Top Christian Jobs for Making an Impact

Updated December 23 2024

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Summary

  • Below are 30+ recent job openings we carefully selected for Christians who want to make the greatest possible impact with their God-given talents (1 Peter 4:10).

  • We include sacred and secular workplaces tackling our problem areas.

  • These jobs are best for talented US-UK Christians aged 18-35 (early-mid career).

Top jobs for Christians in various cause areas

Roles: Generalist and Groups and/or Advising Lead at Probably Good

  • Remote, preference for candidates located in or between UK and the US East Coast time zones (generally UTC-5 to UTC+0), but open to exceptional candidates based elsewhere

  • application deadline 10 January 2025

Roles: Grantmaking Research Roles and Operations Roles (Junior, Senior, and C-Suite) at Ark Philanthropy

  • Remote

  • Application deadline January 15th reviewed on a rolling basis

Role: Operations Coordinator/Associate at Open Philanthropy

  • Washington DC or San Francisco

  • Full time, $107,000+

  • Applications reviewed on a rolling basis

Role: Advisor at Founders Pledge

  • London, UK

  • £55,000 - £60,000

  • Rolling applications

Role: Events Manager at Roots of Progress Institute

  • Remote

  • Application deadline 1st March 2025

Role: Operations Intern at Impact Ops

  • Remote

  • 3–6 months starting in summer 2025

  • Salary £2,500 to £3,000 per month

  • Application deadline 16 March 2025

Top jobs for Christians in global poverty and health 💔

Role: Director of Listening, Monitoring, & Evaluation (LM&E) at HOPE International

  • Lancaster, PA (US), Durham, NC (US), Kigali (Rwanda), preferred

  • $70,000 -$80,000

  • Application deadline 2nd January 2025

Role: Program Assistant to join USAID’s Center for Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships (FBNP) at RP Professional Services

  • Washington DC metro area but primarily remote

Several roles at the Lead Exposure Elimination Project, including among others Program Manager, Industry and Senior Manager

  • Remote

  • 5 January 2025 for all roles except Program Consultant for Indonesia which has rolling applications

Role: US Federal Policy Manager at Clean Air Task Force

  • Washington, DC

  • $139,000 - $175,000

  • Rolling applications

Role: Development Manager at Evidence Action

  • Washington DC

  • $74,800 - $83,500

Role: Research Professional at Development Innovation Lab

  • Chicago

Role: Field Officers (Nigeria) (entry level) at New Incentives

  • Multiple locations

  • Full-time

Various roles at GiveDirectly

  • US, UK, Kenya, various other countries

  • Full time, $130,000 US

Various roles at the Center for Effective Global Action including internship, research, and project management

  • San Francisco Bay Area

Various roles at Evidence Action

  • Hybrid, Washington DC, India, various countries in Sub-Saharan Africa

Various roles at Clinton Health Access Initiative

  • US, remote in US, Clinton Health Access Initiative program countries

Role: (Sr.) Business Development Manager at Causal Design

  • Denver, CO or Washington D.C.

  • $65,757 – $85,485 for BD Manager and $79,559 – $103,422 for Sr. BD Manager

Various roles at J-PAL

  • mainly US and global

Top jobs for Christians in Missions ✝️

Various roles at Faith Driven Entrepreneur

  • US, Remote, or Asia-Pacific

Role: Numerous at Faith Comes by Hearing

  • Albuquerque, NM

  • $20 - $24 per hour 

Various roles at the International Care Ministries

  • Manila, the Philippines, and Hong Kong

  • Full-time

Various roles at Every Home for Christ

  • Colorado Springs, CO, US

  • Full-time, volunteer

Role: Earn to give for missions

  • Anywhere

Top jobs for Christians helping animals and the environment🌏

Role: Seafood Certification Specialist at the Aquatic Life Institute

  • Remote

  • $45,000 - $50,000

  • Applications close January 5, 2025

Role: Communications Lead at Shrimp Welfare Project

  • Remote

  • Application deadline 10th January 2025

Role: Fellowship Coordinator at Reducetarian Foundation

  • Atlanta, GA

  • $70,000

  • Application deadline 31 December 2024

Project Coordinator / Manager, Energy Program and Senior Policy Analyst, Energy Program at the Bipartisan Policy Center

  • Washington DC

  • Base salary for Project Coordinator / Manager $58,000 - $83,000, salary for Sr. Policy Analyst 83,000 - $108,000

  • Rolling applications

Various roles at Carbon Direct

  • Washington DC

  • Rolling applications

Various roles at the Environmental Defense Fund (research and legal, including internships)

