The Forum on Information and Democracy is looking for consultants to support its policy work.
About the consultancy
In 2026, one of the workstreams will focus on safeguarding access to reliable information in the age of AI. Its objective is to identify the challenges that AI poses to media viability and visibility as well as how AI can be abused for information manipulation. State representatives will be invited to share reflections on solutions, regulatory and policy approaches and identify pathways forward. The work will build upon recent publications of the Forum including AI as a Public Good (2024), the collaborative work with the OSCE on Safeguarding Media Freedom in the Age of Big Tech Platforms and AI (2025).
The other workstream will focus on information integrity on climate change and other environmental issues, a continuation since 2025. It will include the mapping and analysis of policies, regulation and initiatives on the topic in Partnership States as well as preparations for COP17 and COP30.
The workstreams will also draw upon FID’s global civil society coalition, including more than 60 organisations worldwide.
Expected contribution
This call for proposals aims at identifying external consultants for upcoming roles of rapporteurs and/or policy advisors. We are looking for between 2 and 3 rapporteurs to support our work.
The selected consultants will support FID with:
- reporting of the workstream on safeguarding access to reliable information in the age of AI;
- develop policy recommendations on media sustainability;
- reporting of the workstream on information integrity on climate change and other environmental issues;
- develop FID’s network of civil society and policymakers, specifically in Asia and Africa.
Rapporteurs and/or policy advisors will report to either FID’s Policy Director or Policy Officer.
