about the job
The School for Moral Ambition attracts and mobilizes exceptional talent to address the world’s most pressing challenges. We run fellowships across four cause areas (Global Tax Fairness, EU Food Transition, Tobacco Free Future, and US Food System Reform) placing carefully selected fellows with leading organizations around the world. Please read our founding principles for a better insight into our mission and guiding values.
about the role
As Movement Building Facilitator, you will co-design and co-deliver a movement building strand woven through the full week, in genuinely equal collaboration with Spencer Heijnen, who has run the program for its first two years. This is not a standalone workshop: it is the connective tissue of the entire gathering, holding the relational and political dimensions of the program. We welcome applications from solo facilitators and from teams who have worked together before and bring complementary skills.
For full details, see our Terms of Reference document.
Key responsibilities
- Co-design the program with Spencer, building on what exists and evolving it for a larger, more international cohort.
- Co-facilitate All Fellows Week (September 6–11), with sessions shared equally and distributed based on strengths.
- Participate in 2–4 days of co-design sessions in early July, ideally with at least one day on-site in the Netherlands.
- Bring arts-based and embodied methods, movement-building practice, and engagement with power and cross-cultural dynamics fully into the design, not at the margins.
- Support the cohort through virtual check-ins and touchpoints during the fellowship year (October 2026–March 2027), as the cohort’s relational health requires.
- Provide a short written reflection after the week, noting what worked and recommendations for ongoing relational support.
- Remain open to designing additional touchpoints, virtual or in-person, if the cohort needs them.
What We’re looking for
- A track record of building or sustaining movements, communities, or campaigns; not just facilitating workshops.
- At least one arts or embodied discipline (theatre, storytelling, music, film, movement, or similar) used to build collective power.
- A deep understanding of how power works in socio-political-ecological systems, and the ability to hold that analysis without turning it into a lecture.
- Experience facilitating across significant difference of nationality, class, religion, and worldview in international contexts.
- The capacity to hold emotional complexity — grief, ambition, uncertainty, and joy — for both individuals and groups.
- Practical skills you can transfer: nonviolent communication, cross-cultural collaboration, stakeholder navigation, narrative and storytelling for advocacy.
- A framework for community and collective power rooted outside Western European or North American traditions (a preference, not a disqualifier: at least one team member).
- Willingness to co-design rather than deliver a pre-packaged program.
- Warmth, groundedness, and the capacity to hold a room without managing it.
- Strong alignment with our founding principles.
What we offer
- A central role in shaping the foundational week of a growing global movement
- Genuinely equal co-facilitation alongside an experienced SMA facilitator, with full creative integration
- The beginning of a relationship with a community of changemakers that extends through March 2027
- A budget that reflects genuine value for money rather than the cheapest option
Application process
Please send the following to fellowship@moralambition.org by Sunday, June 14:
- A brief sketch (two to five pages) of how you would approach the week: your guiding principles, methods, and the questions you’d want to explore
- Your CV(s) and LinkedIn profile(s)
- Links to your work
- Two references from people you’ve meaningfully collaborated with
- Your financial proposal
We aim to confirm the selected facilitator(s) by June 28 to allow sufficient time for co-design during July.
