National Mobilisation Coordinator
Key Information
- Full-time This role is full-time, 40 hours a week at Living wage: £13.45 an hour (£14.80 - if London-based).
- From time to time, some of those working hours will be allocated to hosting events and running evening meetings, but broadly the work is normal working hours.
- 4 month fixed contract This role is for 4 months, but with potential for extension, subject to funding.
- Remote with some travel You'll can work remotely from anywhere in the UK, with occasional travel to London for strategy days and to local group events around the country (both of which will be subsidised)
About the Role
Assemble is looking for a new team member to support the second sitting of the House of the People: a UK-wide citizens’ assembly which will bring in the voices of the public to have a say on how Artificial Intelligence is governed.
The role calls for strong coordination and experience with community organising, as you'll be delivering a strategy of arranging 10+ democratic people’s assemblies across the UK. These should aim to bring ~100 people together for a couple of hours in October, to deliberate with facilitators in small groups on key questions on AI governance for current and future generations, which will feed into the House of the People in November.
You’ll share coordination duties with our current mobilisation coordinator, Chris, to upskill and support ~10 regional mobilisers & organisers, alongside ally campaign groups such as Shake It Up and Pull the Plug. You will need to feel confident building & supporting a new team, sharing your organising experience and growing a volunteer base.
The House of the People
The House of the People is a permanent Citizens Assembly to allow anyone in the UK the chance to make important decisions about the big problems we're facing.
Almost one hundred members served in its first sitting, a true cross-section of the public, chosen by democratic lottery. For three days, people talked through the big problems we face and how to fix them. They listened to experts — academics, historians, scientists — and to the voices of thousands of local people in Assemblies all across the UK.
Together they drafted the People's Charter, which calls power to tax wealth not work, demands we slash political corruption and end complicity in genocide. It puts forward a law above all laws — a future generations act — to choose life over GDP and calls for councils to reclaim our empty spaces for the community.
Supporters can go online to add their name to the Charter, print out flyers & posters and use a tool to quickly send a letter or email to their MP.
In November of this year, the second sitting of the House of the People is being convened by Assemble & the Odyssean Institute to address how Artificial Intelligence is governed for current and future generations in the UK. A new snapshot of the public is undertaking an education phase in advance to understand all the complex ways AI poses risks, and will hear from the contributions of many local communities in assemblies as part of the three day sitting in Manchester at the People’s History Museum.
Responsibilities
- Grow and support the volunteer base
- Overseeing the volunteer recruitment and onboarding funnel across the regions
- Organise and host phone banking sessions
- Monitor the central inbox for mobilisation-related queries
- Deliver People's Assemblies
- Coordinate the regional network of organisers
- Deliver Assemble's existing mobilisation strategy and assembly designs
- Ensuring assemblies are organised on time, to the agreed design and well-attended
- Develop Strategy and Partnerships
- Work with the core team to help shape the project's direction
- Work with movement partners Shake It Up and Pull The Plug
What we're looking for
We're looking for someone with:
- A genuine desire to upgrade democracy – You care about ensuring everyday people to have a say in the decisions which affect them, and you believe that democracy should not be just something that happens once every five years.
- Confident & empathetic communication skills — you don’t have to be loud & prominent but you’re willing to speak up assuredly in new & unfamiliar public situations and can engage and inspire a range of people, from local residents to campaign leaders.
- Organisational experience — you've planned events, coordinated groups, led teams and have brought people together to do something meaningful.
- Teamwork skills — you’re happy to work within the Assemble's shared strategy and collaborate well with a wide range of people involved in delivering it — from the core team shaping national decisions to volunteers dealing with local group frictions day to day.
- Soft Leadership — you can coordinate a team of regional coordinators, while staying open to their input and to direction from the national team.
- Flexibility — you can adapt to different communities and colleagues, be spontaneous and responsive when you need to be.
Sound like you? Apply below
Apply Now
Fill out the form below before 11th August.
We particularly encourage applications from women, minority groups, and individuals who are traditionally underrepresented in this field. All applicants will be considered on the basis of their skills and suitability for the role.