Job Title: Program Assistant (Education Team) – Wikimedia Foundation Uganda Jobs 2021
Organization: Wikimedia Foundation
Duty Station: Remote
Wikimedia Foundation Profile
The Wikimedia Foundation’s Education team works with the education sector and a global community of volunteers to ensure that free knowledge projects like Wikipedia make a meaningful impact on global education goals. We are building a world where knowledge is available and equitable for everyone, and people have the skills and information they need to thrive in the digital age.
Job Summary:
The Education Team is seeking a Program Assistant to contribute 30 hours a week for 6 months to supporting the Education Team’s core work. The ideal candidate has a strong interest in education and technology, and a background managing programs and projects.
Roles and Responsibilities:
- Develop an in depth understanding of the Education Team’s ongoing work
- Support administrative tasks such as organizing and scheduling events, preparing slide decks, preparing documents
- Support components of ongoing projects as directed by the Senior Program Manager
- Update information on Meta Wiki related to ongoing work and priorities
Minimum Qualifications
Skills and Experience:
- Strong organizational skills: prioritization, organization, planning, time management, stakeholder management, facilitation, problem solving, and decision-making
- Strong interpersonal communications skills
- Tolerance for ambiguity and ability to manage complex problems
- The ability to thrive in a globally-distributed team and nurture and maintain positive, respectful professional relationships
- Experience with Asana, Slack and similar tools
Qualities that are important to us:
- A passion for and belief in free and open knowledge
- A strong interest in global education, experience in the education sector preferred
- Respect for and acceptance of multiple cultures and customs, and a curiosity about the world
- Commitment to and belief in the value of inclusion, equity, and diversity
- Strong interest in how Wikimedia projects can be used in Education to further student learning
- Self-motivation and the ability to work independently, and a flexible working schedule
- Keen interest in learning new skills
How To Apply for Wikimedia Foundation Uganda Jobs 2021
All interested and suitably qualified candidates can submit their applications through the link below.
Deadline: Open until filled
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