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

[Sarah]

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?