GiveWell’s mission is to help people in need as much as we can by researching the most cost‑effective ways to save and improve lives, sharing our work openly, and directing donations to the programs we believe will do the most good. Our work, which focuses on global health and well-being, is funded by tens of thousands of donors who rely on our research to inform their giving. We’ve grown from directing $1.5 million in 2010 to directing more than $400 million in 2025—and we expect to direct more than $500 million in 2026. Through years of deliberate groundwork, we’ve been growing our research capacity and scope in order to direct substantially more funding to the most impactful opportunities we can find.

The Role

GiveWell is hiring a Senior Philanthropy Advisor to manage and advise a portfolio of our largest donors. This role will help shape our relationship strategy with donors giving seven- to ten-figure gifts and will have significant influence over how GiveWell’s philanthropy function grows and evolves. You will manage and advise a portfolio of our largest donors, serve as a leader within our philanthropy team, and be a thought partner to our senior leadership team.

Why We’re Hiring NowMany of our donors are analytical, quantitative thinkers, and their deep engagement with our research makes our work better. We’ve built a philanthropy team to match. We take the time to understand what our donors value, we treat their giving as a true partnership, and we invest in learning our own research deeply so we can help donors do the same. We measure our relationships in years, not quarters.

We face a historic opportunity to scale giving to high-impact causes and to save and improve lives around the world. To meet this moment, we are engaging a new generation of major philanthropists, while strengthening the partnerships model that has made our existing donor relationships so productive. We believe that deepening our philanthropic partnerships with our current and future major donors is one of the highest-leverage actions GiveWell can take to ensure significantly more funding for some of the world’s most cost-effective programs.

What You’ll Do

• Build long-term, trust-based relationships with major donors that deepen donors’ understanding of GiveWell’s work. 
• Proactively identify the insights, data points, and narratives from GiveWell’s research that are most relevant to major donor decision-making.
• Drive and lead team-wide initiatives and significant projects to make our work accessible, from learning journey design, playbooks, and systems to donor events and donor communications.
• Translate GiveWell’s research into original donor-facing content that makes our work accessible to analytically sophisticated, time-poor major donors. 
• Serve as a strategic advisor to GiveWell’s leadership.
• Drive improvements to our philanthropy culture, systems, and processes to improve how our philanthropy function operates and scales.

About You

You understand how people translate their values into action. You’re comfortable connecting with a wide range of people, from the donor who wants to deeply understand every assumption in our model to the donor who wants a high-trust, low-friction recommendation they can act on quickly, and everyone in between.

Your background includes significant experience earning trust with discerning, analytic people, where you are a partner in somebody else’s high-stakes decisions. You’ve experienced navigating this, not by telling them what to do, but by helping them think clearly and get the right information to support what they’re trying to accomplish. You know how to help people navigate doubt and complexity. You are comfortable both bringing a clear point of view (for example, by saying, “Here’s what I would do”) and helping people strengthen their own judgment over time. 

You are excited by intellectually demanding work. You are ready to engage with complex global health topics, including our cost-effectiveness models, program evaluation, and evidence quality. You are driven to get up to speed and be ready to explain them clearly to audiences who will push back on our thinking. You are excited to engage with hard follow-up questions and people who will expect rigorous answers. While you don’t need prior global health experience, you will need to demonstrate you can get up to speed quickly on complex quantitative subject matter and translate it rigorously and credibly.

You bring high emotional intelligence, curiosity, and a clear sense of mission to your day-to-day work. You’re a collaborator who connects dots and builds relationships across teams. 

You bring depth of leadership experience, and you are comfortable supporting strategic decisions and rolling up your sleeves to build and shape our work. You are ready to bring adaptive energy to this work while being comfortable deeply explaining your reasoning and taking time to reach high-quality decisions where it matters.

Strong candidates will have: 

• A track record of managing sophisticated, high-stakes relationships—whether with major donors, ultra-high-net-worth clients, foundation officers, board members, or similarly discerning stakeholders in another field entirely.
• Exceptional relationship management skills, with high emotional intelligence, an advisory mindset, and the ability to hold a large amount of context about a person and synthesize it in real time.
• Interest in global health and development, and the ability to engage in complex research and ideas even without prior experience in the sector.
• Excellent communication skills, written and verbal—clear, tailored, and credible messaging for discerning stakeholders, including comfort producing original written content.
• Leadership skills to partner with senior staff and influence across teams collaboratively.
• Strong operational expertise: leading cross-team projects, building scalable processes, and translating strategy into action.
• Strong alignment with GiveWell’s mission and values, including truth-seeking, transparency, humility, and long-term trust-building.

Who Tends to do well:

• People who enjoy building relationships and understanding what motivates the people they work with
• People who can engage thoughtful, analytical audiences and handle nuanced conversations
• Fast learners who can pick up complex, unfamiliar subject matter and enjoy translating it verbally and into written content
• Self-starters who take ownership and work well in a collaborative, evolving team
• People who are proactive and anticipatory—who reach out before the other person knows they need something
• People who are comfortable sitting with complexity and helping others navigate uncertainty 
• People who are enthusiastic about GiveWell’s mission and values

Key Questions

What are some of the reasons I might not like this role?

• You prefer research or analysis over building relationships with people
• You struggle with initiating challenging or direct conversations
• You  prefer highly structured environments with clear answers at all times
• You prefer to share information and let others draw conclusions, rather than offering their own synthesis and point of view

What does this interview process entail?

