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Co-founder for Tobacco Control Charity

The position

I am seeking out an altruistic and driven co-founder who is keen to maximise their counterfactual impact by starting high impact charities. I have decided to found a tobacco taxation charity, advocating low and middle-income countries (LMIC) to increase tobacco taxes. The World Health Organization and Copenhagen Consensus, state that this is the most cost-effective policy intervention that they are aware of in global health and you can read a summary of Charity Entrepreneurship’s research on tobacco taxation here and GiveWell’s conversation notes where they discuss tobacco taxation here.
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Our research and cost effectiveness analysis suggests that this is likely to be the most cost-effective policy to mitigate the disease burden from non-communicable diseases, which has been rigorously examined, but the organisation is amenable to other policies if a strong case can be made that they are likely to be more cost-effective.

Responsibilities:

  • Work closely with the co-founder to shape the vision of the organisation
  • Conduct strong research into effective public health advocacy
  • Work with a co-founder to develop a strong strategy for M&E
  • Build the organisations network with public health experts and value-aligned funders
  • Coordinate with existing advocacy groups and partners to ensure we are using the most effective strategies that we are aware of
  • Work with a co-founder to improve operations by building internal systems
  • Help to manage charity finances including budgeting and grant writing

Requirements:

  • Passion: Deep enthusiasm about our opportunity to improve people’s lives
  • Perseverance: Dedication to the long-term progress and sustainability of the charity and its intermediate hurdles
  • Creative problem-solving: Ability to efficiently learn and execute best practices where they exist and to innovate where they don’t
  • Managerial and social skills: Ability to lead the team to meet project goals promptly, track progress, foster a positive work environment, and build professional partnerships

Desirable Attributes:

  • Experience working in South Asia in global health or poverty alleviation
  • Experience in advocacy roles in low and middle-income countries (connections to government would be particularly valuable)
  • Ability to effectively grasp, critique, and present academic literature that will guide team decisions.
  • The ability to work out of London in the same office as the existing co-founder
  • Desire to travel abroad when necessary
  • Understanding of core Effective Altruism principles
  • Experience managing sizeable budgets

Benefits:

  • Opportunity for highly impactful work whilst building career capital
  • High autonomy and creativity in shaping your role and the development of the charity
  • Pay according to your fit
  • Flexible work environment and schedule
  • Skill development in entrepreneurship, management, and institutional collaboration
  • Rewarding team environment - this will be meaningful, interesting, and fun!
  • Integration with the effective altruism community
  • Working closely with a passionate co-founder deeply interested in these ideas
  • Mentoring and support from a network of experienced charity founders and executives
  • A cause you believe in and a risk worth taking

Applying

Your application should include two files: your resume and a document containing the following. Please complete this form.
  1. An evaluation of the above needs and wants that you meet (please be honest - good applicants will not meet all the criteria, but it will help to understand fit before interviews)
  2. 2 short answer questions about the impact of advocacy (1-2 paragraphs each)
    1. Make a strong argument for why advocacy based interventions might be amongst the most impactful
    2. Make a strong argument for why advocacy based interventions might not be amongst the most impactful 
  3. A cover letter expressing what you would bring to the team
Application deadline : 21/09/19
Want to learn more about who I am? Let’s chat or you can email me at [email protected] and to give you a sense of what I’ve done, you can view my LinkedIn profile. I’m excited to pursue this opportunity and look forward to reading your application!

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