We are looking for a communicative and structured individual to manage, build and develop financial partnerships for an international youth empowerment program. This involves various partnerships around an annual program for early-stage social entrepreneurship, which is implemented through an international network of support organizations in currently 20 countries.

You bring experience and contacts and are ready to use your strategic and communication skills to further expand our global network and continuously work on the further development of the program.

About Us and the Role

Social Impact Award works for a world where young people drive change towards an environmentally sustainable and socially just society with equal access to opportunities for all. We empower young people to transform the society they live in through impact-driven entrepreneurial journeys in our international community.

Founded in 2009, Social Impact Award (SIA) is one of the world’s largest communities of young social entrepreneurs under the age of 30. We implement our education and incubation program in 20 countries worldwide, supporting young social entrepreneurs to develop and implement innovative solutions to tackle the most important societal challenges of our time. We do this by organizing events and workshops to raise awareness of social innovation, teaching the skills needed to move from vague intentions to actionable ventures, providing access to networks and supporting the most promising teams with the Social Impact Award.

As part of the organizational development and for the implementation of the strategic direction until 2030, we are looking for reinforcement for our international fundraising team in the position of a Fundraising & Partnerships Lead. This position will play an important role in the further development of international partnerships for the SIA network. It will be instrumental in building new partnerships, developing new audiences of potential partners and evolving the work of the internal fundraising team.

This is a unique opportunity for someone with experience in fundraising and partnerships, specifically in the field of social innovation, social entrepreneurship and youth development. The position offers the chance to use the skills and experience gained to develop in a responsible role, to shape an emerging international network and to develop own contacts in the German-speaking, European and international area.

Job Description

We see ourselves as a young, agile, international team for whom it is important to use our skills where they are needed and to take responsibility for our areas of work. In coordination with the entire team, everyone can therefore shape their own areas of responsibility and activities and set their own priorities. We need specific support in the following areas

• Developing fundraising strategies for the international SIA team, the entire SIA network and the national implementation(s) of the program
• Scouting of potential partners, relevant funding opportunities and their evaluation in close cooperation with the respective SIA team members
• Independently acquire and build new partnerships with philanthropic, public and private sector actors around the strategic priorities and impact goals of the Social Impact Award
• Drive the co-creative development of new partnership packages and offerings in collaboration with the international and local SIA teams
• Further develop the existing internal structures and working methods of the fundraising team in collaboration with other relevant team members
• Independently maintaining, supporting and, if necessary, expanding (existing) collaborations, including any necessary reporting

What Do We Offer You?

As a member of the international Social Impact Award team, we offer you a unique working environment:

• Become part of a growing, international community (20+ countries on 4 continents) of people driving social change
• Varied, meaningful work with a lot of personal responsibility, scope for decision-making and development opportunities
• Become part of a young, international team in which “New Work” is lived and which responds to every personality with the help of Holacracy
• Flexibility to work remotely whenever you need to – from home, from a café or in other cities
• Spaces for individual development and team reflection
• Targeted further training opportunities
• Participation in international meetings (min. 2 weeks per year) at different locations in Europe, Africa and Asia
• Workplace in the vibrant co-working spaces of Impact Hub Vienna or Impact Hub Berlin, depending on your location
• We offer you the opportunity to determine the hours of the position individually and can imagine anything between 32 and 40 hours per week. The position is limited to twelve months – depending on the collaboration – with the prospect and desire for a permanent position directly afterwards.
• We have worked out a transparent salary scheme, which your salary will be based on your qualifications and experience, but at least € 43,200 gross per year for a full-time position in Austria.
• The salary is adjusted according to location and work experience in line with our transparent salary scheme. It includes an annual inflation adjustment, an automatic salary adjustment for your SIA loyalty and rewards your growth in your roles.

Please note that the SIA Social Impact Award gGmbH cannot support you in obtaining a visa. If you live in a country other than your country of citizenship, you must have an appropriate work permit for that country to be considered for the position.

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Are We a Match?

As an ideal team member you bring the following with you:

• At least 4 years of work experience in fundraising and partnerships with various partners (especially foundations and companies) – ideally in the fields of social innovation, social entrepreneurship and youth development
• Existing network that can support you in your role as Fundraising & Partnerships Lead
• Experience in developing attractive partnership offers to companies, as well as in building long-term partnerships with foundations
• Interest (and possibly experience) in the development of internal structures (e.g. CRM, etc.) for efficient team collaboration
• Motivation to engage intensively with the SIA activities and program and to represent it with conviction to external parties and the public
• Willingness and interest to actively contribute to a holocratically organized team
• Motivation to help shape the internal structures and processes of a fast-growing international non-profit organization and willingness to acquire new skills
• Openness to learn and develop with the organization and the team
• Strong identification with the values and goals of SIA and interest in the topics of social entrepreneurship and youth empowerment
• Independence, organizational skills and the ability to work in a team
• Ability to react quickly to unforeseen circumstances and maintain an overview even in stressful situations
• Business fluent in written and spoken German and English
• Very good communication skills, professional appearance and confident representation in front of international partners