Policy Communications Lead, Europe
Mozilla
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This fully remote full time position at Mozilla is open worldwide, so South Africans can apply. As a remote position, you can work from anywhere in South Africa — whether you're based in Johannesburg, Cape Town, Durban, or a smaller town.
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<p><strong>Why Mozilla?</strong></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Mozilla Corporation is the non-profit-backed technology company that has shaped the internet for the better over the last 25 years. We make pioneering brands like Firefox, the privacy-minded web browser. Now, with more than 225 million people around the world using our products each month, we’re shaping the next 25 years of technology and helping to reclaim an internet built for people, not companies. Our work focuses on diverse areas including AI, social media, security and more. And we’re doing this while never losing our focus on our core mission – to make the internet better for people. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The Mozilla Corporation is wholly owned by the non-profit 501(c) Mozilla Foundation. This means we aren’t beholden to any shareholders — only to our mission. Along with thousands of volunteer contributors and collaborators all over the world, Mozillians design, build and distribute </span><strong>open-source</strong><span style="font-weight: 400;"> software that enables people to enjoy the internet on their terms. </span></p>
<p><strong>About the team and role:</strong></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Mozilla’s mission is to champion the internet as a global public resource, measured through a </span><a href="https://blog.mozilla.org/wp-content/blogs.dir/278/files/2025/11/Mozilla-Summary-Portfolio-Strategy.pdf"><span style="font-weight: 400;">double bottom line</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">: advancing that mission while succeeding in the market. At the Mozilla Corporation, we live our mission thesis through building our and scaling trusted, user-first </span><a href="https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/products/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">products</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">, with a focus on the Firefox browser. The global public policy team enables this by shaping laws and regulatory frameworks that support our open source technologies, strengthen user choice and privacy, and ensure fair competition to create the conditions for responsible innovation and long-term growth. Do you like working on big-picture problems? Join us to influence the future of tech policy!</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Mozilla is looking for an experienced Policy Communications Europe Lead to help set the public narrative on the role our browser, Firefox, and browser engine, Gecko, play in order to keep the web open. We build products in the public interest to support the Mozilla project. The work will cover privacy, AI, open source, competition, and internet policy—translating the positions Mozilla’s policy team develops into stories that get ahead of the debate, not just respond to it. In this pivotal role, you’ll drive Mozilla’s proactive policy media voice across regions and audiences, build narratives, craft media relationships, and build credibility amongst key stakeholders. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">You’ll translate complex, high-stakes policy issues into stories that connect, inspire, and drive impact. You’ll help Mozilla—and the people and partners who believe in an open internet—cut through noise, frame critical debates, and spotlight what’s at stake for users everywhere.</span></p>
<p><strong>What you'll do:</strong></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">As Policy Communications Lead for Europe, you will:</span></p>
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<li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Sit in the Policy & Comms organisation, reporting to the Europe Policy Lead. </span></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Focus on Europe as your key region, but be able and ready to apply your skills to emerging key markets for Firefox on other continents.</span></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Be a central operator, translating policy strategy into public narrative that advances the products we build and the changes they are advocating for on the web.</span></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Own and drive Mozilla’s proactive media narrative on privacy, security, AI, open-source, competition, and emerging regulatory issues—translating policy positions into stories that get ahead of the debate rather than following it. </span></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Place and amplify a steady cadence of thought leadership pieces
Tips for South African Applicants
Timezone Advantage
South Africa (SAST, UTC+2) overlaps well with European business hours and has a few hours of overlap with US East Coast. Mention your timezone flexibility in your application.
Salary in Context
Even without a listed salary, international remote roles typically pay 2-3x more than equivalent local positions in South Africa due to the exchange rate advantage.
Application Tips
Tailor your CV to international standards — use a clean format, highlight remote work experience, and include your English proficiency. Many SA applicants succeed by emphasising their strong work ethic and cultural adaptability.
Load Shedding Preparedness
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