Dear all,
I have updates about the board recruiting process. As you may recall, March
6 was the original deadline for accepting submissions [1], but we need more
time to develop more solid candidates. Our original deadlines were
extremely ambitious, thus we decided to extend the deadline by two months.
Here is an outline of the updated timeline:
-
Application and referral submission period (January 23 - May 6)
-
Application and referral review, proactive candidate recruitment, and
interviews (January - June 5)
-
Initial application review and screenings (January - May)
-
Board Governance Committee
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_Board_Governance_Committee>
(BGC) discussions with candidates (January - May)
-
BGC meets and makes short list (May)
-
Second-round interviews (May - June 5)
-
Background check conducted by BGC and Wikimedia Foundation staff
-
Criminal and financial background check conducted by outside
firm
-
Thorough review of online and public coverage of candidates
-
Executive Director and BGC meet to determine recommendations and provide
recommendations to the full Board (June)
-
Board vote to confirm candidate (July)
-
Announcement of new candidates (mid-July)
We decided to run this search ourselves, rather than going with a
recruiting firm. If we need additional help, we’ll assess in one month and
potentially discuss whether we need to look for external firms to support
our recruitment efforts.
As a reminder, applicants may apply online at:
https://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Work_with_us#Wikimedia_Careers. We
also accept applications and referrals by email at
board-nominati...@lists.wikimedia.org. The recruitment materials can be
found at: https://commons.wikimedia.org/?curid=55283092 [2].
I shall update the Meta page shortly [3].
Please forward this information to people who are potentially interested in
serving the Wikimedia movement on the Wikimedia Foundation Board of
Trustees.
[1]
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_Board_Governance_Committee/Board_Recruitment
(as of Jan 23)
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikimedia_Foundation_Board_Governance_Committee/Board_recruitment&oldid=16250784>
[2]
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:2017_Board_Recruiting_Candidate_Packet.pdf
[3]
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_Board_Governance_Committee/Board_Recruitment
Best regards,
antanana / Nataliia Tymkiv
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advance!*
On Mon, Jan 23, 2017 at 8:44 PM, Nataliia Tymkiv <ntym...@wikimedia.org>
wrote:
> Dear all,
>
> We would like to announce that we are officially beginning recruitment for
> two open appointed positions on the Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees.
> This email will outline the process and timeline for the recruitment.
>
> The Board initially began discussions on recruitment in May-June 2016 [1].
> After a pause, the Board Governance Committee (BGC) has renewed recruitment
> for its vacant appointed seats and would love to share an update with you
> today.
>
> With support from Anna Stillwell (from the Talent & Culture department)
> and Michelle Paulson (our interim General Counsel), the BGC developed four
> candidate profiles for the vacant and soon-to-be-vacant seats and gave its
> recommendations to the Board in December 2016.
>
> During its December meeting, the Board decided that it hopes to find the
> following types of experience and expertise:
>
>
> 1.
>
> Growing a global movement: apply
>
> <https://boards.greenhouse.io/wikimedia/jobs/567318?gh_src=3vh7tx1#.WIZGvrYrL-Y>
> [2]
> 2.
>
> Engaging new communities: apply
>
> <https://boards.greenhouse.io/wikimedia/jobs/567342?gh_src=b1ftgs1#.WIZL_FyzlP1>
> [3]
> 3.
>
> Social sector governance: apply
>
> <https://boards.greenhouse.io/wikimedia/jobs/567375?gh_src=5gwopi1#.WIZMoFyzlP1>
> [4]
>
>
> After that Anna, Michelle, and the Communications team integrated Board
> feedback and developed recruitment materials, which include background
> information about the Wikimedia movement and Foundation as well as the
> profiles describing the types of candidates we are looking for. These
> recruitment materials can be found at: https://commons.wikimedia.org/
> ?curid=55283092 [5].
>
> The Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees currently has two vacant
> appointed seats. We also have a vacant community-selected seat, but this
> seat will be filled through the community selection process. The Election
> Committee, who runs the election process for community-selected seats, will
> provide further information about the process and timeline at a later date.
> We hope to have all three candidates join the Board no later than Wikimania
> in August.
>
> We will begin accepting applications and referrals for these positions
> today and will close the submission period on Monday, 06 March 2017 at
> 17:00 PST. A more detailed timeline of the full recruitment process is
> available on Meta here: https://meta.wikimedia.org/?curid=10176203 [6].
>
> Applicants may apply online at: https://wikimediafoundation.
> org/wiki/Work_with_us#Wikimedia_Careers. We also accept applications and
> referrals by email at board-nominati...@lists.wikimedia.org.
>
> Over the next six weeks, we invite you all to tell us about people who are
> potentially interested in serving the Wikimedia community on the Wikimedia
> Foundation Board of Trustees. And we look forward to hearing from you.
>
> [1] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_
> Board_Governance_Committee/2016_competence_matrix
>
> [2] https://boards.greenhouse.io/wikimedia/jobs/567318?gh_src=
> 3vh7tx1#.WIZMiFyzlP1
>
> [3] https://boards.greenhouse.io/wikimedia/jobs/567342?gh_src=
> b1ftgs1#.WIZL_FyzlP1
>
> [4] https://boards.greenhouse.io/wikimedia/jobs/567375?gh_src=
> 5gwopi1#.WIZMoFyzlP1
>
> [5] https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:2017_Board_
> Recruiting_Candidate_Packet.pdf
>
> [6] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_
> Board_Governance_Committee/Board_Recruitment
>
> Best regards,
> antanana / Nataliia Tymkiv
>
> *NOTICE: You may have received this message outside of your normal working
> hours/days, as I usually can work more as a volunteer during weekend. You
> should not feel obligated to answer it during your days off. Thank you in
> advance!*
>
>
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