Project Coordinator - Digital Policy Lab

ISD is an independent, non-profit organisation dedicated to safeguarding human rights and reversing the rising tide of polarisation, extremism and disinformation worldwide. 

 
Why work for ISD? 

ISD is not your ordinary think tank. We turn research into action that changes the world. Our insights don't gather dust on shelves - they power the fight to protect democracy and human rights on the front lines. We're committed to delivering real change, from the grassroots to the highest levels of global institutions. And we're looking for passionate individuals who share our commitment to making a difference. Join us and be part of an organisation that's making an impact. 

 
ISD's Guiding Principles of integrity, collaboration, agility and courage define who we are as a team and an organisation. These principles reflect our culture and guide the way we work and the choices we make. 

 
Our offer  

• We offer remuneration in line with the German tariff TVöD Bund.

• We offer a fixed term contract. 

• We have a flexitime model, with flexible scheduling from Monday to Friday.  

• With us, all travel time is also recognised as working time. 

• We aim for one-hour lunch break per day and have a shortened closing time on Friday (16:00).  

• In addition to the statutory holiday, we continue to offer 7 days of holiday, which we take together as a Christmas break over the turn of the year. 

• Should you ever have to work overtime, we will compensate you with free time at short notice (we want you to recover). 

• We are a dedicated team in an ambitious and constantly growing international organisation.  

• We provide space for innovative ideas and lifelong learning.  

• We regularly train ourselves on the topics of our time, e.g. stress management, diversity, dealing with the media, etc. 

• We proactively support training and development.  

• We support our team with supervision services when needed.  

Salary 

TVöD E11 

Location 

You may work from our office in Berlin, Germany or from home, or on a hybrid arrangement to suit you. Please note you will be required to attend the office occasionally for team meetings.  

Contract type 

One year fixed - term contract  

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion 

ISD is committed to promoting diversity throughout its workforce and aims for its team to be truly representative of all sections of society. We make a concerted effort to ensure our workplace, employment policies and organisational culture creates an inclusive, positive and progressive environment in which all members of our team are treated with dignity and respect. For further information about this policy or our recruitment practices, please email vacancies@isdglobal.org. 

 
We strongly encourage applications from people of colour, the LGBTQ+ community, people with disabilities, neurodivergent people, carers, and people from diverse socio-economic backgrounds. 

The role 

The role of the Digital Policy Project Coordinator will sit within the ISD Germany team but have broader engagement across all ISD digital policy programming in Berlin, London, and Washington DC, to support ISD’s support on digital regulation and platform accountability. As such, we invite applications only from those with professional bilingual fluency in German and English. The post holder will assist the ISD Germany Digital Policy team on delivering digital policy projects, through activities such as tracking legislative, regulatory and policy developments, supporting the organisation of events and engagements,, helping research and produce written outputs, and contributing to expanding ISD’s work into new areas (e.g. AI policy, technology facilitated gender-based violence). 

One of the key projects for this role will be working on is the Digital Policy Lab (DPL), an inter-governmental working group focused on charting the regulatory and policy path forward to prevent and counter disinformation, hate speech, extremism and terrorism online. Since launching in November 2020, the DPL network has brought together officials from 14 countries and the European Commission. This role will support other digital policy projects, including for digital regulators, dependent on funding. 

Key responsibilities include: 

• Research, policy monitoring and writing. Including drafting regular policy summaries of global digital policy developments, with a focus on Germany and the EU, North America, the UK, Australia and New Zealand. 

• Tracking relevant legislative and regulatory developments in various priority jurisdictions and selected other contexts in the Global South where required.  

• Event organisation and management by supporting the organisation of digital policy events, such as the Digital Policy Lab sessions and ISD Germany policymaker events, including researching new participants, speakers and relevant thematic policy developments.  

• Support the successful delivery of Digital Policy Lab online events, such as preparing agendas and accompanying documents, managing RSVPs, note-taking and follow-up. 

• Support in the successful delivery of Digital Policy Lab Annual Summits, such as preparing agendas and accompanying documents, supporting in venue and catering hire, booking travel of participants, note-taking and follow-up. 

• Stakeholder engagement and networking by supporting ongoing engagements with Digital Policy Lab stakeholders, including scheduling bilateral calls, designing surveys, and maintaining the Digital Policy Lab database of relevant stakeholders and members. 

• Represent ISD Germany and build connections with government, regulatory, civil society and private sector representatives at in-person events in Berlin, as well as across Germany and other international locations as required.  

• Project Administration and Communication, assist other members of the ISD Germany team in the administration of digital policy projects. 

• Draft communications on key programmatic updates and events. 

To view a full job description, please click here. 

The ideal candidate 

The ideal candidate will be a driven and technically competent individual with demonstrable experience working in the fields of policy engagement, grant and event management. 

Please review our job description for essential criteria, and keep in mind that no candidate will meet every requirement in the advert. If your experience looks a little different from what we've identified, but you think you can bring value to the role, we'd love to hear from you. 

How to apply 

Please submit your application by 5pm on the 13th December 2024. ISD reserves the right to interview and appoint candidates prior to the advertised closing date. 

If you have any further questions about this vacancy or want to speak to a member of our recruitment team, please contact vacancies@isdglobal.org.