We’ll use a combination of interviews, written exercises, and work trials to assess the qualities described above. We’ll share more specific details if we invite you to move forward to any of the following stages, but our current plan is:

• Screen with our Manager, Talent Acquisition
• Compensated 4-hour work trial (written)
• Interviews with our VP, Philanthropy and Senior Manager, Philanthropy
• Additional work trial (live interview) with our VP, Philanthropy and a Senior Philanthropy Advisor
• Final Onsite in our Oakland, California headquarters, where you’ll interview with members of our executive leadership team in person (we will cover your travel expenses).
• References

Note that you don’t need to submit a cover letter. We rely heavily on your resume and answers to the application questions below when we’re making early decisions. We encourage you to spend time responding to the application questions thoroughly and carefully.

Details

• Team: You’ll report to our VP of Philanthropy. 
• Compensation:
  • NYC or the San Francisco Bay Area: $220,000
  • All other U.S. locations: $200,000
• Location: This position is eligible to work fully remotely within the US.
  • Offices: You are welcome but not required to work from our offices in Oakland, California; Brooklyn, NYC;. We’ll cover relocation expenses for candidates who wish to move to one of these physical office locations.
• Flexibility: We support and encourage flexible working, including flexible hours, working remotely, and working from the office when you choose. The majority of our staff, including senior management, work flexibly in one way or another.
• Benefits: Our benefits include:
  • Fully funded health, dental, vision, and life insurance (we cover 100% of premiums within the US for you and any dependents)
  • Four weeks of paid time off per year
  • One week all-office closure 
  • 16 weeks of fully paid parental leave
  • Ergonomic home workstations or coworking space memberships
  • Automatic contribution equal to 5% of your gross salary into your 403(b) retirement plan (for U.S. based staff)
• Start date: We’d like a candidate to start as soon as possible after receiving an offer, but we’ll offer flexibility for candidates whose personal or professional circumstances require them to moderately delay their start date.

About GiveWell

GiveWell is dedicated to finding and evaluating highly cost-effective global health and development opportunities, and we publish all the work, reasoning, and uncertainties behind our funding decisions. Our giving funds enable donors to contribute to the most impactful and cost-effective programs our researchers identify. 

GiveWell is one of the world’s largest private funders of global development efforts. Trusted annually by tens of thousands of donors, GiveWell searches for highly cost-effective programs that save or improve lives the most. Since 2007, more than 150,000 donors have given over $2.6 billion through GiveWell to the most promising programs its research has identified, which we estimate will save more than 340,000 lives.

GiveWell is most well-known for recommending a small number of Top Charities, which currently support seasonal malaria chemoprevention, insecticide-treated nets, vaccine incentivization, and vitamin A supplementation. However, most of our research capacity and grantmaking is devoted to cost-effective opportunities outside of those programs.

GiveWell grants have:

• Helped governments navigate changes to the funding landscape and implement high-impact health programs, like HIV/syphilis screening and treatment for pregnant people in Zambia and Cameroon.
• Sought to scope and scale promising interventions that don’t have clear existing implementers. We are supporting the Clinton Health Access Initiative’s Incubator to identify potentially cost-effective interventions and create programs that we would be excited to support in the future. For example, we funded a program to prevent tuberculosis among young children in Uttar Pradesh and Bihar, India, that we co-designed with CHAI through the Incubator program.
• Provided funding to ensure that programs that recently faced foreign aid funding cuts could continue, like healthcare support and malnutrition treatment in northern Cameroon.
• Funded program delivery alongside strengthened monitoring and evaluation, as in our grants to support treatment of clubfoot and to evaluate the program.  
• Tested our assumptions and refined our understanding through further research and data collection, including improved estimates of disease burden and studies on the effect of water chlorination on mortalityand the impact of a tree-planting program on farmers’ income.

We make our reasoning public and transparent so others can challenge it (sometimes we even pay people to point out our errors). We go to unusual lengths to check our assumptions and assess our impact, including funding research to address our uncertainties and gathering independent monitoring and evaluation data about the programs we support. We change our minds when the evidence demands it. For more about GiveWell, listen to Ezra Klein’s recent interview with GiveWell’s co-founder and CEO Elie Hassenfeld.

Additional information

We don’t want to miss candidates that could do great things at GiveWell. Practically, that means a GiveWell staff member reviews every application carefully, considering the whole picture of your background and potential. If you’re on the fence about applying because you meet some but not 100% of our preferred qualifications (some studies suggest this hesitation is especially common for women and people of color), we encourage you to apply anyway.

GiveWell is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer by choice. At minimum, this means that we comply with all federal, state, and local EEO and employment laws. Beyond the requirements of those laws, we value our team’s diversity in all respects, and we desire to maintain a work environment free of harassment or discrimination—we want our team members to thrive at GiveWell. If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, contact us at careers@givewell.org. We will consider employment for qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

By submitting an application, you acknowledge that you have read and consent to GiveWell’s Privacy Statement for Applicants. By completing an application exercise, you acknowledge and assent to GiveWell’s Work Trial Policy.

Position Overview 

Job Title: Communication Lead  

Location: Remote within Africa and Europe. The successful candidate will be expected to attend periodic in-person team meetings and occasional travel for organizational events and partner engagement. 

