centreforeffectivealtruism - Head of the Long-Term Future Fund
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Requirements
• Below is a list of characteristics we're seeking. We expect strong candidates to demonstrate depth in some of these areas while actively developing in others. If you’re genuinely excited about contributing to the fund, we encourage you to apply even if you aren't sure you're fully qualified. • At a minimum, we want a candidate who has: • Strong familiarity with AI safety and/or other potential implications of transformative AI: key research directions, major organizations, ongoing debates, and the people doing important work. We're particularly interested in candidates with relatively broad knowledge across the field, though we're also open to those with deep expertise in specific areas provided you're able to explore new domains as the landscape and needs evolve. • Value alignment with EA principles. This does not necessarily require deep familiarity with the EA community, but it does require genuine commitment to careful reasoning about impact, willingness to change your mind based on strong reasoning and evidence, and concern for doing the most good. • An entrepreneurial mindset to lead the re-establishment of the fund, and to adapt to potential shifts that could occur in the space in the coming years. • Strong interpersonal skills to professionally represent CEA, build networks, and navigate difficult conversations with potential grantees. • In addition, it will be valuable if you: • Have pre-existing networks in the AI and AI safety ecosystems • Have grantmaking experience, or experience in roles requiring similar judgment (e.g. investment, policy advising, or research/technical leadership roles where you've had to evaluate complex projects and allocate resources under uncertainty). • Can navigate nuanced conversations about AI progress with people who hold a wide range of views on timelines, implications, risks and potential solutions • Have strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to explain complex reasoning clearly and build trust with very diverse stakeholders • Have experience building and managing teams • We expect to hire at the Head of Fund level, with room for growth to the Director level as the fund grows. However, candidates with exceptional qualifications across nearly all criteria (both minimum and additional criteria) who demonstrate strong potential to rapidly scale the fund may be considered directly for a Director role. • Other information • This is a full-time, remote position. We prefer applicants who are able to work in time zones between US Pacific Time and CET. • We have an office in Oxford, UK, that you would have access to. • Start date: We'd ideally have you start as soon as possible, but would consider a later start for the right candidate. • Reports to: Director of EA Funds
Responsibilities
• Investigate and evaluate grant opportunities rigorously, assessing theories of change, team strength, expected impact, and other relevant factors • Communicate your grantmaking reasoning transparently through grant reports, feedback to applicants, and public writing • Source high-quality applications based on your strategic insights and the fund's priorities • Contribute to improvements in the grantmaking processes of EA Funds • Strategic leadership • Develop a compelling strategy for LTFF's focus areas, grant types, and role in the funding ecosystem • Represent the fund (and occasionally EA Funds as a whole) within the EA community, the AI safety community, as well as the broader AI community • Hire and manage additional grantmakers as the fund grows • Build a team culture of rigorous evaluation, intellectual honesty, and responsiveness to applicants • Grow LTFF’s donor base in collaboration with others at CEA (e.g. EAF leadership, the incoming fundraising staff, and the Marketing and Communications team) • Build and cultivate relationships with potential major individual donors • Communicate LTFF's impact and strategy in ways that are honest and compelling • Ecosystem development • Collaborate and possibly build partnerships with other funders and organizations working in relevant areas • Support grantees to succeed and maximize their impact • Contribute to the broader EA, AI safety, and longtermist communities' thinking on funding and other strategic priorities
Benefits
• Head of LTFF level • US: total compensation package of $157,435, comprising a base salary of $143,123, and a 10% unconditional 401k contribution. • UK: total compensation package of £94,711, comprising a base salary of £86,101, and a 10% pension contribution. • For exceptional candidates meeting the criteria for the Director of LTFF level • US: total compensation package of $186,665, comprising a base salary of $169,696, and a 10% unconditional 401k contribution. • UK: total compensation package of £142,500, comprising a base salary of £129,545, and a 10% pension contribution. • Note that for candidates at the Director level, we offer US market rate compensation, regardless of location. This rate in GBP matches our US benchmarks, with our current standard exchange rate. • Other locations: For candidates outside the US and UK, we base compensation on our UK salary structure and adjust for the cost of employment and fixed local benefit costs to create an equivalent package. • Benefits in the US/UK include private insurance, flexible work hours, a $6,000 / £5,000 annual professional development allowance, a $6,000 / £5,000 mental health support allowance, extended parental leave, ergonomic equipment, unconditional 10% pension / 401k contribution, 25 days of paid vacation, and more. • This role will involve travel. Depending on the location, you should expect roughly 4 to 7 trips annually to attend team retreats and other events, including several international trips.
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