Programme Manager / Director

AI Safety
Written By ERA

ERA

📍Remote (Global) 🕔 Full Time
💰$59,500 - $93,000 USD ⏳ 29/09/2025

Programmes are central to everything we do at ERA. We are currently recruiting programme manager(s)/director(s) for our core ERA:AI Fellowship as well as for a new AIxBio Fellowship programme. As a Programme Manager, you will work closely with our leadership team to execute ERA's strategic vision, manage our flagship fellowship programmes, and support our broader field-building initiatives such as conferences and field-specific fellowships (such as an AIxBio research fellowship). This is an opportunity to shape how we develop talent at the critical interface of technical frontier AI development and governance.

Skills, Knowledge and Expertise

Expected

  • Excellent project management abilities with experience overseeing complex, multi-stakeholder initiatives

  • Strong interpersonal and leadership skills for effective coordination with fellows, mentors, and team members

  • Ability to work independently and as part of a team

  • Desire to iterate quickly and make data-driven decisions about programme structure and organisation strategy

  • Excitement about ERA’s mission and a drive to go the extra mile to make ERA’s programming a success

  • Track record of finding creative solutions to unexpected roadblocks, anticipating potential issues proactively, and reacting quickly under pressure 

Nice to Have

  • Fundraising and grant writing experience to support programme sustainability

  • Data analysis and impact assessment skills to evaluate programme effectiveness

  • Strong understanding of AI Safety research trends will be a plus

Responsibilities

  • Oversee the day-to-day running of ERA as an organisation.

  • Manage the application and selection process logistics, including implementing effective marketing strategies to attract top talent, tracking applications, coordinating interviews, working with Research Managers on evaluation timelines, and providing timely, clear communication to applicants throughout the process

  • Oversee the mentor-recruitment and mentor-matching processes to ensure that all fellows are matched with an external mentor before the programme start date

  • Work closely with the Operations Team to ensure smooth logistical execution of the programme

  • Help troubleshoot issues that arise during the fellowship, escalating to appropriate team members when necessary

  • Represent ERA at conferences, workshops, and other external events

  • Develop and implement impact assessment frameworks to measure and communicate the programme's effectiveness

  • Facilitate knowledge sharing and best practices between different cohorts and fellowship cycles

  1. Work closely with the Executive Director and Programme Director to align programme activities with ERA's strategic goals and support organisational decision-making

ERA

ERA is a nonprofit project that provides researchers and entrepreneurs with an in-person, paid, 8-week summer research fellowship at the University of Cambridge, working on mitigating risks from frontier AI.

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