Digital Protection Coordinator - Middle East and North Africa
Location: Remote/Based in the MENA region
Contract: Full-time, Permanent
Reporting to: Digital Protection Manager / Head of Digital Protection
Salary: Grade G (€35,882 - €66,040)
About The Role
Front Line Defenders is recruiting a Digital Protection Coordinator to support the Digital Protection Team’s response to human rights defenders (HRDs) and human rights organisations (HROs) at risk in the MENA region. The purpose of the Digital Protection team is to directly assist HRDs & HROs in improving protection of their digital communication and information storage.
The Digital Protection Coordinator provides direct, effective, timely in-person one-to-one and group digital protection support to selected HRDs/HROs. As this is an expert, specialist role, it is critical that a relevant regional technical knowledge and awareness is maintained to provide the best class of digital protection available to HRDs and support assessment of needs.
This role requires demonstrable and verifiable experience in providing digital security support to HRDs/HROs in the MENA region. The successful candidate will have the ability to formulate and conduct training and other learning processes in an accessible manner, and simplify complex technical terminologies into simple human understandable terms.
For more information, please view: https://www.frontlinedefenders.org//sites/default/files/updated_jd_dpc_mena_sept2025.pdf
Responsibilities
* Provide direct, timely digital protection support to HRDs/HROs in the MENA region (one-to-one and group).
* Develop and deliver training and learning processes to simplify complex technical concepts for non-technical stakeholders.
* Assess needs and tailor digital protection interventions to individual at-risk HRDs/HROs.
* Maintain regional technical knowledge and ensure high-quality digital protection services are offered.
Qualifications & Experience
* Demonstrable and verifiable experience in providing digital security support to HRDs/HROs in the MENA region.
* Ability to formulate and conduct training and other learning processes in an accessible manner.
* Ability to translate complex technical terminology into simple, human-understandable terms.
About Front Line Defenders
Front Line Defenders is an international organisation/charity based in Ireland that works exclusively for the protection of human rights defenders at risk. For more information, please visit www.frontlinedefenders.org
To Apply
* To apply, candidates need to submit a copy of their application - CV and cover letter - via the ‘Apply Now’ button.
* Cover letters should be addressed to Roberto Soriano, Digital Protection Manager.
* Closing date: midnight (local Irish time) on October 31, 2025 as per FLD vacancies page: https://www.frontlinedefenders.org/en/recruitment-volunteering
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