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Current Openings

The Engine Room is seeking a Senior Director for Programs. This role will help us deepen and expand our organizational and team capacity to support partners with community-grounded approaches to resilient data and security practices, digital rights, and the exploration of tools – be they cutting edge or low/no-tech solutions. This person will be a member of the senior and expanded leadership teams and will work closely with the Executive Director and Senior Director for Organizational Health. See the full posting and link to application here.

Deadline: Applications close October 25, 2026 at 5:00 pm UTC

Total compensation package: $8,000-$9,000 USD per month

Location: Remote – but must be within UTC-5 and UTC+3 time zones (NO EXCEPTIONS)

Who We Look For

We are a fully remote organization, and applicants can generally be based anywhere in the world between the time zones of UTC-5 to UTC+3 (certain roles have more specific restrictions).

You will likely enjoy and thrive working with us if:

• You are curious, think critically and embrace complexity
• You care deeply about the intersection of digital rights and social justice
• You are kind to others and to yourself

What We Offer

The Engine Room is a global, fully-remote team based across four continents and we consider diversity to be a competency. We actively seek a range of perspectives, experiences and voices in all areas of our team and in our work. Our organisation prioritises empathy, respect, humility, flexibility, fun and a healthy work-life balance. We don’t have a physical office anywhere. Some advantages to working with us include:

• Getting to know and contribute to partners that do amazing work in the world
• A team that practices and gets consistently better at: supporting each other, making space for growth, being kind – and knowing how to own our missteps when we make them (and as humans we all do!)
• Spaces to play, explore and expand beyond the opportunities to do so in our work
• Competitive salaries based on an equitable and transparent compensation structure
• A generous paid time off policy, including vacation time, office-wide closures, and health leave (for yourself and caretaking responsibilities) – as well as funds for tech and professional learning opportunities

Application Process

Applications should be submitted using the link in the job posting you are interested in – which can be found on our Announcements page. Links will take you to our instance on the HR Partner platform. Emailed applications and CVs will not be considered. 

We work to assure that our process is not time-consuming or burdensome. Our selection process generally consists of the following stages:

• Initial application (several short questions) and CV/resume submission (20 minutes)
• Materials assignment (60 minutes)
• Two rounds of interviews (45 minutes each)
• Reference checks

Our Recruitment Process

Our recruitment practices are grounded in equity and we have implemented a number of practices to avoid bias. In the interest of this, we ask the following:

• Please do not submit photos, a cover letter or references. We will disregard applications that include them. 
• Please do not contact team members directly via our website and LinkedIn regarding postings. Any response on their part would create an uneven playing field.
• Please do not use AI for the creation of your application or at any point in the application process. We want to know you as a person. 
• Please be honest about your geographic location. Even if you live part of the year outside of the posted time zone, you are not eligible and should not apply. We do verify this.

TER invests intentionally and meaningfully in creating a healthy, remote organization. Our team members are curious, open and supportive of each other. We actively seek new perspectives, experiences and voices in our team and in our work. TER is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate against any applicant or team member because of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, genetic information, age, or military or veteran status in accordance with US federal law. Applicants must be authorized to work in the country in which they live, we cannot provide visa assistance for this position.