Hello, Ruslan. Yes, Katy is stepping into the role in a permanent, full-time basis.
Determining HR direction is not my role. :) Stating how the Board feels about open hiring is also not my place (and I don't know). But I am happy to share my own opinion. While some roles will and should be filled in an open, public search, some roles may be appropriately filled by promoting existing staff with a proven track record. The costs of hiring are not small, both in the amount of time it takes to recruit and fill a position and the amount of time it takes to onboard a new person. The leadership of our resources team needs to be filled quickly. Stability is important in the work they do. And we have a person at hand who has been well trained for the role and successfully worked with community on this basis for years. She is not being hired, but promoted - a promotion she has amply earned. That said, the role Katy had previously filled will be an open new hire, with opportunities for all to apply. It'll just take a little bit of time to put the hiring packet together. We are also getting ready to open the search for the replacement for the leadership of Community Engagement, which I have taken in the interim - and for which I hope to see many community applicants. Best, Maggie On Fri, Feb 26, 2016 at 3:01 AM, Ruslan Takayev <ruslan.taka...@gmail.com> wrote: > Maggie, et al > > Is Katy "stepping into" the role on a full-time, permanent basis? > > I ask this question, as questions I asked relating to the "new, open > approach" towards recruitment at the WMF are yet to be answered[1] and I > don't recall there being any advertisements as a call for applications to > fill Siko's position. > > TBH, this doesn't sound like a "new, open approach" towards recruitment at > the WMF, but more of the same..."jobs for the boys". > > Comment would be welcome Maggie. > > Warm regards, > > Ruslan Takayev > > [1] > https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikimedia-l/2016-February/081677.html > > > On Fri, Feb 26, 2016 at 7:02 AM, Maggie Dennis <mden...@wikimedia.org> > wrote: > > > Hello, all. > > > > I am delighted to announce that Katy Love has agreed to step into the > role > > of Director of Resources in the Community Engagement department, picking > up > > the baton so ably carried by Siko Bouterse before her. Katy has been with > > the Wikimedia Foundation since January 2013, beginning as the first > program > > officer to work with the Funds Dissemination Committee (FDC). I’m > grateful > > to her for moving into this role and am looking forward to collaborating > > with her closely in WMF’s Community Engagement department. > > > > We will be hiring her replacement to oversee the FDC/full annual plan > > grants program in the weeks ahead. > > > > Best regards, > > > > Maggie > > > > P.S. Their page! https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Community_Resources > > > > -- > > Maggie Dennis > > Interim Sr. Director of Community Engagement > > Director, Support and Safety > > Wikimedia Foundation, Inc. > > _______________________________________________ > > Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: > > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines > > New messages to: Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org > > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, > > <mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe> > _______________________________________________ > Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines > New messages to: Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, > <mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe> > -- Maggie Dennis Interim Sr. Director of Community Engagement Director, Support and Safety Wikimedia Foundation, Inc. _______________________________________________ Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines New messages to: Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, <mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe>
