Vice President (Volunteer)

Position title: Vice President

Location: Worldwide

Category: FTA International

Level: VP

Duration: Four Years

Supervisor/Report to: IYF President

Department: Executive Office

Job type: Volunteer (Part-Time)

The Fédération Internationale de la Jeunesse, in English International Youth Federation (IYF), is an international non-profit youth organization network governed by the present Statutes and the Swiss Civil Code. It is politically neutral and non-denominational, aiming to empower youth worldwide.

The IYF is a global youth network, an organization advocating for change and connecting countries to knowledge, experience, and resources to empower young people across the world. IYF works in over 50 countries and territories, helping to achieve youth empowerment and improve the status of youth.

The IYF Executive Office (ExO) is a central office tasked with the development of corporate strategies, policies, tools, and systems in both key and cross-cutting management areas. The office provides the support needed to enable the IYF Senior Management Team (SMT) to effectively perform their leadership roles. The ExO oversees the work of the IYF Commissions, Regional Administrations, HQ Bureaux, and their associates’ bodies. The IYF Vice President is the second senior official after the President who works to assist the President and the Secretary-General in overall strategic and operational responsibility for all the IYF activity areas. The position is a part of the Senior Management Team (SMT) that drives the overall strategy for the IYF at the global level.

Responsibilities

Within the overall strategic direction set by the President, the Vice President will be expected to provide leadership within the organization and will be delegated the relevant authorities in the following areas:

(A) Leadership & People Management:

• Preside over meetings in the absence of the President/SG and watch over the IYF Commissions and assist committee’s heads;
• Leading, guiding, directing, and evaluating the work of other the IYF officials including Executive branches staff and Regional Directors;
• Support the implementation of the IYF Global Strategy that guides the direction of the IYF’s programmes, projects and initiatives;
• Advising the President/Secretary-General on substantive matters and in the organisation’s strategic planning and the development of management tools and instruments to enhance the performance of IYF in its overall mission;
• Overseeing the implementation and operationalization of the work of the Honorary Board, Board of Advisers and IYF Goodwill Ambassadors Programme;
• Representing the organisation where required and assisting in the establishment and development of key partnerships.

(B) Partnerships & External Relations:

• Identifies opportunities for new alliances and develops strategies for achieving the IYF objectives raising revenue;
• Expand revenue generating and fundraising activities to support existing programmes and the growth of the IYF;
• Cultivate existing relationships and develop new funder relationships;
• Represents the IYF at international conferences, events and meetings;
• Develop partner networks and strategic partnerships, using method-driven approaches and processed to drive results through partnerships;
• Coordinate the management of ongoing relationships with existing partners and, where relevant, leverage those relationships to greater collective impact;
• Focuses on strengthening existing collaborations and ensure that partnerships are profitable and beneficial to all parties;
• Conceptualize new strategic initiatives that could be built around or benefit from corporate, foundation, government, bilateral organizations or other partnerships; and
• Assisting the President/Secretary-General in developing and facilitating consultations with Governments.

Language

Advanced English skills are required for this role.

Experience

Experience within an NGO, non-profit, INGO or IGO (such as the United Nations or European Union), government, civil service, charity, international development, or youth empowerment or women's empowerment organisation is essential.