Director, Youth Development, Non-Profit & Social Impact

This year marks 10 years since Makan was established as an independent organisation providing transformative education to strengthen the movement for Palestinian liberation. It is a pivotal moment for a new Director to lead the organisation, as Palestinians continue to face the ongoing genocide, dispossession, and unprecedented repression. The need for transformative education on Palestine has never been greater.

At Makan, we have seen this reflected in the extraordinary growth of our programmes. Over the last three years, demand for our educational workshops has risen by 300% and in 2025 alone we worked with over 3,500 people across the globe – with artists, trade unions, students, educators, journalists, community organisers, and human rights networks, people whose voices shape public understanding of Palestine.

Through our trainings, educational resources, and long term partnerships, we help people deepen their understanding of how settler colonialism, apartheid and displacement shapes the lives of Palestinians, and how these forces connect to broader global struggles for freedom and justice.

We are looking for an experienced Director/Co- directors to drive the organisation forward at this critical moment for our work. You’ll provide leadership and direction in delivering Makan’s strategic vision and objectives, furthering the charity’s programmes and communications; and overseeing its organisational growth and development, in line with its values and ethos.

You will be responsible for the overall impact, performance and collaborative culture of Makan; confident in representing the charity to a variety of stakeholders, including partners, media, major donors and other supporters; and able to provide effective support to the Board to ensure the organisation has the infrastructure, governance and resources in place to secure long term sustainable funding, develop the resilience of the charity, and deliver high-quality, impactful educational programmes.

Providing transformative education to strengthen the movement for Palestinian liberation.

Makan is an independent, non-partisan organisation dedicated to interconnected learning. We provide transformative education aimed at strengthening the movement for Palestinian liberation, contextualising Palestine within the broader framework of social justice and global liberation movements. Our programmes draw inspiration from historic and ongoing struggles, including the global anti-apartheid movement, the civil rights movement, the movement for Black lives, and the struggles of other Indigenous peoples.

Set up and led by members of the Palestinian diaspora, Makan works to strengthen the ability of advocates to talk about Palestine in a simple, fact-based manner that centres Palestinian knowledge production.

We teach towards transformation through interactive workshops and accessible online resources that are designed to generate constructive and courageous conversations. In a world where Palestinians are relentlessly dehumanised and struggles for liberation are demonised, it is essential to hold on to an understanding of education as a pursuit that is not ‘objective’ or ‘neutral’, but a practice that involves ethics and civic courage.

We oppose all forms of racism and discrimination and our programmes work towards a world where freedom, justice, and dignity, are not ideals but lived experiences for all.