Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Wikimedia UK Office Support Job.

2012-10-05 Thread Jon Davies
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

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Wikimedia UK Office Support Job.

2012-10-04 Thread Thomas Dalton
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