Vacancy at One Young World
One Young World Fellowship - Programmes Fellow
Salary
£ 26000
14 Irving Street, London WC2H 7AF
Vacancy listed
31/10/2023
Application deadline
16/11/2023
Details
The One Young World Fellowship is open for applications for 2024! We are seeking three new Fellows to join our Summit and Content team to help make our 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:
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.
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.
About the Programmes Team
The Programmes team is at the heart of One Young World’s work to identify the world’s most impactful young leaders. They work with government, the third sector and business to develop and deliver programmes which provide access to the annual One Young World Summit as well as support youth led initiatives through funding, networking and mentorship opportunities. Key programmes among the team’s portfolio of 40+ projects include:
- Lead2030: The world’s biggest cash prize for young leaders making an impact for the Sustainable Development Goals.
- The Enterprise for Peace Scholarship: One Young World’s largest scholarship programme, this initiative brings leading peacebuilders under 30 to the annual One Young World Summit where they form a last network to mutually support each other’s impact.
- The One Young World Entrepreneur of the Year Award: Identifies and celebrates the world’s leading young entrepreneurs – under the age of 35- who are doing good whilst doing well.
Your role as a Programmes Fellow
Fellows joining the Programmes Team will be responsible for ensuring the brightest young leaders in the world are able to attend the One Young World Summit, regardless of their financial means or location in the world. Key responsibilities include:
- Ensure One Young World’s programmes are known to the most impactful potential candidates by researching and engaging with incredible young leaders around the world.
- Ensure the very best candidates benefit from programmes by supporting the Programmes Team’s admissions processes.
- Play a frontline role in supporting beneficiaries through their programmes by providing logistical support. This will include:
- Assisting with visa applications and working with our travel agent to book delegate flights
- Working with housing team to ensure delegates accommodation is reserved
- Responding to incoming queries from all delegates (scholarship and corporate) as well as partners. This includes managing multiple email inboxes and handling incoming calls.
- Database management
- During the Summit you will be the main point of contact for all delegates!
- Working with housing team to ensure delegates accommodation is reserved
- Responding to incoming queries from all delegates (scholarship and corporate) as well as partners. This includes managing multiple email inboxes and handling incoming calls.
- Database management
- During the Summit you will be the main point of contact for all delegates!
About One Young World
We exist to develop young leaders who are taking action to solve the world’s big challenges. Our vision is a world where leaders with integrity are empowered to build a fair, sustainable future for all. We achieve this by:
- Inspiring young leaders to increase their impact
- Building young leaders’ expertise and capacity to act
- Elevating young leaders’ profiles locally and globally
It all begins with our annual Summit - the beating heart of what we are about. For young leaders, this is the landmark event of the year. It is a chance for the individuals responsible for shaping the future of our world, to come together to confront the biggest challenges facing humanity. The Summit is the ultimate place to be inspired, share learnings, and connect.
But the Summit is not just a life-changing four-day experience, it is just the start of every attendee’s journey with us. Every leader who attends leaves the Summit as a One Young World Ambassador and a valued member of our global community. This is a lifelong membership to one of the most incredible networks in the world.
Our global Community is a community like no other. When we say global, that’s exactly what we mean. It comprises 15,200+ young leaders, partners, and supporters from over 196 countries, spanning every sector and industry. It is comprised of activists, humanitarians, world-leaders, business-leaders, thought-leaders, entrepreneurs, politicians, and innovators.
We partner with 180+ global businesses, NGOs, and educational institutions. Leading companies from every sector make One Young World an integral part of their global talent development, retention, and attraction. They also sponsor and support delegations of fully-funded scholars who are selected for demonstrating outstanding leadership and track records of impact in creating a fair, sustainable future for all.
Every year, we produce an Impact Report to analyse and summarise the social impact of our programmes and our Community.
One Young World Sustainability Pledge
- One Young World endeavours to ensure its Summit is accessible to all. We are committed to maximising the diversity and inclusiveness of Delegates, Speakers and Partners.
- We will collaborate with our global community of Delegates, Ambassadors and Partners, to work towards a sustainable future for society, to address social and environmental issues, and thus enhance the quality of life throughout the world.
- One Young World is built on respecting and embracing diverse cultures and values, and will contribute to the development of the local regions in which it operates. With its global reach, One Young World has a unique opportunity to leave a lasting legacy following each Summit.
- We understand the impact of our business activities on the environment and society, and will work with our suppliers and partners to promote socially responsible procurement.
- Toward achieving a sustainable society, we will strive to develop our Summit through the creation of environmental value. For this purpose, we will address environmental challenges through our business activities and will expand our environmental initiatives based on collaboration with people we work with.
Equal Opportunities Statement
At One Young World, we don’t just accept differences — we celebrate it, we support it, and we flourish with it for the benefit of our employees, our Summit, and our community. One Young World is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and are committed to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. The more inclusive we are, the better our work will be.
What your colleagues say:
“As someone who enjoys working in an international working environment towards a higher purpose, One Young World is an ideal place to work. It is more than a job - working at One Young World also gives us all the opportunity to continuously learn and build a network of incredible change-makers from around the globe.”
“Working in such a purpose driven environment means that you become a more productive version of yourself. The team is so knowledgeable and supportive everyone wants to push themselves harder in order to achieve the best results. Knowing that we are changing the lives of people around the world makes it even more rewarding.”
“Our internationally diverse team means that everyone brings different experiences to the working environment which is very passionate whilst also being relaxed and friendly!”
Benefits
- We operate a 4 day working week policy, which we call Flexible Fridays. We 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. We operate this policy all year round, apart from in the three months leading up to the Summit.
- Private medical insurance which includes physiotherapy, dental, eye care and mental health support
- Company pension scheme
- Cycle to work scheme
- Travel to events as necessary
- Regular opportunities to access paid-for training and professional development such as courses and qualifications
- Central London location
- A very sociable team – Christmas, Summer and post-Summit parties
- 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
- An unparalleled network of changemakers around the world
- The opportunity to be inspired every week by young leaders!
Notes
To Apply: 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.
While we have set a closing date for this role, we will be interviewing as applications are received and we may make an appointment before the closing date. Therefore, please apply as soon as possible so that you don’t miss out.
This is an office based role and you will be expected to attend the office in central London.
We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform crucial job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.