[Osmf-talk] Administrative Assistant position, renewal of contract

[Tyler Radford]

Sounds like a great plan

Best
Tyler

On Fri, Jan 12, 2018 at 6:33 PM, Rob Nickerson <rob.j.nickerson at gmail.com>
wrote:

> >we plan to extend it for another year.
>
> I agree. The benefits are numerous as you have pointed out in your post.
> It is always easy to underestimate how much of your time is dedicated to
> administrative work, so having someone to assist in this regard enables you
> (the OSMF board and WG in this case) to increase productivity.
>
> Best,
> Rob
>
> *Rob*
>
> On 12 January 2018 at 21:54, Martijn van Exel <martijn at osmfoundation.org>
> wrote:
>
>> Hi all,
>>
>> Our administrative assistant, Dorothea, has worked with the Board and
>> various Working Groups for almost two years now. Her annual contract is
>> almost up, and we plan to extend it for another year. We believe that
>> having this paid position has made significant positive impact on the
>> functioning of the OSM Foundation. Specifically:
>>
>> * The Board has drastically improved its transparency by way of much
>> improved minutes and other reporting.[1]
>> * The Board has had more time to focus on more initiatives, and has been
>> able to use the time they have more efficiently. To give two examples: we
>> were able to sign on 3 new Local Chapters, and 7 new Corporate Members
>> (worth €53k annually). Dorothea was instrumental in improving the processes
>> and communication enabling this.
>> * Internal Board procedures are now much better documented, further
>> contributing to our functioning.
>> * Dorothea oversaw the SotM scholarship program, which was a success: we
>> enabled 15 community members from all over the world to connect with the
>> global OSM community.
>> * The Legal WG has benefited from Dorothea's administrative help, and she
>> has assisted MWG as well, most notably with running the OSMF board
>> elections.
>>
>> There may be other WGs that could benefit from Dorothea's help. If this
>> turns out to be the case, we will consider increasing the number of hours
>> on the contact.
>>
>> The extension of Dorothea's contract will be voted on during the next
>> OSMF board meeting, on January 18. We welcome your feedback on the above
>> before then. You can email us at board at osmfoundation.org as usual.
>>
>> Best,
>> Martijn
>>
>> [1] See for example the annual reports Dorothea prepared:
>> https://wiki.osmfoundation.org/wiki/Board_Meeting_Minutes/Overview_201712
>> and https://wiki.osmfoundation.org/wiki/OSMF_overview_201712, but please
>> also continue to follow our regular Board meeting minutes, which have
>> become much more informative!
>>
>>
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