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Fundraising & partnerships team
A volunteer role in the fundraising and partnerships team: you report to the Grants and Fundraising Lead. The Institutional and International Relations Officer follows relations with international organisations; you take on cooperation programmes and their consortia. Every commitment is signed by the presidency; you prepare its text and follow-up.
Assignments
- Map the cooperation programmes open to youth organisations: Erasmus+ Youth, the European Solidarity Corps, the youth programmes of the International Organisation of La Francophonie, the African Union and the Commonwealth, and development agencies
- Identify each programme’s conditions, timetable and expected partners, and present them to the lab leads
- Build consortia with youth organisations abroad: partner searches, first conversations, letters of intent
- Design cooperation projects with the labs (youth exchanges, joint research, training), following YouthShare’s rules for minors: insurance, parents’ agreement
- Work with the Grants and Fundraising Lead, who chooses the calls to target, and with the Grant Writer, who writes the applications
- Prepare cooperation agreements with the Head of Partnerships and Institutional Relations, who leads the negotiation; the presidency signs them
- Keep each partner organisation’s record and the history of exchanges in Salesforce
- Keep every cooperation alive: regular check-ins, reviews, new ideas
Tools to master
- Salesforce Nonprofit Cloud: organisations, contacts and history of exchanges
- Programme portals: Erasmus+, the European Solidarity Corps, La Francophonie, the African Union
- Google Workspace: the team’s shared drive and Docs, with Meet and Calendar for remote meetings
- Claude or ChatGPT: reading calls and drafting first summaries, with every result checked by you
Your first three months
- First month
- Meeting the lab leads and the fundraising and partnerships team, a map of cooperation programmes
- Second month
- A list of potential partner youth organisations, programme by programme
- Third month
- A first cooperation project ready to submit with a lab
Profile we are looking for
- Studies in international relations, development, European affairs or project management, or equivalent experience
- A taste for building lasting relationships with organisations in other countries
- Method in tracking timetables and commitments
- Clear, professional writing in English or French
- Open to adults aged eighteen and over
A volunteer role, open to young people
Every role we offer is fully voluntary. The experience we ask for can come from a course, a student project, an internship, volunteering or a personal project: every skill counts, wherever you gained it. Our roles are designed first and foremost for young people, and we weigh your motivation and potential as carefully as your track record. Want to be part of something big? Apply.
Nice to have
- Experience of an international exchange, an Erasmus+ project or volunteering abroad
- Knowledge of how an international organisation or a cooperation agency works
- Another working language, in addition to English and French
What this role gives you
- Building international cooperation projects from start to finish
- A network of youth organisations across several continents
- Practice with major cooperation programmes, to highlight in the international sector
Applications open until ; a new cycle follows
Applications open in forty-five-day cycles, each followed by the next. YouthShare reserves the right to close this listing as soon as the right person is found. We therefore encourage you to apply now.
The one-year commitment
A non-profit project is built over time. Every volunteer therefore commits for at least one year: time to settle in, carry the assignment through and pass on what they have learned. The weekly time depends on the role and is given in each role description.
How selection works
Online application
You choose a role, present your background and attach your CV. A confirmation email gives you your reference.
Profile review
The Talent team reads every application, matches it with the needs of the role and sends you a first reply by email within three days on average.
Video interview
A conversation to get to know each other and shape the assignment together.
Decision and arrival
You receive our answer by email, followed by a welcome to the team and access to its tools.
Know the right person?
Recommend this role to them: they receive an email from YouthShare that presents it, with your name and the link to apply. You can also share the listing on your networks.