New Careers in Responsible Tech This Week: Public Interest Technology, Product Management, Fellowships, Communications, and Trust & Safety

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Beginning this week, we’re highlighting 10 new roles added to the Responsible Tech Job Board! To see all 500+ openings in the field click the button below!

Solicitation for USPSC - Emerging Technologies and Innovation Specialist, USAID

As part of DRG/DRI, the Emerging Technologies and Innovation Specialist is expected to advise USAID field teams and Washington on how technologies can foster digital democracy or enable digital repression. This position lies at the intersection of technology and regulations that govern these technologies, private sector engagement and partnerships, and use of these technologies to deepen civic engagement and strengthen democratic societies and institutions. At the core of this position is the ability to support USAID Missions to implement programs that take advantage of the democracy enhancing properties of data driven technologies, while preventing or mitigating their potential to undermine democracy and human rights. This programming requires application of evidence-based approaches.  The successful offeror’s responsibilities will be geographically world-wide, varied, and dynamic to reflect changing circumstances facing USAID and the DRG Center. The position will be based in Washington, D.C. and may include temporary duty assignments overseas as needed.

Fields: Tech & Democracy, Human Rights, Digital Governance, Partnerships/Relationships

Associate Director, Privacy & Data Governance, ACLU

The Privacy & Data Governance (P&DG) unit works to enable the ACLU to honor individual privacy and choice, protect data in our possession, and become a leader in non-profit data governance practices. The unit is responsible for a cross-departmental Privacy & Data Governance program that provides centralized governance for organizational data policies and internal controls, and works with National and Affiliate staff on an ongoing basis to establish and document consistent practices that meet evolving regulatory and organizational expectations for data protection and privacy. 

Fields: Program Management, Data Privacy, Data Governance, Operations

Programme Director, Equity & Data, Center for Democracy & Technology

The Centre for Democracy & Technology Europe (CDTE) is seeking an experienced senior advocate to help lead our work on issues at the intersection of privacy, equity and data as the Programme Director, Equity & Data. This position offers an exciting opportunity to lead on challenging issues related to human rights in the digital age in Europe and through the EU’s role in global policy-making, including artificial intelligence and privacy. The position is based in CDT’s Brussels Office. 

Fields: Tech Policy/Law, Research, Online Safety

Privacy Counsel, LabCorp

Labcorp is seeking an attorney to serve in the role of Privacy Counsel. The Privacy Counsel will support the Company’s global privacy program, including compliance with the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), and other privacy laws and regulations applicable to the Company.

Fields: Tech Policy/Law, Data Policy

TechCongress Fellowship

TechCongress is recruiting for at least twelve fellows for the January 2024 Fellowship — 5-7 to serve in Democratic offices and 5-7 to serve in Republican offices. For the January 2024 cohort, we are searching for both early- and mid-career technologists.

Fields: Tech Policy, Public Interest Technology

Communications Manager, Research ICT Africa

Communications plays a central role in RIA’s theory of change, delivering research findings to key audiences to advance evidence-informed policy and decision-making. As our Communications Manager, you will design and implement communications strategies to extend the reach, visibility and impact of RIA and its research outputs. You will explore innovative approaches across multiple channels to reach existing and new audiences with engaging and compelling translations of our research, including through our monthly newsletter. It will also entail leveraging new and extensive existing networks to augment the national, regional and global presence of RIA and support the realisation of our strategic goals. This role requires strong communications skills, including knowledge of methods for effective communication with actual and potential research users in a public interest context. An understanding of research, particularly its role in policymaking, will be an advantage.

Fields: Communications, Strategy

Child Safety Researcher, ActiveFence

ActiveFence is seeking a highly motivated and detail-oriented individual to join our team as a Child Safety Researcher. As a Child Safety Researcher, you will play a crucial role in conducting in-depth research on child safety and human exploitation violations, contributing to our mission of creating a safer online environment for all users. You will be responsible for managing our knowledge and ensuring the quality and standards of research delivery. Additionally, you will collaborate with cross-functional teams, analyze data, generate insights, and propose proactive strategies to address emerging issues. If you are passionate about child safety, possess excellent research and analytical skills, and thrive in a fast-paced environment, we encourage you to apply.

Felds: Research, Data Science, Online Safety, Youth Wellbeing

Senior Manager, Trust & Safety Operations - Europe

The Trust & Safety Senior Manager, Europe is responsible for building out our Trust & Safety team, processes, and overall function in Europe. As a Senior Manager, you will be responsible for hiring and managing T&S support agents and providing feedback to help them grow within their career. You will review and own case escalations. You will also closely monitor and identify different issues and proactively recommend and implement new processes and solutions to improve agent performance.

Fields: Trust & Safety

Product Manager (Productivity Management), City of Boston

Millions of people interact with the City of Boston digitally each year to do everything from finding information on City services to paying a parking ticket. We believe these experiences should be easy to navigate and accessible. DoIT is focused on partnering with City departments to improve service delivery across the City. We’re a cross-functional team with a mission to improve the user experience of existing digital services, better engage and communicate with our residents, and build new systems to improve how the City delivers services online. 

Fields: Program Management

Data & Policy Manager, City of Burlington, Vermont

The Data and Policy Manager will research and coordinate data driven interventions and services to address public health disparities through policy and systems, by collaborating with the City Departments and Racism as a Public Health Emergency signatories to implement and evaluate changes. The Manager will establish partnership with the local research institutions and local community advocates to support data disaggregation, analysis, and equity policy research.

Fields: Data Analytics, Data Science, Public Interest Technology