Impact Program Assistant

Location: The role is remote and location is flexible, assuming some overlap with the Central European timezone.

Application Deadline: 26 October 2025.

About OCCRP

OCCRP is one of the largest investigative journalism organizations in the world, headquartered in Amsterdam and with staff across six continents. We are a mission-driven nonprofit newsroom that partners with other media outlets to publish stories that lead to real-world action. At the same time, our media development arm helps investigative outlets around the world succeed and serve the public.

Our mission is to spread and strengthen investigative journalism around the world and expose crime and corruption so the public can hold power to account. Our work has four main pillars:

• Investigations - we lead collaborative cross-border projects and publish hard-hitting stories;
• Infrastructure - we provide training, tools, and resources so investigative outlets can thrive;
• Innovation - we develop new technology and solutions that serve the field of journalism; and
• Impact - we accelerate the fight against global crime and corruption with groundbreaking partnerships.
  

Position overview

A fixed-term, one-year position on OCCRP’s Impact Team, to help expand the impact of our investigations and data on combating corruption and organized crime, through partnerships, outreach, and analysis.

Job description

This position offers the opportunity to work with some of the leading opponents of corruption and organized crime, designing and executing innovative projects and collaborations. 

This person would join OCCRP’s Impact Department which works to expand the use of investigative journalism by groups dedicated to protecting democracy and combatting corruption and organized crime. 

The role is remote and location is flexible, assuming adequate overlap with the Central European timezone. 

The term of the position is one-year. Subject to future funding and high performance, an extension would be considered.

Duties and responsibilities include: 

• Support the operations of a project aimed at accelerating data-focused cooperation between investigative journalists and academic researchers;
  
• Coordinate activities with civil society organizations on the theme of identifying assets acquired with illicit funds and the associated asset recovery efforts;
  
• Encourage follow up on OCCRP network investigations by initiating outreach and cooperative activities;
  
• Contributions to grant reporting, fundraising, network mapping, contact organization, and other tasks as assigned.  

As part of a small team, the work will include everything from program design and the analysis of investigative reporting to administrative tasks related to contracting, managing the team’s contacts, and other activities.

Useful expertise and experience would include: 

• A Bachelors degree, with Masters level qualifications preferred, in a relevant field such as political science, economics, criminology, journalism, etc. 
  
• A robust understanding of international corruption, organized crime, and/or illicit finance, and various anti-corruption responses, with an understanding of asset recovery issues an added bonus;
  
• Familiarity with investigative journalism;
  
• Excellent coordination skills, with experience conducting collaborative projects and working in international teams;
  
• Strong research and English-language writing skills;
  
• Highly organized and able to improve how the team tracks its various contacts and interactions;
  
• Entrepreneurial mindset, comfortable with ambiguity, and able to work independently in a fast-paced environment on multiple projects.

To Apply

To apply, please upload an English cover letter, resume, and one writing sample. The deadline is 26 October 2025.

All applications must be submitted in English. Only applications received through the OCCRP system will be considered. Incomplete applications will not be considered. Whilst we have internal goals to reply to unsuccessful candidates, we regret that the high number of applicants greatly exceeds our capacity to respond to each person. We apologise that we will not be able to reply to all unsuccessful applicants.

As an equal opportunity employer, OCCRP values having a diverse workforce and continuously strives to maintain an inclusive and equitable workplace. We encourage people with a diverse range of backgrounds to apply. We do not discriminate against any person based upon race, religion, color, national origin, sex, medical conditions, family status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, disability, genetic information, or any other legally protected characteristics. If you are a qualified applicant requiring assistance or an accommodation to complete any step of the application process, please contact [email protected].