Avaaz is seeking a Deputy Online Director to implement creative solutions to campaigning needs, manage staff and consultants, and organize the multiple fast-moving workflows of a rapidly expanding operation.
Avaaz is an international campaigning organisation with a simple democratic mission: to close the gap between the world we have, and the world most people everywhere want. Avaaz (the name means "voice" or "song" in many languages) works on issues ranging from climate change and environmental protections to human rights, conflict, poverty, and democracy, using online campaigns to instantly mobilize people everywhere to confront injustice anywhere.
The organisation has enjoyed a meteoric rise since launching in 2007, reaching 9.8 million members and climbing fast. Avaaz members have taken over 30 million actions, told over 60 million friends about Avaaz campaigns, donated more than $15 million online, and organised 10,000 rallies and events in every country of the world. Operating in 16 languages with a staff of 40, Avaaz is 100% member-funded.
Our campaigns have garnered coverage in most of the world's media outlets, have changed major decisions by governments including Brazil, Japan, and Canada, shifted the policies of major corporations; and saved thousands of lives in natural disasters. The Times of London calls Avaaz "one of the most important new voices on the global stage."
We've just scratched the surface of what’s possible. As Avaaz enters its fifth year, it is poised for achieving dramatic growth in both scale and the scope of its work and diversification of its strategies and tactics for achieving positive change -- including exploration of new online areas such as social integration, game dynamics, web publishing and broadcasting, crowd-sourcing of complex projects, and user-generated campaigning.
The technical team which makes the online work of Avaaz possible is rapidly expanding in size, sophistication and responsibility. The Deputy Online Director is a generalist who leads multiple projects and builds solid team work processes to support our continued growth. This position reports to the Online Director and will manage 1-5 staff.
Specific responsibilities include:
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Avaaz is a global organization, with most staff working collaboratively in a "virtual office" environment from four continents; staff can reside wherever they wish. However, candidates based in the Americas or Europe/West Africa are preferred. The team also meets for week-long retreats twice per year in different locations around the world.
Salary varies with location and experience, but is highly competitive with leading non-governmental organizations. Benefits also range with location, but include 4 weeks paid vacation per year. The contract is for six months, with the strong expectation that a successful initial term will lead to a longer term commitment.