Wikimedia Foundation
Manager,CommunityPartnerships
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“Manager, Community Partnerships at Wikimedia Foundation. Skills: Partnership development, People management, Strategic oversight, Community engagement. Contribute to leadership, strategic decision-making, culture-building. Drive development, implementation, review of partnership strategies”
What You'll Achieve.
Increase awareness, readership, and content of Wikimedia projects; Financial and operational support for Movement Organizations; Overall support the mission of the Wikimedia Foundation; Track impact and guide ongoing improvement of programs
Industry & Context.
Make 3-5 international trips each year
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
Bachelor's degree in a relevant field or equivalent experience, Minimum of 8 years of experience in partnership development and people management, Demonstrated experience leading multi-regional or multi-stakeholder partnership programs, background in community-led or informed partnership development, Proven ability to lead and develop diverse, distributed teams with inclusive practices, Able to connect with partners and reports typically based from UTC-8 to UTC+8 time zones, make 3-5 international trips each year, Experience balancing global frameworks with local and regional contextual needs, Excellent strategic thinking, relationship-building skills, organisational skills, Commitment to free knowledge ecosystems and volunteer/community-driven work
Nice to Have
Advanced degree in a related field, Experience working with volunteer-driven organizations, Familiarity with open knowledge, open source, free culture movements, Fluency in additional languages
What You'll Do.
Contribute to leadership
strategic decision-making
review of partnership strategies
Provide thought partnership to Senior Director
Oversee all aspects of strategic partnership scoping
implementation and reporting
Support development and implementation of partnership systems
Standardize core practices across regions
Build and maintain relationships with partners
Create and maintain clear documentation
and implement improvements
Promote a learning culture
Ensure alignment of team practices
and support distributed team
Coordinate with partnership managers
Provide clear direction
professional development
Foster inclusive and collaborative ways of working
Develop team capacity
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Ensures effective collaboration across regions, teams, and volunteer communities; Collaborates cross-teams to enable collaboration and mutual learning; Fosters inclusive and collaborative ways of working; Supportive of cross-organisational learning
Full Job Description
Summary The Manager, Community Partnerships, serves as a key member of the Community Investment and Partnerships management team. The role provides leadership and strategic oversight for local and regional partnership building, ensuring alignment with the Wikimedia Foundation’s strategy and the Wikimedia Movement’s 2030 goals. The Manager oversees a portfolio of partnerships aimed to increase awareness, readership, and content of Wikimedia projects, financial and operational support for Movement Organizations, and overall support the mission of the Wikimedia Foundation and Wikimedia affiliates and volunteers. This role champions community-informed partnerships, ensures effective collaboration across regions, teams, and volunteer communities and affiliates, and informs broader regional and local strategy and decision-making for WMF. The Community Partnerships team has currently a specific scope for Latin America and the Caribbean, Middle East and North Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa, South Asia, and East and South Asia and the Pacific, but collaborates with communities and colleagues across the world. Key Responsibilities: Leadership & Strategy Contribute to the leadership, strategic decision-making, and culture-building of the Community Investment and Partnerships team. Drive the development, implementation, review, and continuous adaptation of regional and local partnership strategies, ensuring they remain responsive and aligned with the Foundation’s priorities, Movement Strategy, and global trends. Provide thought partnership to the Senior Director of Community Investment and Partnerships on long-term strategy and overall program direction, as part of the leadership circle of the wider team. Partnership Management Oversees all aspects of strategic partnership scoping, establishment, implementation and reporting. Support the development and implementation of partnership systems and mechanisms of measurement, evaluation, and learning to track impact and guide ongoing im
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