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Director, Advisory Services | AWO
Non-exec board members | openDemocracy
Non-exec board members | openDemocracy
AWO is a B Corp law firm working at the intersection of data protection, technology regulation and digital rights. Its work spans strategic litigation, policy advisory and compliance. Their approach combines rigorous legal practice with a genuine commitment to getting technology right. AWO has represented whistleblowers, challenged surveillance practices, advised on AI governance and helped shape EU regulatory frameworks. It operates a four-day week and is fully remote.
AWO is looking for a Director of Advisory Services to join its leadership team. This is a senior role with real authority to shape AWO's commercial future, building advisory relationships with clients in new sectors, and leading a small globally distributed team of lawyers and compliance specialists. This Director will sit alongside three existing directors and play a central role in AWO's next chapter.
AWO is looking to appoint a European-qualified lawyer (or a UK-qualified lawyer with an EU practice certificate) with a track record of originating and developing client relationships. They will bring their own network and the commercial instinct to activate it. Sector background is flexible; what matters is that their clients would benefit from expert, values-driven advice on data protection, AI governance and EU digital regulation.
Based in Belgium or the UK. Four-day week.
To apply, send a CV and cover letter to: jago@jagochannell.com
Non-exec board members | openDemocracy
Non-exec board members | openDemocracy
Non-exec board members | openDemocracy
openDemocracy is recruiting up to three Non-Executive Directors as part of a planned programme of board renewal.
The organisation is a 25-year-old international media outlet, headquartered in London, publishing investigative journalism and analysis on democracy, human rights, inequality, climate, and related issues. It reaches over 100,000 newsletter subscribers weekly and has contributed to legal reforms and parliamentary investigations in the UK and internationally. Following a significant multi-year grant, it is now investing in editorial quality and long-term sustainability — and is also beginning to plan for chair succession. It is a meaningful moment to join the board.
The organisation is particularly interested in candidates who bring depth in financial governance, public-interest media, digital audience development, or legal expertise — especially in media or human rights law. Experience working in or with the Global South is genuinely valued, not just noted.
This is an unremunerated role requiring roughly 12–18 days a year. The board meets four times annually, with an additional strategy session, and members are expected to sit on at least one sub-committee.
The kind of person openDemocracy is looking for will be motivated by the work rather than the profile, comfortable with the trade-offs that come with a small organisation operating under real resource constraints, and committed to the independence and credibility of public-interest journalism.
The search is being led by Jago Channell.
To apply, send a CV and cover letter to recruitment@opendemocracy.net.