Job Offer: Chat Control Campaigner (part-time)
MEP Patrick Breyer is looking for a campaigner on defending the digital secrecy of correspondence against the proposal to indiscriminately scan personal messages and data for suspicious content (so-called chat control proposal, see chatcontrol.eu). The position is offered on a freelance basis. The campaign to be facilitated will closely collaborate with civil society organisations and political actors throughout the European Union.
Responsibilities:
- Develop and maintain relationships with civil society organisations and external partners.
- Prepare and coordinate regular exchanges with civil society organisations and external partners.
- Develop, implement and evaluate public communication strategies and engagement with citizens and stakeholders.
- Draft social media material and press communications.
- Prepare and oversee campaign events
- Support and execute legal research on the subject of digital correspondence privacy.
- Draft policy briefings
Contract specifications:
- Freelance (working hours when it suits you)
- Remuneration: 1500 EUR per month for an estimated 15 hours a week workload
- Location: remote
- Starting date: as soon as possible
- Deadline for Applications: 31th January 2023
Qualifications:
- Experience in campaigning at national/European level
- Knowledge in the functioning of European institutions
- Understanding of and interest in the fight against mass surveillance
- Excellent communication skills in English (other languages are an asset)
- Willingness to work with Open Source Software and other open technologies
- Full support for transparency in public affairs and deep respect for privacy in personal matters
If you would like to apply, please send your application documents (CV [without picture] and motivation letter) as a pdf file to jobs@patrick-breyer.de (PGP key available here), using the subject line “Application Campaigner [YOUR NAME]”