Assistant Director of EU Policy

Assistant Director of EU Policy

EFF - Electronic Frontier Foundation

Remote, Europe

The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF), an established nonprofit organization defending online privacy, free expression and innovation, is looking for a full-time EU legal policy specialist to join our International Policy team.

As our Assistant Director of EU Policy, you will co-lead our legal advocacy and lobby efforts across European institutions to protect digital rights. Reporting to the International Policy Director, you will oversee critical files related to tech regulation, such as age verification, communication confidentiality and user autonomy in digital markets. You will also use your experience with Brussels’ politics to manage relationships with EU policymakers and international coalition partners.

You track legislative developments with precision and have the technical and legal understanding to articulate policy issues through expert testimony and accessible written advocacy. You understand legislative frameworks, landmark court cases, and the various technologies that underpin them.

We value candidates who bring diverse experiences and perspectives, professional and otherwise, to our team and to EFF as a whole. If you can add value to EFF’s International Policy team, please apply.

What You’ll Do

The Assistant Director of EU policy reports to EFF’s International Policy Director and is responsible for the following:

• Bolstering EFF’s legal advocacy before EU institutions and other international venues;
• Facilitating EFF’s international policy team’s priorities related to tech, freedom of expression and privacy regulation;
• Tracking priority legislation in the European Union;
• Developing policy positions on EU internet regulation;
• Writing high-quality blog posts and positions about digital rights issues and court cases;
• Work collaboratively relationships with other grassroots advocacy groups in Europe;
• Publicly represent EFF’s positions to policy makers, international coalitions and media.

What We’re Looking For

To be successful in this job, you’ll need:

• Ability to comprehend and articulate complex and nuanced technology policy issues, including basic ability to comprehend various technology, legislation, and court cases;
• Ability to understand and articulate with accuracy EFF’s mission, positions, and work;
• Eagerness to work with a broad range of stakeholders, both inside and outside the organization;
• Sensitivity and respect towards co-workers, outside partners, members of the public, donors, and others with whom this role interacts;
• Proficiency in the English language – additional languages welcome – and comfort with public speaking.