Policy Advocate

The Future of Life Institute (FLI) is hiring a UK Policy Advocate to advise the UK government on its forthcoming AI bill. This experienced and connected policy professional will also make recommendations for how the UK can utilise its unique position on the global stage to limit risks from AGI. The UK Policy Advocate will report to our Head of European Policy and Research.

FLI educates and engages lawmakers, key stakeholders, and the general public about transformative technologies and their implications. In doing so, it advises and advocates on the necessary steps to avoid catastrophic risks while bringing about positive futures for all. 

As UK Policy Advocate, you will:

1) Build awareness among key stakeholders about the fundamentals of AI safety as well as the benefits of putting clear safeguards in place.

2) Support the UK's domestic regulation of AI

- Identify key groups and stakeholders involved in shaping the forthcoming AI bill and build trusting relationships with these groups.

- Develop a political strategy to engage senior government stakeholders.

3) Further the role of the UK in shaping global governance of AI

- Identify key stakeholders with international-facing roles at UK AISI, FCDO or other relevant government departments.

- Liaise with these contacts to advance global limits on dangerous AI development and co-shape the conditions for meaningful multilateral negotiations.

Required Qualifications:

• Eligibility to work in the UK, either based in London (preference) or able to travel to London regularly.

• Experience in UK politics/policy or understanding of how policies are passed in the UK government. 

Skills and qualities required:

• 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 communicate complex information to non-expert audiences.

• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to build trusting partnerships.

Preferred qualifications, skills and qualities:

• An existing network within at least one major UK political party, UK AISI, FCDO and/or DSIT.

• Understanding of the technical capabilities and limitations of AI systems.

£95,000 - £135,000 a year

Exact compensation will vary depending on experience and geography.

This position will be hired on a 12-month consulting contract.

Application Deadline: Friday 7th November 2025.

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 outline the opportunities you see for concrete AI regulation in the UK within the next two years.

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

FLI aims to be an inclusive organisation. 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 benefitting 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 organisation, 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.