Jobs
Outstanding opportunities to do good with your career while remaining in New Zealand

Advisor & Senior Advisor - Emission Trading Scheme Policy
This team is responsible for ETS regulatory policy work to support the efficient and effective operation of the NZ ETS, including ensuring that legislative requirements are met. The key purpose of these roles is to play a leading role in the development of analysis and advice on a range of ETS-related regulatory settings and policy issues.

Frontend Engineer
The Long Now Foundation is seeking an experienced Front End Engineer to bring new capabilities to longnow.org. You'll work from detailed, high fidelity mockups to create responsive, user-friendly front-end experiences that connect seamlessly with our back-end systems in service of Long Now's mission of fostering long-term thinking and responsibility.

Director, Philanthropic Services
FirstCape is expanding its philanthropic and impact advisory services team and is seeking a dynamic and skilled for-purpose leader and client lead to join its Auckland office.

Communications Director
Blueprint Biosecurity is seeking a Communications Director to translate our work into compelling narratives that inspire action. You’ll build and lead a team that crafts messages powerful enough to move policymakers, scientists, funders, and the public. Ultimately, we hope you will shape how the world thinks about pandemic prevention.

Shortform Video Editing Contractor
Help make spectacular videos that reach a huge audience. We’re looking for someone to contract as a video editor, who can quickly learn our style and make our videos successful on shortform video platforms. We want these videos to start changing and informing the conversation about transformative AI and AGI.

Partnerships Associate
Open Philanthropy is seeking a Partnerships Associate to join our growing Global Health & Wellbeing Partnerships (GHWP) team. In this role, you'll be at the forefront of our efforts to expand philanthropic impact by connecting donors with high-impact giving opportunities. You'll support donor relationships, develop compelling materials, and help execute partnership initiatives that direct millions of dollars to causes aimed at doing the most good.

Copy Editor
We're looking for a Part-Time Copy Editor to help us ensure that our written materials are polished, clear, and consistent. If you’re someone with an eagle eye for detail, strong language skills, and a passion for improving communication, we’d love to hear from you.

Research Analyst (Contractor)
Animal Ask is looking to hire a fixed term contract research analyst to our team to assist our work in maximising the impact of the animal advocacy movement. Contract length will vary depending on whether a full-time or part-time position is preferred and any existing precommitments.

(Senior) Program Officer
The Effective Institutions Project (EIP) is looking to hire at least two (Senior) Program Officers to support our research and grantmaking as the organization scales from a small startup to a leading partner to philanthropists seeking to address major global challenges. The ideal candidate is a strong analytical thinker and excellent communicator who is passionate about navigating complex organizational systems in search of meaningful opportunities for societal benefit.

Senior Researcher, Data Insights
Epoch AI is seeking a Senior Researcher to inform us and our stakeholders about key trends in machine learning. The role will involve investigating key trends in AI development, rigorously analyzing them, then presenting them as succinct data insights on our website.

Volunteer Coordinator
1Day Sooner advances trials, technologies, and policies by representing people who participate in medical studies to fight infectious disease. The Volunteer Coordinator will support participants across all phases of study involvement from study ideation, recruitment, enrollment, and long-term follow-up through ongoing engagement and advocacy.

Program Assistant - Farm Animal Welfare
Open Philanthropy is looking for an organized, service-oriented Program Assistant to join our Farm Animal Welfare team. In this role, you will provide administrative and operational support as we identify the most promising opportunities for grantmaking to help animals confined on factory farms.

Counsel
Open Philanthropy is looking to hire a new attorney to contribute to the legal team’s mission of providing well-calibrated legal advice and engaging in collaborative and creative problem-solving. The attorney would handle issues related to grantmaking, contracts, and various aspects of operations for causes including potential risks from advanced AI, biosecurity and pandemic preparedness, global health and wellbeing, and farm animal welfare.

Strategy Fellow – Global Health and Wellbeing, Partnerships
Open Philanthropy is looking for a Strategy Fellow to help shape our growing Partnerships work in Global Health & Wellbeing (GHW). This role offers a unique opportunity to develop and implement initiatives that connect philanthropic resources with evidence-based giving opportunities. You'll work at the intersection of research, program strategy, and donor engagement, helping to design funding vehicles and craft compelling narratives about our work.

Contractor, Food Systems Data and Intelligence
Mercy For Animals is hiring a Food Systems Data & Intelligence Analyst for a six-month contract, with potential renewal or growth. This role is part of the Data & Analytics Team and will help us map corporate influence, identify major targets, and level up our intelligence on the global food system.

Development Legal Counsel
As a Development Legal Counsel you will play an important role in the delivery of the International Development Cooperation Programme. You will be called on to provide pragmatic legal and associated commercial advice on all aspects of IDC transactions.

Counterproliferation Adviser
The Counter Proliferation and Export Controls Adviser provides policy advice, guidance and implementation on issues associated with export controls (including brokering), international export control regimes, counterproliferation, foreign interference, and diplomatic clearances for ships and aircraft. These issues are increasingly complex and of growing interest to the New Zealand government, public, and business community.

Machine Learning Engineer
We’re looking for top-tier machine learning engineers to help develop cutting-edge AI security solutions. If you have a strong background in building, deploying, and scaling machine learning models and a passion for AI security, we’d love to hear from you.

Chief Technology Officer
Epoch AI is seeking a Chief Technology Officer (CTO) to lead our engineering team. As CTO, you will help shape our strategic direction and ensure the alignment of our tech stack—including the Epoch AI website, databases, data collection systems, and AI evaluation infrastructure—with the organization's broader mission and priorities.

Salesforce Engineer
In this role, you will develop and maintain our Salesforce environment and ensure that CEA teams can effectively leverage the system to amplify the impact of their programs. You will be responsible for developing customized solutions, ensuring proper testing and maintenance, and coordinating with stakeholders to deliver a user-friendly and high-performing CRM Salesforce environment.