At Mozilla Foundation, we are actively building, investing in and advocating for the future of trustworthy AI.  At the core, our strategy is growing and empowering a movement to reclaim the internet globally. Our movement building efforts include convening, grantmaking, research and advocacy campaigning. We’re rallying like-minded builders, researchers and advocacy groups to drive consensus around responsible AI development.  

Reporting to the Senior Vice President, Global Advocacy, you will work closely with a broad cross-section of teams across Mozilla with the aim to strengthen the development, distribution and consistency of our messages and engagement opportunities around trustworthy AI.  As a result of your work, Mozilla will connect with a more diverse set of audiences, deepen our collaborations with key collaborators, and grow our supporter base of activists and donors. 

This role will requires a high degree of coordination, collaboration and confidence in developing a variety of projects. 

  This is a 9 months fixed-term position

As a  Program Manager, Communications & Engagament  at Mozilla Foundation, you will work on… Program Management (40%)

• Create and maintain an inventory of communication and community engagement initiatives underway across Mozilla Foundation, including key activities, outputs and impacts  
• Lead planning, design and implementation of 5-7 flagship projects central to our effort to expand our reach among civil society organizations and grassroots supporters 
• Document and disseminate collateral materials regarding each ‘flagship project’, including frequent updates 
• Work with collaborations across the organization to supervise progress against program goals, and facilitate program reporting and evaluation
• Draft metrics framework to track progress and impact across flagship projects and the related portfolio of initiatives.   
• Respond to inquiries from internal colleagues across Mozilla to assess fit/opportunities against our goals 

Project Management (60%)

• Coordinate and supervise key flagship projects as noted above 
• Supervise key deadlines, deliverables, and dependencies within the team
• Plan and organize meetings related to key initiatives 
• Prepare project updates for leadership
• Develop effective project management systems and documentation

Your Professional Profile:

• Ability to assess projects quickly and support them to accelerate alignment, outputs and impact 
• Proven success in developing and running programs in line with key strategic objectives; you are able to take a project that may be at the early stages and make it into a full-fledged project with clear objectives, outputs and goals 
• Extensive experience in project management  
• Experience tracking projects using various tools, such as Asana, Trello, Airtable (No specific tool experience required)
• A proven track record of collaborating with a wide range of people at all levels in remote environments
• Strong interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills. 
• Ability to facilitate conversations with differing perspectives and priorities, while connecting proposed work and outcomes to engagement strategy when required
• Ability to supervise, coordinate, and prioritize multiple projects on fast-paced schedules
• Meeting design and facilitation skills
• Communications, community relations or community engagement experience preferred 

 

Salary and Benefits Information:

The Mozilla Foundation is dedicated to fair and equitable compensation for our staff. We aim to pay a competitive and market-based salary based on the responsibilities and requirements of the role. We do not ask for, or take into account, salary histories in our offer process.

The starting salary ranges for this role are listed below. These four countries are where we most commonly employ staff (compensation is listed on a yearly 30 hrs/week work schedule):

• Germany: [€56,460 - €63,412] [target salary offer - €58,192]
• UK: [£46,785 - £52,546] [target salary offer - £48,220]
• Canada: [$97,470 - $109,471] [target salary offer - $100,460]
• US: [$72,200 - $81,089] [target salary offer - $74,415]

Some regions fall into a higher salary market and this is reflected in the example ranges below:

• Inner London: £58,482 - 65,682 (target salary offer - £60,276)
• New York: $86,640 - $97,307 (target salary offer - $89,298)

The range for your specific location will be discussed in screening conversations if your application is successful.

We offer the following benefits:

 

• Health, Dental, and Vision Insurance
• Life Insurance + Accidental Death & Dismemberment
• Short-Term Disability and Long-Term Disability
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Retirement Plan contributions
• 20 Paid Time Off days per year (prorated) + your birthday
• Company Holidays + Shutdown
• Wellness budget
• Professional Development budget
• Top up program for Pregnancy and Parental leaves

Benefits are subject to change at any time at the discretion of Mozilla Foundation.

Mozilla Foundation Hiring Practices:

 

Mozilla understands that valuing diverse creative practices and forms of knowledge are crucial to and enrich the company’s core mission. We encourage applications from everyone, including members of all equity-seeking communities, such as (but certainly not limited to) women, racialized and Indigenous persons, persons with disabilities, and persons of all sexual orientations and gender identities and expressions.

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation at accommodation@mozillafoundation.org.