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Wikimania Scholarships & Volunteer Associate
@Wikimedia Foundation
[Hiring] Wikimania Scholarships & Volunteer Associate @Wikimedia Foundation
Mar 19, 2025 - Wikimedia Foundation is hiring a remote Wikimania Scholarships & Volunteer Associate. 💸 Salary: us$25/hour to us$40/hour. 📍Location: USA, UK, Canada, Germany, France, India, Brazil, Australia, Estonia, Sweden, Greece, Belgium, Poland, South Africa, Italy, Colombia, Ireland, Switzerland, Netherlands, Egypt, Finland, Denmark, Singapore, Czech Republic, Croatia, Israel, Spain, Mexico, United Arab Emirates, Austria, Indonesia, Costa Rica, Bangladesh, Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, Peru, Uganda, Uruguay.
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Role Description
This role involves providing support for the Wikimania 2025 event, specifically focusing on scholarships and volunteer coordination.
- Support the Wikimania 2025 Core Organizing Team with the facilitation and coordination of scholarships awarded to individuals for attending Wikimania 2025 in Nairobi.
- Support communication with successful scholars on requirements needed for travel, visas, and accommodation.
- Coordinate with scholars on volunteer role opportunities at Wikimania; previous experience working with volunteers is expected.
- Attend Scholarship coordinating weekly call on every Tuesday at 06:00 pm EAT and Core Organizing Team weekly call at 07:00 pm EAT.
- Build the FAQ for guidance on answering potential inquiries.
- Answer any ad hoc questions with guidance from the Senior Manager and the Core Organizing Team.
- Collaborate in creating and sending out a ‘Wikimania Guide for Attendees’ to provide essential information about their arrival, Singapore customs and culture, and their time at the event.
- Attend Wikimania 2025 to support scholars while they are at the event with queries and questions (August 6th to 9th).
- Conduct post-event evaluation, reporting, and review of the scholarship process.
Qualifications
- Strong administration and record-keeping skills.
- Experience using tools such as email campaign platforms and records systems.
- Good communicator with the ability to deal with people from all walks of life; good customer or audience-facing skills.
- Experience working with a diverse range of people.
- Can-do attitude to problem-solving.
- General conference and event experience.
- 3-5 years of experience with event coordination.
- Experience working directly with a diverse set of volunteers across different regions.
- Experience managing high-volume communications.
Requirements
- Global working experience.
- Understanding of the East Africa region's events and conference industry.
- Mission-driven: Belief in the power of inclusive communication and movement building to make free knowledge accessible to everyone.
- Openness and curiosity: Willingness to work on new and interesting problems in public and collaborative ways.
- Resilience: Ability to work together for outcomes and willingness to change course when warranted, motivated by high standards.
- Positivity: Sharing a culture of constructive criticism and respect.
- Team-oriented: Natural inclination for team collaboration and helping colleagues succeed.
- Intentionally inclusive: Strong personal values related to participation, equity, and diversity in global movements.
Benefits
- Competitive and equitable salaries.
- Remote-first organization with staff members in 40+ countries.
- Supportive and inclusive workplace culture.
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