The constant threat of physical, digital, or psychological harm means that poor wellbeing and resilience is a very real danger among activists and advocates. One of the best ways we can help is by expanding the use of peer supporters within our organisations and movements.
Category: Blog
We’re hiring! Director of digital and information security [Closed]
Open Briefing is seeking a director to lead our digital and information security team and workstream in order to help build resistance and resilience among the people and communities challenging power. The main focus of this senior role will be on leadership, strategy, growth, and culture. We offer fair pay, sector-leading benefits, and progressive leave policies, including a salary of £70,000 per annum.
Work with us! Dari, Pashto, and Burmese speaking counsellors and psychologists
Open Briefing is seeking qualified and experienced Dari, Pashto, and Burmese speaking counsellors and psychologists to join our remote team.
Terms of reference: Communications consultant (messaging and storytelling) [Closed]
Open Briefing is seeking a communications consultant or consulting firm to help translate the ambition and approach captured in our strategy into a compelling and cohesive messaging and storytelling toolbox.
4 steps to understanding risk as a human rights defender
Understanding risk is an important but often misunderstood part of security planning for human rights defenders. Our safety and security team has set out four steps you can follow to better understand the risks that you face.
How to protect your information and stay safe at COP28
Activists and advocates travelling to COP28 need to be aware that political rights and civil liberties are severely limited in the United Arab Emirates. But there are important steps that you can take to protect your information and remain safe before, during, and after COP28.
We’re hiring! Safety and security consultants [Closed]
Open Briefing is recruiting safety and security consultants to provide expert and tailored security and protection advice and training to grassroots organisations and activists and their international partners.
7 ways to protect your wellbeing as a human rights defender
In the face of closing civic space and increasing attacks against human rights defenders, we need to start viewing acts of personal resilience as acts of resistance! Here are seven evidence-based actions that you can take to improve your wellbeing and resilience, starting today.