Length of Contract: Full-time. Eighteen months with possibility of extension 

Preferred Start Date: As soon as possible 

Deadline: 15th August 2026 (Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis) 

Organizational Context

 Founded by two Black women in the aftermath of the 2020 Black Lives Matter protests around the world, the African Futures Lab (AfaLab) works to advance demands for racial justice for Africans and Afro-descended people globally.  

We pursue the recognition and repair of global racial injustices through rigorous, empirically grounded knowledge exchange across Africa and Europe. Our work includes research, “Mobilization Labs” with partner organizations, and advocacy.  

Our work aims to bolster activists and policymakers in holding states and private actors accountable for the enduring effects of colonialism and slavery in Europe and Africa. Our current projects focus on the intersections of racial justice with gender rights, climate justice, and socio-economic inequalities. 

As the African Union Decade of Reparations (2026-2036) begins, AfaLab is working alongside partners across Africa and Europe to help shape evidence-informed dialogue, strengthen advocacy and contribute to advancing reparatory justice. This is a pivotal moment for the movement, and an exciting time to join our team! Learn more about AfaLab on our website  (external link)or follow us on Instagram  (external link)and LinkedIn (external link).    

About the Role

We are looking for a strategic, creative, and highly collaborative Communications Lead to lead the implementation of AfaLab’s new communications strategy. 

This is an exciting opportunity to shape how a growing organization working at the forefront of racial and reparative justice communicates its work, influences public discourse, and strengthens its profile across Africa and Europe. 

This role combines strategic communications leadership with hands-on execution. Working closely with the Executive Director, program teams and external partners, the Communications Lead will translate AfaLab’s communications strategy into action, embed it across the organization’s work, continuously refine it and ensure AfaLab’s communications advance its mission and advocacy objectives. 

What Impact You’ll Make

 As Communications Lead, you will play a central role in shaping how African Futures Lab is seen, heard and understood. 

You will bring our new communications strategy to life, ensuring our research, advocacy, campaigns and partnerships reach and influence the right audiences. By translating complex ideas into compelling narratives, you will strengthen AfaLab’s visibility, deepen our engagement with partners and policymakers, and contribute to changing the narrative on racial justice and reparations across Africa and Europe. 

Success in this role will be measured not only by the quality of communications outputs, but by their strategic impact, influence, and contribution to AfaLab’s mission.   

Key Responsibilities

  The core responsibilities of the Communication Lead include: 

Planning & Monitoring  

• Lead the implementation of AfaLab’s communications strategy, monitoring progress, and continuously refining approaches in response to organizational learning, audience insights, and the evolving external landscape. 
• Translate the communications strategy into annual and quarterly plans. 
• Develop and implement an editorial calendar for the organization’s regular communications, including managing and updating the organization’s website and social media platforms (LinkedIn, Instagram, Newsletter). 
• Steward AfaLab’s organizational narrative and messaging across all communications.   
• Provide strategic communications support for organizational priorities, ensuring communications is integrated into program planning, events and advocacy initiatives from the outset. 
• Establish and monitor communications performance indicators, using qualitative and quantitative data and digital analytics to evaluate impact and continuously improve communications. 
• Produce regular communications performance reports and recommendations for leadership and program teams. 
• Monitor traditional and digital media to identify relevant articles, events and reports, assess their impact on the organization and propose relevant communications strategies 
• Contribute a communications perspective to our programmatic work, organizational planning and strategic discussions. 

Content creation & digital communications 

• Produce high-quality written and visual communications across multiple platforms (Linkedin, Instagram and website). 
• Create cross-platform content outputs which achieve the organization’s advocacy campaign’s goals. 
• Maintain and strengthen AfaLab’s visual identity and communications standards across all outputs.   
• Lead communications planning and delivery for advocacy campaigns, reports, publications, podcasts, events, and other major organizational initiatives 
• Lead AfaLab’s digital communications across its website, newsletters, LinkedIn, Instagram and other relevant platforms with an adapted strategy to each platform 
• Grow and engage AfaLab’s audiences through strategic storytelling and digital campaigns.    
• Ensure all digital communications remain current, accessible and aligned with AfaLab’s brand and strategic priorities. 
• Explore innovative digital approaches and emerging communications tools to strengthen impact. 

Media Engagement & Partnerships 

• Develop and maintain strong relationships with journalists to increase media coverage of AfaLab’s activities and advocacy efforts 
• Develop and maintain a media and stakeholder contact database to support proactive outreach and engagement. 
• Draft press releases, media briefings and key messaging. 
• Monitor traditional and digital media to identify emerging opportunities, trends, and reputational risks. 
• Identify proactive media opportunities for AfaLab’s research, advocacy and leadership 
• Identify and pursue opportunities for partnerships with advocacy organizations, focusing on shared messaging and strategic collaboration 
• Support media engagement around organizational events and announcements. 

Analytical Abilities 

• Review, interpret, and synthesize research reports and program outputs, distilling key insights into accessible and impactful messaging 
• Apply evidence and audience insights to strengthen communications approaches, messaging, and organizational influence. 

Required Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Ccommunications, Journalism, Political Science, International Relations or another relevant field, or equivalent professional experience. 
• At least 5 years of relevant, professional experience in communications  
• Demonstrated experience implementing communications strategies and leading integrated communications campaigns.  
• Experience communicating research, policy or advocacy work to diverse audiences.  
• Experience working within civil society, philanthropy, international organizations or think tanks is an advantage. 

