The International Center for Not-for-Profit Law works around the world to promote a legal environment where civil society, philanthropy, and public participation can thrive. Interested in joining our team? See below for our current vacancies.
Job Opportunities

Open Positions
Program Assistant - Washington, DC
Do you want to strengthen civil society, advance civic freedoms, and enable public participation around the world? The International Center for Not-for-Profit Law (ICNL) is seeking up to two Program Assistants for full-time positions based in our Washington, DC office. Program Assistants will support ICNL’s staff and local partners by providing program and administrative assistance for ICNL’s regional and research programs.
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Legal Advisor, Africa - Washington, DC
Do you want to protect civic space and promote an enabling environment for civil society in Africa? The International Center for Not-for-Profit Law (ICNL) is looking for a creative, strategic, and highly motivated lawyer to join our Sub-Saharan Africa program team. The Legal Advisor will be based in ICNL’s Washington, DC office. This is a full-time position, with significant travel. The Legal Advisor will help design and implement ICNL’s programs in Central, East and Horn, Southern and West Africa, as well as work with regional, continental and global multilateral institutions.
ICNL promotes the freedoms of association, assembly, expression, and public participation in countries around the world, including in more than 35 countries in Africa. Our work on civic space focuses on themes such as digital rights, philanthropy, counterterrorism and security, and climate change. ICNL engages with civil society, state actors and legislative representatives, and multilateral institutions including the African Union’s human rights mechanisms and the United Nations, including its Special Rapporteur on the Freedoms of Peaceful Assembly and of Association.
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Legal Advisor, Eurasia - Washington, DC
Do you want to protect civic freedom in Eurasia? The International Center for Not-for-Profit Law (ICNL) is looking for a creative, strategic, and highly motivated lawyer to help us do just that.
ICNL promotes the freedoms of association, assembly, and expression and supports civil society, digital rights, and philanthropy in countries around the world, including in the former Soviet Union (Eurasia) region. ICNL engages with civil society, governments, parliaments, and the United Nations.
The Legal Advisor –Eurasia will be based in ICNL’s Washington, DC office. Following ICNL office policy, some remote work may be permitted. This is a full-time position, with the possibility of significant travel.
For more information and application instructions, click here.
Consultancies
Call for Applications: Civic Freedom Monitor
Are you interested in promoting civic freedoms around the world? The
International Center for Not-for-Profit Law (ICNL) is soliciting applications for a long-term, part-time consultant to support our Civic Freedom Monitor (CFM). The consultant should have legal authorization to work in the U.S. The consultant is expected to arrange her or his own working hours and space.
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Call for Applications: Civic Freedom Monitor Evaluation Consultant
The International Center for Not-for-Profit Law (ICNL) seeks a consultant to conduct an evaluation of ICNL’s Civic Freedom Monitor (CFM).
For more information and application instructions, click here.