Compensation: USD $900 to $1,500/month

Location: Remote, based in Asia due to the regional specificity of the role

Type: Independent Contractor

Duration: 7 months (June 1 to December 31, 2026)

Time zones: Flexible, with some overlap expected for peer learning sessions

About Global Artivism

Global Artivism is a Global Majority-led movement that engages the full power of arts and culture to work toward a just world on a safe planet.

We are led by those most affected by injustice, particularly from the Global South, ensuring the movement reflects the cultural and demographic reality of the world. We understand art as praxis — an active force capable of mobilizing people, shifting narratives, and reshaping systems. Our cultural work is inseparable from struggles for justice, ecological integrity, and collective liberation.

The movement connects artists, cultural workers, and activists across regions, building the infrastructure, relationships, and resources for Artivism to lead lasting change.

Core Principles and Structure

These principles shape how we work, how we make decisions, and what we ask of everyone who joins us.

● Global Majority Leadership and South–South Solidarity.

● Distributed Power and Fluid Leadership.

● Artists at the Center, Culture as Strategy.

● Intersectional and Community-Centered.

● Trust Before Scale.

● Emergence as Method.

● Transparency and Accountability.

Global Artivism is governed by a Global Council representing artists, activists, and movement builders from across regions. The Movement Secretariat is the coordination team that supports the Council operationally.

About the Engagement

Global Artivism is contracting six Regional Fellows — one per region — to build and activate regional Artivist ecosystems in support of Global Artivism Month (planned October/November 2026) and the Global Virtual Assembly. Fellows will produce research on regional artivism landscapes, activate community relationships, and convene regional gatherings that build solidarity and create consistent engagement rhythms.

Fellows are expected to bring deep community grounding in their region: existing relationships within cultural and activist networks, lived knowledge of the regional artivism landscape, and the capacity to bring people together around shared movement work. Research is a foundation for that work, not the end point.

The six regional areas are: Asia, Americas and Caribbean, Middle East / West Asia, Africa, Europe, and Oceania / Pacific.

This is an independent contractor engagement managed through Global Artivism’s fiscal sponsorship structure with Res Publica US Inc. The contractor sets their own working hours and methods, may provide services to other clients, and is responsible for their own taxes, insurance, and any local registrations or compliance requirements in their country of residence.

Coordination Relationships

The contractor will coordinate primarily with the Operations Director and the Community and Partnerships Director (recruitment in progress), and will work alongside Movement Secretariat members, Executive Leadership, and the Global Council on agreed deliverables.

Coordination relationships do not constitute supervisory authority. Decision-making at Global Artivism is distributed through governance structures, committees, and collaborative processes.

Key Responsibilities

Regional Ecosystem Research

● Map artivism actors, cultural organizations, social movements, and relevant networks within your region.Identify potential partners, campaign participants, featured voices, and contributor communities.Document the current state of cultural activism in your region: themes, tensions, and emerging directions.Track regional developments and events relevant to Global Artivism Month themes and other programming.

Regional Gatherings and Community Activation

● Convene regional Artivist gatherings — virtual and where possible in-person — using formats and frameworks defined in collaboration with the Program Specialist.

● Activate relationships with regional partners, artists, and cultural networks identified through your research.

● Create conditions for peer exchange, solidarity building, and sustained engagement among regional Artivists.

● Document gathering outcomes and share learnings with the Program Specialist, other Program team members and wider Secretariat.

Research Documentation

● Produce structured research outputs — actor profiles, ecosystem briefs, landscape reports — within agreed timeframes.

● Ensure outputs are clear and usable by the Secretariat for campaign planning and partner outreach.

● Maintain organized records of sources, contacts, and findings.

● Contribute to the shared cross-regional knowledge base maintained by the Program Specialist and other Program team members.

Campaign and Program Support

● Feed research outputs and regional intelligence into Global Artivism Month toolkit

development and regional activation planning.

● Support identification of regional voices, artists, and stories for campaign content.

● Coordinate with the Global Artivism Month Specialist on regional campaign delivery as needed.

● Brief the Program Specialist and relevant Secretariat staff on regional context for

partner engagement and messaging.

Cross-Regional Learning

● Participate in peer learning exchanges with other Regional Fellows.

● Share regional insights that contribute to cross-regional understanding.

● Engage in collective reflection on methods, limitations, and learnings across the Fellow cohort.

Qualifications

Required

● Strong research and writing skills, including the ability to synthesize complex information and present findings clearly.

● Deep community grounding in a specific regional artivism, cultural activism, or social justice context — through lived experience, community relationships, activist networks, or professional work.

● Experience facilitating community gatherings, network meetings, or peer learning sessions — formal or informal, in-person or virtual.

● Ability to operate as an independent contractor, including managing own schedule, tools, and tax compliance.

● Good written communication in English. Proficiency in the language(s) of your region is a significant asset.

● Commitment to Global Artivism's values, mission, and guiding principles.

Preferred

● Existing relationships within regional artivism, cultural activism, or social justice networks — this is a strong differentiator for this role.

● Experience activating or convening networks around shared movement goals.

● Experience with social movement research, cultural mapping, or ecosystem documentation.

● Interest in cross-regional learning and South-South knowledge exchange.

● Prior engagement with Global Artivism’s community or events.

Contractor Status and Eligibility

This engagement is structured as an independent contractor relationship. The contractor sets their own schedule and chooses how to deliver the agreed scope, is responsible for their own income tax, social contributions, business registration, and any other compliance requirements in their country of residence, will not receive employee benefits, paid leave, or insurance coverage from Res Publica US Inc or Global Artivism, and may provide services to other clients during the engagement. Applicants must confirm during the contracting process the country from which they will provide services to confirm applicable labor and tax rules.

Compensation and Work Arrangement

Monthly contractor fee: USD $900 to $1,500/month, paid upon receipt of monthly invoices.

Payment terms and currency arrangements will be confirmed in the contractor agreement. All figures are monthly contractor fees, not employment salaries. This is an independent contractor engagement managed through Global Artivism’s fiscal sponsorship structure.

This role involves regular coordination across time zones. Contractors set their own schedules and are expected to participate in scheduled meetings and collaborative sessions, which are distributed across time zones where possible.

What We Offer

● Connection to a global network of Artivists, movement organizers, and cultural changemakers.

● Access to movement learning spaces and professional development opportunities.

● Connection to a cohort of Regional Research Fellows across six global regions.

● Access to inter-regional learning exchanges and collective reflection spaces.

● Contribution to movement knowledge production with lasting value beyond the fellowship term.

● Flexible remote work environment.

Our Commitment

We prioritize candidates from the Global South and Global Majority communities. We value movement experience, community organizing, and self-taught practice alongside formal credentials.

For this role, community grounding is a primary qualification. The most relevant knowledge for this work comes through living, organizing, and building relationships in a place. We give equal weight to experience gained through community organizing, cultural activism, and grassroots network coordination.

How to Apply

Send the following to team@globalartivism.ca by May 17, 2026 at midnight SAST (South Africa Standard Time). Use the role title as your subject line.

What to include:

1. A CV, no more than two pages, in any format you prefer

2. A short written response, 300 to 400 words, answering the two questions below

a. Tell us a little about yourself. What should we know about you beyond your CV?

b. Tell us about a region, community, or context you know well. What would you

want to map or understand about Artivism there, and why does it matter?

3. One reference: name, relationship, and contact information

We will confirm receipt of all applications. Shortlisted candidates will be contacted by May 25, 2026 and invited to up to two interview rounds. Panels will include members of the Global Council and Movement Secretariat.

If you need any accommodation to apply or participate in interviews, please let us know when you submit.

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