Position: Project Associate, AI Governance

Employment Status: Contractor, 1-year renewable contract

Location: Remote work between Western Americas (UTC-8) to Eastern Africa/Europe (UTC+2) time zones. Note that TFS is unable to support visa applications at this time.

Application deadline: Rolling application

Starting date: Flexible, from Sept 1st onward

Compensation: $50,000 -$64,000 annually based on experience 

How to apply: Please fill in and upload your CV in the following form: https://forms.gle/pbYaPqBRiGCpGpRp6 

Please address any questions to info@thefuturesociety.org.

Position Summary: 

The Future Society (TFS) is looking for a highly motivated teammate with 2+ years of relevant work experience and a broad skillset to help us in our artificial intelligence (AI) governance project development and community-building activities. This role supports senior teammates in analyzing the AI governance landscape, identifying opportunities for high-impact AI governance initiatives, and mobilizing a community of stakeholders around these initiatives. In this role, you will be responsible for leading various workstreams contributing to our mission, under the supervision of a Senior Project Associate. This role will play an essential part in helping us achieve our mission of aligning AI through better governance.

What you’ll get:

• The opportunity to design cutting-edge AI governance projects that have direct impact on the tech and policy world 
• Being part of a committed, highly effective and mission-focused global team
• Leadership trained at Harvard Kennedy School, UC Berkeley, University of Oxford, Columbia University, Sciences Po Paris
• Access to international network of AI policy think tanks, institutions and conferences, from Paris to San Francisco
• ~2-4 annual retreats in Europe and/or North America (fully paid for) for in-person collaboration
• Competitive and equitable compensation

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Conduct AI policy research and landscape analysis (e.g. desk research, attend international AI policy conferences, collective intelligence workshops with multi-stakeholder AI technical and policy experts) to identify gaps and opportunities for high-impact AI governance initiatives
• Help to scope and design AI governance initiatives, including horizon scanning and impact planning exercises
• Map key stakeholders (i.e. international organizations, companies, nonprofits, academia, policymakers) for the selected AI governance initiatives
• Help manage communities of stakeholders by organizing workshops, working groups, events and conferences (including managing contacts & invitations, content, reports) and utilizing customer relationship management (CRM) software 
• Support managers to build coalitions of stakeholders to advocate for and support implementation of the selected initiatives to drive impact.
• Leverage relevant organizational systems and team-wide processes enabling productive teamwork and maintain top notch communications with the rest of the team for collective intelligence 

Preferred Qualifications:

• 2+ years of relevant work experience (or PhD equivalent), for example in government, think-tanks, law firms, consulting, digital economy, technology, multilateral organizations, etc.
• Teamwork
  • Strong interest in the mission statement of The Future Society: aligning AI through better governance
  • Self-motivated with a growth mindset, ready to help deliver our impact and shape our growth
  • Ability to work independently; detail-oriented, organized, collaborative, diligent
  • Ability to interact with high-level stakeholders and policymakers with convivial professionalism
  • Great team spirit, collaborative attitude, integrity and professional ethics 
  • Interest to travel internationally and work with international and diverse teammates & stakeholders
• Skills
  • Professional working proficiency in English 
  • Experience or strong interest in coordinating and convening stakeholders towards community building, including event organization
  • Skills in software for project management, customer relationship management and knowledge management are preferred but not required.
  • Experience in horizon scanning, conducting impact assessments, monitoring & evaluation are preferred but not required. 
  • Written communication skills, including experience drafting policy documents, grant and project proposals, conducting policy research and analysis
  • Strong interpersonal skills
• Knowledge
  • Undergraduate degree, graduate or doctoral degrees 
  • Knowledge of AI governance/policy and technology trends, landscape and stakeholders (i.e. international organizations, companies, nonprofits, academia, policymakers)
  • Basic technical understanding of AI/machine learning. Technical and/or policy knowledge of other emerging technologies and cybersecurity are a bonus.

About The Future Society:

The Future Society is an independent 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization with the mission to align AI through better governance. We take a systematic approach to developing programs that address institutional barriers in AI governance. Our three-pronged process involves undergoing horizon scanning and impact-planning exercises to define potential AI governance initiatives, conducting applied research and collective intelligence exercises to design select initiatives, and building coalitions and advocacy campaigns to deploy initiatives with high impact.

Our work addresses a range of AI governance themes, including the rule of law, AI governance within the EU, and global approaches to AI governance, and we work with international organizations, national governments, companies, academic institutions, and other civil society organizations. Our recent partners include Stanford University’s Institute for Human-Centered AI (HAI), the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), Global Partnership on AI (GPAI), Future of Life Institute, GIZ, Microsoft, UNESCO, New York University, and many more.

