Work with Us
Work with Us
Volunteering / Freelance / Contractor roles (mostly remote, Europe/Germany)
About us
The Compassionate Future Initiative (CFI) is a small, impact-driven non-profit project focused on community building. We advocate and mobilise for high-impact initiatives to reduce suffering in the near and distant future.
We’re currently seeking to move from fiscal sponsorship to our own European legal entity and professionalising our web presence and finance operations.
Contract & practicals (applies to all roles)
- Engagement: Volunteering / Freelance / Contractor
- Location: Remote — ideally with the ability and interest to occasionally meet near Munich or at Effective Altruism events within the EU.
- Start: As soon as feasible.
- Rates: Please state your hourly/day rate (including VAT status) and provide a rough cost estimate for the work you’re interested in.
- Process: Short intro call → paid scoping mini-SOW (time-boxed) → main contract.
- Apply: Use the contact form and indicate which role(s) you’re applying for.
1) International Business Administration & Legal Setup (Europe)
Mandate / outcomes
- Evaluate and recommend the optimal European legal form and jurisdiction for CFI (e.g., e.V. / gGmbH / gUG in Germany, or EU/EEA alternatives) with pros/cons, costs, timelines, governance, fundraising, and operational trade-offs.
- Deliver an incorporation plan and timeline; coordinate filings and registrations through to completion.
- Map EU and relevant national regulations that apply to CFI’s activities (fundraising/donations, volunteering, cross-border contracting, data protection, employment risks, brand/IP basics).
- Set up essentials: banking and payments/donations, bookkeeping stack, basic internal policies (governance, approvals), and lightweight contract templates.
- Advise on compliant options for cross-border contracting and volunteer engagement (including misclassification risk and safe alternatives).
What you’ll do
- Consultation: Discuss CFI’s goals and context to identify the most suitable legal and administrative setup.
- Options memo: Prepare a concise written recommendation outlining the preferred structure and a SMART (Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant, Time-bound) step-by-step implementation plan.
- Execution: Support incorporation and setup activities, liaising with notaries, registries, and service providers as needed.
- Documentation: Draft simple, practical Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) defining responsibilities, workflows, and compliance steps for the new legal entity.
Profile
- Relevant educational background in law, business administration, or non-profit management, and a track record in incorporating or transitioning non-profits in Europe.
- Pragmatic and efficiency-oriented, with a focus on clear deliverables and minimal bureaucracy.
- Collaborative, communicative, responsive, and reliable working style.
- Understanding of and alignment with CFI’s mission and vision to reduce suffering in the near and long term.
Time involvement:
Approximately 50–100 hours for the initial phase, followed by around 50 hours annually for ongoing maintenance and scaling support — with the possibility of expanding the collaboration if further funding permits.
2) Non-profit Tax Accountant (DE/EU)
Mandate / outcomes
- Set up a clean, audit-ready accounting workflow for a small cross-border non-profit project.
- Ensure compliance with respective national /international non-profit accounting and tax requirements.
What you’ll do
- Recommend and implement the bookkeeping stack and chart of accounts.
- Advise on donation receipts, restricted funds, grants, and cross-border payments.
- Quarterly reviews; year-end close package; prepare/coordinate filings (DE focus; flag other EU obligations if relevant).
Profile
- Strong knowledge of German non-profit accounting/tax (plus international aspects).
- Comfortable working from lightweight SOPs and improving them.
- Experience with small NGOs, associations, or charitable initiatives.
- Understanding of and alignment with CFI’s mission and vision to reduce suffering in the near and long term.
Time involvement:
Approximately 20–50 hours annually, with the prospect of expanding the collaboration if additional funding permits.
3) Website Compliance & Manager
Mandate / outcomes
- Professionalise information architecture / content presentation
- Achieve compliance with EU and German website and data-processing regulations.
What you’ll do
- Audit and fix: Impressum, GDPR/DSGVO privacy notice, consent logs, processing records (ROPA), donation/payment pages, newsletter flows, vendor DPAs/SCCs.
- Advise and assist CFI regularly in options for updating and improving information architecture and content presentation
Profile
- Relevant educational background and experiences in web development, incl. experience with EU/German website compliance and consent tooling.
- Collaborative mindset, good communication, responsive and reliable to assist CFI in the CMS
- Understanding of and alignment with CFI’s mission and vision to reduce suffering in the near and long term.
Time involvement:
Approximately 20–60 hours annually.
4) Compassionate Genomics — Network Associate
Mandate / outcomes
- Help advance the Compassionate Genomics project by building the right research and institutional relationships.
- Reference: https://compassionate-future.org/compassionate-genomics/
What you’ll do
- Map and prioritise stakeholders (academia, labs, funders, ethics/governance bodies, allied NGOs).
- Proactively outreach, arrange calls, and maintain a warm pipeline; prepare concise briefs before/after meetings.
- Convene a small advisory circle; help scope collaborations, preprints, shared resources, and grant opportunities.
- Maintain a contact log and quarterly progress snapshot (key intros made, opportunities unlocked, blockers).
Profile
- Relevant educational background (PhD in Genetics or closely related field) and experiences in genomics research.
- Established network in relevant research and policy development.
- Strong social and communication skills to navigate sensitive topics with nuance.
- Deep understanding of, and alignment with, CFI’s mission regarding Compassionate Genomics.
Time involvement:
Approximately 50–80 hours for the initial first year, with the prospect of expanding the collaboration if funding permits.