Established in 2015, Voluntas specializes in providing meaningful advisory and research services. Established in 2023, the Voluntās Foundation aims to broaden our engagement and support initiatives that foster just, sustainable, and meaningful human advancement. The Foundation backs locally led initiatives and spearheads innovative research on meaningfulness through its Center for Applied Meaningfulness. Key projects include the Global Meaningfulness Index and the Youth Meaningfulness Index, both designed to measure and enhance the impact of meaningful actions worldwide.
For the past two years, Voluntas has been exploring what drives meaning in the lives of youth across the world in collaboration with the ALV Foundation and UN partners. We call this ambitious project the Youth Meaningfulness Index (YMI). The goal of the project is to explore how youth experience meaning in their lives, and for the YMI to be used by decision-makers as a standard metric to inform policies and by citizens to hold governments, organizations, and institutions accountable. We believe the YMI will significantly improve the well-being of young people globally and help them realize their potential.
We are currently looking for a highly motivated individual to support our Youth Meaningfulness Index project The ideal candidate will have 2-3 years' experience working in project management for an international organization, research institute, consultancy, or university. An appetite for philosophical out-of-the-box thinking and discussions is also necessary for this position.
Your Ethics
* You put honesty above compassion
* You put self-awareness above self-confidence
* You put facts above sentiments
* You put aspirations and hard work above good intentions
Your Responsibilities in close coordination with the head of the Voluntas Foundation
* Ensure day-to-day support of the project including coordination with partners across geographies
* Follow-up on data analysis with our analytics team
* Contribute to the writing of articles and reports
* Support the organization of meetings with advisory council and partners
* Contribute to sharing results within the Voluntas team as well as to linking them to our philosophy
* Contribute to other research projects, if time allows
* Coordinate with our communications team to ensure the YMI website is up to date and that publications are disseminated
* Contribute to outreach efforts to potential partners and to the development of pitches
* Support the development of proposals to mobilize further funding
* Support the organizations of fundraising events
* Intellectual curiosity and inquisitiveness
* Go-getter spirit and significant problem-solving attitude
* Stronge interpersonal skills
* Results- and quality-oriented mindset
* High level of personal initiative, accountability, and a strong work ethic
* Ability to work independently as well as within a team
* Excellent written and spoken English
* Good knowledge of Microsoft Office suite (Word, PowerPoint, Excel)
* Master's in economics, political science, sociology, international development, law, or relevant field
Advantage:
* Experience in communication/fundraising
* Experience in quantitative research, and knowledge of research methods for social science (sampling, weighting, data cleaning and management, descriptive statistics, inference analysis)
* Six months as a start with possibility of extension depending on funding
* Salary based on location and experience.
* Vacation: Six weeks (30 working days) per year accrued with 2,5 days per month
* One meaningfulness day per year
* Development of personal human potential development plan
* Participation in our annual Cultural Curiosity Camp
* Flexible working hours and arrangements
* IT equipment (computer)
How to apply
Don't let the fact that you do not tick all boxes stop you from applying At Voluntas we are committed to creating a diverse environment. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer and a community of colleagues from all continents and varied backgrounds.
We encourage all qualified applicants to apply irrespective of race, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, disability, age, or veteran status.
Interested candidates should send a resume (CV), and a cover letter (maximum one page) addressing the three points below:
* Tell us about yourself and what draws you to Voluntas' mission and virtues
* A time your actions positively impacted a community
* Describe the three biggest weaknesses you will bring to Voluntas
The cover letter and CV must be written in English. Selected candidates will be invited for a written test followed by interviews to discuss their self-awareness, interests, and experience.
Deadline: Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis
Associate Partner and Head of Voluntas Foundation
At Voluntās, philosophers, anthropologists, psychologists, economists, dramaturgists, sociologists, political scientists and people of yet other academic backgrounds are all advisors by profession and philosophers by heart.
Together, we specialize in advising and working with companies, directorates, boards, investors, foundations, owners, leaders and governments on how to create, adapt and drive a meaningful culture, brand, society and planet.
We believe that this approach significantly increases the quality of living, while we know that it sustainably accelerates the productivity and profitability of doing business.
We pursue advisory and analytics to realize human potential and make more lives more meaningful for the colleagues in organizations, the consumers of brands, the citizens in societies and for all us children of our blue planet.
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