Why join The Future Society?

• The Future Society provides room for you to drive outsized impact in the AI governance space while developing professional talents
• We believe in fast development and up-skilling, and support you on your journey
• Within a small team, you’ll have more responsibility and influence
• We are a certified 501(c)(3) charitable organization and are proud to be independent from corporate, governmental or other types of special interests
• We boast a flat hierarchy, are pragmatic and have a no-BS policy. The most thoughtful opinion always wins, regardless of who voices it
• We offer a generous time-off package and 100% work-from-home/remote work
• We are committed to building a diverse and inclusive community, which respects all individuals, their preferences, and identities.
• Lastly, we love to have fun. If you like any of the following (or more!), you’ve found your tribe: Vespas, running, meditation, kitesurfing, skiing, sailing, chai teas, pretzels, fruit baskets, burning man, cycling, dogs, cats, karaoke, high-fives, late night changing-the-world masterplans, good food, Greece, road trips, off-roading, geopolitics, traveling. Join us!

TFS is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate in employment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity), national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, age, membership in an employee organization, parental status, military service, or other non-merit factor.

Position: Senior Project Associate, AI Governance 

Employment Status: Contractor, 1-year renewable contract

Location: Remote work between Western Americas (UTC-8) to Eastern Africa/Europe (UTC+2) time zones. Note that TFS is unable to support visa applications at this time.  

Application deadline: Rolling application

Starting date: Flexible, from Sept 1st onward

Compensation: $64,000-$81,000 annually based on experience

How to apply: Please fill in and upload your CV in the following form: https://forms.gle/AwSwCeiajoXjyUc8A 

Please address any questions to info@thefuturesociety.org.

Position Summary: 

The Future Society (TFS) is looking for a highly motivated teammate with 4+ years of relevant work experience and a broad skillset to help us in our artificial intelligence (AI) governance project development and community-building activities. This role supports senior teammates in analyzing the AI governance landscape, identifying opportunities for high-impact AI governance initiatives, and mobilizing a community of stakeholders around these initiatives. In this role, you will be responsible for leading projects and work streams contributing to our mission and report directly to directors. This role will play an essential part in helping us achieve our mission of aligning AI through better governance. 

What you’ll get:

• The opportunity to design cutting-edge AI governance projects that have direct impact on the tech and policy world 
• Being part of a committed, highly effective and mission-focused global team
• Leadership trained at Harvard Kennedy School, UC Berkeley, University of Oxford, Columbia University, Sciences Po Paris
• Access to international network of AI policy think tanks, institutions and conferences, from Paris to San Francisco
• ~2-4 annual retreats in Europe and/or North America (fully paid for) for in-person collaboration
• Competitive and equitable compensation

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Conduct AI policy research and landscape analysis (e.g. desk research, attend international AI policy conferences, collective intelligence workshops with multi-stakeholder AI technical and policy experts) to identify gaps and opportunities for high-impact AI governance initiatives
• Scope and design AI governance initiatives, including impact planning exercises and horizon scanning alongside senior teammates 
• Map key stakeholders (i.e. international organizations, companies, nonprofits, academia, policymakers) for the selected AI governance initiatives
• Manage communities of stakeholders by organizing workshops, working groups, events and conferences (including managing contacts & invitations, content, reports) and utilizing customer relationship management (CRM) software 
• Work with senior leaders to build coalitions of stakeholders to advocate for and support implementation of the selected initiatives to drive impact.
• Leverage relevant organizational systems and team-wide processes enabling productive teamwork and maintain top notch communications with the rest of the team for collective intelligence

Qualifications:

Teamwork: 

• Strong interest in the mission statement of The Future Society: aligning AI through better governance
• Self-motivated with a growth mindset, ready to help deliver our impact and shape our growth
• Ability to work independently; detail-oriented, organized, collaborative, diligent
• Great team spirit, collaborative attitude, integrity and professional ethics 
• Ability to interact with high-level stakeholders and policymakers
• Interest to travel internationally and work across international and diverse teammates & stakeholders

Skills:

• Professional working proficiency in English 
• 4+ of relevant full-time work experience (or PhD equivalent), for example in government, think-tanks, law firms, consulting, digital economy or technology industry, multilateral organizations, etc. 
• Experience or strong interest in coordinating and convening stakeholders towards community building, including event organization
• Skills in software for project management, customer relationship management and knowledge management are preferred but not required.
• Experience in horizon scanning, conducting impact assessments, monitoring & evaluation are preferred but not required. 
• Written communication skills, including experience drafting policy documents, grant and project proposals, conducting policy research and analysis
• Strong interpersonal skills

Knowledge:

• Undergraduate degree, graduate or doctoral degrees 
• Knowledge of AI governance/policy and technology trends, landscape and stakeholders (i.e. international organizations, companies, nonprofits, academia, policymakers)
• Basic technical understanding of AI/machine learning. Technical and/or policy knowledge of other emerging technologies and cybersecurity are a bonus.