Languages 

• Excellent written and spoken English 
• Ability to independently develop, edit and deliver high-quality communications in French (full professional proficiency or equivalent). 

Knowledge 

• Understanding of racial justice, reparations and broader social justice discourse. 
• Familiarity with policy, advocacy and research communications and trends in social justice discourse. 

Technical 

• Excellent writing and editing skills. 
• Ability to translate complex and technical content into accessible language and clear, engaging visual assets. 
• Strong visual communication skills using Canva and Adobe Creative Suite (InDesign, Photoshop & Illustrator) Proficiency with Microsoft Word, Excel, Adobe design softwares (Indesign, Photoshop, Illustrator) and Canva.  
• Working knowledge of video editing tools. 
• Experience managing digital communications, including websites, newsletters, and social media.  
• Strong analytical, planning, and project management skills.  

Ways of Working

• Thrives in a small and dynamic team  
• Pays attention to details especially for the visuals content creation 
• Effectively manages multiple priorities and deadlines in a dynamic, fast-paced environment.  
• Committed to  AfaLab values: justice, integrity, creativity, reliability and optimism  
• Exercises sound judgement and adapt to changing priorities.  
• Works independently while taking initiative and ownership. 
• Demonstrates exceptional interpersonal skills and the ability to foster collaboration 
• Passionate about racial justice and dedicated to advancing AfaLab’s mission. 

If you’re excited by the opportunity to shape public narrative and amplify research and advocacy, we encourage you to apply by 15 August 2026. 
 
African Futures Lab is an Afro-feminist organisation committed to fostering an equitable, collaborative and inclusive workplace. We particularly encourage women to apply.    

Job Posting – FUNDRAISING OFFICER (Vancouver)

At Human Concern International (HCI), we are committed to responding swiftly and effectively to crises, ensuring that communities receive the support they need when they need it most. For over 40 years, HCI has been at the forefront of emergency relief, delivering aid and hope to families in over 40 countries. 

Are you someone who enjoys getting involved in the community and is passionate about humanitarian work? Then this position is for you! As aFundraising Officer, you will be HCI’s focal point of contact in the community with the goal of increasing brand awareness, building partnerships, and raising funds for causes that matter. You are someone who has a friendly and outgoing personality who loves to connect with people and motivate them towards doing good. 

Position Title: Fundraising Officer (Vancouver)

Reporting To: Fundraising Manager

Location: Vancouver – British Columbia

Number of positions: 1

Terms: Full time – 37.5 hours per week 

Salary: 55,000 – 60,000 CAD Annually

Deadline to Apply: Ongoing until position is filled

Key Duties and Responsibilities

Outreach & Relationship Management

• Represent HCI as a community ambassador in Vancouver, British Columbia, increasing organizational visibility and engaging new donors with our mission.
• Cultivate and sustain strong relationships with major donors, community leaders, and partners to support HCI’s initiatives.
• Utilize social media platforms strategically to amplify HCI’s messaging, campaigns, and events within the Vancouver community.
• Maintain a coordinated calendar of outreach initiatives, including community events, workshops, and speaking engagements.
• Identify and engage High-Net-Worth individuals in the region, working closely with national leadership to align donor interests with key projects.
• Build partnerships with local schools, colleges, and universities to foster youth engagement in HCI programs.
• Collaborate with other NGOs and community organizations to explore and implement joint local projects.

Fundraising

• Develop and execute targeted fundraising strategies to engage prospective donors and drive financial contributions.
• Design innovative campaigns across channels such as direct mail, online giving, peer-to-peer fundraising, and major gifts.
• Establish and track fundraising goals, providing consistent updates and impact reports to leadership.
• Analyze donor data to identify giving trends and optimize fundraising efforts accordingly.

Event Management

• Plan and execute impactful community events in Vancouver to promote HCI’s mission and donor engagement.
• Coordinate with volunteers and stakeholders to ensure seamless event logistics and meaningful experiences.
• Collect feedback and assess event outcomes to inform future planning and improvements.

Volunteer Coordination

• Recruit, train, and manage volunteers to support local outreach and fundraising campaigns.
• Foster a rewarding volunteer environment aligned with HCI’s values and community impact goals.

Youth Engagement

• Develop and implement youth-focused initiatives that inspire leadership and participation in HCI’s mission.
• Create meaningful opportunities for youth involvement in fundraising and awareness campaigns.

Grants and Funding

• Identify local grant opportunities and funding sources to support HCI’s projects in Vancouver.
• Prepare compelling grant proposals and ensure compliance with grant requirements and reporting standards.
• Establish relationships with local foundations and grant makers to strengthen long-term funding prospects.

Data Management & Compliance

• Accurately track and manage donor information and financial contributions using HCI systems.
• Ensure all documentation meets HCI’s compliance standards and regulatory requirements.

Qualifications, Skills, and Experience

• Post Secondary qualification in events planning, fundraising, project management, or a related field preferred; equivalent experience is acceptable.
• Experience in fundraising, sales, or event planning, ideally within a non-profit organization.
• Proven track record in community activism and volunteering.
• Exceptional interpersonal skills and a customer-focused approach.
• Strong prioritization and time management abilities.
• Team player with the capacity to work independently.
• Commitment to HCI’s values and mission.
• Fluency in English; proficiency in French or another language is a plus.
• Valid driver’s license and access to a vehicle are essential.

