Director of Corporate Advocacy

Job Description

Job Description

Salary : $85,000 - $130,000

The National Center on Sexual Exploitation (NCOSE) is a nonpartisan 501c(3) nonprofit with a mission to prevent sexual abuse and exploitation at mass-scale by eliminating institutional practices and societal norms that perpetuate these harms. Every person and child deserves to live free from sexual harm. NCOSE advances human dignity through 1) civil litigation against institutional facilitators of sexual abuse, 2) corporate advocacy to hold the private sector accountable to stop enabling or profiting from sexual exploitation, 3) public policy at the state and federal level to advance commonsense solutions. NCOSE exposes the links between all forms of sexual exploitation and prioritizes key issues such as pornography, sex trafficking / prostitution, online child sexual abuse and grooming, sex buyers, deepfake / AI sexual abuse, and more. NCOSEs advocacy has led to victories with Google, Instagram, Hilton Worldwide, Walmart, TikTok, legislation like the Take It Down Act, and active litigation against Pornhub and X (formerly Twitter) on behalf of abuse / sex trafficking survivors.

Join this high-energy, high-impact team to be a part of creating a better world for generations to come.

Position Overview :

As technology evolves without safeguards, the risks of sexual exploitation to children online are unprecedented. Social Media platforms, Artificial intelligence (including AI Chatbots and deepfake imagery), immersive virtual environments, and gaming platforms, and other emerging technologies present both unprecedented dangers and opportunities for child protection. The Director of Corporate Advocacy will play a critical role in providing recommendations to platforms to ensure NCOSE holds corporations accountable for integrating design features to keep people safe from sexual exploitation onto their platforms. Additionally, this role will provide strategic guidance to NCOSEs Public Policy team and Law Center to determine the organizations overall recommendations for how society should navigate emerging technologies to prevent sexual exploitation.The Director of Corporate Advocacy will play a central role in advancing NCOSEs mission by galvanizing private sector companies to no longer normalize or profit from sexual exploitation. This position is ideal for someone who is energized by investigating and exposing harmful corporate practices, continual learning about established and emerging technologies, and building relationships with allies, survivors, and corporate executives.

This role will lead the corporate advocacy department to roll out public activism campaigns like the Dirty Dozen List, which names 12 mainstream companies that facilitate sexual exploitation, providing proof and talking points for media, and laying out recommendations for corporate policy changes. This Director will also grow NCOSEs footprint on emerging technology safety standards and will galvanize public action.

The Director of Corporate Advocacyis a spokesperson who will need to be comfortable regularly engaging in media interviews, discussions with legislators, direct diplomatic conversations with corporate executives, donor cultivation, and ensuring key talking points about corporate problems and solutions are diffused for other staff.

Were looking for someone who brings both a strategic mindset and a personal passion for this mission; someone who understands how to inspire people to act, inform strategic communications, foster long-term engagement, and build trust with a wide range of stakeholders.

Reporting directly to the Executive Director, this is a leadership role that offers the opportunity to shape NCOSEs future and deepen the movement to protect human dignity by ending sexual abuse and exploitation.

Key Responsibilities :

Strategic Leadership & Vision

• Lead and grow NCOSEs corporate advocacy department, setting strategic priorities and measurable goals.
• Identify and anticipate corporate trends, industry shifts, and emerging technologies that could normalize or profit from sexual exploitation.
• Oversee the planning, execution, and evaluation of high-impact advocacy campaigns, including the annual Dirty Dozen List.

Campaign Development & Execution

Stakeholder Engagement & Relationship Building

Media & Public Communications

Policy & Technology Oversight

Internal Collaboration & Reporting

Fundraising & Donor Relations

Qualifications and Skills :

Bachelors degree required and a minimum of 5 years in anti-sexual exploitation related work, with a proven track record. Also :

Exhibits a positive attitude, community concern, confidence, common sense, and listening skills.

Demonstrates exceptional organization and commitment to task and goal completion.

Demonstrated expertise in governance of emerging technology, with a focus on child protection and exploitation prevention.

Ability to translate complex technical developments into actionable advocacy strategies.

Working Environment / Physical Requirements

Compensation :

Salary is competitive and commensurate with candidates experience and qualifications. Range of $85K-$130K annually.

Benefits :

NCOSE offers a competitive benefits package including dental, vision, medical insurance, Medical & Transit FSA, EAP, 401K, paid time-off and paid holidays.

To Apply :

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We thank all applicants in advance for their interest in this position but will contact only those to whom we offer an interview. All correspondence should be by email and not by phone.

About the National Center on Sexual Exploitation :

NCOSE is an equal opportunity employer.

NCOSE is passionate about building a diverse team (and movement) committed to a world free from sexual abuse and exploitation. We love people and fight for the human dignity of all. We have a global and multicultural impact. Our work is premised on Abolitionist Principles.

This means we :

If you share our principles and hope for a world where everyone has the opportunity to thrive, come put your mind, background, and experience to work for us.