Against malaria foundation is an NGO which is EA affiliated, so would have a big market outside of EA where there is more expectation that working for an NGO means a lower salary. They may also consider a lower standard of applicant than the direct EA job.
Also they may just be very different jobs it’s not clear.
This doesn’t answer the conundrum in any way sorry!
Relatedly, a significant fraction of viable candidates for the Content Specialist job live in high COL areas like the Bay, NYC, etc. A salary like the one AMF is offering basically rules people in those areas out. That’s a bigger problem when you’re starting with a smaller candidate pool (EA-specific vs. broader NGO). It makes sense that AMF isn’t willing to pay extra to include high-COL candidates in the pool, and that CEA would be.
Many orgs hesitate to create large pay differentials on a candidate’s location, especially when there is no business advantage to location. So one effect of posting a salary that is competitive (or competitive enough) for the Bay is that the salary offered for lower COL areas will be generous by local standards.
Against malaria foundation is an NGO which is EA affiliated, so would have a big market outside of EA where there is more expectation that working for an NGO means a lower salary. They may also consider a lower standard of applicant than the direct EA job.
Also they may just be very different jobs it’s not clear.
This doesn’t answer the conundrum in any way sorry!
Relatedly, a significant fraction of viable candidates for the Content Specialist job live in high COL areas like the Bay, NYC, etc. A salary like the one AMF is offering basically rules people in those areas out. That’s a bigger problem when you’re starting with a smaller candidate pool (EA-specific vs. broader NGO). It makes sense that AMF isn’t willing to pay extra to include high-COL candidates in the pool, and that CEA would be.
Many orgs hesitate to create large pay differentials on a candidate’s location, especially when there is no business advantage to location. So one effect of posting a salary that is competitive (or competitive enough) for the Bay is that the salary offered for lower COL areas will be generous by local standards.