Partnerships Intern (Volunteer) @Unknown

Catalyst Now, The Global Umbrella Movement for the World’s Social Innovators

Catalyst Now (formerly Catalyst 2030) is the global movement for social innovation. We connect over 7,000 social innovators, from grassroots initiatives to philanthropic organisations, from every corner of the globe, to drive collaborative change.

Our mission is to co-create spaces where the world’s social innovators connect, collaborate and contribute to transformational change.

Our Vision for 2025- 2029

The world is not short of solutions. It is short of alignment. Every day, millions of social innovators work on climate, inequality, health, livelihoods, and other SDGs. Yet most efforts remain under-recognised, under-resourced and disconnected from power, capital, and policy.

That’s where Catalyst Now comes in. We’re building the global umbrella movement for social innovators, across sectors and borders, to turn fragmented efforts into systemic change.

Our journey, which began as a WhatsApp group of visionary social entrepreneurs, has evolved into a global movement of more than 7,400 members representing over 4,900 organisations across 150+ countries.

ABOUT THE ROLE

The Partnerships Intern supports the Resource Mobilization and Partnerships team in the day-to-day coordination of Catalyst Now’s fundraising and partnership activities. The role provides administrative and operational support to help ensure funding opportunities, grant processes, donor information, and partnership activities are well organized and effectively managed.

The Intern assists with researching funding opportunities, preparing proposal materials and supporting documents, maintaining grant and donor records, and tracking key deadlines and follow-up actions. The role also supports meeting coordination, scheduling, briefing materials, and communication across the team.

This position provides valuable hands-on experience in fundraising, partnerships, and grant management while contributing to the smooth delivery of Catalyst Now’s resource mobilization activities and helping the team meet its commitments to partners and donors.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Responsibilities will include:

Scouting & Opportunity Support

• Support the identification and sharing of relevant funding opportunities.
• Assist with preparing opportunity summaries against Catalyst Now’s funding criteria before review.
• Help maintain the funding calendar and flag upcoming deadlines to the team.

Proposal Support

• Assist with drafting sections of grant proposals and supporting documents.
• Compile required attachments and documentation for proposal submissions.
• Support the team in meeting grant submission deadlines.

Pipeline & Administration

• Help keep the grants pipeline and donor database up to date.
• Assist with tracking invoices, agreements, and payments, and flag any outstanding items to the supervisor.

Internal Coordination & Administrative Support

• Schedule meetings and assist with coordinating logistics.
• Prepare and circulate meeting notes within agreed timelines.
• Assist in compiling presentation slides, briefing materials, and supporting documents.
• Help track deadlines and action items and provide reminders where needed.

Working Relationships

The role works closely with:

• The Resource Mobilization and Partnerships Team
• Programme and Secretariat staff
• External funders and partners (for operational coordination)

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE

For this role, we invite applications from people who have:

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field
• The ideal candidate has a background in nonprofit fundraising, grants management, or operations support
• Fluency in English
• Strong organisational and tracking skills
• Comfort working with CRMs, spreadsheets, and document systems
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Close attention to detail and reliability
• Ability to manage multiple deadlines and priorities
• Strong management skills with the ability to articulate complex information in a compelling way to advocate for change
• Ability to develop strategic engagement plans for individuals and organisations
• Proactive coordination skills to ensure seamless communication and pipeline management across different leads and initiatives

CATALYST NOW OFFERS

• This internship is for 3 months, full-time, 40hours/week.
• Catalyst Now offers the Intern the opportunity to work with colleagues from various countries and to challenge themselves within the context of a vibrant and growing organisation. 
• The opportunity to work in a fast-paced global environment, on-the-job training opportunities, and experience within an international NGO.

CONTRACTOR LOCATION

This position is remote and can be carried out from anywhere in the world with 5 hours overlap with CET working hours.

APPLICATION DEADLINE

The deadline for submitting applications is August 17, 2026. However, applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis, and the position may be filled earlier if the right candidate is identified. We encourage you to apply as soon as possible. 

HOW TO APPLY?

To apply, please fill out the application form

Completion time: 10 minutes.

To find out more about our work, look at our website

Catalyst Now actively promotes equality, diversity and inclusion. We consider the experience of all candidates, irrespective of age, race, religion or belief, or sexual orientation, disability, gender, gender identity or gender reassignment.