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Our Culture

Our relentless culture of technological innovation for social impact continues to develop technologies that enable the digital empowerment of underserved and underrepresented communities around the world. Every day our technologies touch the lives of millions of people, providing free and unhindered access to information and transformative digital resources to those who need it the most.

That’s our passion, and our door is always open to others who share our vision for building a more digitally equitable world, regardless of background, cultures, perspective, skills and experiences.

Current Openings

Program Coordinator (Part-Time)

NetFreedom Pioneers is seeking a driven and organized individual to join our team as a Program Coordinator. In this role, you will work on a portfolio of international technology programs to advance social change. Working closely with our global team, you will coordinate activities, manage project plans, and oversee project timelines to ensure the quality and timely delivery of our activities.

Executive Assistant to the Director

Acting as the right hand person to the executive director (ED) of NetFreedom Pioneers, the executive assistant undertakes administrative and managerial responsibilities and helps the ED manage the organization. The executive assistant helps establish and sustain a seamless workflow and high morale among staff and affiliates, maintains accurate and up to date institutional and personnel files, informs the ED of any attention-worthy developments, and helps address challenges and/or opportunities as they arise.

Persian Translator (Contractor)

NetFreedom Pioneers is seeking an individual passionate about human rights and social change to join our team as a Persian Translator. In this role, you will translate our programmatic materials, such as training content to software, from English to Persian, ensuring accuracy and accessibility.

Platform Developer, Gender and Technology (Contract)

NetFreedom Pioneers is seeking a visionary and organized individual to join our team as an Platform Developer for our Gender and Technology Program. In this role, you will work on an initiative to advance gender equality and rights through training teachers. Working closely with our global team of researchers, designers and other stakeholders, you will develop the digital platforms to support this initiative, including a website, e-learning course and advocacy platform. Launching in January 2023, the platform provides teachers with tools to address sexism in the curriculum via an e-learning course and advocacy platform.

Recent Openings (closed)

Senior Trainer, Gender and Technology (Contract)

NetFreedom Pioneers is seeking a passionate and organized individual to join our team as a Senior Trainer for our Gender and Technology Program. In this role, you will develop training materials for a gender equality and rights program. Launching early 2023, this e-learning course provides teachers with tools to address sexism in school curricula, as well as community building best practices to support grassroots solutions.

Program Manager, Iran Programs

NetFreedom Pioneers is seeking a driven and organized Persian and English speaking candidate to join our team as our Program Manager for our Iran Programs. The Program Manager will manage two Iran focused technology programs to advance social change, involving information access challenges and gender equality issues in the region.

Communications Coordinator

NetFreedom Pioneers is seeking an experienced Communications Coordinator to join our organization. In this role, the Communications Coordinator will work closely with our leadership and program managers to develop and implement social media communications strategies..

Technical Coordinator, East Asia Programs

NetFreedom Pioneers is seeking an experienced Technical Coordinator to join our East Asia team. In this role, the Technical Coordinator will provide technical support, coordinate tasks, implement project plans, ensure timely implementation of deliverables, maintain communications with project stakeholders, attend meetings with partners, and perform technical research. This role will report to the East Asia Program Manager, and work in close coordination with NFP’s technology and engineering team.

Graphic Designer, Gender and Technology

NetFreedom Pioneers is seeking a passionate and organized individual to join our team as a Graphic Designer for our Gender and Technology Program. In this role, you will develop training materials for a gender equality and rights program. Launching early 2023, this e-learning course provides teachers with tools to address sexism in school curricula, as well as community building best practices to support grassroots solutions.

Curriculum Design Consultant, Gender and Technology

NetFreedom Pioneers is seeking a passionate and organized individual to join our team as a Curriculum Designer for our Gender and Technology Program. In this role, you will work on a program to advance gender equality and rights through training primary school teachers in the Middle East. Launching in January 2023, this e-learning course provides teachers with tools to address sexism in the curriculum, as well as advocacy skills. Our e-learning course focuses on how to recognize and address sexism in the curriculum and includes a community-building component to support grassroots solutions.

Instructional Designer, Gender and Technology (Contract)

NetFreedom Pioneers is seeking a passionate and organized individual to join our team as an Instructional Designer for our Gender and Technology Program. In this role, you will work on a program to advance gender equality and rights through training teachers. Working closely with our global team of researchers, designers and other stakeholders, you will develop an e-learning course. Launching in January 2023, this e-learning course provides teachers with tools to address sexism in the curriculum, as well as advocacy skills.

Facilitator, Human-Centered Design Specialist (Contract)

NetFreedom Pioneers is seeking a Facilitator experienced in human-centered design methodologies to join our team. In this role, you will design a work plan, create workshops and activities, and lead sessions with multi stakeholder groups for the collaborative advancement of information access challenges. Working closely with our global network of human rights defenders, media experts, and technologists, you will coach and mentor working groups on human-centered design methodologies to generate innovative solutions.

Express Your Interest

Can’t find a current opening that matches your skills? We welcome open applications. Share with us your ideas for collaborations, innovative projects or a position we should create.

We Are an Equal Opportunity Employer

NetFreedom Pioneers is committed to inclusivity and equity. We welcome talented humans with diverse backgrounds, cultures, perspectives, and experiences. As an equal opportunity employer, we value and encourage diversity and consider applicants for all positions without regard to race, color, religion, creed, gender, sex, national origin, age, disability, marital or veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other legally protected status. Our commitment applies with regard to all aspects of one’s employment, including hiring, transfer, promotion, compensation, eligibility for benefits, and termination.

Our Priciples

NetFreedom Pioneers puts the Digital Principles into practice through its policies, processes and activities.

Design With the User

User-centered design starts with getting to know the people you are designing for through conversation, observation and co-creation.

Design for Scale

Achieving scale requires adoption beyond an initiatives pilot population and often necessitates securing funding or partners that take the initiative to new communities or regions.

Understand the Existing Ecosystem

Well-designed initiatives and digital tools consider the particular structures and needs that exist in each country, region and community.

Address Privacy & Security

Addressing privacy and security in digital development involves careful consideration of which data are collected and how data are acquired, used, stored and shared.

Be Collaborative