Entrepreneurship in the territories: is it the right time?
Application Process
To apply, please complete the application form accessible through this link. The deadline to apply is Sunday 31st May.
Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis. We encourage interested candidates to apply as soon as possible, as we intend to fill the position as soon as a suitable candidate is found. The application process will consist of most, if not all, of the following:
- Test task (1-2 hours)
- Online interview (1 hour)
- In-person interview (in Manila)
- Reference checks
About Scale Welfare
We are a young, highly-driven NGO dedicated to improving farmed fish welfare in the Philippines. Rooted in the principles of Effective Altruism (EA), we strive to maximize our impact through evidence-based interventions. Our in-country support currently consists of two contractors.
Following extensive scoping research throughout 2025 (you can see the report here), our current priority for 2026 is promoting the implementation of effective ice slurry slaughter to improve the welfare of tilapia farmed in Luzon - more detailed information about this intervention can be found here.
While this is our primary focus, we remain agile. If we identify a more tractable, scalable, or impactful intervention, we are open to pivoting.
About the role
During our first year of operations, our remote Co-Founders managed a small team of three local contractors to meet our short-term goals. As we enter our second year, we are seeking a versatile Country Lead to act as an extension of the founding team on the ground.
You will be the bridge between the animal welfare and EA principles that drive our work, and the practical, day-to-day implementation required to translate those principles into tangible impact.
Key responsibilities
Strategic & Operational Leadership
- Drive Intervention Success: Co-lead the development and execution of our "tilapia ice slurry slaughter" intervention in Luzon. You will ensure our strategy is effectively implemented and proactively troubleshoot challenges as they arise.
- Evidence-Based Decision Making: Approach all challenges and strategies with a highly analytical mindset. You will be expected to base project adjustments, resource allocation, and intervention evaluations on rigorous data, research, and on-the-ground metrics rather than intuition or assumptions.
- Administration: Manage the day-to-day administrative realities of our Philippines operations. This includes responsibly managing local budgets, tracking project expenses, and ensuring compliance with local regulations and reporting requirements.
- Act Autonomously: Over time, step into a high-level decision-making role, operating independently while staying strictly aligned with Scale Welfare's mission, values, and strategic goals.
- Adapt & Iterate: Navigate the ambiguities of a 1-year-old NGO. Adjust plans rapidly when circumstances change and help the organization pivot if new, more impactful avenues emerge.
Team Leadership & Collaboration
- In-Country Team Development: Scale Welfare operates in a non-hierarchical manner, asking individuals to take ownership of their tasks. Your role is to mentor, support, and unblock the team, ensuring they meet their weekly and monthly goals. Together we intend to build a high-performing and deeply motivated local team.
- Fieldwork: This is not a desk-only role. Our real impact happens at the farm level, and you should be comfortable getting your hands dirty. You should be ready and willing to spend full, hands-on days out in the field, come rain or shine, navigating the physical realities of aquaculture in Luzon.
- Monitoring & Evaluation: Work with the Co-Founders to establish clear KPIs and data collection methods. You will be responsible for ensuring that all data collected on the ground is clearly and comprehensively reported on, including economic data to help inform our intervention cost-benefit analysis.
- Communications: Act as the primary liaison between the on-the-ground team and the remote Co-Founders. Maintain excellent, frequent written and verbal communication to ensure seamless operations.
- Recruitment & Scaling: As our needs evolve, identify capability gaps, lead the recruitment of new contractors or staff, and successfully onboard them.
External Stakeholder Engagement
- Build Strategic Relationships: Engage with a wide variety of stakeholders—from rural farmers to government representatives. You must be able to understand their distinct goals and find pathways to align them with Scale Welfare’s objectives.
- Identify New Partners: Based on the connections and knowledge you develop within Philippines aquaculture, you are expected to proactively advise the Co-Founders strategic partnership opportunities to advance our mission.
