Remote AI Ethics & Policy Analyst — Shape Fair AI

Placements24; Vereeniging; Hybrid; ZAR 248,000 - 386,000; Part time

Job summary

Placements24 is seeking an AI Ethics and Policy Analyst to research, analyze, and shape policies ensuring AI technologies are fair, transparent, and accountable. The role focuses on societal impacts and translating ethics into actionable recommendations in a primarily remote setting.

You will collaborate with internal teams and external stakeholders to foster responsible innovation and contribute to governance in AI technologies.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree or higher required with focus on policy, ethics, or AI.
• 3–5 years of policy analysis, research, or advocacy experience in tech or AI preferred.
• Excellent written and verbal communication with ability to translate complex ideas into policy recommendations.

Responsibilities

• Research trends in AI ethics, regulation, and policy globally.
• Develop policy guidelines for ethical AI design, development and deployment.
• Conduct ethical impact assessments and risk analyses for AI projects.
• Collaborate with legal, engineering, and product teams to embed ethics in AI lifecycles.
• Draft white papers, reports, and internal policy documents.
• Monitor compliance with AI regulations and standards.
• Engage with policymakers, academics, and civil society on AI ethics.
• Contribute to AI ethics training programs for employees.

Skills

Policy analysis

AI ethics

Research

Stakeholder engagement

Regulatory awareness

Education

Master’s degree in Public Policy, Law, Ethics, Sociology, CS (AI ethics)

Job description

Placements24 is seeking an AI Ethics and Policy Analyst to research, analyze, and shape policies ensuring AI technologies are fair, transparent, and accountable. The role focuses on societal impacts and translating ethics into actionable recommendations in a primarily remote setting.

You will collaborate with internal teams and external stakeholders to foster responsible innovation and contribute to governance in AI technologies.