Archive:Volunteering:Wikimania scholarships communications coordinator
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- Title
Wikimania Scholarship Communications Coordinator
- Wikimania Scholarship Program Description
The 2010 Wikimania scholarships program enables a diverse and global group of active Wikimedians and new participants to travel to and attend the Wikimania conference in Gdansk, Poland, from July 9-11, 2010.
- Primary responsibilities of position
- Sample activities
- Issuing regret letters to non-awarded candidates and update letters to wait-listed candidates
- Coordinating awardee response with scholarship manager
- Participating in periodic online meetings with scholarship manager
- Time frame
- Estimated Total Hours
- Schedule
- Worksite
Remote
- Qualifications sought
- Volunteer has either
- Individuals with both strengths will be sought, and complementary skills will be taken into consideration.
- Ability to speak English
- Optional language skills (not required, in descending order of importance): Polish, German, Russian
- Discretion and ability to handle confidential applicant information.
- Good communication skills and sensitivity to scholarship applicants' needs.
- Benefits to volunteering
- Conference fees and lodging during Wikimania 2010. (Travel costs are volunteer's responsibility).
- Gaining experience with doing specific project-related work for the non-profit Wikimedia Foundation.
- Increased association with the Wikimedia Foundation and Wikimedia community.
- Please send a short biography of yourself, including aspects of your activity on the Wikimedia projects. Any information you believe is relevant, is relevant. You may also wish to attach your CV. Send this to Cary Bass, at cary wikimedia dot org. You may also call Cary at 415.839.6885, extension 601.
- Deadline to apply
Tuesday, February 16, 2010