The Policy Director has a critical role to play on the Luminate Strategic Initiatives team. The Policy Director will play a leading role in delivering LSI's strategy, through policy position development, grantmaking, expertise and advocacy work.
The Policy Director will report to the Vice-President, LSI and will collaborate closely with the LSI senior leadership team (Director of Campaigns and Media, Director of Ecosystems and Partnerships, Director of Operations and Director of Strategic Litigation).
This position could be based in either Berlin, Brussels, or London. Successful candidates must have the right to work in one of the identified locations. Competitive salary and benefits are offered.
Luminate Strategic Initiatives (LSI) is an exciting new team at Luminate designed to scale its work on the threat posed by Big Tech. We aim to help advance a healthier information ecosystem by strengthening the integrity of digital media. We seek urgent change in moving from today’s polarising information market to a healthy digital environment that promotes social cohesion and the need to create an internet that better advances the world we want to live in. It’s an inter-disciplinary team that brings together deeply experienced policy advocates, campaigners, strategic litigators, and ecosystem builders. The team is primarily focused on Europe, which is where this work is most promising. LSI is executing a strategy that leverages European laws and regulations together with the willingness of European policymakers, regulators, courts, and the public to rein in Big Tech, with a specific lens on healthy information ecosystems, AI and human rights. (Our website is here.)
Note: We view this section as a guide, not a checklist. We encourage you to apply even if you don’t satisfy every single bullet on this list.
Our screening process requires candidates to respond to a handful of questions that provide perspective on how your skills would relate to the day-to-day job. Submissions will be anonymised, randomised and reviewed by a panel of reviewers from the hiring team. If you are shortlisted, we’ll invite you to the next step, which includes meeting with members of the team.
Applications are due by Monday 12th June 2023 (11.59pm - British Summer Time).
Luminate is a global foundation working to ensure that everyone – especially those who are underrepresented - has the information, rights, and power to influence the decisions that shape society. The foundation is focused on enabling people to fully participate in civic and political life, to safely challenge power, and to access accurate, trustworthy information. It was established by philanthropists Pierre and Pam Omidyar and has worked for over a decade on issues related to governance and citizen engagement.
Luminate is a high performing, diverse and inclusive organisation where people can do their best work. We believe in matching individuals to a role that best suits their skills, experience, and career aspirations so that people can successfully fulfil their potential and continue to develop throughout their career with the organisation.
Luminate believes that diversity and inclusion make us more successful in our work, and we seek to recruit, develop, and retain the most talented people from a diverse candidate pool. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, national origin, age, sex, religion, disability, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status, gender identity or expression, or any other basis protected by local, state, or national law.