Open Rights Group is hiring for various positions

Founded in 2005, Open Rights Group (ORG) is a UK-based digital rights organisation that campaigns to protect our rights to privacy and free speech online.

Job details

Salary

Various

Contract

Temporary

Technical Investigator

We are seeking a consultant to help us with our technical investigations of apps used in the election. Analysis of the apps can be through examination of the codebase and contents (static analysis), or if required, the interactions the app makes with the network (dynamic analysis). You would indicate your skills and the time needed to complete analysis of an app. If you have the demonstrable skills to conduct this investigation and write a report conveying your findings, we would like to hear from you.Rate: £250-£400 a day depending on experience

What we’re looking for

You will have the skills to conduct a static or dynamic analysis of a mobile application running on iOS and / or Android. You will be able to write reports comprehensible to a policy analyst explaining your findings.

How to Apply

To apply, please email your CV, outlining your expertise and knowledge of this topic, plus examples of your work, such as published policy papers or research, to: .

Please apply ASAP.

Please ensure that your email has the subject heading ‘Technical Investigator’ and that all attachments are sent in PDF or ODT format.

Consultant (Data Protection)

We are seeking a consultant to help us with our data protection work. We have two specific interests: firstly data protection enforcement and the regulator; and secondly, political parties’ use of personal data. If you have a particular interest in either of these, we would like to hear from you.Rate: £250-£400 a day depending on experience

What we’re looking for

We are particularly interested in responding to questions around how the ICO responds to enforcement challenges, the efficacy of different sanctions. We need 1 days work reviewing a document. On political parties’ use of data, we need 1-2 days work from a consultant to review the current issues.

Ideally, you will have experience drafting consultation responses or other policy documents and track record of creating evidence based policy submissions to a high standard.