Thank you for your interest in working with Humanists International. We have a small dedicated team of staff, and over 50 volunteers around the world who help us to do our work. Please find details of how you can get involved below.
Location: Remote, home based, open to candidates from around the world. [Please note however that since this position will involve regular travel to the UN in Geneva, often at short notice, applicants who are able to travel to Switzerland visa-free will be favored.]
Contract: Candidates in the USA and UK will be offered an employment contract. Candidates from elsewhere will be hired on the basis of a consultancy agreement. There will be a 6 months’ probation period.
Salary: The salary level will be set according to local market conditions, available budget and experience. The following are indicative of expected gross salary rates: UK 30,000 GBP; USA 57,400 USD; or Nepal 2,790,194 NPR
Humanists International is seeking a highly motivated and enthusiastic individual to join the advocacy team as its new Advocacy Officer. The Advocacy Officer will be tasked with two main areas of work: (1) advocating on behalf of Humanists International, primarily at the UN; and (2) taking the lead on supporting and training Humanists International’s members to advocate at the regional and international level. The successful applicant will work under the management of Humanists International’s Director of Advocacy. A full role description, person specification and requirements, is available here (pdf).
To apply: Please complete an application form (docx) and submit it to [email protected] by 09:00 CEST on 29 June 2023. Please put “Advocacy Officer Application” in the subject line. We do not accept CVs or cover letters. Interviews are currently scheduled to take place online on 6 July and will include candidates completing a short written exercise ahead of the interview.
Be a friend to international Humanism, by donating your talents!
Humanists International is dedicated to building the worldwide humanist community, to networking our Member Organizations together, and to advancing our policy agenda at the international and regional levels.
We have a small staff team managing key work areas and coordinating activities between national and local Member Organizations, and we are very grateful to the various volunteers who contribute to our work.
Some of our volunteer opportunities can be worked remotely (online) from anywhere in the world. No previous experience in the organized humanist movement is necessary.
The Freedom of Thought report surveys discrimination against the non-religious around the world. You can read about the project and discover the entire Online Edition on the dedicated website at fot.humanists.international.
A team of researcher volunteers works to keep the report up to date on an ongoing basis. You may either join the team with permanent access to the report’s collaborative editing suite, or if your availability is limited to a shorter time frame you may be able to focus on a specific country, countries, or region. Some skills and experience in writing, research, or policy work would be beneficial.
Volunteers for this project can work remotely from anywhere in the world. Some use of email and online documents will be required.
Apply: To apply as a volunteer researcher please complete this online application form.
We are looking for people to help us translate our material and stories. We are looking for individuals who can translate from English into other UN languages.
We are also producing development materials and resource packs for new groups, and we want these also to be translated. We are committed to translating some of our historic resolutions into many languages.
If you can help on an ad hoc or ongoing basis please fill in this form. You will be included in our database and we will let you know in case we will need your help.
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