Associate Program Officer, Transformative AI Fund
Centre for Effective AltruismEffective Altruism company
Remote$146,595 - $146,595Mid
Operations & Strategy
About the role
TL;DR
Identify and evaluate grant applications for transformative AI initiatives.
- •CEA is seeking an Associate Program Officer for the Transformative AI Fund, supporting early-stage work on transformative AI, including preventing global catastrophic risks and supporting fields like field-building and forecasting.
- •You will work closely with the Head of the Transformative AI Fund to identify grant applications that advance the fund's goals, with substantial autonomy and the opportunity to shape the fund's systems.
- •Key Responsibilities Investigate and evaluate grant opportunities rigorously, assessing theories of change, team strength, and expected impact.
- •Communicate grantmaking reasoning transparently through reports, feedback, and public writing.
- •Source high-quality applications based on strategic insights and networks.
- •Collaborate with other funders and organizations, and manage relationships with grantees.
- •Contribute to improvements in grantmaking processes and tooling.
- •Requirements Deep knowledge of AI safety and/or AI governance.
- •High agency and proactive initiative.
- •Excellent analytical skills and judgment under time pressure.
- •Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
- •Mission and values alignment with effective altruism principles.
Required skills
PythonOpenAI APILLMsProject Management
Nice-to-have skills
JavaScriptTypeScriptNode.jsReactNext.jsAWSGoogle CloudAzureDockerKubernetes
Domain expertise
ai
Benefits & perks
private insurance, flexible work hours, professional development allowance, mental health support allowance, extended parental leave, ergonomic equipment, paid vacation
Tech stack
PythonJavaScriptTypeScriptNode.jsReactNext.jsAWSGoogle CloudAzureDockerKubernetesGitLinuxJiraNotionSlackAirtableExcelPowerPointOpenAI APILangChainLLMs