Good question. The short answer is that the current staff are working
insane hours, hence the board agreed that we needed office back-up. The new
role will support our staff and the community by doing the day-to-day stuff
- allowing us to focus on delivering targeted programme work.
Obviously given that we are now behoven to the FDC grant process I had to
make a judgement as to whether we should appoint to this post. I chose to
remain optimistic that the good work we are doing continues and will be
recognised by the FDC. Freezing the post would have been the pessimistic
route and would have involved risking staff burn-out or a reduction in our
increasing programme - in effect going into semi-hibernation.
I decided to be optimistic, assessed our resources accordingly and have
made the choice to appoint to this role.
So please, if you know of anyone who has the talents and enthusiasm who
could apply for this job do send them our way.
Jon
On 4 October 2012 18:55, Thomas Dalton <thomas.dalton(a)gmail.com> wrote:
Is hiring new staff really wise when there is still so
much uncertainty
surrounding the chapter? Are you that confident that the FDC is going to
approve the budget for new staff, given the lack of confidence the WMF has
in the chapter?
Hiring additional admin support is going to be an essential part of
getting the chapter back on a stable footing, but you need to know you have
funding before you can hire someone...
On Oct 4, 2012 5:26 PM, "Jon Davies" <jon.davies(a)wikimedia.org.uk>
wrote:
Heads up this post will be advertised shortly.
We need someone who will support the chapter's work and be able to
support everyone at everything!
http://uk.wikimedia.org/wiki/Office_support_post
Please pass it round to anyone in the community.
Thanks
Jon
The closing date is 5pm BST on 24th October 2012. Applications cannot be
accepted after that date. Interviews are planned for 31st October 2012 at
our offices in London.
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