[Foundation-l] Plea for candidates: WMF Movement Communications Manager

[Sarah]

On Fri, Apr 15, 2011 at 13:07, Béria Lima <berialima at gmail.com> wrote:
> Is not a Bias Sarah. Anyone can apply, but they have to know english (if not
> as 1º language as 2º one) and another language (if english is the 1º one).
> If this person is american, chinese, brazilian or african (i imagine) that
> really don't care
> _____
> *Béria Lima*
> <http://wikimedia.pt/> (351) 925 171 484

It doesn't say that, Béria. It seems to say that, ideally, the
successful applicant will not have English as a first language, i.e.
will not be from most of Canada, the United States, Australia, New
Zealand, England, Scotland, Ireland, Wales, Barbados, Trinidad and
Tobago, and several more.

That rules out a huge number of Wikimedians (most, in fact) just
because of their birthplace and culture.

The ad says: "Demonstrated ability to work (speak, read, write at a
professional level) effectively in a language other than English
(ideally as a native speaker)"

Sarah


> 2011/4/15 Sarah <slimvirgin at gmail.com>
>
>> On Fri, Apr 15, 2011 at 12:42, Fred Bauder <fredbaud at fairpoint.net> wrote:
>> >> I understood that they wanted someone who was ideally *not* a native
>> >> English speaker. That was something that concerned me when I read it,
>> >> because it looked as if the intention was to disadvantage applicants
>> >> who had English as a first language. Or did I misunderstand it?
>> >>
>> >> "Demonstrated ability to work (speak, read, write at a professional
>> >> level) effectively in a language other than English (ideally as a
>> >> native speaker)"
>> >
>> > English speakers and Europeans generally, such as you and I, dominate
>> > most Wikimedia conversations. I doubt anyone could function in this
>> > position if they didn't understand English, but our hope is to get the
>> > rest of the world involved.
>> >
>> > However it is hard to imagine an ideal second language that is not
>> > European; only Arabic is spoken by a large diverse population with
>> > internet access.
>> >
>> Is that kind of bias against national origin allowed when hiring?
>>
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