  • Washington DC; Boulder, CO; Remote in the US, various in the US

  • Rolling Applications

Various roles relating to nuclear energy at the Breakthrough Institute

  • Washington DC

  • Rolling applications

Various roles at the Good Food Institute

  • Remote: US, Europe, anywhere; Washington DC

A listing of opportunities in alternative proteins

Various roles at Animal Equality

  • Remote, Los Angeles, CA

  • Full time

Various roles in Nuclear Fusion Energy Development, US

  • Different locations, US

  • Various salaries

Role: Philanthropy Specialist at Animal Equality

  • £37,000 - £40,000

  • Remote in the UK

Various roles at The Humane Society of the United States / Humane Society International

  • US

Various roles at Mercy for Animals

  • Remote in either US, Canada, Mexico, Central America or Brazil

Communication Intern and Legal Internship at Animal Outlook

  • Remote, anywhere

  • Unpaid

Role: Impactful Policy Careers Accelerator at Animal Advocacy Careers

  • Remote + one week in Brussels

  • Compensation: Free of charge for selected candidates, Brussels week expenses covered: Accommodation, meals, and travel for the program week (March 2025)

  • Deadline January 5th 2025

Top jobs for Christians preventing global catastrophe ☢️

Programme Officer, Pandemic Sciences Institute and Postdoctoral Researcher Assistant, Jenner Institute at Oxford University, Nuffield Department of Population Health

  • Oxford, UK

  • £34,982 - £40,855 for and Programme Officer and £38,674 - £45,628 for Postdoctoral Research Assistant

  • 6th January 2025

Role: Member of Technical Staff, Evals at Apollo Research

  • London

  • Application deadline 12 January 2025

  • Competitive UK salary

Role: Research Associate, Infectious Disease, Arias Group at the Chan Zuckerberg Biohub Network

  • San Francisco Bay Area

  • $52,000 - $121,000

  • Rolling applications

Role: Director of Operations at Secure Bio

  • Cambridge, MA

  • $100,000 to $130,000

  • Applications reviewed on a rolling basis

Various roles at Constellation

  • Berkeley, California

Various roles at Amodo Design

  • Remote or Sheffield, UK

Role: Tech and Security Fellowship at the RAND Corporation

  • Washington DC, Boston, Pittsburgh, Santa Monica, Cambridge UK

  • Full time, $40,000 - $200,000

Researcher and Project Lead (for 8-week projects) at the Oxford Biosecurity Group

  • Remote, Oxford

  • Part time, volunteer

Role: Engineering PhD with Dr. David Denkenberger at ALLFED

  • Christchurch, New Zealand

  • Full time, up to $30k NZD/year

Role: Numerous at the RAND Corporation

  • Washington DC, Boston, Pittsburgh, Santa Monica, Cambridge UK)

  • $40,000 to $250,000+

Roles: Software Engineer and Research Intern at Haize Labs

  • NYC

  • Full-time, $150,000–$600,000

Role: Development Officer at Nuclear Threat Initiative

  • Washington DC

  • $85,000 – $102,000 for Development Officer

Role: Social Media Associate / Officer at Nuclear Threat Initiative

  • Washington DC

  • Rolling applications

  • $66,000 - $91,000

Internships in Cyber Policy, Cybersecurity and AI futures at MITRE

  • Boston metro area or Washington, DC

  • Rolling applications

Various Nuclear Security related roles listed by 80,000 Hours

Various Biosecurity and Pandemic Preparedness roles listed by 80,000 Hours

Top jobs for Christians in policy and politics🏛️

Multiple roles working for the UK MPs

List of UK and EU Policy Master's Options

Various US Congressional internships and staff roles

  • Washington, D.C.

  • Full time, various deadlines and pay

Role: Project Associate, Political and Security Affairs at the National Bureau of Asian Research

  • Washington, DC, USA

  • $21.75–24.75 per hour

  • 12th January 2025

Role: Program Manager, Government at the US Government Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Agency

  • Washington, DC

  • Rolling applications

List of AI-Related Roles in the US Federal Government

  • Washington DC

  • Rolling applications

Various: Master’s degree in policy and international affairs (Top Programs)

  • Mostly US Northeast

  • Various location and funding

Various Internships and Research Internships at the Hudson Institute

  • Washington DC

Various Research Assistant positions at National Bureau of Economic Research and Research Assistant positions associated with research projects led by NBER-affiliated researchers

  • Various locations, US

Various fellowships at George Mason University, Mercatus Center

  • Remote, anywhere

Various Fellowships at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

  • US

List of Pathways Internship Placements at Various US Federal Government Departments

  • Washington DC

  • Rolling applications

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Global health & development jobs 💔

Climate change jobs 🌏

Animal cruelty jobs 🐖

Nuclear & Pandemics jobs ☢️

Effective Altruism job boards (various causes)

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