Our Offer

• Competitive Salary: Commensurate with experience and qualifications, along with potential annual incentives.
• Benefits Package: Medical,wellness programs, and more.
• Retirement Savings: Contributions to a Registered Retirement Savings Plan.
• Paid Time Off: Sick days, vacation days, and family days for work-life balance.
• Professional Development: Access to training, leadership programs, and career growth opportunities.

Some travel, as well as evening and weekend work, will be required.

We appreciate all applications; however, only candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.

1.0 About CIVICUS 

CIVICUS exists to defend people power. As a growing global alliance of over 17,000 members in over 180 countries, we work together to monitor violations of basic civic freedoms, call out the perpetrators of violations and strengthen the power of people to organise by supporting a more accountable, effective and innovative civil society. We strive to promote excluded voices, especially from the global south. 

2.0 Background 

Grassroots movements continue to defend the freedom of peaceful assembly despite escalating repression, backsliding civic space, and increasingly complex operating environments. Yet support systems often remain fragmented, transactional, and funding-driven, limiting sustained collaboration, collective learning, and cross-border solidarity. 

Through two successive WeRise cohorts, CIVICUS has supported 32 grassroots organisations and movement collectives across multiple regions through grants, innovation spaces, learning exchanges, and solidarity initiatives. As the current grant cycle concludes, CIVICUS seeks to preserve and strengthen the relationships, knowledge, and collective power cultivated through this investment by transitioning the network into a movement-owned global community. 

The vision is to establish the WeRise Global FoPA Solidarity Infrastructure, a model of movement multilateralism that transforms solidarity from a shared value into a shared capability. To guide this transition, CIVICUS will engage an independent Learning and Community Design Consultant to lead a participatory co-creation process that defines the community’s vision, governance, priorities, and long-term mechanisms for collaboration, mutual support, and collective action. 

3.0 Purpose of the Consultancy 

The purpose of this consultancy is to design and facilitate a participatory learning and co-creation process that informs the establishment of a sustainable, partners-owned WeRise Global Community. 

3.1 Objectives 

The consultancy will: 

1. Assess the current strengths, relationships, expectations, and learning needs across the WeRise network. 
2. Co-design, together with members, the future vision, value proposition, governance model, and engagement architecture for the WeRise Community. 
3. Develop recommendations for services, collaborative mechanisms, and solidarity infrastructure that enable movements to support one another beyond funding relationships. 
4. Produce a practical roadmap for launching and nurturing a sustainable, movement-owned global community. 

4.0 Scope of Work 

The consultant will be expected to undertake the following tasks. 

4.1 Community Discovery and Ecosystem Assessment: Undertake a participatory assessment of the WeRise network to understand members’ interests, relationships, strengths, aspirations, and opportunities for deeper collaboration. The consultant is expected to propose an appropriate approach for generating these insights. 

4.2 Design and Facilitate a Community Listening Process: Lead an inclusive learning and consultation process that captures diverse perspectives across the network. The methodology should foster meaningful participation, trust, and equitable representation while surfacing priorities for the future community. 

4.3Co-create the WeRise Community Model: Facilitate a collaborative process to define the community’s purpose, identity, guiding principles, governance, and ways of working. The process should strengthen member ownership and lay the foundation for a sustainable movement-led community. 

4.4 Develop the Community Value Proposition: Work with members to identify the most valuable functions, services, and collaboration opportunities that the community should offer. Recommendations should reflect members’ priorities and contribute to a vibrant ecosystem of mutual support and collective action. 

4.5 Design a Community Engagement Framework: Develop practical recommendations for sustaining active participation, collaboration, leadership, and learning across the network. The framework should promote long-term engagement and shared stewardship of the community. 

4.6 Develop an Implementation Roadmap: Prepare a strategic roadmap outlining key phases, priorities, governance considerations, and recommendations for establishing and nurturing the WeRise Community over time. 

5.0 Expected Deliverables 

5.1 Inception and Community Assessment Reports  
5.2 WeRise Community Design Framework 
5.3 Implementation Roadmap 
5.4 Final Consultancy Report 

6.0 Required Qualifications 

The consultant should demonstrate: 

• Significant experience in movement building, community organising, or network facilitation. 
• Expertise in participatory learning, facilitation and organisational learning. 
• Experience designing Communities of Practice or collaborative networks. 
• Strong understanding of social movements, civic space, and human rights ecosystems. 
• Demonstrated experience facilitating multi-country and multicultural engagements. 
• Excellent qualitative research, analysis and report-writing skills. 
• Experience applying human-centred design, systems thinking, or participatory design methodologies is highly desirable. 

7.0 How to apply 

Interested consultant(s) should submit their Expression of Interest (EOI) to the following email address: FoPA@civicus.org with the subject line: EOI – External Learning and Community Design Consultancy. The expression of interest should be received by 05 August 2026. Your application should comprise: 

• A full CV. 
• A two-page (max.) cover letter introducing him/herself/team, describing his/her/the irrelevant skills and experience, and describing his/her/their approach to this assignment with a proposal stating how it will be accomplished. 
• Proposed budget 

Apply Now: https://forms.gle/2ioRwLaVQMZmVccYA 

About the Role

The Partnerships & Fundraising Officer helps MYCP build the relationships and resources needed to expand our impact. Working with the Partnerships Lead and colleagues across the organisation, you will identify and cultivate partnerships with institutional donors, NGOs, foundations, companies, and other stakeholders to strengthen MYCP’s long-term sustainability.

