Dear all I wanted to let you know about some staff changes here at Wikimedia UK - particularly following the message from Stuart Prior last week, who many of you will know as a longstanding member of the team.
Following the launch of Wikimedia UK’s new strategy for 2025 - 2030 <https://wikimedia.org.uk/wiki/Wikimedia_UK_Strategy_2025-2030> last autumn, the Senior Management Team was tasked with reviewing the extent to which the existing staff team could successfully deliver our ambitious plans, and identify any changes needed. As a result of this review, we proposed a number of changes to the staff structure, including the creation of several new roles. Unfortunately this also meant making several roles redundant, including Stuart's position within the Programmes team. A key driver for the restructure was the desire to create a dedicated role for education in order to deliver the step change in this work articulated in our strategy. We have also created a new, part time position of Topics for Impact Coordinator, and increased our Outreach and Community Coordinator (Rupal Karia) from two to three days a week. *The new role of Education Lead has just been advertised and is on wiki here: https://wikimedia.org.uk/wiki/Education_Lead <https://wikimedia.org.uk/wiki/Education_Lead>* In addition to these changes we have deleted the post of Communications Coordinator, held by Katie Crampton until April this year, as part of a rethink about our approach to external relations. We do not have immediate plans to create a new staff role within the Development and Communications team, and instead will be exploring options that allow us to adapt to the fast-changing communications landscape. I'd like to thank all the staff affected by the restructure for their understanding, professionalism and continued support for Wikimedia UK and the wider Wikimedia movement. If you have any follow up questions please feel free to contact me. With best wishes Lucy -- Lucy Crompton-Reid Chief Executive 07803 505 169 *My pronouns are she/her and my name is pronounced like this <https://namedrop.io/lucycromptonreid>*
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