Internews Hiring for Global Curriculum Developer- Greater Internet Freedom at Remote Full Time

Come join a team of dynamic colleagues and partners who are passionate about promoting digital rights and Internet freedom! Internews’ Multi-Regional Program Management Unit is seeking a consultant to support the Greater Internet Freedom (GIF) project in preparing a global Internet freedom curriculum/learning tool. GIF partners from 4 regions have developed digital rights schools and training materials to equip participants with the most recent information and skills on digital rights advocacy and policy within their regions. We would like to engage a consultant to compile the partners’ materials and produce a global and holistic curriculum that is informed by our partners’ collective and collaborative knowledge and case studies.

This position will support a global Internet freedom initiative funded by USAID. Internews launched this three-year initiative to enhance digital security for civil society and media organizations, to engage citizens in internet governance debates, and to advance human rights online. The effort will place regional and local organizations at the forefront of the fight to preserve an open, interoperable, reliable, and secure Internet. By supporting localized Internet freedom initiatives within a global, community-based Internet freedom strategy, the GIF Consortium will construct strong local and regional bulwarks against a rising wave of digital authoritarianism.

LOGISTICS

This is a fully remote-based consultancy. All remote candidates will be considered; however, you must have work authorization in your location that does not require sponsorship from Internews. Wherever possible, we work to try to find solutions for international hiring that work for both the company and the candidate. This means that some of the particulars around the offer for a role will be dependent on several factors, and that the benefits and salary structure that apply to a position will ultimately be based upon the candidate’s location and where the role is hired.

OUR COMMITMENT TO FOSTERING A CULTURE OF BELONGING

We are an organization of dynamic, mission-driven individuals who are passionate about our core values and about supporting positive change in the world. We pride ourselves on our commitment to innovation and flexibility. We believe that diverse teams are strong teams and work to support an ethic of belonging, dignity, and justice for all people. Our current team includes a mix of genders, parents and non-parents, and people of multiple races, nationalities, ages, sexual orientations and socioeconomic backgrounds. We are an EEO employer and encourage candidates of all races, genders, ages, orientations, ethnicities, and national origins to apply, and welcome those with alternative backgrounds and experiences.

SCOPE OF WORK

Working alongside the Technical Advisor on the GIF Team and regional partners, the consultant shall lead the design, development, and implementation of the global Internet freedom curriculum/learning tool. This global curriculum/learning tool shall contain customised case studies and best practices compiled from GIF partners’ digital rights schools (DRS) training materials and its intended purpose is to:

create new digital human rights and Internet freedoms advocates, capable of holding governments accountable for digital human rights violations; and

build the capacity of new actors and traditional human rights advocates so that they include the digital aspect of human rights in their work.

The consultant agrees to:
Compile the different digital rights schools’ trainings materials and develop an interactive global curriculum/learning tool that encompasses case studies from the GIF countries;

Review curricula of similar programs/courses to identify content gaps from reputable international institutions (e.g., Diplo, Virtual School on Internet Governance);

Support the GIF team and partners in rolling out the global curriculum/learning tool, ensuring engagement with the course materials from subject-matter experts and the target audience.

QUALIFICATIONS WE’RE LOOKING FOR

At least 3-4 years of experience in the field of digital rights and/or Internet freedom;

Experience in designing and developing interactive curricula/learning tools;

Qualitative and quantitative research skills.

TO APPLY

An individual or group of individuals can apply for this consultancy. If it’s a group, please provide a description of the consultancy team or organisation with details of its experience and capabilities, team expertise, portfolio etc.

Candidate(s) should submit a cover letter, sample of relevant work of curriculum/learning tool development and a resume through the Taleo application portal.

The cover letter should be no longer than one page and explain why you’d be a great fit for this consultancy.

We will review applications on a rolling basis; as such, it benefits you to apply as soon as possible if the position is of interest.

Application deadline

Apply by December 9, 2022, and reach out to us at [email protected] if you have further inquiries about the consultancy.