Hello, all. :)
As you know, we are launching a movement strategy process and want people from the community integrally involved at every stage. We are accordingly seeking active Wikimedians interested in applying for a number of Community Strategy Coordinator positions. The people hired for these positions will be part-time, remote contractors of up to 20 hours a week with a contract of 3 months. Start date should be in early March.
You can see the job descriptions and apply for the positions at < https://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Work_with_us%3E, but here’s a quick summary of who we’re looking for and what they’ll be doing:
*Language Specialist Strategy Coordinators*
These will be bilingual speakers of a specific list of non-English languages[1] and English who are experienced in their language project community or communities. They will be expected to be able to both conduct deep outreach to these non-English communities and to liaise between these communities and others, in order to maximize the ability of their communities to participate in the movement strategy process. They will also need to be capable of monitoring and summarizing discussions about strategy topics and will be expected to produce a summary report at the end of their contract.
*Metawiki Strategy Coordinators*
These facilitators need not be multilingual (although it is a plus), but must be fluent in English and must be experienced contributors to one or more Wikimedia communities. They will be working alongside the language specialist coordinators, the global community, the Wikimedia Foundation and the strategy team to facilitate the most inclusive strategy process possible. This will include outreach to global communities, offering their own community experience and advice to those involved in the process, and leading, monitoring, and summarizing strategy-related discussions. They will be expected to produce a summary report at the end of their contract.
If you think either of these sounds like you or another community member you know, I encourage you to visit the job application page and review the job descriptions for more details (again, that's at < https://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Work_with_us#Wikimedia_Careers%3E). Please tell us about your experiences as a Wikimedian and why you think you would be a good fit for this role. Our goal is to run the most inclusive strategy process we can, and that means we need experienced community members like you to help!
Best,
Maggie
[1]
- Arabic - Bengali - Chinese - Dutch - French - German - Hebrew - Hindi - Italian - Japanese - Malayam - Polish - Portuguese - Russian - Spanish - Swedish - Vietnamese
Just simple technical question. In the application form there is one tricky question:
"Are you legally authorized to work in the United States"
I guess vast majority of potential candidates are not legally authorized to work in US as they are citizens of countries which need a special work-permit to be legally employed in US. Does it mean they cannot apply for this position or that WMF is able to organize a work-permit for such persons?
2017-01-30 20:01 GMT+01:00 Maggie Dennis mdennis@wikimedia.org:
Hello, all. :)
As you know, we are launching a movement strategy process and want people from the community integrally involved at every stage. We are accordingly seeking active Wikimedians interested in applying for a number of Community Strategy Coordinator positions. The people hired for these positions will be part-time, remote contractors of up to 20 hours a week with a contract of 3 months. Start date should be in early March.
You can see the job descriptions and apply for the positions at < https://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Work_with_us%3E, but here’s a quick summary of who we’re looking for and what they’ll be doing:
*Language Specialist Strategy Coordinators*
These will be bilingual speakers of a specific list of non-English languages[1] and English who are experienced in their language project community or communities. They will be expected to be able to both conduct deep outreach to these non-English communities and to liaise between these communities and others, in order to maximize the ability of their communities to participate in the movement strategy process. They will also need to be capable of monitoring and summarizing discussions about strategy topics and will be expected to produce a summary report at the end of their contract.
*Metawiki Strategy Coordinators*
These facilitators need not be multilingual (although it is a plus), but must be fluent in English and must be experienced contributors to one or more Wikimedia communities. They will be working alongside the language specialist coordinators, the global community, the Wikimedia Foundation and the strategy team to facilitate the most inclusive strategy process possible. This will include outreach to global communities, offering their own community experience and advice to those involved in the process, and leading, monitoring, and summarizing strategy-related discussions. They will be expected to produce a summary report at the end of their contract.
If you think either of these sounds like you or another community member you know, I encourage you to visit the job application page and review the job descriptions for more details (again, that's at < https://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Work_with_us#Wikimedia_Careers%3E). Please tell us about your experiences as a Wikimedian and why you think you would be a good fit for this role. Our goal is to run the most inclusive strategy process we can, and that means we need experienced community members like you to help!
Best,
Maggie
[1]
- Arabic
- Bengali
- Chinese
- Dutch
- French
- German
- Hebrew
- Hindi
- Italian
- Japanese
- Malayam
- Polish
- Portuguese
- Russian
- Spanish
- Swedish
- Vietnamese
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On 31 January 2017 at 07:08, Tomasz Ganicz polimerek@gmail.com wrote:
Just simple technical question. In the application form there is one tricky question:
"Are you legally authorized to work in the United States"
I guess vast majority of potential candidates are not legally authorized to work in US as they are citizens of countries which need a special work-permit to be legally employed in US. Does it mean they cannot apply for this position or that WMF is able to organize a work-permit for such persons?
The work authorisation question is a standard one included in job postings, irrespective of work location. I would assume there are no issues with candidates based outside the United States applying, especially since all the new positions are advertised as "San Francisco, CA or Remote".
Dan
Thanks for the question, Tomasz, and for the answer, Dan. :)
That's right - it's built into the form. I'm told it can't be removed. Candidates based outside the U.S. are very welcome to apply! I'd guess that the question may be relevant for some folks in the U.S., for instance international students who do not have a work visa.
Best,
Maggie
On Tue, Jan 31, 2017 at 10:41 AM, Dan Garry dgarry@wikimedia.org wrote:
On 31 January 2017 at 07:08, Tomasz Ganicz polimerek@gmail.com wrote:
Just simple technical question. In the application form there is one
tricky
question:
"Are you legally authorized to work in the United States"
I guess vast majority of potential candidates are not legally authorized
to
work in US as they are citizens of countries which need a special work-permit to be legally employed in US. Does it mean they cannot apply for this position or that WMF is able to organize a work-permit for such persons?
The work authorisation question is a standard one included in job postings, irrespective of work location. I would assume there are no issues with candidates based outside the United States applying, especially since all the new positions are advertised as "San Francisco, CA or Remote".
Dan
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Thank you for clarification.
2017-01-31 17:26 GMT+01:00 Maggie Dennis mdennis@wikimedia.org:
Thanks for the question, Tomasz, and for the answer, Dan. :)
That's right - it's built into the form. I'm told it can't be removed. Candidates based outside the U.S. are very welcome to apply! I'd guess that the question may be relevant for some folks in the U.S., for instance international students who do not have a work visa.
Best,
Maggie
On Tue, Jan 31, 2017 at 10:41 AM, Dan Garry dgarry@wikimedia.org wrote:
On 31 January 2017 at 07:08, Tomasz Ganicz polimerek@gmail.com wrote:
Just simple technical question. In the application form there is one
tricky
question:
"Are you legally authorized to work in the United States"
I guess vast majority of potential candidates are not legally
authorized
to
work in US as they are citizens of countries which need a special work-permit to be legally employed in US. Does it mean they cannot
apply
for this position or that WMF is able to organize a work-permit for
such
persons?
The work authorisation question is a standard one included in job
postings,
irrespective of work location. I would assume there are no issues with candidates based outside the United States applying, especially since all the new positions are advertised as "San Francisco, CA or Remote".
Dan
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