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Director, Effective Altruism Germany (Effektiver Altruismus Deutschland e.V.)

 

About EA Germany

EA Germany (EAD) is the umbrella organisation for Germany’s EA community—the third-largest national EA community globally and the largest in continental Europe. We support career changes toward high-impact work through personalised mentoring and events like EAGxBerlin (640+ attendees in 2025).

We’ll explore a hub-based model in 2026—establishing a physical presence with regular programming whilst maintaining our successful nationwide career support services such as 1-1 online career advising.

 

The Role

We’re hiring a Director to lead this strategic shift and grow EA Germany’s impact. You’ll manage a small team, set organisational strategy, maintain funder relationships (primarily CEA’s Community Building Grant programme), and build EA Germany’s physical hub.

Key Responsibilities

• Strategic leadership: Set and execute EA Germany’s strategy, with particular focus on establishing and running the hub (regular outreach events, coworking sessions, local mentoring); represent EA Germany externally
• Programme oversight: Guide core programmes—EAGxBerlin, weekend seminars, mentoring, Intro Program collaboration with CEA
• Hands-on programme work: Conduct career 1-1s with promising individuals; develop and pilot new programmes based on strategic priorities
• Fundraising and stakeholder management: Manage relationship with CEA and other funders; write grant applications; report on impact; report to board
• Team management: conduct 1-1s with team members; develop team capacity

 

Location & Structure

• Location: Berlin strongly preferred. We’ll consider Munich or other major German cities for exceptional candidates with strong local networks and established infrastructure.
• FTE: 1.0 FTE, 35 hours/week. We’ll consider applications for min. 30h/week.
• Start date: May or June 2026
• Salary: €60,000–75,000 gross p.a. for full-time, depending on experience and location
• 30 days annual leave

 

Who We’re Looking For

Required:

• Genuine commitment to Effective Altruism principles and familiarity with the EA community
• Demonstrated ability to think strategically and prioritise
• Strong organisational and project management skills
• German fluency (written and spoken)
• English fluency (written and spoken)
• Legal right to work in Germany

Strongly preferred:

• Experience building communities or running events
• Track record in fundraising or grant management
• Prior involvement in EA community building or similar mission-driven work

Nice to have:

• Familiarity with Berlin’s (or another German city’s) ecosystem of universities and impact-driven organisations
• Experience with monitoring and evaluation frameworks
• Management experience (team leadership, delegation, performance management)
• Existing connections to German EA groups or adjacent communities

 

What We Offer

• High autonomy and strategic influence in shaping Germany’s EA ecosystem
• Experienced board that provides strategic oversight, feedback and support
• Established organisational infrastructure (operations, CRM, fiscal sponsorship programmes already running)
• Strong, efficient and very supportive team that works well together
• Clear impact pathway: our 2025 data shows direct attribution from our work to career changes
• Flexible work setup in a remote team

 

Application Process

Stage 1 (by 19 April): Application via application form

Stage 2 (April): Work test (~2–3 hours)

Stage 3 (April/May): Interview

Stage 4 (May/June): Paid work trial – offered to final candidate(s) at our discretion

 

Apply

Submit your application via this form by 19 April 23:59 CEST.

Questions? Email personal@ealokal.de