Head of Global Digital Programme

Position description

Full time, based in London or New York, Washington DC or California or Amsterdam.

London, United Kingdom, £61,069 – £63,588 gross per annum (depending on skills and experience) + Benefits. ARTICLE 19 is a flexible employer and encourages a hybrid working environment. The frequency of time in attending the office and working from home is to be agreed with the successful candidate.

New York, Washington DC, or California, United States, $97,344 – $110,000 gross per annum, (depending on skills and experience) + Benefits. ARTICLE 19 is a flexible employer and this is a home based role.

Amsterdam, The Netherlands €70,000 – €90,000 gross per annum, (depending on skills and experience) + Benefits. ARTICLE 19 is a flexible employer and encourages a hybrid working environment. The frequency of time in attending the office and working from home is to be agreed with the successful candidate.

About Article 19

For over 35 years, ARTICLE 19 has worked for a world where all people everywhere can freely express themselves and actively engage in public life without fear of discrimination.

Together with our partners, we:

• THINK: We develop cutting-edge research and legal and policy analysis to drive change worldwide.
• DO: We lead work on the frontlines of expression through our 9 regional hubs across the globe.
• PROPEL: We propel change by sparking innovation in the global freedom of expression movement.

When you work with ARTICLE 19, you’re not just joining an organisation – you’re joining a movement for a freer, fairer world.

Find out more about what we do

Team Digital and what you’ll be working on

You will join a team of kind and professional colleagues with a grit and growth mind-set united with the mission to break power structures in technology, where collaboration is a key value that underpins how we operate.

Team Digital have very ambitious plans for 2024-2025, we will:

• Drive human rights considerations in the design, development, standardisation, and deployment of Internet infrastructure technologies
• Intervene in key policy windows in global, regional, and national levels
• Communicate why and how Internet infrastructure facilitates or impedes human rights online

This is a snapshot of the exciting plans that we’d like you to be part of.

What you will be doing day to day

You will operate as both a manager to support a team to deliver a ground breaking program, and a point person to drive the organisation’s focus on human rights and technology. You will also:

• Provide programmatic and general support to a motivated and remote team
• Strengthen general operations and sustainability for the team
• Facilitate and develop programmatic strategy for both the team and the wider organisation, including regional offices.

What you will bring to the role

• Strong people-management skills
• Operate in a fast-paced, global and changing human rights and technology landscape
• Strong knowledge and communication skills about highly complex and technical issues
• A strong solution focus, ability to quickly identify problems and drive appropriate solutions

Application instructions

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