July 3, 2026 | News
Multistakeholder Approaches to Participation in AI Governance (MAP-AI), a joint project by the Global Network Initiative and the Center for Communications Governance (CCG) at NLU Delhi, aims to foster meaningful and effective multistakeholder engagement across a range of critical AI governance-focused convenings, processes, and initiatives, with a particular focus on elevating underrepresented voices and perspectives. The project’s work is driven by a community of over 300 Global Majority voices and is designed to shape critical policy moments, including the 2026 and 2027 UN Global Dialogues on AI Governance (UNGDs) and the 2027 and 2028 government-hosted AI summits. To foster inclusive multistakeholder participation in AI governance, MAP-AI focuses on community & coordination, agenda-setting & advocacy, and shared learning & evidence building.
As we move into the next phase of this project, we are seeking a part-time consultant to help organize, build, and mobilize this community.
Role and Responsibilities
Community Management
- Cultivate a Global Community: Build, manage, and maintain MAP AI’s global community and related infrastructure, serving as the primary point of contact to ensure inclusive engagement and communication. This could include mechanisms such as coordination calls including support on resources like presentations and designing agenda documents, database management, and maintaining a community resource library.
- Drive Strategic Communications: Design and distribute communications (newsletters, website, listserv, briefings, social media) to keep stakeholders updated on MAP AI’s activities, publications, and impact.
- Shape Community Governance: Lead the development of inclusive participation frameworks and engagement guidelines for a diverse, growing community.
Event Management
- International Convenings: Coordinate MAP AI’s participation in major international AI governance forums, managing logistics, and on-site operations.
- Event Design: Collaborate with GNI and CCG staff to design, execute, and document MAP AI-hosted virtual and in-person events, including panels, community coordination calls, workshops, and high-level side events.
- Impact Tracking: Document event outcomes, synthesize key takeaways, and translate community member feedback into public reports and internal insights.
Project Management
- Cross-Team Infrastructure: Develop and maintain project tracking systems across GNI and CCG teams and other partners and collaborators to ensure deliverables and deadlines are met.
- Editorial Support: Manage the preparation of project-related deliverables and publications, research, policy briefs, and summary reports.
- Grant Compliance: Support programmatic tracking to ensure completion of grant requirements and support on grant writing and reporting.
Desired Qualifications
Professional Experience: 3-6 years of experience in a relevant role, ideally spanning at least two of these three functional areas:
- Community Building: Managing multistakeholder communities, member recruitment and engagement, and digital newsletter/comms strategies.
- Project Management: Creating timelines, tracking milestones, and managing deliverables across multi-cultural and remote teams.
- Event Execution: Organizing in-person, virtual, and hybrid events (including vendor management, international travel logistics, speaker curation, and digital platform management).
Domain Knowledge & Tools
- Subject Matter Alignment: A background and strong interest in internet governance, AI policy, digital rights, human rights, and/or tech policy. Familiarity with global governance processes (e.g., IGF, WSIS, AI Safety Summits).
- Tools: Proficiency with community, collaboration, and event tools, including Google Workspace, Excel, Airtable, Zoom, Mailchimp (or mail merge tools), and Eventbrite (or other RSVP-management tools).
Compensation & Working Methods
The position is remote. Applicants will need to:
- Demonstrate ability to work professionally in English;
- Commit to an average of 20 hours of work per week across 52 weeks (with the possibility of extension);
- Declare any possible conflicts of interest and commit to confidentiality requirements;
- Be available across the US East Coast and Central European working hours, with availability for India working hours. The MAP AI initiative is co-led by organizations based in the US and India, which may require responsiveness across both these time zones.
Compensation will be between $30,000-$45,000, based on experience. This position does not offer benefits.
Application Process:
Interested applicants should send a cover letter (no more than two pages) describing their relevant background and experience, together with a resume (no more than two pages) to careers [at] globalnetworkinitiative.org by 30 July 2026.