I am delighted to see Katy stepping into this role, which IMHO needed to be filled urgently.
Congratulations, Katy! You are going to do amazing! :) -greg (User:Varnent) > On Feb 26, 2016, at 10:54 AM, Maggie Dennis <mden...@wikimedia.org> wrote: > > Hello, Ruslan. > > Yes, Katy is stepping into the role in a permanent, full-time basis. > > Determining HR direction is not my role. :) Stating how the Board feels > about open hiring is also not my place (and I don't know). But I am happy > to share my own opinion. > > While some roles will and should be filled in an open, public search, some > roles may be appropriately filled by promoting existing staff with a proven > track record. The costs of hiring are not small, both in the amount of time > it takes to recruit and fill a position and the amount of time it takes to > onboard a new person. The leadership of our resources team needs to be > filled quickly. Stability is important in the work they do. And we have a > person at hand who has been well trained for the role and successfully > worked with community on this basis for years. She is not being hired, but > promoted - a promotion she has amply earned. > > That said, the role Katy had previously filled will be an open new hire, > with opportunities for all to apply. It'll just take a little bit of time > to put the hiring packet together. We are also getting ready to open the > search for the replacement for the leadership of Community Engagement, > which I have taken in the interim - and for which I hope to see many > community applicants. > > Best, > > Maggie > > On Fri, Feb 26, 2016 at 3:01 AM, Ruslan Takayev <ruslan.taka...@gmail.com> > wrote: > >> Maggie, et al >> >> Is Katy "stepping into" the role on a full-time, permanent basis? >> >> I ask this question, as questions I asked relating to the "new, open >> approach" towards recruitment at the WMF are yet to be answered[1] and I >> don't recall there being any advertisements as a call for applications to >> fill Siko's position. >> >> TBH, this doesn't sound like a "new, open approach" towards recruitment at >> the WMF, but more of the same..."jobs for the boys". >> >> Comment would be welcome Maggie. >> >> Warm regards, >> >> Ruslan Takayev >> >> [1] >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikimedia-l/2016-February/081677.html >> >> >> On Fri, Feb 26, 2016 at 7:02 AM, Maggie Dennis <mden...@wikimedia.org> >> wrote: >> >>> Hello, all. >>> >>> I am delighted to announce that Katy Love has agreed to step into the >> role >>> of Director of Resources in the Community Engagement department, picking >> up >>> the baton so ably carried by Siko Bouterse before her. Katy has been with >>> the Wikimedia Foundation since January 2013, beginning as the first >> program >>> officer to work with the Funds Dissemination Committee (FDC). I’m >> grateful >>> to her for moving into this role and am looking forward to collaborating >>> with her closely in WMF’s Community Engagement department. >>> >>> We will be hiring her replacement to oversee the FDC/full annual plan >>> grants program in the weeks ahead. >>> >>> Best regards, >>> >>> Maggie >>> >>> P.S. Their page! https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Community_Resources >>> >>> -- >>> Maggie Dennis >>> Interim Sr. Director of Community Engagement >>> Director, Support and Safety >>> Wikimedia Foundation, Inc. >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: >>> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines >>> New messages to: Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org >>> Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, >>> <mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe> >> _______________________________________________ >> Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: >> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines >> New messages to: Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org >> Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, >> <mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe> >> > > > > -- > Maggie Dennis > Interim Sr. Director of Community Engagement > Director, Support and Safety > Wikimedia Foundation, Inc. > _______________________________________________ > Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines > New messages to: Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, > <mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe> _______________________________________________ Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines New messages to: Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, <mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe>