Governance lead
Role Overview
Oversees and manages the AI Governance track of the SAIGE Research Incubator. You will be responsible for building Germany’s AI Safety infrastructure by identifying high-quality mentors and helping governance research fellows progress in their projects and careers.
Key Responsibilities:
Mentor Sourcing: Identify and onboard mentors specializing in AI governance, policy, and strategy, primarily focusing on experts based in Germany (e.g., from think tanks or policy institutes).
Cohort Oversight: Support the progress of governance mentees during the 3-month program (April – July), ensuring they receive adequate support and their projects remain on track.
Strategic Alignment: Ensure research projects align with relevant AI safety/governance agendas to facilitate impactful skill-building.
Events Management: Organise online events (guest talks, networking) for the cohort in collaboration with the Technical Lead.
Necessary candidate requirements:
Proactive & Collaborative: You are self-driven and capable of taking initiative to build this track from the ground up, while remaining a collaborative team player who communicates effectively with the Technical Lead and organizers.
Networked in Germany: Strong existing connections or the ability to rapidly build connections within the German AI governance and policy landscape.
Domain Knowledge: Solid understanding of the AI Governance and Safety landscape (agendas, risks, and key actors) to effectively evaluate mentor expertise and mentee projects.
Communication Skills: Excellent capability to conduct outreach to senior researchers/policy experts and guide students.
Commitment: Availability to source mentors starting early February and oversee the cohort from April through July (approx. 10-15h/week prep, 5-10h/week during cohort).
Preferred (but not necessary!) candidate requirements:
Research Experience: Experience with academic or policy research processes to better support mentees in overcoming project bottlenecks.
Previous Facilitation: Experience facilitating cohorts, workshops, or academic groups.
Institutional Familiarity: Familiarity with key German governance hubs and think tanks.
Communications Manager
Role Overview
Shapes SAIGE’s external voice. You will manage our newsletter and social media, create visual assets, and collaborate with the team to connect SAIGE with the wider German AI Safety ecosystem.
Key Responsibilities:
Channel Management: Curate a bi-weekly/monthly newsletter on SAIGE’s activities and developments in the German AI Safety and governance landscape and maintain an active presence on social media.
Visual Design: Design professional, aesthetically pleasing assets for posts and announcements.
Campaign Support: Collaborate with the Incubator team to promote key initiatives (e.g., application cycles, events).
Content Sourcing: Proactively gather updates from team members and partners to ensure a steady flow of relevant content.
Necessary candidate requirements:
Proactive: You take initiative to coordinate the content schedule and seek out necessary information from the team.
Versatile Communicator: Skilled in writing both newsletter content and engaging social media copy.
AIS Literacy: Sufficient understanding of AI Safety and Governance to curate relevant news.
Eye for Design: Strong aesthetic sense.
Preferred (but not necessary!) candidate requirements:
Previous Experience: Experience with newsletter/content writing.
Proficiency with Design Tools: e.g., Canva, Figma, Adobe Suite.