Deputy Director of Movement-Building, Brave Movement

Deputy Director of Movement-Building, Brave Movement

Together for Girls works in over 20 countries around the world and combines state of the art data with powerful advocacy to end violence against children and adolescents, especially sexual violence. We are a nimble and highly impactful team that continues to grow and evolve. We work with a broad range of organizations, researchers, and advocates to drive change.

In 2022, Together for Girls launched and continues to host the Brave Movement (“Brave”), a global advocacy movement of survivors and allies working to end childhood sexual violence.

Position Overview

The Deputy Director of Movement-Building will lead efforts to deepen and strengthen Brave’s membership and supporter network, launch and support Brave Platforms, engage partner organizations, and ensure Brave is well-positioned to take effective action. You will develop strategies to grow the membership, boost organizational capacity; train, connect, and empower survivor-advocates; and drive systemic change.

This role serves as the focal point for Brave’s approach to safe, trauma-informed, and survivor-centered advocacy. You will serve as the liaison for the Survivor Advocates Globally Empowered (“SAGE”) survivor advisory council that oversees Brave’s governance and priority-setting. You will lead efforts to develop safety and well-being policies, procedures, and practices throughout the movement.

This role requires strong project management and interpersonal skills to represent the Brave Movement to a diverse, global network of organizations and advocates. The role will also play a pivotal role in efforts to secure sustainable resources for the movement.This position will report to the Senior Director of Global Campaigns and will manage the Global Membership Coordinator.

Responsibilities and Duties

Deepening and Strengthening the Membership and Supporter Network (20%)

• Oversee the delivery and updates of the Brave Movement-Building strategy
• Oversee membership growth and stewardship into the movement through coordinated recruitment strategies and structured onboarding processes.
• Oversee membership training, knowledge-sharing, and community-building, providing direct engagement and communication as needed.
• Oversee Brave’s mechanisms for collaborating (e.g. Task Forces, Committees, Working Groups) to empower and support members and partners as they convene, mobilise, and advocate around specific priorities.
• Support collaborative approaches to advocacy with Campaigns, Communications, and Policy teams to maximize impact.
• Develop strategies to mobilize survivors, allies, and stakeholders around key movement priorities and campaigns.
• Promote innovative, trauma-informed approaches to mobilization efforts, ensuring that publicly disclosed survivors, undisclosed survivors, anonymous or pseudonymous survivors, and allies are able to engage safely.
• Gather insights from diverse community groups to adapt mobilization strategies to regional and cultural contexts.

Platform Growth & Development (20%)

• Inline with the movement building strategy, support the strengthening of the platforms to function effectively, stably and independently, but with support and interconnection with the global movement and team
• Oversee the development of national (and where applicable regional) Brave Platforms, enhancing local leadership, coordination, and advocacy.
• Establish and implement strategies for recruiting, supporting, and retaining Brave Platform members.
• Design and deliver tools, resources, and communication channels to encourage collaboration and knowledge-sharing across Brave Platforms.
• Support the creation and optimization of social media infrastructure for Brave Platforms, ensuring global consistency while catering to local needs.

Governance (15%)

• Serve as the Liaison with the SAGE (Survivor Advisory Council), ensuring survivor voices are central to strategic decision-making and priority-setting for the movement.
• Chair and facilitate regular advisory meetings, encouraging transparency and engagement across governance processes.
• Implement trauma-informed, ethical guidelines for governance practices, centering safety and inclusivity.
• Support the resolution of conflicts between leaders within the movement, fostering open communication and mutual understanding to ensure a harmonious and welcoming environment that supports collaboration and shared goals.
• Implement feedback systems to incorporate survivor and community input in programmatic planning and movement priorities.

Community and Culture Across the Movement (10%)

• Foster an inclusive and empathetic team culture, reflecting the movement’s values of agility, collaboration, inclusion, and trauma sensitivity.
• Provide guidance and resources for survivors and allies to engage meaningfully while upholding psychological and physical safety.
• Promote digital tools and infrastructure to facilitate knowledge and resource sharing.
• Draft and institutionalize guidelines for member participation to ensure inclusivity, cultural sensitivity, and safety and well-being.

External Communications and Partnerships (10%)

• Collaborate with Communications and Campaign teams to align messaging with strategic priorities, movement-building, and campaign goals.
• Assist in the production of empowering survivor stories, ensuring they are aligned with advocacy objectives while maintaining dignity and respect.
• Cultivate relationships with key external stakeholders, such as policymakers, donors, civil society leaders, and community organizations, to align with movement advocacy and campaign goals and in coordination with the Senior Director of Campaigns.
• Align partnership opportunities with strategic movement goals, ensuring survivor input is reflected in all agreements.

