We voted on a job description for a project coordinator. There was some confusion on whether it was an employment situation or a contractor. This is an update to the job description to hopefully make it more clear on that point. To give appropriate credit the changes were suggested by Karen and a recruiter at my work, I’m just the scribe. You should read the whole thing, but an overview of changes:
Also, I’ve included the “To Apply to This Job” section that was included on the website to ensure the PLC reviewed it. I made one change there which was to change the email address for submission. This is to help the anonymization process to ensure that committee one doesn’t see the unanonymized resumes.
Personally, it took me quite a bit to understand the anonymization process, but Karen was patient and it resulted in me trying to write it down and her correcting me (several times). I wanted to include that here in the background section as well for perhaps others who were confused like I was. I don’t think this changes anything, but it seemed like the best place to put it.
How the anonymization thing works:
To not mess up the timeline and then provoke more discussion I’m planning to close this vote on Tuesday March 8th, 2022. Would be awesome if folks could get their votes in before that.
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| Tavmjong Bah | a |
| Ted Gould | a |
| Martin Owens | a |
| Marc Jeanmougin | a |
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This role is open to everybody who fits the requirements. It requires a good coordination, communication and community skills to knit together a growing Free and Open Source project in an online space. The job encompasses the following responsibilities and would require availability for twenty hours a week so tasks should be prioritized according to the project’s needs and the available work time.
Some training and skills hand-off will be made available from the current volunteers to ease the use of tools and current project processes.
This is a 12-month contract position, with a three month trial period and an opportunity for extension after the first year. Depending on experience the rate would be $28 to $43 per hour.
We welcome candidates from a variety of backgrounds and experience levels. All Inkscape contributors, including Inkscape staff, are required to follow the Inkscape Code of Conduct.
Watch over all communication channels and project activities, and share timely and relevant updates between channels. Have excellent awareness of happenings within the project and share information between teams.
Attend, assist, or organize meetings and their agendas for teams, ensure teams record minutes and calendar entries are up to date with all needed information.
Make sure all parts of the project get attention and the resources they need, bringing to the PLC any deficiencies. Identify community weak spots.
Report monthly to the Leadership committee on the project’s state of health, progress and events.
Direct new contributors to the right parts of the project when available.
Help organize in person and online-only hackfests and other community events.
Help write task list templates that volunteers can follow to perform common project objectives consistently.
Contact previous contributors and see how they’re doing and if they had difficulties or needed tasks and direct them as needed.
Assist in preparing funding request with prepared PLC votes, ensure they follow SFC rules and follow up.
Monitor on-going funded projects task lists, contact involved people and periodically check in.
Keep accounts and budget up-to-date in a consistent online location.
Handle and follow up with reimbursements/payments and record their completion.
Monitor current fund-raising efforts if any.
Manage Sponsors and make sure they get the perks, write articles in case no volunteer can be found and have the correct expiry dates. Check in with sponsors for renewal.
Send your resume and cover letter to [email protected]. Please customize your resume for this role.
In your email, tell us which timezone you are located in.
We will work around your holiday celebrations and religious holidays, and do our best to support your other obligations when scheduling interviews.
An approximate application timeline is as follows:
