Open Positions
Governance Team
YES-Europe is looking for someone to work alongside the President to develop the community of YES-Europe. In that role you’d make sure that all the local and international team members are fully integrated in the community of more than 3000 members. Besides that, you would help with the onboarding and the strategic team management. That means for instance that you’d have to think about which teams need to be developed and decide how the people interested in taking up an active role on the NGO could be involved.
The Finance Team raises and allocates public & private funds to create new network value for local energy enthusiasts – events, job sharing, networking formats and more – and individually support young energy innovators across Europe – from startups to research projects.
Together with you in an impact-driven, growth-minded and ambitious team, we work towards our first milestone of
1. min. 50 000 € raised
2. min. two innovative startups funded
3. min. two high-impact events funded
If you are excited about the opportunity to grow your skillset while gradually disrupting youth funding in Europe, apply!
Our open positions
Using our time and capabilities best to maximize impact is our credo. Therefore, you can join us as a manager in the following role categories available based on your committable time and the growth path you desire.
- Investor Development & Relations
- Startup/Event Development & Relations
- Business/Project Development
- Proposal Assessment (support role possible)
- Marketing & Campaigning (support role possible)
- Operations & Administration (support role possible)
Your profile
We know — sometimes, you can’t tick every box. We would still love to hear from you if you think you’re a good fit!
- Enthusiasm to create new network value and support young energy innovators within Europe’s biggest energy youth organization
- Experience in fundraising, business/project development, consulting, marketing or R&D (for non-supporting roles); Background in strategy consulting, investment banking, or startups is a plus
- Entrepreneurial spirit with a proactive and hands-on mentality
- Excellent communication skills accompanied with strong English skills; Proficiency in one or multiple European languages is a plus.
- 3-9 months (flexible) availability (~2-3 hours per week, depending on role scope)
Our offering
- Apply and grow your skillset in an ambitious organization pushing innovative ways to accelerate the energy transition
- High degree of ownership during your work and exposure to investors, startups and the wider professional European energy community
- Learn from, work together and network with leading innovators, influential investors and a thriving community across Europe
- A very flexible structure to reflect your creative ideas and ambitious visions into reality
- The best part? We are just getting started!
Interested in joining us? Please send your brief motivation statement (4-5 sentences) as well as your CV (alternatively link to your LinkedIn profile) at finance@yeseurope.org.
We are looking forward to hear from you!
Is there no local YES team in your country? Then you can start one and become the Country Representative! Get people to be involved in the country team, coordinate meetings and organise the activities you and the others are interested in. As the “CR” you are also connected to other CRs in Europe, which which you can exchange ideas.
Partnerships Team
As a Partnership Manager, you would be involved in scoping and exploring potential partners for YES Europe. You would be helping in reaching out to other Non-profits, universities, SME’s and MNC’s who in their own way are empowering youth and exploring Sustainability. You, as a Partnership Manager, would regularly coordinate with various partners and various teams of YES Europe to create meaningful synergies.
Knowledge Sharing Team
YES-Europe knowledge sharing team is actively looking for passionate candidates to join our exciting podcast where we interview impactful figures in the energy industry. You will have exposure to the whole lifecycle of our podcasts, from ideation, guest selection and invitation, question generation, hosting the podcast, editing, and marketing. You will also enjoy the freedom to join other knowledge-sharing projects such as the Future of Energy report, as well as your own proposed projects
Current main projects at Knowledge Sharing Team:
1. Talk Energy with YES-Europe: https://yeseurope.org/podcast/
2. Annual YES-Europe Future of Energy report: https://yeseurope.org/reports/
Main tasks
- Podcast creation from guest invitation, episode ideation, audience engagement, hosting and co-hosting (if interested), editing of podcasts
- Collaborate with other teams at YES-Europe to increase synergies of the podcast project, from guest further collaboration, marketing to event organization etc.
- Propose and implement your idea on knowledge sharing for YES-Europe
What’s in it for you?
- High exposure of being on a podcast if interesting in hosting and co-hosting
- Project planning and management experiences from back to front end
- Networking opportunities with influential leaders in the energy industry behind the scene
- A very flexible structure to reflect your creative ideas and ambitious visions into reality
Time Commitment
1-2 hours per week
YES-Europe knowledge sharing team is looking for authors who have good writing skills to contribute to our flagship annual report – Future of Energy Report 2022. This is a very high-profile project that gains high attention in our annual conferences, separate publishing events etc.
Details of the Future of Energy project and past reports can be found here: https://yeseurope.org/reports/
Main tasks
- Ideation, researching and writing the YES-Europe’s flagship annual YES-Europe Future of Energy report
What’s in it for you?
- Your name permanently on a delicate annual report
- A chance for you to design and define a narrative representing YES-Europe
Time Commitment
1-2 hours per week
Communications Team
Social Media is a vital part of YES-Europe’s external communication. On there we post announcements about upcoming events, recent projects and news from the industry. Our goal is to have our social media a central place to learn about what’s happening in the organisation and have it be a place for creators to express themselves.
Main tasks:
- design graphics for our social media and events
- develop templates for the organization to automate workflows
- ensure that the design guideline is used across the organization
What’s in it for you
Develop your design skills, get your work out there and get to work in our amazing team
Time commitment
maximum of 5h/week including the team meetings
Social Media is a vital part of YES-Europe’s external communication. On there we post announcements about upcoming events, recent projects and news from the industry. Our goal is to have our social media a central place to learn about what’s happening in the organisation and have it be a place for creators to express themselves
Main task
- draw graphics for our website and social media accounts on a schedule that fits for you
What’s in it for you
Develop your graphic design skills, get your work out there and get to work in our amazing team
Time commitment
maximum of 1-2 hours a week
Did you find a position that interests you? Apply now and we’ll be in touch with you!