ABOUT THE ROLE

Do you want to turn your passion for justice into action? Join Amnesty International Australia and be part of a movement where people power wins change.

- Build a pathway using community organising, training, and train-the-trainer approaches to grow the skills of activists, lived experience communities, young people, groups and partners.
- Flexible location, with some travel and occasional work outside usual office hours.
- Salary $100,877.31 per annum, plus super and not-for-profit salary packaging

PURPOSE OF THE POSITION

As the Leadership + Organising Coordinator, you use a community organising approach to grow leadership across the full breadth of the movement, including activists, lived experience communities, young people, groups and partners. You build a leadership pathway with wide entry points, using training, coaching and a train-the-trainer approach to scale capability. Working with Campaign Organisers, Mobilisers, Communications, and the Youth and Human Rights Education (HRE) Coordinators, you ensure the leaders you develop strengthen campaigns, autonomous activism and AIA’s democratic governance.

KEY DUTIES

- Develop and deliver engaging activist training programs, applying a train-the-trainer approach to support activist capability and human rights impact.
- Maintain the training syllabus, resources, and the activist onboarding module, to keep content relevant and campaign-aligned.
- Support and mentor key activist leadership structures such as activism leadership committees to ensure they have strategic sustainable plans aligned with the goals of the people powered strategy
- Support the identification and development of activist leaders across the full breadth of the movement, contributing to autonomous activism tied to campaign outcomes.
- Support activist leaders to effectively use digital tools by providing guidance, resources, and coordination of assistance as needed.
- Collaborate with the Human Rights Education (HRE) Coordinator, Youth Coordinator and other internal stakeholders and contribute to the planning and delivery of education and development initiatives.
- Coordinate with Campaign Organisers to integrate training into campaign plans and ensure accessibility for activists, communities and partners.
- Build and grow partnerships with external partners, lived experience communities, university groups and networks expanding reach and scale of our training program.
- Support activist participation in AIA’s democratic governance structures by assisting with coordination, communication, and follow-up activities.
- Maintain relationships with regional stakeholders, including Asia Pacific sections,



to share learning and support program development.
- Support the resolution of issues and conflicts by applying organisational procedures, communicating effectively, and escalating where appropriate.
- Contribute to the delivery of activities outside standard hours, including training sessions and events, to meet the needs of activists and organisational priorities.
- Undertake other tasks within skill and competence as required, performing routine tasks with supervision and escalating issues as appropriate.

QUALIFICATIONS + EXPERIENCE

- Demonstrated experience supporting, delivering, and contributing to training programs that build activist capability, engagement and impact.
- Experience assisting activist leaders to organise activities and implement plans that strengthen sustainable, autonomous leadership structures.
- Experience applying community organising approaches to support participation, develop activist networks and connect skills to campaign priorities.
- Proven ability to facilitate, , and support individuals and groups in capability development.
- Ability to build relationships with external partners, lived experience communities, university groups and networks to grow the reach of our training.
- Experience using CRM systems and digital tools to support coordination, record-keeping, and engagement activities.
- Experience preparing and delivering communications through various channels tailored to diverse audiences.
- Demonstrated ability to organise work, manage priorities, and deliver tasks within agreed timelines and organisational frameworks.
- Ability to support conflict resolution by applying judgement, following procedures, and escalating when needed.

DESIRABLE

- Demonstrated experience in or commitment to working with rights holders.

SKILLS

- Strong collaborator, inspiring and empowering people to learn, and achieve their goals
- Future focused, creative with a solution mindset
- Strong analytical mindset integrating feedback and insights into program improvements
- Able to adapt to people from different backgrounds, prioritising collective care practices
- Creating change through co-design and participatory approaches with communities

DETAILS

Department: Community Engagement + Organising team (PPCU)

Location: Based in any Action Centre.



The role may involve interstate/regional travel and requires out of standard hours work.

Employment: Permanent, full-time position, Level 5

Reports to: Community Engagement + Organising Manager

Other Information: Must have full working rights in Australia

DIVERSITY, EQUALITY AND INCLUSION

AIA is committed to making reasonable adjustments for candidates with a disability or other access needs during the recruitment and selection process. If you require reasonable adjustments to be made during the recruitment and interview process, please email us at [email protected].

AI Australia is committed to equal opportunities in all areas of our work, community and partner relationships. We want people to achieve their full potential, which will positively impact on our work and the communities in which we operate. At AI Australia, our values empower people to be themselves within an inclusive and supportive setting. We have a global, multicultural following and want to actively contribute to building a more diverse and inclusive team at AI Australia.

We are committed to equal opportunities in all areas of our work, community and partner relationships. We want people to achieve their full potential, which will positively impact on our work and the communities in which we operate. At AI Australia, our values empower people to be themselves within an inclusive and supportive environment. We are a movement of people from all walks of life around the world. We intend to actively contribute to building a more diverse and inclusive team.

DO YOU WANT TO KNOW MORE ABOUT AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL AUSTRALIA?

We are an independent, global movement that campaigns courageously for human rights for everyone.

We’re ordinary people from all walks of life, using our passion and commitment to bring torturers to justice, change oppressive laws and free people imprisoned just for voicing their opinion.

We’re independent of any government, political ideology, economic interest or religion to ensure we can speak out on human rights abuses wherever they occur.

We stand for equality, justice, freedom, and human dignity and uphold these values:

- Empowerment – we build people power
- Persistence – we are resolute in pursuit of our goals
- Integrity – we hold ourselves to the highest standards
- Courage – we are fearless in upholding human rights

Every day we move closer to a world where human rights are enjoyed by all.

HOW TO APPLY

Please submit your application with a CV and cover letter.

People from cultural and linguistic diverse backgrounds and First Nation Australians are strongly encouraged to apply.

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