5Rights is seeking to recruit an exceptional, EU-based Advocacy professional to take forward our ground-breaking digital policy and corporate accountability work.
About 5Rights
5Rights Foundation exists to ensure a digital world that will serve children and young people today and for future generations. We are a small team of senior professionals and experts delivering change in how the digital world works. We have shifted the narrative and the agenda through provocative comms campaigns (e.g. Twisted Toys), pioneering research (e.g. Pathways) and award-winning tools (e.g. Child Online Safety Toolkit). We continue to drive real-life change thanks to an outstanding track-record of delivering legislation (e.g. Californian Age Appropriate Design Code), policy and regulatory frameworks (e.g. UNCRC General comment No.25), and industry standards (e.g. IEEE 2089).
Reporting Line
Head of EU Affairs, based in Brussels, Belgium
Role Purpose
5Rights engages with regulators in the European Union and in Member States, as well as with the Council of Europe, providing expert practical support for the development of policies, laws, standards and tools for the implementation and enforcement of children’s rights in the digital environment.
Over recent years, 5Rights has engaged intensively with the EU institutions, notably around the DSA, AI Act, GDPR and consumer law to put children’s rights high on the agenda and set out core principles in legislation.
We are now seeking to recruit a new member for our EU advocacy team, to help practically deliver on the opportunities for profound changes that these advocacy efforts have opened. Our current work priorities include the implementation of the DSA, the AI Act,the review of EU consumer law and AVMSD, as well as ongoing debates regarding children’s access to the digital environment.
Key Responsibilities
- Monitoring EU digital and children’s rights policies
- Monitor the EU and institutional developments in digital and children’s rights policies to inform the advocacy work of the EU team.
- Develop and maintain our database of EU Key stakeholders.
- Draft outreach materials (such as emails to policy makers and partners, letters and joint-letters materials) and manage dissemination under the supervision of the Head of EU affairs.
- Monitor the EU agenda.
Policy, legal and regulatory analysis
- Provide analysis of EU policy and political developments and of legislative and regulatory materials.
- Draft briefings, position papers, amendments, consultation responses, coalition statements and reports in line with 5Rights' positions.
- Support on briefing political stakeholders, senior colleagues, external partners on 5Rights' positions.
- Support on producing communication content for our website and social media and external channels.
- Coordinate closely with all colleagues in advocacy, compliance and youth engagement teams to ensure full integration and alignment of our work.
Network and capacity building
- Attend meetings, conferences and other events and represent 5Rights' position.
- Support building and maintaining relationships important to the EU’s team work with key partners, political stakeholders, national regulators, peer organisations in civil society and beyond, both as part of coalitions and individually.
- Take the lead on organising events for a range of difference audiences.
Internal coordination
- Coordinate closely with all colleagues in advocacy, compliance and youth engagement teams to ensure full integration and alignment of our work.
- Provide support with the organisation of the EU Team, including arranging internal and external meetings and briefings.
- Provide support with developing and maintaining database of documents and research.
Person specification
This is a highly challenging and rewarding position for a professional with the following attributes:
Essential skills and attributes:
- At least two to three years of experience in public affairs, advocacy or government affairs, preferably at the EU level or in a multicultural context.
- A strong understanding of EU policy making and processes, as well as the EU advocacy landscape.
- A strong knowledge and/or experience of the policy fields of child rights, digital and/or data protection, preferably at EU level (DSA, AI Act, GDPR, AVMSD, etc).
- Strong analysis skills, with the ability to understand and comment on complex regulatory texts.
- A law degree will be considered an asset.
- Strong communication skills, in both written and verbal, in English. Knowledge of other European languages will be considered an asset.
- Autonomous worker and team player, with strong organisational and project management skills, with the ability to balance and prioritise competing tasks, with the support of the Head of EU Affairs.
- Strong interpersonal and influencing skills, with experience of building and leveraging relevant and useful network.
- Commitment to our values and our mission.
Practical details
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Location: Remote position in Brussels. Some travel required.
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Salary: €2660 per month, plus benefits. The final offer will depend on skills and experience.
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Working hours: Full time (38h week), with occasional accommodation necessary for work across time-zones.
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Statutory pension contribution and 25 days + 1/day per year worked
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Work equipment including a laptop will be provided.
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Starting data: ASAP, depending on notice period.
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Reporting line: Head of EU Affairs, based in Brussels.
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5Rights values diversity and we strongly encourage people from under-represented groups to apply for this role. We aim for our recruitment to be inclusive and equitable, and we strive to constantly learn and improve in this regard. Feel free to share your views and suggestions on how we could improve our approach with us via email
admin@5rightsfoundation.com
How to apply
Please send your CV and a brief cover letter via the following link: https://5rightsfoundation.peoplehr.net/Pages/JobBoard/Opening.aspx?v=c88b06e0-b669-42c7-b1af-4ede9b4821b8 by 28th November 2025.