Deoband Community Wikimedia/Roles
As of July 2025, there is one paid role at the Deoband Community Wikimedia, which is associated with the Program administration.
Roles
[edit]| # | Role | Responsibilities | Type |
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| 1 | Program Manager | Program Lead's responsibilities include overseeing the overall development of the affiliate, managing collaborations, planning and supporting events at DCW, offering universal support, compiling reports and efficiently manage Meta-Wiki and essential pages for optimal organizational performance. The role also involves frequent travels for the ground level implentation of several of our programs. | Paid |
| 2 | The Chief Communications Officer oversees strategic expansion and improvement, ensures consistent alignment with the DCW's messaging, and spearheads initiatives to advance mission and goals. This role involves curating and managing social media posts, utilizing strategies for increased reach and engagement, and implementing communication strategies for organizational growth. Additionally, the lead plays a an important role in shaping and communicating the DCW's narrative, contributing significantly to its overall success. | Role dissolved as of 7 April 2025 | |
| 3 | Heritage Lens Fellow | Heritage Fellows receieve a limited fellowship from the DCW for making significant contributions through the Heritage Lens | Fellowship |
| 4 | DCW Conversation Hour Lead | The DCW Conversation Hour lead plans, communicates and moderates the DCW Conversation Hour, and deciding speakers and issues for the conversation. The role also assures that the recordings of the conversation hour are timely made available on our YouTube channel for sharing with the wider community. This task was previously taken care of by Program Lead until December 2023, and was given a separate role following the 12th Conversation Hour, for the affiliate's optimal development. | Role dissolved as of 7 April 2025. The responsibilities will be overseen by a community member, supported with a honorarium. |
| 5 | DCW Conversation Hour - Hosts | Hosting and moderating the conversation hour | Volunteer |
| 6 | Graphics Designer | This is an internship oriented program at DCW which involves the graphics designer into making posters, flyers and graphics for our events. The role reports to the Lead for Advancement and Communications. | Internship - Dissolved as of 7 April 2025 |
Executives
[edit]DCW's decision making operations and decision making are voluntarily overseen by a board consisting of 5 members. The board is chaired by Aafi. The members include:
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Secondary Contact
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Heritage Lens fellows
[edit]- ThePoeticFrame was selected as the first fellow for Heritage Lens/Iteration 2 in December 2023.
- Khushbu was selected for Heritage Lens/Iteration 3 in March 2024.
- Luma2rk was selected for Heritage Lens/Iteration 4 in August 2024.
- Laraib17 was selected for Heritage Lens/Iteration 5 in March 2025.
Wiki Club Jamia COT
[edit]Wiki Club Jamia COT members support the development of the club and help organise events to promote open knowledge ecosystem of Wikimedia movement at the Jamia Millia Islamia. The COT reconstruction is currently in process.
Wiki Club AMU COT
[edit]Wiki Club AMU COT members support the development of the club and help organise events to promote open knowledge ecosystem of Wikimedia movement at the Aligarh Muslim University. The COT at the club is led by Shzshb.
Wiki Club Deoband COT
[edit]Wiki Club Deoband COT members support the development of the club and help organise events to promote open knowledge ecosystem of Wikimedia movement at the Darul Uloom Deoband and around.