Volunteer Coordinator


 * Volunteer Coordinator

The Wikimedia Foundation, with paid employees, is largely a volunteer organization. The Volunteer Coordinator leads the way in opening up new opportunities for volunteers to contribute to the mission and day-to-day work of the Foundation, and typically works in the Wikimedia Office in San Francisco, California.


 * Responsibilities

Volunteer Coordinator responsibilities include:


 * Maintaining a global, public list of tasks across different work areas, through communicating with committees/officers, indicating which areas need volunteer work the most critically at any given time.
 * Advising the Board and Executive Director during the setup of new volunteer groups and committees.
 * Ensuring that all volunteer groups in the WMF are operational and reporting their activities on a regular basis and evaluating performance.
 * Being the first personal point of contact for people who wish to do volunteer work for the organization, but don't know where to start.
 * Organizing and advertising regular online events and tutorials to educate people about different areas of volunteering
 * Identifying and reporting when existing volunteer groups such as committees or workgroups may have challenges, and recommending structural changes where needed.
 * Collecting and documenting best practices for volunteer management, partially based on communicating with other non-profits and by research on the topic.
 * Representing Wikimedia at events where we might find useful volunteers from a specific background.

In short, the Volunteer Coordinator is responsible for achieving what is absolutely critical for the long term sustainability of the Foundation: involving volunteers in every part of our mission.