Call for Applications: IP Youth Workshop Coordinator (Contract Role, 2026–2027)

Applications are now open for the position of IP Youth Workshop Coordinator, a strategic coordination role supporting an international, Indigenous-led youth workshop focused on inclusive participation, cultural integrity, and community-driven outcomes.

This role is ideal for professionals with strong project coordination, partnership management, and youth or Indigenous engagement experience, who are motivated to support ethical, values-driven, and intercultural collaboration processes.

Key Responsibilities

1. Coordination and Partnership Management

The Coordinator will support the core organizing team—including Indigenous Youth Leads, GYBN, FAR, and partner organizations—by facilitating coordination across stakeholders. Responsibilities include organizing regular coordination calls, tracking timelines and deliverables, documenting decisions, and maintaining effective communication among partners, facilitators, and logistics teams.

2. Fundraising Support

The role includes supporting ongoing fundraising efforts by drafting or co-drafting fundraising materials, assisting donor outreach and follow-ups, coordinating reporting linked to new grants, and maintaining a transparent and updated fundraising tracker.

3. Program Design and Content Preparation

The Coordinator will support the design of the workshop agenda and learning journey, ensuring alignment with Indigenous worldviews, intersectionality, and local community realities. This includes coordinating inputs from Indigenous designers and cultural knowledge holders, as well as organizing preparatory materials and participant resource packs.

4. Application and Selection Process

The Coordinator will manage the full application process, including launching the call for applications, overseeing dissemination strategies, managing the application system (e.g., Google Forms), responding to inquiries, coordinating the selection committee, scheduling interviews, documenting outcomes, and communicating final decisions to applicants.

5. Participant Coordination and Logistics

Following participant selection, the Coordinator will work closely with the logistics team to support visa processes, travel arrangements, accommodation planning aligned with cultural and safety considerations, and clear communication with participants before the workshop.

6. Workshop Delivery Support

Depending on final planning, the Coordinator may provide on-the-ground support during the workshop, coordinating facilitators’ needs, session flow, daily adjustments, documentation, and communication with youth participants, elders, partners, and support staff.

7. Documentation and Reporting

The role includes maintaining organized records, supporting narrative and financial reporting, preparing a final internal report capturing learnings and recommendations, and leading internal debrief or reflection sessions.

Key Deliverables

• Updated fundraising tracker and coordinated fundraising actions

• Workshop design plan (agenda, structure, and timeline)

• Application call package and dissemination plan

• Completed application and selection workflow

• Participant list and pre-workshop briefing materials

• Logistics coordination support

• Workshop delivery support

• Final internal summary report with recommendations

Qualifications

Required

• Proven experience coordinating multi-stakeholder workshops, preferably international or intercultural

• Strong organizational, project management, and documentation skills

• Experience working with Indigenous communities and/or youth-led spaces

• Cultural sensitivity and ability to engage respectfully across diverse contexts

• Fluency in English (written and spoken)

• Familiarity with Google Workspace tools

• Ability to work independently and within distributed teams

Preferred

• Indigenous candidates are strongly encouraged to apply

• Experience in fundraising or grant writing

• Background in youth programming, social movements, policy, or capacity-building

• Familiarity with biodiversity, climate justice, rights-based conservation, or UN processes

• Fluency in additional UN languages

Values and Working Principles

This role requires strong alignment with:

• Respect for Indigenous sovereignty and knowledge systems

• Youth leadership and agency

• Cultural humility and ethics of care

• Solidarity, collaboration, and transparency

Application Process

Applicants must submit:

• A completed Google Form application

• A resume/CV uploaded via the form

• Contact details of one referee

The selection process includes application review, shortlisting, online interviews, and final notification by email.

Compensation details will be shared with shortlisted and interview-confirmed candidates.

Application Deadline: 2 February 2026, 11:59 PM (UTC)
Contract Period: 1 March 2026 – 31 January 2027

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