This is an excellent opportunity for someone looking to gain experience in partnerships and business development, stakeholder engagement, fundraising, and nonprofit development within a global youth-led organisation.

You will report to the Partnerships Lead. This is a fully remote, volunteer position, with an expected commitment of 3–5 hours per week.

Key Responsibilities

• Research and identify potential partners, sponsors, funders, and supporters aligned with MYCP’s mission
• Establish collaborative partnerships with organisations and institutions
• Help identify grant, funding, and sponsorship opportunities suitable for MYCP
• Support the preparation of funding applications, expressions of interest, and donor communications
• Maintain records of partnership and fundraising activities using MYCP’s systems
• Work collaboratively with teams across #THINK, #DELIVER, and #ENGAGE to identify partnership opportunities and support organisational initiatives
• Contribute ideas to diversify MYCP’s fundraising activities and strengthen organisational sustainability

What You’ll Gain

• Practical experience in partnership development and nonprofit fundraising
• Experience researching and engaging external stakeholders across the public, private, and civil society sectors
• Exposure to grant funding, sponsorship, and donor engagement processes
• Opportunities to develop proposal writing, relationship management, and strategic communication skills
• Experience working within a diverse, international youth-led organisation

Person Specification

• Aged between 18 and 30 years old
• Strong written and verbal communication skills in English
• An interest in partnerships, fundraising, business development, international development, or the nonprofit sector
• Strong research and organisational skills, with attention to detail
• Confidence communicating professionally with external stakeholders
• Ability to work independently while collaborating within an international team
• Previous experience in fundraising, partnerships, sales, business development, or grant writing is desirable but not required
• Passion for youth participation, international collaboration, and creating positive social impact

We strongly encourage applications from individuals with lived experience of migration, displacement, or statelessness, and from underrepresented communities.

Apply Now: https://forms.gle/TnepA8dEFGybX94v6 

About the Role

MYCP is looking for a Social Media Officer to lead the day-to-day execution of our digital communications; translating youth-led advocacy into compelling, rights-based content that reaches and moves global audiences.

The Social Media Officer supports the development and execution of MYCP’s digital communications, helping amplify youth voices and advocacy efforts across social media platforms. Working closely with the communications team, the officer will co-develop an aesthetic vision and engagement plan that strengthens MYCP’s online presence, translates advocacy into accessible content, and fosters meaningful engagement with global audiences. This role offers hands-on experience in digital storytelling, campaign communications, and social media strategy within an international youth-led organisation. The officer reports to the Communications Lead.

This is a fully remote volunteer position, with an expected commitment of 5–7 hours per week.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage MYCP’s social media channels day-to-day across Instagram, LinkedIn, and X; including scheduling, posting, and real-time engagement
• Create content for different formats; copy for graphics, captions, short-form video scripts, stories, that communicates MYCP’s advocacy, campaigns, and organisational updates
• Collaborate with Graphic Design Officer to create visually engaging assets
• Collaborate with advocacy, research, and engagement teams to translate policy and programme work into accessible and compelling digital content
• Assist in planning and delivering social media campaigns around key international days, events, and organisational priorities
• Monitor platform performance and audience engagement, contributing recommendations based on analytics and emerging trends
• Work within MYCP’s editorial calendar and contribute to content planning

Person Specification

• Aged between 18 and 30 years old
• Interest in social media, digital communications, marketing, journalism, or related fields
• Strong understanding of major social media platforms and current digital trends
• Experience creating social media content for organisations, campaigns, student groups, or personal projects is desirable
• Understanding of rights-based communications and ethical storytelling — or strong willingness to learn and apply MYCP’s framework
• Excellent written communication skills and strong command of English (knowledge of additional UN languages is an advantage)
• Creative, detail-oriented, and able to communicate complex ideas in an engaging and accessible way
• Organised, reliable, proactive, and able to manage multiple tasks in a collaborative remote environment
• Commitment to youth leadership, inclusion, and MYCP’s values

We strongly encourage applications from individuals with lived experience of migration, displacement, or statelessness, and from underrepresented communities.

Apply Now: https://forms.gle/1md7u3j8AkQnYAro6 

About the Role

The Mobilisation Lead works with youth-led organizations across regions to support their campaigns and initiatives, amplifying their efforts internally and externally so they can reach decision-makers. The Mobilisation Lead also works closely with Regional Representatives to strengthen MYCP’s regional networks and develop coordinated action plans. This role ensures that youth-led initiatives are not only supported but also elevated to influence policy and practice.. You will report to the Director of Outreach & Engagement, and work closely with the MYCP Regional Representatives. This is a fully remote, volunteer position, with expectation of 5-7 hours per week. 

