EA - The EA Animal Welfare Fund is looking for guest fund managers by Neil Dullaghan

Welcome to The Nonlinear Library, where we use Text-to-Speech software to convert the best writing from the Rationalist and EA communities into audio. This is: The EA Animal Welfare Fund is looking for guest fund managers, published by Neil Dullaghan on November 5, 2023 on The Effective Altruism Forum.You can apply by filling outthis formby the 26th of November.EA Animal Welfare Fund(AWF) is currently looking to hire additional guest fund managers.AWF is one of the largest funding sources for small- and medium-sized animal welfare projects. In the last twelve months, the Animal Welfare Fund made more than $6.5 million worth of grants to high-impact organizations and talented individuals.To allocate this funding effectively, we are looking for guest fund managers with careful judgment in the relevant subject areas and an interest in effective grantmaking.As a guest fund manager, you will evaluate grant applications, proactively help new projects get off the ground ('active grantmaking'), publish grant reports, and contribute to the fund's strategy.Terms of employment:We are offering paid part-time, and volunteer positions.Compensation for part-time contractors is $60 per hour.You will be hired for a period of 3-6 months after which you may have an opportunity to join the team as a permanent fund manager.If you are interested in the guest fund manager role - please applyhere.If you know of anyone who might be a good fit for this role, please forward this document to them and encourage them to apply. If you have any questions, do not hesitate to reach out to Karolina [email protected] are open now until the 26th of November.We look forward to hearing from you!About the roleIn this role, you will have a tangible impact by helping to direct millions of dollars to high-impact funding opportunities each year, all the while building your grantmaking skills and expanding your knowledge about animal welfare.By communicating your reasoning to the community, you will indirectly contribute to the culture and epistemics of the EA and effective animal advocacy (EAA) community. By providing feedback, you will help existing projects improve. In the longer term, your work will help the EA community develop the capacity to allocate a potentially much greater volume of funding each year. While doing so, you will interact with other intellectually curious, experienced, and welcoming fund managers, all of whom share a profound drive to make the biggest difference they can.As a guest fund manager, your primary goal will be to increase the fund's capacity to source and investigate more grant applications. Your responsibilities will include:Investigating grants assigned to you, and assessing other fund managers' grant recommendationsVoting on grant recommendations (each fund manager has a vote)Sourcing high-quality applications based on your ideas through your network ('active grantmaking')Communicating your thinking to the community in writing, e.g., feedback to grantees, grant reports, EA Forum posts and commentsProviding input on the overall strategic direction of the fundAbout youWe are interested in experienced grantmakers, researchers and people with experience in direct work as well as junior applicants who are looking to build experience in grantmaking.You might be a good fit for guest fund manager if:You are familiar with work on farmed animal welfare, wild animal welfare and animal advocacy, and have detailed, independent opinions on what constitutes good work in those areas and how you would like these areas and communities to develop over the coming years.You have strong analytic skills and experience assessing others' work.You have a strong network in these areas.You can communicate your reasoning articulately,transparently, and cordially, and you can convey complex ideas to a lay audience in simple language.You are organized and reliable.You act with integrity and...