Internal Coordination (15%)

• Participate fully and proactively in team and organisational meetings, contributing to logistical tasks such as agenda-setting or hosting where required.
• Participate fully in team and organisational trainings, including the development and delivery of trainings where required.
• Perform administrative tasks – such as time tracking, meeting scheduling, expense reporting – in a timely and efficient manner.
• Participate fully and proactively in internal communications across all organisational tools, such as Slack, email, and where appropriate, WhatsApp.
• Provide supervision, support, and mentorship to direct report(s), fostering their professional growth through regular feedback, coaching, and development opportunities while ensuring clarity in goals, expectations, and performance.

Reporting & Analysis (10%)

• Oversee the integration of Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning (MEL) metrics across movement strategies to track progress, identify gaps, and inform decision-making.
• Coordinate with Development, Operations, and Finance teams to ensure accurate reporting and accountability.
• Support funding proposals and donor reporting, aligning with movement goals and showcasing impact.
• Prepare regular communications and reports for both internal and external stakeholders on progress, challenges, and opportunities.

Other duties, as assigned.

Knowledge, Skills and Experience:

Required

• At least 8 years of experience in movement building, grassroots organizing, advocacy, or related fields.
• Proven track record of mobilizing diverse communities, coalition building, and fostering partnerships across sectors, including grassroots organizations, policymakers, funders, and international stakeholders.
• Commitment to the values and mission of Together for Girls and the Brave Movement.
• Demonstrated experience in program management, including designing and implementing successful movement-building initiatives.
• Ability to prioritize conflicting needs; handle matters expeditiously, proactively, and to successful completion.
• Demonstrated ability to handle confidential information with discretion.
• Proficient in Google Workspace (e.g. Drive, Docs, Sheets, Slides), project management software (e.g. Airtable, Monday.com), and Slack.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills and the ability to build relationships with a wide range of stakeholders, including survivors.
• High emotional intelligence, with the ability to understand and navigate the emotions of team members and movement members effectively.
• Demonstrated ability to navigate uncertainty and challenges with composure and problem-solving skills.
• Familiarity with remote-first, asynchronous work.

Desired

• Familiarity with trauma-informed practices.
• Experience working in globally distributed or multicultural teams.
• Passion for addressing sexual violence, gender-based violence, and/or violence against children.
• Direct experience with movements to address sexual violence, gender-based violence and/or violence against children.
• Additional languages, especially French or Spanish.

Background

The Brave Movement is a survivor-centered global movement campaigning to end childhood sexual violence.

Millions of children worldwide experience sexual violence. This threatens the safety and protection of all children and adolescents in our communities.

Childhood sexual violence remains a taboo and continues to affect individuals, families and communities globally. For many years, victims have been silenced, stigmatized, and shamed whilst perpetrators have been exempt from justice.

That changes now: sexual violence against children must be recognized worldwide as an unacceptable, preventable, and criminal act.

The Brave Movement is led by survivors of sexual violence with different backgrounds and experiences who share a common knowledge of what it’s like to feel alone, to be hidden, to live scared and to hold onto misplaced blame. As part of a growing global alliance, standing alongside these courageous survivors, the Brave Movements is campaigning to turn the shame onto perpetrators and systems that protect them and is determined to ensure that other children do not experience what our survivor leaders have.

Through the Brave Movement, survivors and allies together, we are calling for bold and transformative action to end childhood sexual violence for good.

Location & Ways of Working

This position is a full-time position that can be based in the United States, United Kingdom, or Kenya. Applicants should have work authorization for their preferred location.

This is currently a remote position. All team members are expected to be available during the priority scheduling hours of 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM Eastern Standard Time. The other four hours that the team member chooses to work are flexible and may be coordinated with their supervisor. This position will also require some travel.

Compensation

This role offers a competitive salary adjusted to the cost of labor in the city where the candidate resides. Final salary within this location adjusted range will also be determined by the candidate’s qualifications and years and type of experience.

For example, the annual salary for the position for a candidate based in

• Washington, D.C. will be $97,000-$113,000
• London, UK will be £74,000 - £85,000
• Nairobi, Kenya will be KES 6,849,200 - KES 8,292,250

Together for Girls offers competitive pay, paid leave, and comprehensive health insurance. Specific benefits vary by country.

Culture and Values

Together for Girls seeks to create a courageous, inclusive, and flexible culture that empowers our staff to have the capacity and ability to deliver change. We strive to build and maintain psychological safety, trust, and accountability among team members in order to foster honesty and openness about our needs and challenges while also prioritizing self-care. We are a rapidly expanding organization that requires staff to be nimble and flexible, comfortable with uncertainty and able to adapt in real time to emerging opportunities.

Application Information

Together for Girls, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer and committed to maintaining an inclusive and diverse working environment free from discrimination and harassment. Our policy is to ensure equal employment opportunity without discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin including ancestry, ethnicity, gender, sex including pregnancy, gender identity, gender expression, transgender status, actual or perceived sexual orientation, age, religion, marital status, familial status, military or veteran status, or disability. Qualified applicants from all backgrounds are encouraged to apply.

Together for Girls, Inc. is a registered 501(c)(3) non-profit organization in the U.S.

NOTICE—All job candidates must apply online and submit an application through our official process. Together for Girls does not send unsolicited job offers.