bureau of Planetary Classification, the Bureau of Colonial Administration and the Bureau of Claims And Settlements.

Not all galactic exploration is accomplished by Starfleet Command. Independent scouts, explorers and prospectors are locating a growing percentage of newly discovered worlds. The Bureau of Civilian Exploration acts as a liaison between the Starfleet Office of Exploration and the civilian sector in such matters. It administers bounties to individuals for discovering Class M planets as well as funds to civilian agencies that promote further exploration.

Once a system has been identified and surveyed, the findings are submitted to the Bureau of Planetary Classification for analysis. The chief responsibility of this office is to determine whether a given planet should be opened for colonization or, whether for scientific or social reasons, it should be granted hands-off status under the guidelines of the Prime Directive. Assuming that the newly discovered planet is deemed suitable for exploration, the bureau then decides to what extent individual and corporate concerns may begin economic or social development of the planet.

The Bureau of Planetary Administration handles all matters involving the actions of UFP planetary governors. It reviews the qualifications of various candidates for positions as governors or assistant governors, makes recommendations to the Secretary of Colonization on the most likely candidates and handles colonial affairs involving individual governors and colonial populaces throughout the UFP.

When UFP colonization personnel inadvertently incur damage to a population, the Bureau of Claims And Settlements is called in to settle the matter and, if necessary, to allocate a fair and equitable compensation. This office also handles any disbursements made directly to civilians as part of actual colonization efforts, such as requisitions in kind, emergency appropriations and so on.

Department of Scientific Research And Development:

Secretary of Scientific Research And Development

This department is responsible to the Assembly for all matters related to the advancement of new sciences and technology throughout the UFP. Receiving the highest departmental budget within the UFP government, SRD administers major scientific research projects, both civilian and military. It also sets policy and determines standards governing the ethical conduct of scientific investigation throughout the UFP. Through it’s subordinate, the UFP Science Foundation, SRD provides research grants and loans for scientific research conducted at major universities and interstellar corporations.

SRD’s Patent Bureau, which maintains offices on each full-status world, acts as the final arbiter for granting licenses for new technologies.

It’s Bureau of Scientific Investigation maintains permanent staff members at the Vulcan Academy of Science and the Terra University on Sol III to evaluate new scientific breakthroughs and inventions for civilian and military application.

Finally, SRD maintains the Bureau of Starfleet Science, a full-time advisory board that assesses the technological needs of Starfleet Command. This board acts as liaison with Starfleet weaponry development teams, reporting annually to a special closed session of the UFP Security Council.

Department of Interstellar Trade And Commerce:

Secretary of Interstellar Trade And Commerce

The Department of Interstellar Trade And Commerce (ITC) is responsible for regulating and controlling all aspects of interstellar trade between members of the UFP, UFP colony worlds and independent civilizations within the UFP sphere of influence. This considerable task is managed through various bureaus: the Bureau of Interstellar Navigation, the Bureau of Interstellar Trade, the Bureau of Corporate Development, the Bureau of Interstellar Weights And Measures and the Center For Economic Development, which in turn controls various agencies and offices of considerable importance.

The Bureau of Interstellar Navigation maintains the safety of major interstellar shipping lanes and the free flow of commerce throughout every quadrant of UFP space. The bureau is responsible for constructing, locating and maintaining navigational-communications beacons at specific intervals in space. Civilians must file copies of their interstellar flight plans with this office. Also, this bureau is responsible for constructing and maintaining deep-space stations used as way-centers and free ports of trade in remote regions of space.

The Bureau of Interstellar Trade administers major starports and civilian space centers throughout the UFP. In particular, this bureau enforces customs regulations and inspects commercial cargo carried between worlds. Special effort is made to prohibit the exportation of potentially dangerous life forms and contraband. No cargo may be shipped offworld from a major UFP port-of-call without the approval of the local Interstellar Trade officials.

The Bureau of Corporate Development manages interstellar trade concerns among major interplanetary corporations within the UFP. This bureau’s Securities And Exchange Commission is responsible for chartering newly formed UFP corporations and enforcing UFP regulations governing corporate activities. The Bureau of Corporate Development also maintains agencies that enforce UFP laws dealing with fair business practices, industrial safety and off-world mining.

The Center for Economic Development is a watchdog bureau that supervises the economic development of planets and planetary societies placed under the conditions of the Prime Directive. In particular, this bureau is responsible for safeguarding newly emerging civilizations from the harmful social impacts that new technologies might create. This bureau also determines what corporate operations may be permitted in and around systems falling under Prime Directive guidelines. To enforce it’s decisions, the Center for Economic Development has it’s own investigators and may call upon any other governmental departments for assistance when necessary.

Department of the Interior:

Secretary of The Interior

The Department of The Interior (DTI) heads a collection of bureaus dedicated to the management of the internal UFP affairs not assigned to other departments.

