Partnerships & Community Manager

We’re looking for a Partnerships & Community Manager to raise our profile, expand our influence and spark new projects. You’ll host high-profile events, own our external communications, build new partnerships and lead on the promotion of our learning resources. You’ll share our belief that diverse voices around the table are essential to creating benefit for all. You’ll be able to hold your own whether you’re presenting, negotiating, managing outcomes, facilitating heated debates, or discussing technical concepts. You’ll be excited to learn about the field of cooperative AI, plan new activities and figure out what works!

We’re a small, ambitious team looking to maximise our impact by raising awareness of what we do, building our community and developing strategic partnerships. We’re looking for someone who can communicate our mission, get people on board and pave the way for new projects and activities. The responsibilities of the Partnerships & Community Manager will include:

• Creating and owning the partnerships and community strategy, goals, monthly plan and budget for 2024 and beyond
• Strategy and execution of external communications to position CAIF as an inclusive hub for shared expertise, updates and resources on Cooperative AI. For example: a monthly newsletter; the website and YouTube channel; a regular blog
• Planning and hosting CAIF events, for example: a retreat of 25-50 leaders in the field; a summer school for high-potential grad students; online seminar series; online panel discussions on Cooperative AI; competitions & workshops at major conferences
• Delivering programs and events with other organisations in our network (such as the Centre for the Governance of AI, the Schwartz Reisman Institute for Technology and Society, the Collective Intelligence Project, or the Center on Long-Term Risk), and helping to build new connections to other organisations
• Providing non-technical input to support the development of learning resources on Cooperative AI such as an online course, bibliography, and modules for inclusion on other organisations’ curricula. Leading on the promotion of these resources
• Owning our social media policy and managing our mailing lists
• In order to achieve all the above, you may also be responsible for hiring and managing at least one direct report, and managing the work of external contractors

Our ideal candidate will be motivated by our mission and values and have: 

• Sufficient familiarity with AI concepts to be able to communicate credibly with different stakeholders including technical experts 
• The ability to take responsibility for outcomes of events and projects, including the ability to manage staff and contractors to deliver to a high standard 
• Experience of building and maintaining productive, mission-led partnerships or delivering partnership projects
• Experience of business development or a related discipline involving relationship building, pitching, and negotiating 
• Strategic and practical skills to plan and deliver communications which support CAIF’s mission across a range of contexts, media and audiences

We’re looking for someone who is also:

• A people-person, able to build rapport quickly and manage diverse stakeholders 
• Good at trying new things, making changes and learning from experience

Location

We’re primarily a remote organisation, with regular opportunities to meet colleagues in person (currently based in London, Oxford, Cornwall, and Stockholm).

We’re looking for this role to be full-time. However, we offer lots of flexibility to fit your hours around your life, whether that’s because you’re most productive at a particular time of day or because you need to do the school run. If you think this role would be perfect for you, but would prefer it to be 0.8 FTE, please still apply. We’d be happy to discuss this.