End Austerity Campaign Coordinator

In October 2020, six months into the pandemic, more than 500 civil society organizations and academics from all over the world published an open letter calling on the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to stop promoting austerity and instead advocate policies that advance gender justice and human rights, reduce inequality, and decisively put people and planet first. In 2021, over 20 signatory organizations from the Global South and the Global North decided to form the #EndAusterity Coalition, to share research and information, develop joint advocacy strategies, and amplify national and global struggles and voices to push back against the looming threat of austerity that is being promoted by IFIs as the only way for economic recovery for the Global South. Later, the coalition became a campaign which was officially launched by convening an EndAusterity Activism Festival in September 2022, and has set up a governance structure, working groups, and website, as well as developed a strategy, theory of change, and political statement.

The campaign then established regional hubs in 2023-2025 that started their own activities to highlight the scandal of austerity policies in LAC, MENA Region, Asia and Europe – each producing their own reports, and regional tools and communications materials to popularise the anti-austerity movement further. The activities culminated at the Sevilla Financing for Development Summit, where many regional hubs were present, and where the campaign pushed for alternatives to austerity. Now in 2026, the campaign needs to reposition in the current geopolitical order and bring about change during key events such as the WB / IMF Annuals that will be held in Bangkok, to prepare the ground for voicing opposition to austerity policies pushed by the IFIs, as well as continuing to work on alternative solutions from regional and country-based perspectives.

Its core membership is made up of 20+ organizations which include: Accion contre la Faim, ActionAid, Arab Watch Coalition, Bretton Woods Project, Christian Aid, Center for Economic and Social Rights, Debt Justice, E3G, Equidad de Género, Erlassjahr, Eurodad, the Fight Inequality Alliance, Financial Transparency Coalition, Global Social Justice, Human Rights Watch, INESC-Brasil, ITUC, IWRAW-AP, Latindadd, Oxfam International, Recourse, Shirakat, Third World Network, Wemos, and the Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom.

The governance structure of the coalition includes an elected Steering Committee and working groups. Thanks to new funding, the coalition is now able to hire a full-time Campaign Coordinator to support the building of the campaign and the implementation of the campaign activities in the coming two years.

The campaign coordinator will be hosted by Equidad de Género: Ciudadanía, Trabajo y Familia A.C, and their work will be jointly supervised by Equidad and the End Austerity Steering Committee.

Having a dedicated coordinator will significantly facilitate coordinating members, following up on meetings, organizing internal capacity sharing events, ensuring the implementation of the action plan, including mobilizing members, and representing the Campaign with allies among other things. The coordinator will also lead on further developing the internal procedures and bylaws governing the campaign. This will free up the Steering Committee to focus on strategic direction and advocacy.

This role will be critical in enhancing the ability of the campaign to work together more effectively and streamline the coordination between different groups and parts of the coalition. Through supporting and solidifying the #EndAusterity campaign, the role will contribute in forming a global critical mass that will push against austerity on the national, regional and international levels.

This critical mass of organizations and movements will work to break away from austerity as the default response of governments and international financial institutions to economic crises, to be replaced by a policy paradigm that is rights-based, care-centered, decolonial, feminist and just.

Main responsibilities

• Convene regular campaign meetings (General assembly and steering committee), including setting the agenda, notes, and reaching out to members and follow-ups.
• Write a regular blog or similar communications output on the website of the campaign, that is replicated on social media channels of the campaign, and its members, building on member activities and developments.
• Lead the efforts to strengthen the structure of the campaign through proposing improvements to bylaws/structure, support members in setting up regional hubs, and ensure members active engagement in the campaign
• Coordinate and lead on the implementation of the campaign activities featured in the project entitled: “Towards a Global Movement to End Austerity for the People and the Planet”.
• Support the implementation of (online and in person) workshops and public events, including logistics and media outreach, led by campaign members under the banner of the End Austerity Campaign.
• Lead on organizing strategizing meetings online and face-to-face for the Campaign.
• Lead the organizing of the annual End Austerity Activism Festival, based around the Annual Meetings of the WB and the IMF, with a focus on the Bangkok WB/ IMF Annuals in 2026.
• Maintain regular contacts with campaign members, Steering Committee and working groups.
• Closely coordinate and work with the Coordinator of the project “Towards ending austerity for a fair, inclusive and just recovery” hosted by the another member of the Steering Committee.
• With the support of the media and communication officer, ensure the regular update of the End Austerity website, as well as sending out a regular (e.g. bi-weekly or monthly) newsletter / update email to campaign members with events, activities and updates from the campaign
• Keep updated the repository of all materials of the EndAusterity campaign, and upload new resources to the website
• Lead on hiring external consultants such as translators, researchers, etc., monitor and follow-up on their work
• Set-up and maintain an online calendar of advocacy opportunities combining national, regional and international levels
• Support with dissemination of campaign materials - coordinate with comms working group
• Support the Steering Committee with the campaign budget

Experience and skills

• Minimum of 3 years of experience in successfully running a public campaign or public relations (media, social media, stunts, marketing etc.)
• A minimum of 3 years of relevant work experience in either one of the following functional areas: policy and advocacy at the global level; project management; public campaign management.
• Working knowledge of economic justice issues that are relevant for the Global South such as austerity and debt justice/financing for development/public services
• Understanding of the role of International Financial Institutions in the global economy
• Experience coordinating diverse stakeholders across time zones and geographic scopes (e.g. international and regional/local groups)
• Demonstrated experience in developing communications materials for various audiences, including e.g. the general public, policymakers, press
• Excellent writing skills in English, other languages (Spanish, Arabic, French) a plus
• Design & visual skills, (social) media savvy, basic web design / maintenance skills
• High integrity, excellent conceptual and team relations skills
• Strategic, action-oriented mindset - highly organized and a go-getter

• Work from anywhere, preferably the Global South - role will be hosted by Equidad de Género (México).
• Work with a large group of leading economic justice civil society organizations at global and local levels
• High-impact, high-visibility work environment, opportunity to help build a new global campaign from the ground up
• Initial contract term of 3 months, with the option for renewal subject to mutual agreement by both parties.

Excellent writing skills in English, other languages (Spanish, Arabic, French) a plus