Programme Officer

Responsibilities:

• Own one or more focus areas end-to-end, carrying meaningful grantmaking autonomy to source, evaluate, and manage a portfolio of grants ranging from $50K to $2M+.
• Act as connective tissue between funders, founders, and operators, shaping the ecosystem by writing internal memos and improving grantmaking processes.

Focus Areas:

• Specialize in key priority areas such as Asia (particularly China and Singapore), European AI policy, field-building, middle powers, or public understanding and strategic communications.
• Leverage unique positioning as a European-based, multi-donor foundation to fund counterfactual opportunities in under-resourced regions.

Qualifications:

• Possess 4+ years of relevant experience in AI policy, AI safety, research, philanthropy, or adjacent fields, with strategic judgment and a desire to ensure transformative AI is safe and beneficial.
• Demonstrate self-direction, entrepreneurial drive, high standards, and clear writing, with AI safety context and networks being highly valuable.

Compensation and Logistics:

• The role is fully remote with a preference for candidates in San Francisco, Brussels, London, Stockholm, Singapore, or Vienna, requiring approximately 6 weeks of travel per year.
• Offers comprehensive benefits including health coverage, a $4,000 professional development allowance, and competitive parental leave.