Volunteer Director of Policy

Volunteer Director of Policy

Organization: AI Nexus for Black Innovators (AINBI)
Location: Remote, Canada
Commitment: 5–7 hours per week
Term: Six months
Application Deadline: August 31, 2026
Website: https://ainbi.org/

About AINBI

AI Nexus for Black Innovators (AINBI) is a national organization working to advance Black leadership, participation, innovation, and economic opportunity in artificial intelligence.

Our work brings together policy, education, research, entrepreneurship, and community engagement. We want to ensure that Black Canadians are not only included in conversations about AI, but are helping shape the policies, technologies, businesses, and decisions that will define Canada’s AI future.

About the Role

Artificial intelligence is developing rapidly, and important decisions are being made now about regulation, transparency, workforce development, innovation, investment, responsible AI, and economic opportunity.

AINBI is expanding its national policy work and is seeking a Volunteer Director of Policy to help identify emerging issues, develop policy priorities, strengthen stakeholder relationships, and advance AINBI’s national policy agenda.

The Director of Policy will work closely with AINBI leadership and help coordinate the National Advisory Council on Inclusive AI and Black Innovation.

This is a strategic leadership role for someone interested in helping ensure that Black perspectives, leadership, entrepreneurship, innovation, and economic interests are represented in Canada’s evolving AI policy landscape.

Key Responsibilities

The Volunteer Director of Policy will:

• Coordinate the National Advisory Council on Inclusive AI and Black Innovation and support its policy priorities
• Identify emerging AI policy issues, opportunities, and gaps affecting Black Canadians
• Monitor federal and provincial consultations and opportunities for policy engagement
• Build relationships with government, industry, researchers, universities, nonprofits, and community organizations
• Support the development of policy briefs, recommendations, consultation submissions, and discussion papers
• Help develop national policy initiatives, stakeholder consultations, and roundtables
• Represent AINBI in selected policy meetings, consultations, and external discussions
• Collaborate with AINBI leadership to strengthen the organization’s national policy voice
• Help translate complex AI policy developments into practical recommendations and priorities

Ideal Candidate

We are looking for someone who is strategic, curious, collaborative, and comfortable engaging with senior stakeholders.

The ideal candidate will have experience or strong knowledge in one or more of the following areas:

• Public policy
• Artificial intelligence or technology policy
• Government relations
• Research and policy analysis
• Law or regulation
• Economic development
• Digital policy
• Stakeholder and community engagement

Strong candidates will be able to understand emerging and complex policy issues and translate them into clear, practical recommendations.

Strong writing, communication, relationship-building, research, and coordination skills are important.

Experience working with government, universities, research institutions, technology organizations, nonprofits, community organizations, or industry would be an asset.

Knowledge of the experiences, barriers, and opportunities facing Black communities in Canada is especially valuable.

We are particularly interested in someone who understands that Black participation in AI is not only about addressing bias and potential harms. It is also about leadership, entrepreneurship, innovation, ownership, investment, skills development, and economic opportunity.

Why Join AINBI?

This is an opportunity to help shape a growing national organization at an important moment in Canada’s AI development.

As Volunteer Director of Policy, you will have the opportunity to:

• Help shape AINBI’s national AI policy agenda
• Work with leaders from government, technology, academia, business, and community organizations
• Contribute to federal and provincial AI policy discussions
• Help bring Black perspectives into important conversations about AI governance, innovation, and economic development
• Build relationships across Canada’s AI ecosystem
• Support national consultations and policy initiatives
• Contribute to policy work that can create meaningful opportunities for Black professionals, entrepreneurs, researchers, youth, and communities

Most importantly, you will help ensure that Black Canadians are not simply responding to the future of AI, but are helping shape, lead, own, and benefit from it.

Time Commitment

This is a six-month volunteer leadership position requiring approximately 5–7 hours per week.

The position is remote within Canada, with flexibility around scheduling. Some virtual meetings with AINBI leadership, advisory council members, and external stakeholders will be required.

How to Apply

Please submit:

• Your résumé or CV
• A brief statement outlining your interest in the position and any relevant policy, technology, government, research, or community experience

Application Deadline: August 31, 2026

Website: https://ainbi.org/

AINBI welcomes applicants with diverse professional, academic, community, and lived experiences who are interested in contributing to inclusive AI leadership and innovation in Canada.