Wikimedia Foundation
Senior Program Officer, Sub-Saharan Africa
Remote · Ghana, Kenya, South Africa · EU / UK hours · Full-timePay not disclosedAbout a minute here, then a few on Wikimedia Foundation's site. Your application is saved on Tamborin first.
What this role offers
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EU / UK hoursCore overlap around 9:00–15:00 UTC
- Type
- Full-time
- Pay
- Pay not disclosed
- Where
- Remote · Ghana, Kenya, South Africa
- Start
- Flexible
- Who can apply
- EU / UK hours
- Apply by
- Open until filled
- Experience
- Senior
- Openings
- 1
About the role
What you'll do
The Wikimedia Foundation, the nonprofit behind Wikipedia, needs a program officer to run its community grantmaking across Sub-Saharan Africa. You will manage the regional grant portfolio, assess applicants' finances and organisations, build and facilitate regional funding committees, and be the Foundation's main contact for affiliates and volunteer communities in the region.
Requirements
- Grantmaking experience, ideally international and trust-based or participatory
- Strong strategic, analytical and organisational skills
- Able to facilitate diverse volunteer communities and handle disagreement
- Excellent spoken and written English; another language is a plus
Remote. Within Africa, you must live in Ghana, Kenya or South Africa, hired through an Employer of Record (Kenya requires citizenship or permanent residency). Expect 1-3 international trips a year. The published salary range applies to US applicants only.
Skills
GrantmakingProgram ManagementStakeholder ManagementFinancial AssessmentCommunity Engagement
About Wikimedia Foundation
San Francisco, USAWebsite ↗Pay not disclosedWikimedia Foundation · EU / UK hours