Artist Protection Consultant

Core responsibilities:

• Provide case management support for assigned requests for assistance from artists and cultural workers under threat, ensuring timely, secure, clear, and compassionate communication
• Facilitate emergency and resilience grants processes, often time-sensitive, including coordinating grant disbursements and compliance checks
• Conduct in-depth contextual research on human rights, artistic freedom, and country-specific risk factors pertinent to assigned applicants' situations
• Maintain accurate documentation, tracking, and follow-up related to assigned cases across ARC's systems, including CRM and case management systems

This role creates positive change by protecting artists and cultural workers under threat due to their creative expression, advancing artistic freedom globally, and providing vital resources and support to overcome persecution, censorship, threats, and violence.

Required qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent professional experience in a relevant field (e.g., case management, human rights, political science, international relations, law, or social justice-related)
• At least five years of relevant professional experience in areas such as grantmaking, case management, paralegal work, social work, humanitarian response, refugee or resettlement support, human rights advocacy, or social justice issues
• Excellent written and oral communication skills in English AND an additional language are required, preferably Arabic or Farsi
• Familiarity with CRM systems and strong organizational and creative problem-solving skills

Compensation is provided via a monthly retainer within the range of $5,000-$6,000, commensurate with experience. This role is structured as an initial 4-6 month independent contractor engagement and is not eligible for employee benefits.

ARC - Artists at Risk Connection is a nonprofit international organization working for the security and protection of artists and cultural workers under threat, as well as to defend and advance artistic freedom globally. Since its inception in 2017, ARC has assisted more than 2,300 artists from over 85 countries through direct assistance, emergency grants, resilience grants, and fellowships.