Director of Technology and Digital Innovation

• Position: Director of Technology and Digital Innovation
• Location: Remote within the countries where WeMove Europe is registered to work (UK, France, Italy, Spain, Germany, Netherlands, Poland, Belgium)
• Preferred Start Date: January 2025
• Application Deadline: 15th December

We are looking for a Director of Technology and Digital Innovation to lead the next phase of technological transformation at WeMove Europe. This role will be key in driving innovation across our digital platforms, improving our technical capabilities, and ensuring that we are using the best available tools and technologies to amplify our campaigns, achieve social change, and build a more connected, engaged, and mobilised community.

As the Director of Technology and Digital Innovation, you will oversee the strategic direction, management, and optimisation of our digital infrastructure, ensuring that WeMove Europe’s technology aligns with its campaigning goals, engaging millions of Europeans in meaningful action. You will lead a small team of tech specialists and collaborate closely with our campaigns team. You will ensure that our tech stack supports scalable growth, security, and innovative campaigning tools for social change. We're a small team and we get our hands dirty every day. You'll be responsible for the big picture, but you should also be ready and excited to work on the details to push the boundaries of what is possible for social change.

Key Responsibilities:

Technical Strategy & Leadership

• Develop and execute the organisation’s long-term technical and innovation strategy in line with WeMove Europe’s mission and goals.
• Work closely with senior leadership to ensure alignment between technology initiatives and organisational objectives.
• Ensure technology supports the organisation’s campaigning, fundraising, and growth initiatives.
• Develop and manage the technical budget, ensuring efficient allocation of resources while maximizing value for the organisation

Team Leadership & Development

• Lead and mentor a small team of developers and tech specialists, fostering a collaborative and agile work environment.
• Oversee relationships with third-party vendors, contractors, and consultants negotiating contracts and managing performance to meet the organisation's needs.
• Encourage a culture of learning, innovation and development within the tech team, supporting career growth and capacity building.

Technology Integration for Campaigning

• Oversee and execute the development and maintenance of WeMove Europe’s digital platforms, including campaign tools, website, CRM, and databases.
• Collaborate with campaigners, fundraisers, and other departments to identify technical needs and deliver innovative digital solutions.
• Innovate new ways to use technology to improve campaign reach, impact, and participation, including through social media tools, online petitions, digital storytelling, and more.
• Explore and implement AI-driven tools to improve campaign reach, personalisation, and data analysis.
• Ensure all systems are secure, GDPR-compliant, and follow best practices in data protection and cybersecurity. Implement and enforce security protocols across the organisation.

About You - Who are we looking for?

We are on the lookout for a Director of Technology and Digital Innovationwho can offer:

• Proven experience in a senior technical leadership role, ideally within a campaigning organisation, non-profit, or social enterprise.
• Demonstrated ability to lead and mentor a technical team, manage external contractors, and work cross-functionally within an organisation.
• Excellent interpersonal and leadership skills, with the ability to craft and communicate a vision, engaging and bringing stakeholders at all levels of the organisation with you
• Ability to translate technical concepts for non-technical audiences.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills - ability to troubleshoot complex technical issues and lead cross-functional teams to resolve them.
• A passion for innovation, with a track record of identifying and implementing new technology solutions that drive impact.
• Experience managing digital platforms, CRM systems, and campaigning tools (e.g., NationBuilder, Action Network, or similar).
• Experience managing data infrastructure and developing web applications. Desirable technical skills include: familiarity with Debian/Linux, application hosting and monitoring (Docker, nginx, CI/CD) and proficiency in Flask/Python, Vue.js, SQL
• Demonstrated interest or experience in applying artificial intelligence or machine learning to campaigning or data analysis as well as an awareness of the ethical implications of AI in campaigning, with a commitment to responsible and transparent use.
• Understanding of data protection laws and GDPR compliance in Europe.
• A passion for social justice, activism, and European-level policy change.
• Fluent in English (additional European languages are a plus).

Why us?

WeMove Europe is an independent and values-based organisation that seeks to build people power to transform Europe in the name of our community, future generations and the planet. We are people from all walks of life, who call Europe our home – whether we were born in Europe or elsewhere.

Our job is to move a community of almost a million people across Europe on issues that matter - including the climate emergency, migrant rights, workers rights, better governance, and more. We know this number of people also needs to grow and diversify further so we can represent a strong critical mass that can bring about change in Europe.

We work with staff across Europe who connect digitally every day and in person periodically.

We are committed to being a diverse and inclusive workplace which is why people from communities that experience discrimination on the basis of race, ethnicity; women; people with disabilities; and LGBTQ+ people are especially encouraged to apply.

We encourage applications if you feel you fit most but not all of the criteria.

We do not share the implicit belief that online campaigners necessarily have to be very young and encourage also people who left their twenties and thirties behind to apply.

Next steps

If you are interested in this position, please send an application in English by December 15th, Please include:

• Motivation letter. Please include mention of your experience with voluntary political activism
• CV. Including your language skills in your first language, English and other languages according to a scale from A1 to C2.

Our recruitment process involves the following stages:

• Evaluation of applications
• First Round of Interviews - December 19th or 20th
• Online task assessment - upon successful completion of the first interview
• Final Interview upon successful completion of the task
• Final decision

[Applications in languages other than English will not be processed. Applications from people based outside the countries where WeMove Europe operates (UK, France, Italy, Spain, Germany, Netherlands, Poland, Belgium) will not be considered.]

What we offer:

• Full time position (40hrs/week)
• Permanent Contract starting with a probation period based on your national labour code in any of the countries we operate in (UK, France, Italy, Spain, Germany, Netherlands, Poland, Belgium)
• Location: Remote within EU
• Benefits: home office set up and co-working space of your choice, 30 vacation days, training, professional development, regular team calls, full week retreat in person with the whole team, and much more…!
• Salary range: gross year salary per country, depending on experience level and location. The ranges below are indicative and based on 5-10 years of relevant experience. The calculations for candidates based in capitals would vary.
  • Netherlands, Belgium, France, UK: 70.000-78.000 EUR
  • Germany, Italy: 67.000 - 75.000 EUR
  • Spain: 54.000 - 61.000 EUR
  • Poland: 51.000 - 56.000 EUR

We are committed to being a diverse and inclusive workplace which is why people from communities that experience discrimination on the basis of race, ethnicity; women; people with disabilities; and LGBTQ+ people are especially encouraged to apply.

We encourage applications if you feel you fit most but not all of the criteria.

We do not share the implicit belief that online campaigners necessarily have to be very young and encourage also people who left their twenties and thirties behind to apply.