[Foundation-l] Head of Communications position open?

[Mike Godwin]

sfmammamia writes:
>
>
> A bit of a mystery -- in Sunday's San Francisco Chronicle, page E-8,
> there's
> an ad for the Wikimedia Foundation Head of Communications position. This ad
> does not appear online, at least I could not find a companion posting,
> either on the foundation site or on Yahoo (the Chronicle's online ad
> partner). Perhaps once the staff is back from the Labor Day holiday there
> will be clarification? Or did I just miss something?
>

Hi, sfmammamia.  Here's the nutshell answer to your question:  because the
Wikimedia Foundation is an international organization that hires staff from
around the world and yet must with all relevant US employment law, we
sometimes need to adhere to specific legal and administrative requirements.
In other words, sometimes we must run employment ads, such as the posting of
this position, in a newspaper like the SF Chronicle or elsewhere.

This shouldn't be interpreted as a sign of any shakeup.  Jay, for example,
is not leaving the Wikimedia Foundation -- he's doing a great job, and we
expect and hope he will stay with us, doing the same great work, for a long
time.


--Mike Godwin
General Counsel
Wikimedia Foundation