Jobs
For nearly 60 years, Consumers International has been making a difference on the international stage for consumers. To ensure we continue to do this for the next sixty we need a strong team of dedicated and talented staff. Our staff team across the world are passionate, tenacious and determined to drive change for consumers.
- Lead, Fundraising and Development
- Lead, Clean Energy Futures Projects
- AI Governance Consultant: Building Consumer Agency into Agentic AI
- Lead, Strategic Communications, Artificial Intelligence
- Artificial Intelligence & Consumer Rights Specialist
Lead, Fundraising and Development
Contract: Permanent, full-time
How to apply:
If you are interested in this position, please share your CV and a supporting statement (no more than two pages) outlining how your skills and experience relate to the criteria detailed in the person specification with stuart.milliner@merrifieldconsultants.co.uk.
Deadline: 18 September 2026. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis.
About the role:
We are seeking a highly motivated and strategic Lead, Fundraising & Grant Proposals to grow and diversify Consumers International’s income. The role will be central to identifying and advancing funding opportunities, building relationships with foundations and donors, and crafting compelling proposals that secure resources for our global initiatives.
This is an exciting opportunity for a creative, detail-oriented fundraising professional to play a pivotal role in shaping our funding strategy and ensuring we have the resources to deliver real impact for consumers worldwide.
Lead, Clean Energy Futures Projects
Contract: Permanent, Full Time
Location: Remote (global based)
How to apply:
If you are interested in this position, please share your CV and a supporting statement (no more than two pages) with recruitment@consint.org.
Deadline: 12 June 2026. Interviews will be held on a rolling basis so we encourage early applications.
About the role:
Within the Clean Energy Futures programme, our vision is for an affordable and accessible energy system in which all people can enjoy the benefits of increasingly clean, decentralised and interconnected energy.
We are seeking a Clean Energy Futures Projects Lead to manage initiatives in our high-performing Clean Energy Futures team. This is a high-impact role that blends strategy, innovation, and delivery.
This role is central to our unique, global, multi-stakeholder programme, which includes various aspects of consumer rights in energy including energy affordability, energy access, and participation in clean energy opportunities, including emerging technologies such as smart home energy management and dynamic grids.
Working alongside the Clean Energy Futures Strategy Lead, the Director of Sustainability and the wider team, the Clean Energy Futures Project Lead will be responsible for co-creating and managing projects including policy research, consumer insights and campaigns, reports and recommendations to business and government, and coordination with international bodies (UN, IEA, OECD) on standard setting. They will have a key role in the team's engagement with a wide network of consumer organisations and energy sector stakeholders from government, multilaterals organisations, NGOs, think tanks and individual experts, and they will manage and grow critical relationships with private sector partners and funders.
AI Governance Consultant
Contract: November 2026 to August 2027. Subject to funding availability and organisational needs, there may be scope to extend the assignment.
Location: Remote (global based)
How to apply:
If you are interested in this position, please share your CV and a supporting statement (no more than two pages) with recruitment@consint.org.
Your cover letter should explain clearly how your skills and experience relate to the criteria detailed in the person specification section of this job description.
Please add to the subject line ‘AI Agentic Governance Consultant: [Your Name]’.
Deadline: 23 October 2026. Interviews will be held on a rolling basis so we encourage early applications.
About the role:
With support from the Patrick J. McGovern Foundation, Consumers International is delivering Building Consumer Agency into Agentic AI. The project will develop consumer agency core principles through consultation with our Members and Change Network, bring a consumer position into the global bodies shaping agentic AI governance, and support 2–3 Members already engaging their national policymakers and standards bodies. It builds on Consumers International’s research into how consumer advocates view AI agents acting on consumers’ behalf.
We are seeking a senior AI Governance Consultant for a 10-month assignment to act as its senior technical and policy adviser on agentic AI governance. The Consultant will lead the development of a Framework that consumer advocates everywhere can use to enable consumer protection in the building of agentic AI governance, and to support Consumers International’s technical and policy engagement at global and national levels. The Consultant should be able to speak “technology”, “policy” and consumer rights.
Lead, Strategic Communications, Artificial Intelligence
Contract: Full time, one year fixed term with potential for extension
Location: Remote (global based)
How to apply:
If you are interested in this position, please share your CV and a supporting statement (no more than two pages) with recruitment@consint.org.
Your cover letter should explain clearly how your skills and experience relate to the criteria detailed in the person specification section of this job description.
Deadline: 21 October 2026. Interviews will be held on a rolling basis so we encourage early applications.
About the role:
We are seeking an exceptional Strategic Communications Lead for Artificial Intelligence to deliver strategic communications, campaigns and events that amplify the impact of Consumers International’s Agentic AI Governance workstream and broader AI work.
This role will lead the design and delivery of compelling storytelling, thought leadership and strategic communications across multiple channels, ensuring that consumer perspectives shape the artificial intelligence agenda. Working closely with our Director of Digital Programmes, AI & Consumer Rights Specialist and AI Governance Technical Lead, this person will manage the communications and production of key events, including launch of our Framework guiding AI Agentic Governance, related AI events for World Consumer Rights Day, and Consumers International Global Congress 2027.
The successful candidate will combine creativity, strategic communications expertise and strong project management skills with the ability to connect diverse audiences around a shared vision for fair and resilient digital finance.
Artificial Intelligence & Consumer Rights Specialist
Contract: Permanent, full time
Location: Remote (global based)
How to apply:
If you are interested in this position, please share your CV and a supporting statement (no more than two pages) with recruitment@consint.org.
Your cover letter should explain clearly how your skills and experience relate to the criteria detailed in the person specification section of this job description.
Deadline: 21 October 2026. Interviews will be held on a rolling basis so we encourage early applications.
About the role:
We are seeking an Artificial Intelligence & Consumer Rights Specialist to support the development of Consumer International’s Change Agenda programmes related to digital and technology issues such as data governance, artificial intelligence and trusted virtual economies – including privacy and agentic AI.
The Specialist will support, develop and deliver relevant, innovative and impactful projects and ensure we ensure we are constantly on the forefront of understanding consumers, their interests, challenges and environment, and the dynamics of policy making at international level.