• Are you a passionate and motivated human rights defender?
• Executive role utilising your experience in digital innovation, marketing, fundraising and communications
• 9-12-month maternity leave cover, based from any our Action Centres (hybrid)

People from cultural and linguistic diverse backgrounds and First Nation Australians are strongly encouraged to apply.

This is a mission critical role for Amnesty International Australia (AI Australia). Reporting to the National Director, you have the responsibility for ensuring the successful holistic implementation of AI Australia’s digital innovation, digital marketing, fundraising and communications strategy and organisational technology and data strategy.

You will work to ensure the experience of our supporters (defined broadly as members, activists, donors, volunteers and action takers) is best in class and drives motivation and commitment in line with Amnesty's strategic framework.

As part of the executive team, you will contribute to collective leadership, and as the Communications and Digital Innovation Director, you will:

• Lead high performing Data and Technology, Media and Digital Engagement and Communications teams
• Drive AI Australia’s IT Roadmap and Data and Technology strategy
• Lead transformational change that prioritises digital acceleration and demonstrates innovation
• Lead marketing, brand, media and communications strategy and implementation
• Performing role to a high standard within agreed timelines, and in line with AI Australia’s strategic framework and values as well as your individual leadership, revenue and performance KPIs
• Implement our diversity, inclusion and wellbeing commitments as required
• Work in partnership with key stakeholders from Amnesty’s International Secretariat (IS) and other global sections
• Cross organisational project management and collaboration to implement integrated solutions

To be successful in this role, you will demonstrate experience in:

• Leading and implementing strategy including project management
• Strong leadership and development of high performing teams
• Achieving collaborative change across and within an organisation or movement
• An ability to analyse and present data analytics and insights
• Successful development and management of expenditure budgets
• Familiarity with human rights issues and social change methods and tactics, including experience of mass mobilisation, activism and organising techniques

You will benefit from generous work/life initiatives including working from home arrangements and a flexible leave and working hours scheme, a supportive environment working alongside committed and dedicated individuals and an opportunity to create a meaningful human rights impact.

Appointing someone to this role is time sensitive and we aim to appoint someone as quickly as possible to ensure a smooth transition. For this reason, we encourage you to apply early as we will review and shortlist applications in real time and may interview candidates prior to the close date.

To learn more about this role, please view the position description on our website. 

f this role sounds like you please apply below.

You must answer the following selection criteria in your Cover Letter and attach your CV.

People from cultural and linguistic diverse backgrounds and First Nation Australians are strongly encouraged to apply.

Selection Criteria

• Share your experience in quickly stepping into a complex role, and ensuring that projects and work are kept on track and delivered within tight timeframes
• Provide an example of when you have managed a large, remotely based team and how you ensured cohesion and performance across projects/functions
• Provide an example of how you have developed and implemented a digital strategy to drive action, fundraising growth and/or enhance supporter experience, and the results of that work
• Outline your experience working with and/or leading technology and data teams to deliver cross-organisational, multi-stakeholder value and enhance security and performance

A position description is attached.

Diversity, Equality and Inclusion

AI Australia is committed to equal opportunities in all areas of our work, community and partner relationships. We want people to achieve their full potential, which will positively impact on our work and the communities in which we operate. At AI Australia, our values empower people to be themselves within an inclusive and supportive environment. We have a global, multicultural following and want to actively contribute to building a more diverse and inclusive team at AI Australia.

AIA is committed to making reasonable adjustments for candidates with a disability or other access needs during the recruitment and selection process. If you require reasonable adjustments to be made during the recruitment and interview process, please email us at [email protected], using the subject line: Communications and Digital Innovation Director - Flexible Location enquiry via EthicalJobs.

About Us

Amnesty International Australia is one of Australia’s largest not for profit organisations. We are an independent, global movement that campaigns courageously for human rights for everyone.

We’re ordinary people from all walks of life, standing together for justice, freedom, human dignity and equality. We use our passion and commitment to bring torturers to justice, change oppressive laws and free people imprisoned just for voicing their opinion.

We’re independent of any government, political ideology, economic interest or religion to ensure we can speak out on human rights abuses wherever they occur.

Every day we move closer to a world where human rights are enjoyed by all.