Great news, this. Muti Michael.
On Thu, Apr 5, 2018 at 10:06 AM, Isaac Olatunde <reachout2is...@gmail.com> wrote: > FYI, > > Regards, > > Isaac > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: "Asaf Bartov" <abar...@wikimedia.org> > Date: Apr 5, 2018 8:58 AM > Subject: [African Wikimedians] Fwd: [Wikimedia-l] Movement Strategy core > team news: We're recruiting > To: "Mailing list for African Wikimedians" <african-wikimedians@lists. > wikimedia.org> > Cc: > > FYI, there are two job openings for the next phase of the Strategy project. >> >> A. >> >> ---------- Forwarded message --------- >> From: Katherine Maher <kma...@wikimedia.org> >> Date: Wed, Apr 4, 2018 at 8:41 PM >> Subject: [Wikimedia-l] Movement Strategy core team news: We're recruiting >> To: Wikimedia Mailing List <wikimedi...@lists.wikimedia.org> >> >> >> Dear all, >> >> I am happy to share another update on the movement strategy process. As we >> resume work, we’re planning to put together a team to design and >> facilitate >> the next phase of the movement strategy process. This team will be >> responsible for shaping the overall process in a way that supports >> participation and engagement of the diverse constituents and stakeholders >> of our movement. >> >> As I mentioned in my last email, I’ve asked Nicole Ebber of WMDE to take >> on >> the role as Process Lead for this next phase. She has been busy mapping >> out >> the team and skills we will need to move forward, including writing >> descriptions for each role, which you can find on Meta-wiki >> <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Strategy/Wikimedia_movement/2018-20/Team >> > >> [1]. >> >> In clarifying these roles, it became evident that there are some people >> who >> have played a major role in the process to-date and who bring much-needed >> skills and insight to the team. As a result, we’ve asked two people from >> the first phase to formalize their collaboration in the Strategy Process >> Architect and Process Support Lead capacity and join this next phase as >> core team members. *We’re still finalizing details, but I look forward to >> announcing them soon!* >> >> We are still looking for people for two of the other roles in the core >> team. In the first phase of the process, last year, we worked with a >> number >> of consultants from outside the movement. >> >> For this phase, *I am very interested in building a team from within our >> movement* -- bringing together people with a passion for our movement, the >> necessary skills for the work we need to do, and an interest in helping us >> solve some of our most challenging questions. I believe that this is an >> exciting opportunity to take on a leadership role, develop their skills, >> and work on an essential priority for the future of our movement. *I >> strongly encourage people from all across the movement to apply. * >> >> *We are looking for candidates for these two positions: * >> >> - *Information & Knowledge Manager* - A person with experience in >> managing the flow of large amounts of qualitative information. They >> will be >> responsible for ensuring the effective, yet inclusive, collection of >> inputs >> from movement stakeholder discussions around key questions and themes >> of >> Phase II. They will be responsible for making sure community has >> clarity >> about the process itself and its goals, for ensuring a steady >> information >> flow to critical stakeholders, and for effective communication of the >> status and results through movement-wide communication. (Application >> link >> <https://boards.greenhouse.io/wikimedia/jobs/1096509?gh_src >> =cclqxfvl1#.WsT-DNPwbOR> >> [2] >> <https://boards.greenhouse.io/wikimedia/jobs/1096509?gh_src >> =cclqxfvl1#.WsT-DNPwbOR> >> ) >> - *Project Manager* - A person with experience in project management >> and >> evaluation. They should be comfortable with navigating high-volume >> information flows, multiple competing stakeholders, and situational >> ambiguity and complexity. This person will be responsible for >> coordinating >> and managing human and financial resources, coordinating activities >> within >> the strategy team, as well as strategy process related activities >> within >> the wider Wikimedia movement. This person will be in charge of tracking >> progress against goals, deliverables and milestones, as well as >> managing >> timely status updates and reporting and is expected to ensure fluent >> work >> streams within the process as well as managing the overall process >> budget. (Application >> link [3] >> <https://boards.greenhouse.io/wikimedia/jobs/1096480?gh_src >> =3pmbq6q21#.WsT-HdPwbOR> >> ) >> >> *We strongly encourage applications from members of our extended Wikimedia >> community. *Some additional notes: >> >> - Both of these roles are meant to be 40 hours/week for a period of >> approximately 24 months. >> - Contractors in both roles can be located almost anywhere, with >> support >> for travel as appropriate. >> - Because we want people from across the movement to consider applying, >> please note that these roles require you be comfortable working in >> English, >> but do not require English as a native language. Particularly for the >> Project Manager role, the emphasis is on functional comfort, rather >> than >> fluency. >> - We are especially interested in candidates from our emerging >> communities. >> >> If you are interested but uncertain and would like to know more, please >> reach out to me or Nicole. If you know someone who would be a perfect fit >> but might not think they are eligible, please encourage them to apply. We >> are hoping to finish hiring for both these roles by the end of April, with >> the plan that they will continue through mid-2020. >> >> *Next steps* >> >> Each step of the process will be created with and enriched by, individuals >> and groups from across and beyond the movement. This means that in the >> course of the process, we will again be calling for a steering committee, >> advisors, and liaisons to take many different perspectives and experiences >> into account. >> >> I am excited that we can now kick off the first steps of the process with >> these team members and prepare for the first essential milestone in the >> upcoming phase - the Wikimedia Conference and its movement strategy track. >> We will share more information and details about that in our next update. >> >> *Okay, that’s it -- don’t forget to apply!* >> >> Cheers, >> Katherine >> >> [1] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Strategy/Wikimedia_movement/ >> 2018-20/Team >> [2] >> https://boards.greenhouse.io/wikimedia/jobs/1096509?gh_src=c >> clqxfvl1#.WsT-DNPwbOR >> [3] >> https://boards.greenhouse.io/wikimedia/jobs/1096480?gh_src=3 >> pmbq6q21#.WsT-HdPwbOR >> >> -- >> Katherine Maher >> >> Executive Director >> Wikimedia Foundation >> >> 1 Montgomery Street, Suite 1600 >> San Francisco, CA 94104 >> >> +1 (415) 839-6885 ext. 6635 <(415)%20839-6885> >> +1 (415) 712 4873 <(415)%20712-4873> >> kma...@wikimedia.org >> https://annual.wikimedia.org >> _______________________________________________ >> Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wik >> i/Mailing_lists/Guidelines and https://meta.wikimedia.org/wik >> i/Wikimedia-l >> New messages to: wikimedi...@lists.wikimedia.org >> Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, >> <mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> African-Wikimedians mailing list >> African-Wikimedians@lists.wikimedia.org >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/african-wikimedians >> >> > _______________________________________________ > African-Wikimedians mailing list > African-Wikimedians@lists.wikimedia.org > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/african-wikimedians > > -- Data scientist @MutiPhoya Malawi +265 996 3 767 88 Switzerland +41 77 487 36 28 (WhatsApp as well)
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