# Head of Programmes at PRISM > Onsite · United Kingdom · Director+ · Other · open. Source: https://alderhq.app/jobs/ashby%3APRISM%3A0ee4f565-d8b0-430b-b76e-d74e938feffc (read 2026-11-04). ## Facts (observed) - Company: [PRISM](https://alderhq.app/companies/prism) - Location text: Cambridge - Where it can be done from (inferred): Onsite · United Kingdom (evidence: "Location: Cambridge") - Posted: 2026-10-07 (28 days ago) - First seen by alder: 2026-11-02 · last verified: 2026-11-04 - Reposted: 0 times · edited: 0 times - Apply on the employer's site: https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/PRISM/0ee4f565-d8b0-430b-b76e-d74e938feffc ## Pay and sponsorship - Posted pay: not posted ## Description (the employer's text) ### Head of Programmes Location: Cambridge, UK preferred; open to remote (US/EU with overlap with UK hours) Type: Full-time (part-time options will also be considered) Reports to: CEO Compensation: salary commensurate with experience typical range $100,000 - $180,000 Level: open to hiring at the “Head of Programmes” and “Programmes Manager” levels To guarantee that your application receives full consideration, please apply by Saturday, October 31st (11:59 PM UK time). ### Overview We have run successful pilot versions of our field-building projects, and we are now looking for a Head of Programmes to take leadership of the portfolio and grow it. You will own the programmes that bring new people into digital minds, develop the most promising talent, and convene experts to do serious collaborative work. This is a senior, high-trust role for someone who can run excellent programmes, build a team, and make good calls about where to invest as a young field grows quickly. ### About PRISM PRISM (Partnership for Research Into Sentient Machines) is a UK-based registered charity helping to build the field of digital minds. We support research and educational initiatives that prepare society for the challenges posed by AI consciousness, digital minds, and AI moral status. We raise awareness among non-expert audiences, develop talent to help the field grow, and convene the researchers and experts for important conversations. Field building sits at the heart of our direction. As a young field, digital minds need infrastructure: ways for newcomers to orient themselves, and spaces that keep researchers and practitioners connected and collaborating. A key part of the role is our partnership with Cambridge Digital Minds (CDM), with whom we run the Fellowship and the online course. Our collaboration with the University of Cambridge is a major advantage, giving our programmes the reputation, networks, facilities, and convening power to attract exceptional applicants, speakers, and senior researchers. ### Our programmes Digital Minds Fellowship. An in-person taught programme that identifies and develops promising new talent. We received more than 3,600 applications in 2026 and selected 14 fellows, each matched with an expert mentor. Digital Minds Strategy Workshop. A structured working meeting that convenes around 50 experts for focused, output-oriented collaboration. Digital Minds Summer Gathering. Clusters the Fellowship and Strategy Workshop in Cambridge each summer for several weeks. Online Course: Introduction to Digital Minds. A structured eight-week course for those looking to deepen their knowledge. Digital Minds Newsletter. Brings new people into the field and keeps the field informed on the latest research and developments. Community infrastructure and new initiatives. The Digital Minds Community Slack, which supports cross-organisational coordination, and the Beginner's Guide to Digital Minds. In 2027, we want to grow each of these: a longer, more structured Summer Gathering built around month-long Senior Fellowships, a larger Strategy Workshop, a deeper Fellowship with extensions for the strongest fellows, and more course cohorts. ### What you'll do This is a broad role and not all of it happens at once. In your first year, we would expect you to focus on. Lead the field-building portfolio. Take ownership of some of the programmes above, from strategy through to delivery, and decide where the portfolio should grow, consolidate, or stop. Grow the programmes. Deepen the Fellowship, scale the Strategy Workshop and the online course, and make sure quality holds as numbers rise. Build the Summer Gathering. Turn Cambridge into a vibrant international hub for digital minds work each summer, bringing senior researchers, fellows, and organisational leaders together in one place. Lead and hire the team. Take leadership of the current field-building team and hire into it as the programmes scale. Contribute at Senior Leadership level. Help set organisational direction as part of the joint PRISM / CDM Senior Leadership team. --- Data: alder (https://alderhq.app). Cite https://alderhq.app/jobs/ashby%3APRISM%3A0ee4f565-d8b0-430b-b76e-d74e938feffc and the date you read it. Observed facts come from the employer's own listing; location reach, level, family and skills are inferences.