High-Impact Job Boards: A Comprehensive Guide
- Nina Friedrich 🔸 & Shane Coburn
- Jul 22
- 4 min read
For professionals transitioning into the high-impact space, finding relevant opportunities often requires some digging. Unlike popular job sites such as LinkedIn and Indeed, which let you set customized alerts and signal your availability to recruiters, high-impact roles are typically found on smaller, more specialized aggregators with limited options.
Fortunately, the growing ecosystem of cause-specific job boards is making it easier to find roles that align with jobseekers' values, expertise, and preferences. Below, we break down the most popular high-impact job boards, as well as some lesser-known resources to help you find your next role.
Popular High-Impact Job Boards
Widely regarded as the central hub for high-impact jobseekers, 80,000 Hours curates an up-to-date list of impactful roles across diverse cause areas, including AI safety, biosecurity and pandemic preparedness, global health and development, nuclear security, and more. The board features positions at all levels, from early-career to senior leadership, and offers robust filtering by cause, skill set, role type, salary, location, and more. 80,000 Hours is also one of the few high-impact job boards that offers personalized job alerts straight to your inbox.
Managed by food tech career advisors, Tälist, the Alt Protein board is dedicated to jobs in and around the alternative protein sector. Featuring opportunities from established companies to innovative startups, and offering advanced search filters such as remote policy and seniority, the Alt Protein board is a go-to resource for professionals with backgrounds in science, engineering, and/or business who want to drive change in the food industry.
AI Safety Jobs specializes in roles focused on the safe development and governance of artificial intelligence. The board includes technical, policy, and research positions, and is updated regularly with opportunities from leading organizations in the field.
The AAC job board is dedicated to careers advancing the welfare of farmed and wild animals. It features roles at nonprofits, think tanks, and advocacy organizations. The scope is global, with filters for location, languages, job function, and experience levels. You can also sign up for custom job alerts, career advice, and access to additional resources.
Pro-Animaux is a specialized board for French-speaking professionals seeking roles in animal welfare. It aggregates opportunities from across Europe and the Francophone world, making it a unique resource for French speakers looking to dedicate their careers to the animal welfare movement. The spreadsheet-like layout allows you to peruse jobs by organization, position, location, and more.
Like 80,000 Hours, Probably Good’s job board spans a wide range of high-impact sectors, including AI safety, climate change, biosecurity, and mental health. The board is updated regularly with positions from both mission-driven companies and nonprofits, and allows you to search by cause, skill set, experience, role type, location, and other filters.
ProVeg Incubator’s board focuses on the fast-growing alternative protein sector, listing roles at startups working to transform the global food system. Opportunities range from technical R&D to business development and marketing, and the board is updated as new startups join the incubator.
Other Boards
EA Opportunities is a hub for internships, fellowships, and project-based roles in the effective altruism community. It’s especially useful for professionals looking for short-term or exploratory opportunities to gain experience or test their fit before making a full career transition.
This community-driven platform connects freelancers with mission-driven clients and projects. It’s a unique option for professionals seeking flexible, project-based work that aligns with their values.
Impactpool aggregates high-impact roles from international organizations, non-governmental organizations (NGOs), and social enterprises, with a focus on global development, humanitarian aid, and sustainability. Registration is optional, but additional features are available to those who sign up.
Run by All Tech Is Human, this job board highlights opportunities at the intersection of technology, ethics, and social impact. It includes roles in responsible AI, tech policy, and digital rights, and allows users to filter by organization, field, region, and even visa sponsorship.
Lesser-Known Places Where High-Impact Jobs Are Posted
Effective Altruism (EA) Forum’s “Job listing (open)” Tag: A quick way to search for recent job opportunities posted to the EA forum. You can find the latest tagged posts, as well as a list of job board and other resources, here.
Effective Altruism LinkedIn Group: A private group where members share job postings, articles, advice, and events. You can request access here.
EA Anywhere Slack: An invite-only virtual community for effective altruists, including several channels dedicated to popular departments within EA organizations, including data science, economics, and marketing. Request access here.
Hive Slack: A private network for farmed animal advocates, featuring job postings and peer support. You can request access here.
BlueDot Impact Slack: A private AI safety community for current and former participants of BlueDot courses.
Talent Directory
High Impact Professionals (HIP) Talent Directory connects you with organizations dedicated to making a difference in the world. The Directory serves as a reverse job board, where professionals from various backgrounds create a profile listing their experience, role preferences, cause areas of interest, etc. Once you’ve created your profile, hiring managers from high-impact organizations can reach out to you directly, inviting you to apply for roles that match your skills and passions. The approach adds a different dimension to your job search, allowing relevant opportunities to find you.
Job-Related Mailing Lists for High-Impact Jobseekers
For Consultants:
Consultants for Impact brings together current and former consultants from top firms, such as McKinsey, BCG, Bain, etc., who are interested in applying their skills to high-impact work. Join their mailing list to hear about opportunities, events, and more.
For Experienced Professionals:
At High Impact Professionals, we help professionals looking to transition into the impact space by providing advice, resources, and community. Our marquee programs include the Impact Accelerator Program and the aforementioned Talent Directory. Join our mailing list for the latest high-impact jobs and resources.
Next Steps for Navigating High-Impact Job Boards
Determine which boards have the jobs, features, and resources you need.
Customize filters and search for preferred roles.
Set up alerts and sign up for HIP’s Talent Directory.
Consider joining groups related to your cause area, as private communities and forums often share exclusive opportunities.
Leverage programs, events, and peer networks to accelerate your transition into high-impact work.
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