Key Responsibilities 

• Facilitate connections between youth organizations and MYCP thematic/advocacy structures (#THINK and #DELIVER), creating innovative mobilisation elements to campaigns and advocacy plans, as well as within research
• Work with youth-led organizations across regions to provide support for their advocacy campaigns and initiatives, and collaborating closely with the Capacity Building Focal Point and Regional Representatives to ensure alignment with MYCP’s outreach offer tailored for each region 
• Identify opportunities for joint campaigns, solidarity actions, and collective mobilization around migration issues, ensuring regional campaigns are aligned with MYCP’s global priorities and strategies
• Support capacity-building initiatives to strengthen member organizations’ campaigning and advocacy skills
• Contribute to MYCP communications and visibility by promoting youth-led initiatives

Person Specification

• Aged between 18 and 30 years old
• Experience in youth engagement, or grassroots mobilization, ideally in youth-led or civil society context 
• Ability to adapt, connect and engage people from different backgrounds and geographical contexts 
• Understanding of migration and migration issues, preferably through lived experience
• Excellent organisational, facilitation and communication skills and command of English (fluency in one or more other UN languages is desirable)
• Collaborative mindset and commitment to youth empowerment and MYCP’s values
• Creative, reliable, and proactive problem-solver

We strongly encourage applications from individuals with lived experience of migration, displacement, or statelessness, and from underrepresented communities.

Apply Now: https://forms.gle/Y9NTgwXPduiUVzrZ7 

About the Role

Translation Trainees support MYCP’s international team by helping make key materials and communications accessible to young people and partners around the world. This role is designed as an opportunity to develop practical translation experience while working alongside an existing team of translation officers.

As a Translation Trainee, you will contribute to translating content, review and validate translations, and learn about collaborative translation workflows, terminology management, and quality assurance. You will receive guidance from other team members and gain valuable experience working within an international multilingual environment and a global youth-led organisation working in advocacy and policymaking within migration governance.

You will report to the Director of Outreach & Engagement. This is a fully remote volunteer position, with an expected commitment of 3–5 hours per week.

We are particularly looking for trainees working in French, Spanish and Arabic.

Key Responsibilities

• Assist with translating documents, communications, and advocacy materials into your assigned language
• Review, proofread, and validate translations completed by current Translation Officers to help ensure quality and consistency
• Learn and apply MYCP’s translation standards, terminology, and style guidance
• Collaborate with Translation Officers and other trainees to maintain consistent terminology across projects
• Support language accessibility across MYCP’s #THINK, #DELIVER, and #ENGAGE teams to ultimately support the amplification of youth voices in migration governance and policymaking spaces  
• Help ensure translations are accurate, culturally appropriate, and accessible for young audiences
• Where appropriate, support multilingual communications for webinars, consultations, or events

What You’ll Gain

• Practical experience translating real-world content for an international youth organisation
• Experience reviewing and validating translations as part of a collaborative translation workflow
• An understanding of translation quality assurance, terminology management, and localisation best practices
• Experience working in a diverse, international volunteer team
• Opportunities to strengthen your translation portfolio and develop professional communication skills
• A reference upon successful completion of your volunteering commitment

Person Specification

• Aged between 18 and 30 years old
• Fluent in English and at least one of French, Spanish, or Arabic
• An interest in developing translation and localisation skills (previous professional translation experience is not required)
• Strong written communication skills and a good eye for detail
• Willingness to learn, receive feedback, and collaborate with others
• Ability to manage deadlines and contribute consistently as part of a global team
• Passion for youth engagement and making information accessible across languages

This role is designed for people who may be studying translation or interested in pursuing a career in translation for international organisations. The role will assist the successful candidate to develop skills, rather than expecting existing experience in translation, giving them meaningful responsibilities such as translation review, validation, and collaboration within a professional translation workflow.

We strongly encourage applications from individuals with lived experience of migration, displacement, or statelessness, and from underrepresented communities.

Apply Now: https://forms.gle/tuCRQZbKnEscwzuG7 

About the Role

Thematic Focal Points in the #DELIVER unit lead advocacy efforts within their assigned area, coordinating positions, interventions, and campaigns. They act as bridges between youth constituencies, the #THINK unit’s research outputs, and external stakeholders, ensuring that policy engagement is impactful, inclusive, and evidence-based. They report directly to the Director of Advocacy & Campaigns. 

There is currently a vacancy for the thematic area of education. This thematic area involves championing inclusive and equitable education for migrant and refugee children and youth, emphasizing education as a pathway to empowerment, integration, and peace. This is a fully remote volunteer position, with expectation of 5-7 hours per week. 

Key Responsibilities 

• Lead advocacy strategies and initiatives within the assigned thematic area, drafting policy briefs, interventions and talking points for high-level engagements and representing MYCP and youth perspectives externally at relevant events and engagements
• Collaborate with the Research Leads in the #THINK unit to ensure evidence-driven advocacy and campaigns, building methodologies for increased youth and constituency engagement through collaborations with the #ENGAGE unit, and feeding inputs into MYCP programming within the Secretariat 
• Creating communications and campaigns around your thematic area, and working with other Thematic Focal Points and supporting Officers on cross-cutting priorities
• Build relationships with key governments, UN agencies, NGOs and youth networks around your thematic area, working closely with the MYCP International Representatives
• Oversee, engage and support the Advocacy & Campaigns officers 

Person Specification

• Aged between 18 and 30 years old
• Background in advocacy, policy engagement, or campaigning around one or more of the available thematic issues
• Familiarity with migration governance, human rights, or global policy processes 
• Understanding of migration and migration policy issues, preferably with lived experience 
• Excellent writing, public speaking and communication skills and command of English (fluency in one or more other UN languages is desirable)
• Collaborative mindset and commitment to youth empowerment and MYCP’s values
• Organised, reliable, and proactive problem-solver

We strongly encourage applications from individuals with lived experience of migration, displacement, or statelessness, and from underrepresented communities.

