Global Activism Coordinator at Amnesty International

Locations – London, Madrid, Paris

Salary grade and benefits will vary country dependent

ABOUT THE ROLE

The Global Activism team leads on pioneering campaigning and activism approaches, tools and tactics to strengthen activism communities and diversify the AI movement for human rights impact. This role will support and coordinate the projects of the team in making Amnesty International more effective on its activism and more impactful on its campaigning.

JOB PURPOSE

Develop, coordinate, deliver and evaluate projects within the Activism team’s programme of work; in particular the development of effective membership activism and public engagement for human rights impact; campaign capacity building and activism and innovation.

ABOUT YOU

You need to be an enthusiast expert on activism and have good experience of working in an international organisation. You need to have good capacity building and communication skills. You need to be a good team player, in order to work across teams and themes. Ultimately you need to be driven by making an impact on human rights through effective campaigning and activism.

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES

• Contribute to the design, implementation and evaluation of campaigning and activism capacity building initiatives.
• Lead on the organisation of activism and capacity building events.
• Develop and promote resources on activism and campaigning.
• Coordinate communication platforms and tools for AI’s activism community and networks and support information sharing.

SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

• Extensive training and presentation skills, and experience in facilitating and coordinating workshops and international meetings.
• Excellent communications skills and experience of writing materials concisely.
• Direct experience of working with campaigning networks, facilitating skill-sharing, and organising campaigning and capacity building events.
• Experience of advising and supporting activists, young people, or community groups in the development of their activism.

ABOUT US

Amnesty International is a global movement of more than 10 million people who campaign for a world where human rights are enjoyed by all. We reach almost every country across the globe.

Our aim is simple: an end to human rights abuses. Independent, international and influential, we campaign for justice, fairness, freedom and truth wherever they’re denied. Whether we’re applying pressure through powerful research or direct lobbying, mass demonstrations or online campaigning, we’re all inspired by hope for a better world: one where human rights are respected and protected by everyone, everywhere.

At Amnesty International, we are passionate about what we do and we are proud of our achievements as a movement. To compensate our employees for the critical work they do, we reward them through a combination of an attractive and sector competitive salary and benefits package, high levels of engagement and involvement, and a commitment to employee development.

WHAT WE HOPE YOU WILL DO NEXT

If you are talented, passionate about human rights and want to use your skills, knowledge and experience to change the world then we would encourage you to click ‘Apply for this Role’ below.

Freedom, Justice, Equality. Let’s get to work.

N.B. We reserve the right to close a vacancy before the closing date in the event of an overwhelming response or a change in business priorities.