Senior Program Officer, Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA)
Posted 27 Oct 2026 · Application link last checked 27 Oct 2026
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Role Overview
Senior Program Officer, Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA)
Location: Remote and must be based in a country within our current hiring locations in the Sub-Saharan Africa region
Summary
The Wikimedia Foundation is a non-profit organization supporting Wikipedia and other Wikimedia projects. The Foundation operates one of the world’s top five websites and has global reach and impact. At the core of the projects are volunteers who curate the knowledge that the world has come to rely on.
The Community Resources team is the primary funding function of the Wikimedia Foundation ensuring that we support the Affiliates and volunteer contributors of the Wikimedia Movement by offering institutional and individual funding to help achieve the Movement’s goals. To support the movement’s commitment to Knowledge Equity, the team prioritizes proactive outreach to communities that structures of power and privilege have left out.
The Senior Program Officer will implement the regional funding programs serving Wikimedian communities in Sub-Saharan Africa.
Roles and Responsibilities
Funding Strategy & Portfolio Management
- Implement the Community Resources grantmaking strategy while taking into consideration community needs, opportunities, movement trends, and the regional geopolitical and cultural context.
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