Deadline: November 16, 2023.

The One Young World Fellowship is open for applications for 2024! They are seeking two new Fellows to join their Summit and Content team to help make their bold plans for One Young World 2024 Montréal a reality. The Fellowship is for a fixed term placement from 8 January 2024 until 11 October 2024.

Fellows will work with young leaders from every country in the world and a huge range of backgrounds; from social entrepreneurs to campaigners, tech innovators to poets. The programme is ideally suited for recent graduates or early-career professionals with a passion for sustainable development and who want to learn more about pursuing a career in the charity sector.

Taking on this challenge calls for:

• Passion for and strong general knowledge of social and environmental causes
• An enthusiastic and professional personality
• Excellent attention to detail and personal standards
• Strong communication skills, both written and verbal.

Fellows will graduate from the role as full members of the One Young World Ambassador Community, meaning you will receive life-time membership of the world’s most internationally diverse network of young leaders. You will be able to call yourself a One Young World Ambassador and take advantage of all the exclusive opportunities available to the Community.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Your role as a Summit Fellow

• Assisting in shaping the 2024 Summit agenda
• Researching potential speakers, inviting speakers (for in-person and/or digital sessions) as well as managing the VIP’s in-person during the Summit
• Assisting writing and reviewing copy for various communications including speaker briefing documents
• Reviewing and writing scripts
• Reviewing run of shows
• Assisting with on-boarding sessions and partner update copy
• Assisting with the workshops including reviewing applications, researching and inviting potential workshop hosts, selecting workshop hosts, editing and uploading workshop information onto the website and app, launching workshop applications, and coordinating workshops onsite in Montréal
• Assisting in the delivery of the Summit logistics. For example, delegate and speaker / VIP’s transport plans, reviewing accessibility requirements, reviewing workshop requirements, organise VIP / crew travel and accommodation etc.
• Managing relationships and deliverables with key partners who might include government, NGO’s, corporate sponsors, VIP’s, young leaders, suppliers etc.
• Assisting the Sustainability and Accessibility teams
• Preparing and amending a range of correspondence and presentations
• Assisting with government and sponsor reports, as well as the One Young World Summit report
• Assisting with other One Young World programmes / activities such as One Young World Academy, One Young World regional events, and COP28
• Managing databases
• Ad hoc administration tasks

ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA

To succeed in the Fellowship, you will:

• Have an active interest in current affairs and good knowledge of international geopolitical issues
• Be highly efficient and organised and have experience of complex admin tasks
• Have experience using the Microsoft office suite, especially excel
• Be a team player who takes the initiative and be able to cope well with deadlines and high-pressure environment
• Confident personalities who are happy to speak to new people on the telephone: this is an outwardly facing role, so you must have a very professional manner
• Must be fluent in English. Fluency in an additional language is desirable but not mandatory
• By the start of employment, you must have the right to work in the UK – ideally you are based within commuter distance to London, or you are planning to relocate to London from January 2024.

BENEFITS

1. They operate a 4 day working week policy, which we call Flexible Fridays. They encourage you to be super efficient with your time Monday-Thursday, so you don’t need to work (unless something super urgent comes up) on a Friday. They operate this policy all year round, apart from in the three months leading up to the Summit.
2. Salary £ 26000
3. Private medical insurance which includes physiotherapy, dental, eye care and mental health support.
4. Company pension scheme
5. Cycle to work scheme
6. Travel to events as necessary
7. Regular opportunities to access paid-for training and professional development such as courses and qualifications
8. Central London location
9.  A very sociable team – Christmas, Summer and post-Summit parties
10. One Young World takes part in a huge variety of events that team members can attend.Previous international opportunities have included Cannes Lions and the UN ECOSOC Forum and local opportunities have included Student Pride and the Open Iftar Project

APPLICATION

Please fill out the application form, including a CV and cover letter in the “upload additional documents” section. Please note that by the start of employment, you must have the right to work in the UK.

Apply through the OFFICIAL LINK