Head of Partnerships & Institutional Relations

You open doors: universities, foundations, international organisations, committed companies. You turn interest in YouthShare into lasting partnerships.

Read the full role description on our website: full role description

HOW TO APPLY: PLEASE READ

You can apply here on Idealist, but you must also apply on our website, even if you have already sent your application on Idealist. On the website you present your background, attach your CV and receive your application reference by email.

Apply on our website: apply for this role on youthshareinitiatives.org

THE ROLE AT A GLANCE

• Level: Lead

• Time: 6 to 10 hours a week

• Commitment: at least one year, fully voluntary role

• Location: fully remote, from any country

• Languages: English or French, ideally both

• Applications open until 31 January 2027. This listing may close earlier, as soon as the right person is found.

• Role page: youthshareinitiatives.org

TWO MONTHLY MEETINGS

As a Lead, you take part in two meetings every month. You must be able to align your team around shared goals and to organise and run its meetings.

ABOUT THE TEAM

The roles that give the labs their resources: grants, donations, corporate giving and partnerships.

YOUR ASSIGNMENTS

• Map potential partners for each lab: universities, foundations, institutions, companies

• Make first contact and prepare meetings with the lab leads

• Draft partnership proposals based on YouthShare’s partnership formats

• Lead the negotiation of agreements with the Board up to signature, then hand their follow-up to the Finance and Administration Lead

• Keep each partnership alive: regular check-ins, reviews, new ideas

• Represent YouthShare at meetings and events

• Coordinate with the Grants and Fundraising Lead and the communication team

PROFILE WE ARE LOOKING FOR

• Strong interpersonal and writing skills

• A flair for negotiation and follow-up

• Knowledge of the non-profit, academic or institutional world

• Organisation and perseverance

NICE TO HAVE

• Experience in partnerships, public relations or business development

• A network in one of our labs’ countries

• Good English and French

WHAT THIS ROLE GIVES YOU

• Running real partnerships with institutions and foundations

• An international network of decision-makers

• A seat on YouthShare’s coordination team

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. We weigh your motivation and potential as carefully as your track record.

HOW SELECTION WORKS

• Online application on our website: apply online

• Profile review: the Talent team reads every application and sends 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: our answer by email, then a welcome to the team and access to its tools.

If you need an adjustment to apply or to take part in an interview, write to hr@youthshareinitiatives.org

ABOUT YOUTHSHARE INITIATIVES

YouthShare Initiatives is an international think-action tank and a French non-profit (Act of 1 July 1901). It brings young people from around the world together in five labs to think together, then act: research, debate, mentoring and foresight. Discover us: youthshareinitiatives.org

APPLY ON OUR WEBSITE (REQUIRED, EVEN IF YOU APPLIED ON IDEALIST)

• Apply for this role

• Read the full role description

• See all our open roles

RÉSUMÉ EN FRANÇAIS

Responsable des partenariats et des relations institutionnelles : Vous ouvrez les portes : universités, fondations, organisations internationales, entreprises engagées. Vous transformez l’intérêt pour YouthShare en partenariats durables.

Poste bénévole, à distance, pour au moins un an · 6 à 10 h par semaine. Candidatures jusqu'au 31 janvier 2027.

En tant que lead, vous participez à deux réunions par mois : vous devez savoir fédérer votre équipe et organiser ses réunions.

Même si vous postulez sur Idealist, vous devez aussi postuler sur notre site : postuler sur youthshareinitiatives.org

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