Policy and Advocacy Lead Positions

Global Partners Digital is recruiting for two Lead positions within its policy and advocacy teams (functions). This is an exciting opportunity for experienced individuals to be at the forefront of GPD’s work to shape digital tech governance processes and policies so that they are inclusive and rights-respecting. 

Position 1 will have a policy focus across GPD’s thematic areas (Trust and Security, Platform and Content Governance, New and Emerging Tech, and Internet Governance) and will involve research, advocacy, engagement on these issues in key digital tech governance processes, including UN processes. 

Position 2 will have an Internet governance focus with specific expertise on technical standards and protocols and will involve advocacy and engagement in technical standard setting bodies including the International Telecommunications Union (ITU); Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF), Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), as well as other Internet governance relevant forums. 

Both positions will require relevant subject expertise, as well as knowledge of the digital policy ecosystem, and experience doing advocacy and/or engaging relevant stakeholders networks. We recognise, however, that candidates will be stronger in some areas than others and successful candidates will be placed in the most appropriate team (Function) for their skills and expertise.

We encourage applications from a diverse range of backgrounds and experiences.

# Positions open: Two

Working days: Full time* (32 hours per week, Monday to Thursday)

Start date: ASAP

Band: 2 (Lead)**

Salary: £40,000-£50,000+ pa based on experience

Contract: 1 year fixed term contract with the option to make permanent

Location: Preferably UK-based (with permission to live and work in the UK) although applications from other countries will be considered

Flexible hours

Remote working or co-working

* GPD is an accredited four-day week organisation. This means that we work reduced hours (32) Monday to Thursday with no loss of pay in return for full productivity.

**We will consider applications at Band 1 level (Officer) with responsibilities adapted accordingly. The salary for a Band 1 is GBP 30,000-40,000+. 

About Global Partners Digital

GPD is a social purpose company working at the intersection of human rights and digital technologies. We work to ensure that human rights underpin how we develop, use and govern digital technologies. Through advocacy, partnerships, capacity building, networks, and research, we have a successful track record in shaping rights-respecting laws and policies globally. We have also helped build a more diverse digital policy ecosystem by actively partnering with civil society partners in the global majority and promoting their perspectives in global policy processes.

GPD’s work is centred around thematic areas including trust and security; new and emerging tech; platform and content governance and Internet governance. The range of expanding issues we cover include: cybersecurity; cybercrime; encryption; AI; immersive technologies; platform regulation; disinformation; hate speech; digital tech/Internet governance, technical standards setting; Internet fragmentation; digital authoritarianism.

Application

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