Campaign Organiser

ABOUT THE POSITION:

Ready to turn your community organising skills into lasting human rights change? As a Campaign Organiser with Amnesty International Australia, you’ll build and strengthen relationships with communities and partners to create collective action.

• Fixed term, 12-month parental leave cover, 30 hours per week.
• Hybrid working options available.
• Salary: $80,701.85 per annum (pro-rated for part-time), plus super and the option to salary package.
• We will review applications as they are submitted and the job ad might be closed earlier

PURPOSE OF THE POSITION

As the Campaign Organiser, you contribute to AIA’s people-powered strategy building sustained community engagement and participation in human rights work. You support and deliver people-powered campaigning by building and strengthening relationships with communities and partner to advance human rights change. You coordinate engagement and implement organising activities that enable communities – particularly those impacted by systemic injustice – to participate in advocacy and collective action. Working within campaign strategies, the Campaign Organiser contributes to growing activist leadership, supports community capacity, and helps create meaningful opportunities for communities to influence decision-makers.

KEY DUTIES

• Support and implement campaign organising plans in line with agreed strategies
• Build and maintain local networks, partnerships, and community alliances
• Coordinate engagement with communities, including those affected by systemic injustice, to support participation in campaigns
• Deliver campaign briefings, trainings, and events to build community and activist capacity across Australia
• Support and coordinate activist leaders and volunteer teams to strengthen campaign reach and sustainability
• Apply data-informed approaches, including community mapping, to support targeted organising activities
• Work collaboratively to support pathways that deepen activist engagement and participation
• Deliver work to a high standard, within agreed timelines, and in line with organisational values
• Contribute to inclusive, safe, and respectful ways of working
• Other tasks within your skills and competence as required

QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE

• Experience in community organising with demonstrable outcomes
• Working with diverse communities, co-design, and participatory approaches
• Delivering briefings, training, or events to build community capacity
• Supporting and coordinating activist or volunteer teams
• Applying data-informed approaches to support campaign delivery
• Familiarity with CRM and digital engagement tools
• Experience in project management

DESIRABLE

• Knowledge of social justice or human rights advocacy
• Experience in lobbying or engaging decision-makers
• Demonstrated experience in or commitment to working with rights holders

SKILLS

• Strong relationship-building and networking with communities, partners, and stakeholders
• Data driven, translating data and insights into actionable organising tactics
• Strong planning, organising and problem solving skills
• Change champion, fostering inclusive, respectful, and psychologically safe work environments

Department: Community Campaigning, People Powered Campaigns Unit (PPCU)

Location: Based in any Action Centre. (The role may involve interstate/regional travel as required)

Employment: 0.8 FTE (30 hours per week), 12 months fixed-term parental leave cover, Level 5

Reports to: Community Campaigns 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 humanresources@amnesty.org.au.

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 environment. 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, including a cover letter, and explain how your experience has prepared you for this role. We will review applications as they are submitted and the job ad might be closed earlier

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