AI Consultant – Communications & Intelligence Systems (short-term contract)

Job Location: Brussels
Contract Term: Consultant services contract
Compensation: Contracted compensation is competitive and will reflect the range of exceptional experiences and expertise consultants may hold

Position Summary

Support rani’s (Resilience Action Network International) growing Brussels team. We are seeking an experienced AI consultant to identify, tailor and embed AI tools, systems, and ethical use policies to strengthen our communications, intelligence, logistics, data analysis, and advocacy work, including with partners. The consultant will design workflows and pilot solutions to enable the sharing of AI‑powered updates and actionable products with the rani teams and close partners.

Scope of Work

• Advise on how to optimise workflows across a new team and systems build and identify priority use cases for AI
• Assess data sources and communications needs across teams
• Define governance, risk mitigation, and ethical use policies for AI in communications and advocacy
• Recommend and prioritise AI tools, platforms and partner models (off‑the‑shelf, custom, and partnership options) appropriate for EU context and regulatory requirements including implementation considerations, cost estimates, and suppliers
• Design and prototype workflows to automate routine tasks (contact tracking, information search, monitoring, reporting) and to surface actionable intelligence
• Develop integration and communication plan for selected AI tools that builds trust covering: data flows, access controls, security, and privacy safeguards (GDPR-compliant)
• Produce standardised templates, playbooks, and training materials, and conduct capacity-building for staff adoption
• Run pilot(s) with measurable performance indicators; iterate based on feedback
• Consult on pathways to share AI-powered insights publicly (bulletins, dashboards, syndicated feeds) 

• Experience deploying AI/ML tools in civil society, communications, policy, humanitarian, security, or related sectors
• Proven track record of translating AI capabilities into operational workflows and measurable time/productivity gains
• Strong technical literacy with generative AI, NLP (Natural Language Processing), analytics platforms, data pipelines, and APIs (Application Programming Interface); ability to evaluate vendors
• Demonstrable experience with data governance, privacy (GDPR), and security best practices
• Experience designing and running pilots, training non-technical teams, and producing implementation and communication roadmaps
• Excellent written and spoken English
• Strong stakeholder management and facilitation skills; able to convene and synthesise input across teams and partners
• Prior experience building public-facing insight products (dashboards, newsletters, syndicated data feeds)
• Familiarity with open-source toolchains and ethical AI assessment frameworks

Express Interest

To express an interest in the opportunity, please apply by sending your comprehensive current CV and cover letter via the link below. Please note, candidates will be longlisted following the priority review date of 20 April 2026; no contact will be made prior to this point.

Apply here.

About rani & Panorama Global

Rani is a global advocacy network dedicated to building societal resilience to tackle shifts, change, and crisis. Rani’s network of hundreds of partners – from civil society to governments and the private sector – works together on policy, advocacy, funding mechanisms, and coordinated action across health and pandemics, biosecurity and defence, finance, and climate. Rani is a fiscally sponsored project of Panorama Global, a 501(c)(3) social impact non-profit that empowers changemakers through radical collaboration.  Rani employees will be employees of Panorama Global. Panorama is committed to creating a diverse team and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer.