Contract Associate, Community Operations
Wikimedia Foundation
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Location Type: Remote
Location: Remote • 🇮🇳 India
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JuniorMid-Level
About the role
- Support the Regional Funding Committees (ESEAP, South Asia, and CEE) ensuring their operations run smoothly
- Coordinate and schedule committee meetings across ESEAP, South Asia and CEE time zones
- Prepare agendas, take minutes, and track action items
- Maintain committee documentation and knowledge systems
- Manage committee communication channels and support knowledge-sharing
- Coordinate translation and accessibility support for committee meetings and materials
- Support recruitment, onboarding, and engagement of committee members in the region
- Facilitate communication between committees, Program Officers, and applicants
- Identify and implement process improvements to streamline committee work
Requirements
- Candidate must be based within the East, Southeast Asia & Pacific (ESEAP), South Asia, Middle East, or North Africa and able to work flexibly across ESEAP & CEE time zones
- Contract role ends June 2026, with possibility to extend or convert
- Minimum of 3 years of experience in Community Operations or similar role
- Experience in operations, coordination, or program support
- Strong organizational skills with ability to manage multiple priorities
- Excellent written and verbal communication in English; additional South Asian or ESEAP languages strongly preferred
- Ability to collaborate across diverse cultures and time zones
- Proficiency with online collaboration tools (Google Workspace, Zoom, project management tools, Asana)
- Desired: Experience supporting volunteer committees, working groups, or community networks
- Desired: Familiarity with Wikimedia projects, open-source communities, or global nonprofits
- Desired: Experience coordinating translation/interpretation or accessibility needs
- Desired: Comfort working independently and remotely
Benefits
- Remote-first organization
- Contract role with possibility to extend or convert
- Non-US employees hired through a local third party Employer of Record (EOR)
- Competitive, equitable salary setting (location-dependent)
- Applicant accommodation for disability during hiring process (contact recruiting@wikimedia.org)
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard skills
community operationsprogram supportcoordinationprocess improvementstranslation supportaccessibility support
Soft skills
organizational skillscommunicationcollaborationflexibilityindependence