About The Future Society:

The Future Society is an independent 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization with the mission to align AI through better governance. We take a systematic approach to developing programs that address institutional barriers in AI governance. Our three-pronged process involves undergoing horizon scanning and impact-planning exercises to define potential AI governance initiatives, conducting applied research and collective intelligence exercises to design select initiatives, and building coalitions and advocacy campaigns to deploy initiatives with high impact.

Our work addresses a range of AI governance themes, including the rule of law, AI governance within the EU, and global approaches to AI governance, and we work with international organizations, national governments, companies, academic institutions, and other civil society organizations. Our recent partners include Stanford University’s Institute for Human-Centered AI (HAI), the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), Global Partnership on AI (GPAI), Future of Life Institute, GIZ, Microsoft, UNESCO, New York University, and many more.

Why join The Future Society?

• The Future Society provides room for you to drive outsized impact in the AI governance space while developing professional talents
• We believe in fast development and up-skilling, and support you on your journey
• Within a small team, you’ll have more responsibility and influence
• We are a certified 501(c)(3) charitable organization and are proud to be independent from corporate, governmental or other types of special interests
• We boast a flat hierarchy, are pragmatic and have a no-BS policy. The most thoughtful opinion always wins, regardless of who voices it.
• We offer a generous  time-off package and 100% work-from-home/remote work.
• We are committed to building a diverse and inclusive community, which respects all individuals, their preferences, and identities.
• Lastly, we love to have fun. If you like any of the following (or more!), you’ve found your tribe:  Vespas, running, meditation, kitesurfing, skiing, sailing, chai teas, pretzels, fruit baskets, burning man, cycling, dogs, cats, karaoke, high-fives, late night changing-the-world masterplans, good food, Greece, road trips, off-roading, geopolitics, traveling. Join us!

TFS is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate in employment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity), national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, age, membership in an employee organization, parental status, military service, or other non-merit factor.

About The Future Society:

The Future Society is an independent 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization with the mission to align AI through better governance. We take a systematic approach to developing programs that address institutional barriers in AI governance. Our three-pronged process involves undergoing horizon scanning and impact-planning exercises to define potential AI governance initiatives, conducting applied research and collective intelligence exercises to design select initiatives, and building coalitions and advocacy campaigns to deploy initiatives with high impact.

Our work addresses a range of AI governance themes, including the rule of law, AI governance within the EU, and global approaches to AI governance, and we work with international organizations, national governments, companies, academic institutions, and other civil society organizations. Our recent partners include Stanford University’s Institute for Human-Centered AI (HAI), the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), Global Partnership on AI (GPAI), Future of Life Institute, GIZ, Microsoft, UNESCO, New York University, and many more.

Why join The Future Society?

• The Future Society provides room for you to drive outsized impact in the AI governance space while developing professional talents.
• We believe in fast development and up-skilling, and support you on your journey.
• Within a small team, you’ll have more responsibility and influence.
• We are a certified 501(c)(3) charitable organization and are proud to be independent from corporate, governmental or other types of special interests.
• We boast a flat hierarchy, are pragmatic and have a no-BS policy. The most thoughtful opinion always wins, regardless of who voices it.
• We offer a generous time-off package and 100% work-from-home/remote work.
• We are committed to building a diverse and inclusive community, which respects all individuals, their preferences, and identities.
• Lastly, we love to have fun. If you like any of the following (or more!), you’ve found your tribe: Vespas, running, meditation, kitesurfing, skiing, sailing, chai teas, pretzels, fruit baskets, burning man, cycling, dogs, cats, karaoke, high-fives, late night changing-the-world masterplans, good food, Greece, road trips, off-roading, geopolitics, traveling. Join us!

Recruitment process: Fill in the following form: https://forms.gle/eSgtEx92AxayGMnLA. We will contact you when we open a role that could be relevant to you.

The Future Society is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate in employment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity), national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, age, membership in an employee organization, parental status, military service, or other non-merit factor.