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=== Office of the Executive Director ===
* {{jobvite link | id = o1huXfwt | title = Executive Director}}

=== Engineering and Product Development ===

* {{jobvite link | id =oDVOXfw3 | title = Vice President of Engineering: Search Firm Engagement - Engineering}}
(contracted; show full)=== Fundraising ===

* {{jobvite link | id = olqAXfw2 | title = Fundraiser Program Manager}}
* {{jobvite link | id = oYUIXfwh&s | title = Development Outreach Manager}}

=== Grantmaking & Programs ===


* "http://hire.jobvite.com/j/?cj=owwQXfwz&s=Career_page">here</a>Program Officer (Project and Event Grants) to grow Wikipedia

About us: The Wikimedia Foundation, the San Francisco based non-profit operating Wikipedia and its sister projects, is committed to creating and sharing free knowledge with every single human being on the planet.  The free knowledge created by a unique global community of volunteers is reaching half a billion people every month right now, and we're constantly experimenting and innovating to reach the next half billion.

We have about $HEADCOUNT employees, and we support and serve a passionate community of about eighty thousand volunteers dedicated to free knowledge.  We work openly, with free software, consistently rank #1 in respecting privacy and reader service, and we are funded entirely by donations, most of them from private individuals like you.

About the job: The Foundation considers its two core competencies in supporting global Wikimedia communities to be technology and grantmaking. The Foundation engages in various grant-making programs, aimed at mission-aligned organizations, groups, and individuals around the world.  This funds a variety of inspiring outreach projects, partnerships, content acquisition and improvement programs, and more.  

The Program Officer (Project and Event Grants) will:
1. Support applicants and grantees in crafting and executing effective programs for the Project and Event Grants program, and will be grantees' primary point of contact at WMF, connecting them to other community and WMF resources.
2. Ensure grants include effective evaluation criteria, and help grantees measure and track their progress.
3. Work with the Grantmaking Learning & Evaluation team to develop learnings with grantees during and after grant execution, and aggregate those into best practices to be shared with the motivated.
4. Communicate actively with grantees and form lasting and effective relationships with volunteers, community members, and other grantees. Keep grantees informed throughout the life of each grant, and beyond. When possible, fulfill community expectations of responsiveness.
5. Participate in developing strategies for soliciting new grant proposals and expanding the WMF grants programs and volunteer support programs to meet organizational goals.
6. Serve as an informed voice within the Foundation for grantee needs, helping to surface issues that have implications for grantees. 

The Program Officer (Project and Event Grants) will work within the Foundation's Grantmaking and Programs team, under the supervision of the Head of Grants and Global South Partnerships.  The position involves some international travel.  

Wikimedians are strongly encouraged to apply.

Job requirements:
At least 2 years of experience in program or project management with a track record of success, preferably including project planning, evaluation, budgeting, workflow management, contracts management, grant monitoring and reporting, and document management.
Experience working in the non-profit sector, preferably grants-related (grantmaking, grants administration, grant seeking).
Exceptional verbal and written communication skills in English. Proven facility in at least one language other than English.
Significant personal volunteer experience, preferably in a leadership role.
Strong interpersonal skills; ability to communicate in a public setting in a non-polarizing way.
Bachelor's degree or equivalent with strong academic results.  

Nice to have:
Experience in and knowledge of best practices in grantmaking including grantee relations, international grantmaking and process administration.
Experience with wiki sites.
Demonstrated experience working in a global, multi-cultural team; Experience working outside of your home country environment preferred.
Fluency in additional languages.
Experience engaging, motivating, coordinating and supporting online volunteer communities. 
Free culture / free software / open source values.

The successful candidate should embody the following personal characteristics:

Mission-driven: a passion for, belief in and commitment to the societal benefits of freely-available knowledge as articulated in Wikimedia's vision and mission.
Excellence in process management: A hard worker with a high energy level with high quality standards, attention to detail and constantly on top of the status of the process.
Data-driven: stay up-to-date on the results of programs in the movement and subject fund-seeking entity applications to rigorous analysis; willing to recommend against doing things that prove to be ineffective based on the data.
Community oriented: Understanding and empathetic that Wikimedia community members and chapters are volunteers who spend their free time contributing ideas and knowledge, continually evolving Wikimedia’s projects.
Emotionally mature and self-reliant: someone who will thrive working in a small team; an ability to tolerate a high degree of ambiguity, and to negotiate with people having sharply defined opinions while maintaining positive, respectful relationships.  Has the ability to make unpopular decisions when necessary and to explain them transparently in the face of criticism.
Intellectual curiosity and flexibility: Enjoy tackling difficult, ambiguous problems and able to incorporate new knowledge into how one approaches situations and generates solutions; loves learning from others and expanding intellectual horizons.
Open and transparent: Comfortable working in a highly transparent fashion, open to input and feedback, proactive candid communicator who wants people to know what she/he is doing and isn't afraid to bring others in when things are off-track or when you need help.
Proficient manager: Able to design effective processes and implement with attention to detail; responsible use of resources (financial and human).
Volunteer enabler: Support volunteer-leaders to create and implement initiatives.

=== Human Resources ===

* ''No current openings''

=== Legal and Community Advocacy ===

* {{jobvite link | id = oCFNXfwL | title = Legal Intern (Spring)}}

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