Apply now: https://forms.gle/2JR3p9QsypRM4ZyU7 

Location: Remote / Hybrid (Global)
Contract Type: Fixed-Term Consultancy
Duration: June 2026-December 2027
Renumeration: $12,500 for term

Working Hours: Central European Time (CET) 

About the Programme

The Youth on the Move (YOM) Programme is a global initiative delivered through a partnership between Migration Youth & Children Platform (MYCP) and UNICEF to create more inclusive and accessible pathways for migrant and displaced youth to engage in international development and humanitarian work. Originally launched in 2022 as the Youth on the Move Fellowship pilot, the programme was co-designed to address the barriers many young people on the move face in accessing professional opportunities due to legal, financial, and administrative challenges.

Following the success of the pilot, UNICEF and the United Nations Volunteers (UNV) programme launched the UNICEF UNV Youth on the Move Programme, with MYCP continuing as a key implementation partner supporting mentorship, capacity building, alumni engagement, and youth participation in migration and displacement policy spaces. The 2026–2027 cohort will support Youth on the Move UNVs across Kenya, Uganda, Iraq, Colombia, Sudan, and Myanmar through mentorship programmes, Skills Accelerator sessions, development roundtables, and professional development opportunities.

About the Role 

The Youth on the Move (YOM) Programme Coordinator will lead the end-to-end coordination, planning, design, implementation, and partnership management of all programme activities under the YOM Programme.

The Coordinator will be responsible not only for programme management and delivery, but also for designing the programme architecture of the Skills Accelerator, development roundtables, mentorship structures, and guidance materials. The role requires a highly proactive individual capable of building collaborations, sourcing and managing facilitators and mentors, designing engaging learning experiences, and ensuring all activities align with the programme’s inclusion and empowerment goals.

The Coordinator will serve as the primary operational focal point between MYCP, UNICEF, mentors, external partners, and participating UNVs. They will also work closely with MYCP’s Monitoring & Evaluation Officer to support programme tracking, reporting, learning, and accountability processes, and will provide regular updates and reports to UNICEF and the YOM focal point.

Key Responsibilities

1. Programme Coordination & Delivery

• Lead the day-to-day coordination and implementation of the Youth on the Move (YOM) Programme across participating countries.
• Develop and manage programme workplans, timelines, activity calendars, and delivery frameworks.
• Coordinate participant onboarding, engagement, communications, and ongoing support.
• Serve as the main coordination point between MYCP, UNICEF, UNV, mentors, facilitators, alumni, and programme participants.
• Ensure timely delivery of programme outputs and maintain operational oversight across all programme components.

2. Skills Accelerator, Roundtables & Partnerships

• Lead the design and delivery of the YOM Skills Accelerator, development roundtables, and other capacity-building activities.
• Coordinate and facilitate Skills Accelerator sessions, workshops, and dialogue spaces focused on professional development and youth participation.
• Design learning frameworks, session content, participant resources, and engagement approaches.
• Build and manage partnerships with NGOs, UN agencies, youth-led organisations, academic institutions, professionals, and sector experts to support programme delivery.
• Identify and coordinate speakers, facilitators, trainers, and collaborators.
• Support opportunities for Youth on the Move UNVs to engage in consultations, forums, and migration/displacement policy spaces.

3. Mentorship & Alumni Engagement

• Lead the design and management of the YOM mentorship programme and alumni network.
• Recruit, onboard, and support mentors, including coordinating mentor matching and engagement processes.
• Develop mentorship guidance materials, onboarding resources, codes of conduct, and the Mentorship Toolkit for publication on the MYCP Knowledge Hub.
• Design and coordinate alumni engagement and peer exchange opportunities to strengthen long-term community and professional connections.

4. Monitoring, Reporting & Learning

• Work closely with MYCP’s Monitoring & Evaluation Officer to support programme tracking, data collection, learning, and evaluation processes.
• Coordinate participant feedback, mentorship tracking, attendance records, and activity documentation.
• Prepare updates, reports, and implementation summaries for UNICEF and the YOM focal point.
• Support reflection sessions, reviews and programme improvement processes.

Essential Qualifications & Experience

• Demonstrated experience designing and facilitating training programmes, workshops, or learning initiatives.
• Experience building partnerships and managing external collaborators and facilitators.
• Experience recruiting and managing mentors, consultants, facilitators, or volunteers.
• Strong project management and organisational skills.
• Excellent facilitation, communication, and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Experience working with migrant, refugee, or displaced communities strongly preferred.
• Strong understanding of safeguarding, inclusion, accessibility, and youth participation principles.
• Ability to work independently and across multiple global stakeholders and time zones.
• Excellent English proficiency, and command of another UN language is desirable 

Desirable

• Experience working with UN agencies, INGOs, or youth-led organisations.
• Experience designing mentorship or leadership development programmes.
• Experience with online learning platforms and virtual programme coordination.
• Lived experience of migration or displacement is strongly encouraged and valued.

We strongly encourage applications from individuals with lived experience of migration, displacement, or statelessness, and from underrepresented communities.