Senior Campaigner (17-Month Fixed Term)

Amnesty International USA (AIUSA) is the global organization’s presence in the United States. We engage people in the U.S. to fight injustice all around the world, while we also work to protect people’s human rights here in the U.S. Amnesty International USA has more than one million members and activists in all 50 states, who are part of a larger global movement of 10 million people in 150 countries. We are a democratically governed, grassroots membership organization, which means that our members vote on key policy issues and elect our Board of Directors. Amnesty International USA’s elected Board members, staff, and members work together to lead the organization.

AIUSA’s Campaigns & Crisis Response Unit leads the design and implementation of the organization’s human rights Campaigns, Spotlights and Crisis Response efforts to make a real difference in peoples’ lives as a step toward transforming our world to one in which all human rights of all people, everywhere, are respected, protected and fulfilled. The Amnesty movement defines a Campaign as a highly focused, time-bound, and winnable project, strategically planned, coordinated, and communicated to achieve an explicitly defined external objective. The organization’s Campaigns use a range of tactics and a high concentration of human and operational resources. AIUSA’s Campaigns can be on any human rights topic, issue or case, in the US or globally. Advancing inclusion, diversity, equity and accessibility (IDEA) are at the heart of our Campaigns and everything we do.

The fixed-term Senior Campaigner plays an important and exciting role with diverse stakeholders in creating, implementing, evaluating, and winning AIUSA’s human rights Campaigns, Spotlights and Crisis Response efforts.

The position helps develop effective strategies; carries out efficient management of specific projects; leads the planning and implementation of effective and creative tactics within the strategy, particularly grassroots activism tactics and stunts; creates compelling campaigning and activism materials and content including for public education and engagement; trains and inspires activists; and carries out critical logistical and administrative duties.

Strong experience is preferred in Refugee and Migrants Rights, including asylum; authoritarian practices and freedom of expression and assembly; U.S. foreign policy and human rights; and/or Gender, Sexuality and Identity Rights.

This role is a union position and covered by the Collective Bargaining Agreement with the Communication Workers of America (CWA), Local 1180.