NLSenior AI Governance Grantmaker
Effective Institutions ProjectRemoteBetter futuresAI governance and powerFinancePolicy
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Why this is on the board
In this role you help decide where tens of millions of dollars go in a young field with few funders: the rules and institutions around powerful AI, and the question of who gets power over it. Your judgement decides which researchers and organisations can do their work, and which new projects get off the ground that probably nobody else would set up.
About the role
Drive tens of millions in AI governance grantmaking to address catastrophic risk and power concentration through strategic evaluation and new initiative development. - Evaluate grant proposals, write donor recommendations, and develop new large-scale AI governance projects through RFPs and incubation. - Build networks of experts and grantees; identify neglected areas; create projects via seed funding, founder searches, and strategic partnerships. - Manage grantee relationships, advise on prod…
Requirements
| Language | English is enough |
|---|---|
| Work authorisation | Unclear |
| Screening | Not mentioned |
| Where you work | Remote · Remote |
| Level | Senior |
| Salary | USD 150.000–USD 180.000 |
| Posted | 6 October 2026 |
| Closes | No closing date given |
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