Director of Tech Innovation

🕒 July 29

🇧🇪 Belgium – Remote

⏰ Full Time

🔴 Lead

👔 Director

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Meliore Foundation

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201 - 500 employees

Founded 2022

🤲 Charity

🌍 Social Impact

🤝 Non-profit

Charity • Social Impact • Non-profit

Meliore Foundation is a leading organisation for philanthropy focused on funding global strategic communications. Constituted in Belgium and operating globally, Meliore acts as both an operating foundation and a grant-making entity. Its mission is to create real and lasting change by supporting programs that promote fact-based discourse and awareness on global and local issues, ultimately aiming to empower communities and debunk misinformation. Through partnerships with philanthropic funding entities, Meliore Foundation is committed to informing the public and fostering collaboration for the greater good.

📋 Description

• Shape and lead the adoption and application of emerging technologies that advance Meliore’s mission and strategic objectives • Ensure the effective use of artificial intelligence, automation, and digital tools across the organization to drive impact • Develop innovative approaches for deployment, analysis, research, testing, content development, and data management through artificial intelligence • Provide strategic leadership in evaluating, validating, and developing technology solutions for critical organizational challenges and workflow automation • Assess technological trends, opportunities, and risks, lead experimentation, and position the network to capitalize on early-mover advantages • Devise and craft ways technology, particularly AI and emerging technologies, can be piloted, leveraged, and scaled as part of Meliore strategy • Act as a source of technology innovation, intelligence, and information for the network • Provide horizon scanning and insight on emerging technologies and their implications for the organization and strategic communications • Manage strategy, execution, and budgets for projects including pilots, technology builds and integration, campaign strategy, and technical development • Manage recruitment and delivery of work by freelancers, agencies, and service providers in collaboration with the Digital Governance and Architecture Director • Develop and maintain networks of contacts and partners across relevant issue areas • Work with the legal team and Digital Governance and Architecture Director to build digital guardrails and AI governance frameworks for responsible, ethical, and secure technology use • Report to the Chief Programme Development Officer

🎯 Requirements

• 7+ years of experience leading, designing, and deploying digital, AI, or automation technologies that serve as a force multiplier for organisational impact • Demonstrated success sourcing, procuring, and managing external technical vendors, agencies, freelancers, and service providers to deliver complex tech builds on time and within budget • Background or strong familiarity with strategic communications, political campaigns, media monitoring, or digital narrative tracking • Experience working within multi-regional, remote-first, or matrixed international organisations • Deep understanding of current and emerging technology trends, particularly Generative AI, automation workflows, and data management systems • Familiarity with digital governance, AI ethics, data security, and creating guardrails for responsible tech usage in sensitive or high-stakes environments • Proven ability to rapidly prototype, test, and pilot speculative tools, turning viable concepts into fully integrated organisational capabilities • Exceptional ability to demystify complex technical concepts, AI tools, and data architectures for non-technical leadership, campaign partners, and board-level stakeholders • Strong horizon-scanning skills to identify technological risks, opportunities, and gaps across the philanthropic and strategic communications sector • Highly self-motivated with a problem-solving orientation, comfortable navigating ambiguity in a fast-evolving global network • Only candidates with the right to work in their location will be considered

🏖️ Benefits

• Be part of a remote-first, international network of professionals working on climate, energy and nature and work with a bunch of dynamic, culturally diverse individuals who combine their passion to make a difference with a rigorous and results-oriented approach to work. • 6 offline days (with no calls or meetings) per year to focus on your work • Reduced working time on Fridays during the Dry Season (summer) • Access to our employee assistance program to support your mental health and personal development • Supplementary paid business closure for end-of-year holidays • Maternity leave matched to 20 weeks for countries where regulation allows less than that • Enjoy regular opportunities to connect and collaborate with colleagues around the world • A full-time position with an employment or consultant contract, subject to location, for 12 months, with possible renewal after one year • Some international travel will be required • Co-working spaces may be provided in some locations