The Bureau of Native Resources administers all major recreational areas (such as Wrigley’s Pleasure Planet) and cooperates with local planetary officials to preserve areas of cultural or historical significance.

The Bureau of Archeological Study works with local planetary agencies to fund and administer private research into the location and excavation of ancient civilizations, such as the Preserves of the Triacans.

The Bureau of Commerce And Immigration is responsible for issuing travel permits and visas to private citizens, with respect to local regulations and restrictions concerning alien visitations.

The United Federated Printing Bureau is responsible for publishing printed, visual and audio materials originating from the various governmental departments and bureaus.

The Federated Bureau of Records And Archives maintains the UFP archives housed at Memory Alpha and administers various UFP museums and collections at various locations on different worlds.

THE UNITED FEDERATED PLANETS UNIVERSITY

There are positions open for Professors/Instructors in the following scholastic classes:

University President

Political Sciences School Professor

Law School Professor

Engineering School Instructor

Flight Operations School Instructor

Medical School Professor

Science School Professor

Business Administration School Professor

THE UFP SECURITY COUNCIL

Providing for the common defense of every member planet in the UFP is the task of the UFP Security Council.

The Security Council is an advisory body made up of 20 civilian and military specialists who report to both the UFP Council and Assembly. Members are appointed by the Minister of Civilian Affairs.

The Federated Security Agency (FSA) is the intelligence gathering agency that collects and correlates political, military and social information on foreign governments for the Security Council and is called upon at times to utilize counter-intelligence capabilities.

High Commissioner

14 Council Members

Federated Security Agency Agents

THE U.F.P. ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL

Established under the provisions of the Articles of The United Federated Planets, the UFP Economic and Social Council (ESC) is considered one of the primary agencies in the UFP bureaucracy. Under the guidance of the Council Director, the ESC monitors the economic and social development of all UFP member worlds. At periodic intervals, it reports to the UFP Assembly on matters relating to economic and social progress. The ESC is also concerned with observing the individual rights of UFP citizens. Given clear evidence that such rights have been violated, the ESC may make specific recommendations to the UFP Council or any other agencies aimed at correcting such conditions. This council also coordinates social and economic improvements enacted by other UFP governmental organizations.

Council Director

9 Council Members

THE UFP TECHNICAL COUNCIL

The UFP maintains this special council, Technical Council (TC), to provide for the exchange and dissemination of technical data to all member races, providing equal technical accessibility for all. The Council also reviews new technical proposals and recommends avenues and directions for future UFP funded research.

Council Director

Council Members

THE UFP JUDICIARY

Under the Articles of the United Federated planets, every UFP citizen is guaranteed the right of equal protection under law, without distinction for planetary origin, political affiliation or social and cultural identification. The UFP judicial system was created to enforce this basic right and other legislation ratified by the UFP Council. Besides the UFP Tribunal, which is roughly analogous to the ancient Terran Supreme Court, there are various lower courts located throughout the different quadrants of UFP space.

The UFP Tribunal is over the Quadrant Courts which consists of the Appellate Courts, the Courts of Directive and the Courts of Commerce in the four UFP Quadrants.

THE UFP TRIBUNAL

The UFP Tribunal consists of nine members appointed for life by the UFP Council and ratified by the UFP Assembly. These magistrates are deemed the most experienced legal professionals in the UFP and may originate from any member planet, regardless of that governments member status. The Tribunal acts as a final court of appeal on matters pertaining to interstellar relations. It also hands down the final decisions with respect to possible violations of the Starfleet Prime Directive. Although they lack direct enforcement powers, members of the Tribunal can request the Security Council to investigate matters of sufficient importance and to make a full report to a joint session of the UFP Council and the UFP Assembly.

THE UFP QUADRANT COURTS

Subordinate to the Tribunal are a series of lower district courts allocated on a quadrant basis. For purposes of judicial representation, the entire expanse of UFP space is divided into four regions known as quadrants, designated one to four. Within each quadrant, the UFP judiciary maintains three key elements: UFP Courts of Commerce, Courts of Directives and Appellate Courts. These are typically established in major star systems or on star bases.

The UFP Courts of Commerce hear cases involving such matters as smuggling, interstellar trade relations and interstellar flight to avoid prosecution.

The UFP Courts of Directive are judicial watchdogs concerned with civil cases involving the operations of Starfleet Command. Though they primarily review cases involving possible violations of the Prime Directive, these courts also handle civilian claims against Starfleet and Starfleet personnel. These courts also handle civil and criminal violations of UFP citizens brought before the courts by appropriate civil authorities.

The UFP Appellate Courts review the decisions of the lower courts. Under special circumstances, local planetary governors may appeal directly to an Appellate Court to arbitrate questions of local planetary jurisdiction.

4 UFP Courts of Commerce Judges

4 UFP Courts of Directive Judges

4 UFP Appellate Courts Judges