As many of us know, like most things we do as DevRel professionals, running this group takes a community of people. If you’re interested in being a part of that community and have been actively involved in the DevRel Collective for at least 6 months, we’d love to have you on board! Here are the expectations that we have for the “Benevolent Dictators” (our tongue-in-cheek name for admins):
- What is it: A defined tier of admins who are responsible for the day-to-day health and success of the DRC; collectively: the Admin Team.
- Length of time: 6 month stint which can “renew” at the end of each period.
- Prerequisites:
- Has been actively involved in the DevRel Collective for at least 6 months.
- Actively takes the initiative to move projects forward and be actively involved in conversations.
- Responsibilities:
- Each admin is the lead for a specific function within the DRC:
- Mentorship Program Creation & Maintenance
- Salary Survey
- Tool Development & Maintenance (e.g. On-Call Bot)
- Escalation Point for Applications (e.g. Responding to emails & making exec decisions re: applications)
- Be the executive decision-maker / tie-breaker for any applications that need additional review beyond a second set of eyes.
- Triage & reply to emails that come into the [email protected] inbox
- Everyone rotates through “on call bot” on a weekly basis:
- Handling of all access requests
- Escalate as appropriate
- Handle PR requests as appropriate
- Be present and available for monthly meetings.
- When an admin decides to step down, they’re responsible to find a replacement for that function -- whether through referral or re-opening the admin form.
- Each admin is the lead for a specific function within the DRC:
- Removal:
- Violation of any Code of Conduct, be it DRC or any other community or organisation (online or in-person), is grounds for immediate removal, no questions asked.
- Inability to fulfill the responsibilities, as outlined above, over a three month period is grounds for removal.
Still interested? Please fill out this form: https://devrelcollective.typeform.com/to/W452V9
Sounds a little too intense for your liking? No worries at all! Join the #help-needed channel in Slack instead or take a look at the issues on Github to see how you can help out.
Questions? Feel free to reach out directly to !Mods in #moderators on Slack.
Best,
Mary, for all of the Benevolent Dictators