Activism Coordinator with a focus on Human Rights Education and Training (m/f/d)

Human rights need people who know them, understand them, and defend them.
Amnesty International is the world's largest human rights movement. Together with millions of people, we are committed to a world where human rights apply to everyone.

To support the Movement Building area in the Activism team, we are looking for an Activism Coordinator with a focus on Human Rights Education and Training (m/f/d) in part-time (28.5 hours/week) for a fixed term of 2 years at our Berlin location, starting as soon as possible.

• You will further develop the strategic direction of human rights education and the training area at Amnesty Germany and provide new impetus for their reach and impact.
• You will conceive, coordinate, and accompany educational offerings, projects, and formats of human rights education.
• You will strengthen the connection between human rights education, engagement promotion, and movement building, and develop approaches for activating and involving new target groups.
• You will bring human rights education perspectives into current campaigns and focal areas of Amnesty and develop suitable educational and participation formats.
• You will build networks and cooperations with educational institutions, civil society organizations, multipliers, and alliance partners and strategically develop them further.
• You will initiate and manage cross-departmental projects and work closely with internal and external partners.
• You will identify funding opportunities, acquire third-party funds, and be responsible for the implementation of funded projects.

• Experience in human rights education, political education, democracy education, or comparable educational and training work.
• Experience in the conception, management, and further development of projects and programs.
• Strategic and conceptual thinking skills, as well as the ability to convey complex topics in a target-group-oriented manner.
• Strong networking skills and experience in building cooperations and partnerships.
• Experience in the acquisition, application, and implementation of third-party funded projects.
• Enjoyment of independent work as well as collaboration in interdisciplinary teams.
• Knowledge of civil society structures and ideally experience in social movements, activist contexts, or volunteer organizing.
• Enthusiasm for human rights and a high identification with the values and goals of Amnesty International.

• Together with dedicated teams and colleagues, you will contribute to the development and advancement of an important human rights organization.
• A varied, broad spectrum of tasks with strong networking within the entire organization.
• Freedom for initiative as well as opportunities for further training and development.
• Appropriate remuneration according to the in-house collective agreement plus a 13th monthly salary.
• 30 vacation days per year (for a 5-day week) plus days off on December 24th and December 31st.
• Company pension scheme and other additional benefits such as capital-forming benefits, subsidy for the Deutschlandticket.
• Access to our benefits platform and flexible use of a monthly benefits budget (e.g., for Urban Sports Club).
• Weekly Pilates offering for a healthy balance in everyday work life.
• Flexible and family-friendly working hours through flextime and mobile work (up to 6 weeks per year also possible from EU countries).
• Bright, modern office in a sustainable building complex, directly on the water, in the heart of Berlin-Neukölln and immediately adjacent to the Ringbahn.
  

If you want to support the work of the largest international human rights organization with dedication and commitment at a crucial point, we look forward to receiving your application.

The duty station is Berlin. Remuneration is according to the in-house collective agreement.
The employment relationship is fixed for 2 years.

For content-related inquiries, please contact Anna Spangenberg (Head of Activism Team) at . For organizational questions, please contact Ivy Leus (HR Team) at

Please submit your application (cover letter, CV, relevant certificates and proof) exclusively through our online portal. Unfortunately, applications via email cannot be considered.

The application deadline is October 26, 2026.
Job interviews are expected to take place from November 2, 2026.

We reserve the right to conduct interviews before the deadline has expired.

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