Policy Officer

Position description

​5Rights Foundation is seeking to recruit an exceptional Policy Officer to support the development, delivery and impact of 5Rights’ global policy and advocacy work. This is a unique opportunity for a young professional with a sharp mind and pen to play a key role in addressing one of the most pressing social issues of our time, working for a world-leading and dynamic global impact organisation.

About 5Rights​

5Rights Foundation exists to ensure a digital world that will serve children and young people today and for future generations. We are a small team of senior professionals and experts delivering change in how the digital world works. We have shifted the narrative and the agenda through provocative comms campaigns (e.g. Twisted Toys), pioneering research (e.g. Pathways) and award-winning tools (e.g. Child Online Safety Toolkit). We continue to drive real-life change thanks to an outstanding track-record of delivering legislation (e.g. Californian Age Appropriate Design Code), policy and regulatory frameworks (e.g. UNCRC General comment No.25), and industry standards (e.g. IEEE 2089).

Role Purpose​

Key Responsibilities:

• Ensure accurate and timely awareness of team of new relevant developments
• Track global trends, emerging debates, and priority issues in technology, digital governance, and children’s rights.
• Closely monitor policy, legislative and regulatory developments as well as media debates in the UK, EU and globally.
• Provide concise and timely analytical summaries and internal updates to ED, Board and team, as well as briefings as required.
• Maintain and regularly update 5Rights’ policy, research, and advocacy repositories, ensuring accuracy, consistency, and ease of access across the organisation.
• Support Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning, including impact reporting.
• Ensure consistency of policy positions and language across policy and advocacy outputs
• Review, edit and provide quality control of publications, reports, briefings, consultation responses, etc. produced by the advocacy, compliance and communications teams.
• Draft policy materials (briefings, consultation responses, etc.) based on established 5Rights positions and language.
• Support external engagement with policymakers, regulators, civil society organisations and international partners.
• Assist with organising policy events, roundtables and consultations.
• Represent 5Rights in policy events
• Contribute to cross-organisational projects.

Person specification​

This is a highly challenging and rewarding position for a professional with the following attributes:

Essential skills and attributes:

• Demonstrable strong strategic understanding of our field and issues, with relevant academic and/or professional experience (in public policy, politics, law, international relations, social sciences, technology policy or a related field).
• Excellent research and analytical skills with the ability to identify, interpret, assess, prioritise and clearly communicate key strategic information in a complex (technical, political and legal) field, with relevant academic and/or professional experience.
• Outstanding drafting and editing skills: Ability to write clearly and concisely for different audiences, including policy briefs and consultation responses, with meticulous attention to language.
• Demonstrable interest in children’s rights, digital rights, technology policy or online safety.
• Good organisational and time-management skills, with the ability to manage multiple tasks and deadlines.
• Confident user of Microsoft Office, Word and Excel. Strong commitment to the mission and values of 5Rights Foundation.
• Highly motivated, curious and eager to learn.
• Proactive and reliable with a positive, can-do attitude.
• Collaborative team player.
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced, evolving environment.

Desirable skills and attributes:

• Previous experience working in policy, advocacy, government, NGO, think tank or related environment.
• Familiarity with UK, EU and international policy-making processes.
• Experience supporting events, consultations or stakeholder engagement activities.
• Knowledge of digital regulation, online safety frameworks, data protection or child rights law.

Practical details

• Location: Remote position in UK or Belgium. Some travel required.
• Salary: €2401 gross per month, plus benefits in Belgium or £27,040 per annum in the UK. The final offer will depend on skills and experience.
• Working hours: Full time (38h week), with occasional accommodation necessary for work across time-zones.
• Statutory pension contribution.
• Annual leave: 25 days + 1 day per year worked
• Work equipment including a laptop will be provided.
• Starting data: ASAP, depending on notice period.
• Reporting line: Chief of Staff, based in Brussels, Belgium

5Rights values diversity and we strongly encourage people from under-represented groups to apply for this role. We aim for our recruitment to be inclusive and equitable, and we strive to constantly learn and improve in this regard. Feel free to share your views and suggestions on how we could improve our approach with us via email[email protected]

Application instructions

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