Animal Welfare Program Manager at Ambitious Impact + Shrimp Welfare Project Cofounder
- format
- Project scoping and preparing grant applications · Research and writing · Creative project, product design, and entrepreneurship · Field-building, outreach, and coordination
- topic
- AI’s nearterm impact on animals · Neglected and emerging animal groups (e.g. fish, insects) · Post-AGI transition/Transformative AI
- open to mentee proposals
- Yes, with the right mentee
mentored by
Aaron BoddyAmbitious Impact
Who I'm looking for
Must-haves:
- "On-it-ness" — you follow through, close loops, and don't need chasing.
- Genuine care about impact, and a willingness to change direction when the evidence points elsewhere.
- Enough independence to run with a problem, paired with the self-awareness to ask for help early rather than late. Nice-to-haves:
- Some entrepreneurial or founder instinct — comfort with ambiguity and building things without a clear template.
- Relevant domain knowledge (animal welfare, a specific neglected group, or a technical/AI background), though strong generalists are very welcome.
- Clear writing and thinking — a lot of early-stage project work is just getting the reasoning legible on the page.
Support offered
- Shaping direction
- Drafting
- Facilitating connections
- Domain expertise
Aaron Boddy
Ambitious Impact
Co-founder of Shrimp Welfare Project, now running the animal welfare incubation programme at AIM. PhD in AI, with past work on AGI risk — so I care a lot about where emerging tech meets animal advocacy. As a mentor I'm at my best helping people turn a fuzzy idea into a concrete, well-scoped project.