Dear fellow Wikimedians,
Today I am informing you that I will not be renewing my contract with Wikimedia Deutschland, which runs until January 2022. This decision was not easy for me because Wikimedia has been such an important, even central, part of my life in the past nine years. After thorough introspection, I feel that this step is the right one for me and for our organisation.
This means that a successor will have to be found for the position of the Executive Director. The search is managed by our Supervisory Board and me with support of an external executive search firm. The search process has been well prepared in recent weeks and I am working closely with our board on each of the steps.
Together, we will ensure a good handover and transition to my successor. This point is very important to me, as is the fact that we will continue to work without losing focus on achieving our goals, on working with the entire movement, and on collaborating very closely on movement strategy implementation. That's why I don't want to say a big goodbye right now.
What’s next
In cooperation with the external executive search firm Kienbaum, we have developed a search profile and a job posting that will go online shortly.
We strive to have someone on board well before the end of my term in January 2022. As we have commenced the procedure so early, we are on a very good track.
I also consider it essential to be available for a comprehensive transition and onboarding of a new Executive Director.
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me.
Best regards,
Abraham