Vacancy: Co-Director (Delivery) of European AI & Society Fund
The European AI & Society Fund (EAISF) is recruiting a Co-Director (Delivery) to build on the achievements of our first five years of operation, and continue to drive the AI agenda to serve people and society, and galvanise philanthropy to grow resources for the field. Reporting to the EAISF Steering Committee alongside our current Director, Catherine Miller, you will be jointly responsible for shaping and executing the organisation’s strategy and will focus on ensuring that the Fund has the capacity to seize new opportunities and deliver its mission effectively.
You do not need to be an expert in technology to apply. However, we are looking for an experienced leader who can get to grips with new challenges in this fast-moving environment, maintaining a practical and positive approach, with:
● Experience of grantmaking delivery and/or working in philanthropy
● Experience of team leadership, ideally including managing a distributed team
● Understanding and ideally practical experience of how to grow and scale an organisation with many and varied stakeholders and a diverse portfolio of activities
● Entrepreneurial energy, the ability to seize opportunities and find new ways of problem solving, a willingness to experiment and learn
● A collaborative way of working, combined with a hands-on and empathetic approach that seeks to cultivate people’s strengths while offering fair and constructive challenge
● A high-level of professionalism, maturity in responding to challenging situations with good judgement, and the ability to deal with uncertainty and a changing context
● Outstanding organisational skills, and the ability to stay on top of many large and small tasks without losing sight of the big picture
● A strong commitment to the mission and values of the European AI & Society Fund
Key information:
- Part-time between a 0.6-0.8 FTE basis, with the other Director 0.8 FTE.
- Gross salary: €92,000-€105,000 per annum gross (pro-rata)
- Location: France, Germany or Belgium. Ideally at least partly based in Brussels in the office of our host organisation, the Network of European Foundations.
- Deadline: Friday 12 September
Please note: Candidates will need to be eligible to work in their chosen location and we cannot sponsor visa requests.