Re: [Foundation-l] Fwd: WMF Job Posting - Research Analyst

FYI -- please feel free to share this posting widely. It went up yesterday on the Wikimedia Foundation website. ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Daniel Phelps <dphelps(a)wikimedia.org> Date: 2009/5/1 Subject: WMF Job Posting - Research Analyst To: Sue Gardner <sgardner(a)wikimedia.org> http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Job_openings/Research_Analyst_(Strategi… Job Title Research Analyst Employment Duration July 2009 to July 2010. This is a one year contract position with the possibility of extension. Reports To Project Manager (Strategic Plan) About the Collaborative Strategy Development Process In July 2009, the Wikimedia Foundation will kick off a completely open, collaborative and transparent strategy development process aimed at maximizing the social impact of the Wikimedia movement world-wide over the coming years. The project will run from July 2009 until July 2010, and will draw upon the experiences and knowledge of a wide range of contributors including Wikimedia volunteers, specialists providing pro bono support, Wikimedia staff and board members, and an external strategy consulting firm. The strategy will be primarily developed through wikis and other online tools, and all planning outputs will be publicly available for review and free re-use. The Wikimedia Foundation is hiring three positions to support this process: a Project Manager, a Facilitator, and a Research Analyst. Job description The Research Analyst acts as a first point of contact for other parties involved in the strategic planning process to provide reports and analysis helping to answer specific questions, such as: Which geographic regions that are currently performing poorly present real opportunities for growth in reach and participation in the next five years? Based on surveys, what are the major drivers of, and barriers to, people becoming active contributors to Wikipedia and our other projects? Which measures of content quality currently exist or could be developed? The Research Analyst will commission and/or create reports, charts, graphs, maps and tables, designed to concisely, clearly and meaningfully convey information for a lay audience. They will support the strategic planning process by helping to navigate a jungle of available data, providing a clear focus on useful information. The Research Analyst will work closely with the Wikimedia Foundation's part-time Data Analyst, and with the strategic planning project team. Responsibilities     * Develop a database of appropriate primary and secondary information sources (e.g., comScore, Pew);     * Collect, categorize and prioritize information requests from working groups;     * Respond to requests as appropriate, by providing links or a synthesis of existing research, or by creating custom reports;     * Assist in survey/questionnaire design as requested by the Project Manager;     * Where data does not yet exist, facilitate the process of obtaining it, by working with technical staff, hiring contractor support if needed, and/or reaching out to and working with external research organizations. Requirements     * 5+ years experience as an analyst or researcher, preferably in a company that analyzes media/Internet usage data;     * Strong ability to analyze and synthesize quantitative and qualitative research data from primary and secondary sources, and proven ability to create simple, meaningful reports;     * Experience working with statistical analysis software such as SPSS is a major plus;     * Must be willing to solicit ideas and discuss methodology and conclusions beyond direct contacts, notably the Wikimedia community;     * Experience designing questionnaires and surveys is a plus;     * Ability to work in a collaborative, consensus-oriented environment;     * International experience or ability to speak multiple languages is a plus;     * Must be able to set priorities and work independently;     * Must be comfortable using a wide variety of communications/collaboration tools including wikis, mailing lists and IRC;     * Experience with the Wikimedia projects is a plus. Salary The salary is in the range of $70,000 to $85,000, commensurate with experience. About the Wikimedia Foundation The Wikimedia Foundation, Inc. is a US-registered 501(c)(3) tax-deductible non-profit charity dedicated to encouraging the growth, development and distribution of free, multilingual content, and to providing the full content of wiki-based projects to the public free of charge. The Wikimedia Foundation operates some of the largest collaboratively-edited reference projects in the world, including Wikipedia, one of the world's 10 most visited websites, Wiktionary, Wikibooks, Wikiquote, Wikisource, Wikinews and the Wikimedia Commons media repository. The organization has received numerous honors for its work, among them the Webby Award, the Prix Ars Electronica Golden Nica, the Japan Advertisers Association's Web Creation Award and the World Technology Award in Communications Technology. The Wikimedia Foundation was created in 2003 to manage the operation of Wikipedia and its sister projects and is based in San Francisco, California. It currently employs 27 staff members. Wikimedia is supported by local chapter organizations in 21 countries. To Apply Please send a CV and cover letter to jobs(at)wikimedia.org, before May 31, 2009. Please put the position title (Research Analyst-Strategic Plan) in your subject line. Applications that do not include a cover letter will not be considered. Due to the volume of responses that we anticipate we will not reply to all applications, so please do not interpret our silence as a lack of interest. Please copy and paste the text of your CV into the e-mail, in addition to attaching the file. Due to the volume of applications we receive, we regret that only those selected for an interview will be contacted. This position is based in our San Francisco headquarters. If you are not currently living in the San Francisco Bay Area, please make that clear in your cover letter. -- Sue Gardner Executive Director Wikimedia Foundation 415 839 6885 office Imagine a world in which every single human being can freely share in the sum of all knowledge.  Help us make it a reality! http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Donate _______________________________________________ foundation-l mailing list foundation-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l