Deadline: 15-May-22
The Africa No Filter (ANF) is seeking applications for its Wikimedian in Residence to lead the Africa Knowledge Initiative to connect and build the field of narrative change-makers in Africa.
Objectives
They are hiring a Wikmedian in Residence to help their achieve the following objectives of the project:
- Generate knowledge about Africa through collaboration with aligned partners to amplify each of the three selected African Union Holidays as opportunities to grow content about the continent.
- Encourage content creation and create visibility for African content on Wikipedia and the wider web Advise on the creation of an online course targeted at training up-and-coming African journalists and content creators to expand public knowledge about the continent on Wikimedia projects.
- Support aligned partners to ensure that more young Africans are better trained, skilled and eq uipped to contribute to knowledge creation about Africa on Wikipedia and the wider web.
It would be even better if you had
- Multilingual experience with French, Portuguese, Swahili, or other major African languages
- Experience with facilitating online training and learning platforms such as Moodle, EdX, or Blackboard
- Experience with learning and evaluation
Skills they would like you to have
- Deep hands-on experience with Wikipedia editing and Wikimedia communities, especially in the African context
- To have worked previously on a Wikimedia/Wikipedia project
- Effective English writing and communication skills
- Experience developing and managing partnerships
- Experience designing and providing effective training on Wikipedia, digital research, or similar digital skills, especially for adult learners
- Experience with community organizing or facilitating professional-public collaboration
For more information, visit https://africanofilter.org/wikimedian-in-residence