Join the Human Projects International Leadership Team

Overview: As Chief Operating Officer, you will work closely with our Executive Director to run the Human Projects. In this role, you will oversee our eleven teams to build and scale programs that impact over 5 million people by August 2023. This is an extremely challenging and rewarding position that will push you to learn everything from nonprofit management, law, and impact metrics to marketing, public speaking, and storytelling. If you are someone who loves to be challenged, understands how to fail forward, can inspire positive action, and is deeply passionate about youth leadership in human rights, this position is for you.

Time Commitment: 15-20 hours per week

Overview: As Director of Clubs, you will work with young leaders to create and grow Human Projects Clubs in their communities. Human Projects Clubs learn the fundamentals of human rights and project creation and apply their knowledge to solve local human rights issues through the creation of independent grassroots projects. As Director, you will be responsible for inspiring young people to create positive change, leading club meetings and training sessions, and tracking club activities and reporting requirements. This is a perfect position if you love inspiring young leaders, are very organized, and have experience starting a project/program/nonprofit to help others.

Time Commitment: 10-15 hours per week

Overview: As Director of Development, you will work closely with the Executive Director to develop and implement a new fundraising strategy to impact over 5 million young people by August 2023. This is a great position for you if you love interacting with people, have an infectious passion for youth leadership in human rights, are comfortable making deals and talking about money, and enjoy networking.

Time Commitment: 10-15 hours per week

Overview: As Director of Public Relations, you will be responsible for inspiring action to support the Human Projects. Using a combination of press, social media, and speaking engagements, you will amplify the story of the Human Projects and the people we work with.

Time Commitment: 10-15 hours per week

Overview: As Director of Communications, you will be responsible for ensuring that all public Human Projects communication is values aligned, accurate, and polished. You will work closely with other Directors to review drafts of communications (press releases, stories, pitch decks, reports, newsletters, etc.). You will also work with team members one-on-one and in groups on writing, public speaking, and storytelling skills. You will also work with the Executive Director to further clarify and monitor the meaning of "non-political" to our organization. To be successful in this position, you should be a strong writer, speaker, and storyteller capable of working with others to improve their communication skills.

Time Commitment: 10-15 hours per week

Overview: As the Director of People and Culture, you will be responsible for onboarding and training new team members, encouraging and maintaining a strong team community, recruiting and coordinating the selection of new team members, and managing internal policies & procedures. This position is a great fit for you if you love team and community building.

Time Commitment: 10-15 hours per week

Overview: As the Director of Ambassadors, you will be responsible for building the Human Projects Ambassador Program. This program will select individuals to act as Human Projects Ambassadors in their communities where they will share about the importance of youth leadership and human rights education and encourage others to join the Human Projects. If building a new program sounds like an exciting challenge and you have strong communication skills, this is a great position for you.

Time Commitment: 10-15 hours per week

Overview: As Director of Translation, you will oversee and coordinate the volunteers who translate our resources and curricula. This is a great position for you if you love working with and motivating volunteers and are very organized.

Time Commitment: 10-15 hours per week

As Graphic Design Manager, you will develop creative visuals that inspire positive action for campaigns, social media, human rights educational programs, and more. Using design software such as Canva or Adobe Illustrator you will work with Public Relations, Communications, and other team members to create designs that further our mission to empowering young leaders through human rights education.

As a member of the Education Team, you will develop educational materials and educator training programs to bring human rights education that inspires positive change to students around the world.

As Social Media Manager, you will cultivate a virtual community of social media and increase awareness of Human Projects activities and current programs.

As a Writer, you will find and tell stories and develop informative articles that inspire action. You will work on a variety of different content styles including blog posts, educational content, and newsletters.

As Press Manager, you will lead the development and cultivation of media contacts. You will develop press releases and pitches, maintain and update the Human Projects Media Kit, and maintain awareness of potential newsworthy events in the Human Projects.

As Coordination Manager on the Conversations with Young Changemakers Team, you will lead the scheduling, communication, and coordination of the Conversations with Young Changemakers Program. You will work with the program director to keep track of upcoming priorities and deadlines and assist with virtual event planning and organization.

As Coordination Manager on the Clubs Team, you will lead the communication and coordination of the Human Projects Clubs. You will work with the Director to track Club requirements and accomplishments, develop ways to support clubs, and help build connections between clubs and club members.

As Interview Manager, you will interview young changemakers featured in the Young Changemakers Archive to inspire other young leaders to create positive change.

As Executive Team Communication Intern, you will develop onboarding communication sequences that welcome new members to the Human Projects and share important information. You will then test these communication sequences, receive feedback from new members, and make improvements based on this feedback.

Description text goeAs a Textbook Intern, you will work with a team to complete the 30 Human Rights Textbook. This free virtual textbook provides students with information on the 30 human rights and shares stories of young changemakers working to achieve each of these human rights. There are many aspects of this projects including research, writing, interviewing young changemakers, and editing/fact checking. If you love education and interdisciplinary collaboration, this position is a great fit!s here

If you have a specific idea for an internship project related to human rights and/or youth empowerment, we can create an internship to create this project with the Human Projects. This project could be a research project studying the impact of human rights education on students, an art project, developing a marketing or advocacy campaign, or anything else in the field of human rights. If you are interested in this internship, please do not apply through the application form. Send us an email at contact@thehumanprojects.com with an overview of your idea and what you hope to learn through the internship. Please know that while we would love to work with everyone, we are only able to take one or two Changemaking Interns each year and the selection process is extremely competitive.

We are very thankful to have so much interest in joining the International Team. Unfortunately due to the number of applications we receive, there are many amazing applicants that we are not able to select.

If you applied for a position in the past, but were not selected we would love for you to apply again!

Team positions are typically a 1 year commitment whereas internships typically last one semester (summer, fall, or spring).

Yes! We prioritize commitment, passion, adaptability, and ability to learn over prior experience.

Feel free to send us an email at contact@thehumanprojects.com with more information and your background.

There is no required travel for international team positions.

Human Projects team members work on multiple projects and have to meet frequent deadlines. If a team member is unable to meet deadlines, it negatively impacts the entire team. If you are not sure if the time commitment fits your current schedule, please apply at a time when you have more availability in your schedule.

Yes.