EU Policy Advocate/Lead

The Future of Life Institute (FLI) is hiring an EU Policy Advocate/Lead to lead FLI's  research and enforcement efforts related to general-purpose AI under EU laws. The EU Policy Advocate/Lead will report directly to the Head of EU Policy and Research. 

FLI educates and engages lawmakers, key stakeholders, and the general public about transformative technologies and their implications. We advocate for policies and approaches that mitigate catastrophic risks while advancing positive futures for humanity.

• Lead FLI's efforts to support EU enforcement related to general-purpose AI, especially through legal research and analysis of key issues in AI policy.
• Support the capacity of the EU AI Office in Brussels and EU capitals, elevating and translating AI Office output for a non-Brussels audience.
• Coordinate resource sharing and lead relationship-building with other civil society organisations.

• 2 - 10+ Years relevant experience
• Fluency in English, both written and oral.
• Eligibility to work in the EU, either based in Brussels (strong preference) or able to travel to Brussels regularly.
• Experience in EU politics/policy or understanding of how policies are passed in the EU institutions and Member State governments. 
• Master's degree or above in Law or related disciplines. 

• Strong experience related to enforcement of EU law.  
• Sharp strategic planner, who can anticipate the likely risks and outcomes of multi-stage projects.
• Strong autonomy, pro-activity and work ethic with ability to work independently on solo projects over extended periods.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills, including the ability to  communicate complex information to non-expert audiences.
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to build trusting partnerships.

• An existing network within EU institutions and Member States.
• Understanding of the technical capabilities and limitations of AI systems.

Application Deadline: 30 November 2025. Rolling applications may be considered after the application deadline if the position has not been filled.

Start Date: We'd like the chosen candidate to start as soon as possible after accepting an offer.

Application Process: Apply by uploading your resume, alongside a short answer to the following question(s):

In 300 words or less, please describe a time when you contributed to policy development (ideally in the EU.) Please specify your actions and their impact.

Please apply via our website. Email applications are not accepted.

FLI aims to be an inclusive organization. We proactively seek job applications from candidates with diverse backgrounds. If you are passionate about FLI’s mission and think you have what it takes to be successful in this role even though you may not check all the boxes, please still apply. We would appreciate the opportunity to consider your application.

Questions may be directed to jobsadmin@futureoflife.org.

About the Future of Life Institute

Founded in 2014, FLI is an independent non-profit working to steer transformative technology towards benefiting life and away from extreme large-scale risks. Our work includes grantmaking, educational outreach, and policy engagement.

Our work has been featured widely, including in The Washington Post, Politico, Vox, Forbes, The Guardian, the BBC, The Economist and Wired.

Some of our achievements include:

- Pause Giant AI Experiments, an open letter calling for a 6 month pause on the training of AI systems more powerful than GPT-4. The letter has been signed by more than 30,000 people, including Yoshua Bengio, Stuart Russell, Elon Musk, Steve Wozniak, Yuval Noah Harari, and Andrew Yang.

- The Asilomar AI Principles, one of the earliest and most influential sets of AI governance principles.

- How would a nuclear war between Russia and the US affect you personally?- A scientifically accurate simulation showing the consequences of nuclear war, with over 6 millions views and a feature in Time Magazine.

- AI Safety Index - an objective rating of AI companies on key safety and security domains, as judged by experts in the field.

- Superintelligence Imagined Creative Contest - From 180+ submissions, we selected 6 winning artworks that best illustrate the risks of advanced artificial intelligence.

FLI is a largely virtual organization, with a team of >25 distributed internationally, mostly in Europe and the US. We have four offices: Campbell in California, Brussels in Belgium, London in the UK, and Washington DC. We meet in person as a full team twice a year.