Application and Eligibility

Applicants should currently work in one of the following areas:

• Government or public sector, at national, sub-national, or regional level, particularly in roles related to:

  • Digital policy, platform governance, or online safety

  • Gender equality and prevention of domestic, intimate partner, and/or and gender-based violence  

  • Counter-terrorism or prevention of violent extremism

• International organisations engaged in policy development, norm-setting, or coordination

• Technology sector, especially professionals working in Trust & Safety, policy development

• Civil society organisations, including practitioners and researchers working on:

  • Online harms and digital safety

  • Prevention and psychosocial support

  • Feminist, survivor-centred, and marginalised/persecuted social group advocacy

• At minimum, 3-4 years of relevant professional experience in a highly relevant field

• Demonstrated policy engagement or decision-making responsibility, or a role with clear influence on institutional practice

• Ability to apply programme learning within an organisational or policy context

Applicants should demonstrate:

• A clear professional interest in tech-facilitated gender-based violence, digital harms, violent extremism, or related policy areas

• Experience working across intersecting policy domains (e.g. gender, technology, security, human rights)

• Willingness to engage with evidence-based and intersectional approaches

Selection aims to build a balanced, cross-sectoral cohort, taking into account:

• Representation from different governance levels and institutional roles

• Geographic and linguistic diversity

• Capacity for participants to contribute to a scalable, international community of practice