At the heart of every global threat is a failure of leadership. This new generation is the most informed, most educated, most connected generation in human history. One Young World identifies, promotes and connects the world’s most impactful young leaders to create a better world, with more responsible, more effective, leadership.
The annual One Young World Summit convenes the brightest young talent from every country and sector, working to accelerate social impact. Delegates from 190+ countries are counselled by influential political, business and humanitarian leaders such as Justin Trudeau, Paul Polman and Meghan Markle, amongst many other global figures.
Delegates participate in four transformative days of speeches, panels, networking and workshops. All delegates have the opportunity to apply to give keynote speeches, sharing a platform with world leaders, with the world’s media in attendance. The agenda is shaped by the One Young World Community through the Global Consultation Process, ensuring maximum relevance to the issues affecting young people. As well as listening to keynote speakers, delegates have the opportunity to challenge, interact with, and be mentored by, world leaders. Delegates make lasting connections throughout the Summit, celebrating their participation at social events and the event's always-memorable Opening and Closing Ceremonies.
During this internship, you will be supporting One Young World teams in their work to prepare the 2026 One Young World Cape Town Summit. You will mainly assist the partnerships and housing team with logistics, research, business development and data analysis. You will also help other teams with Summit-related tasks, including delegate communication and support. Finally, you will then have a chance to participate in the One Young World Summit as a crew member, to experience the Summit and help the teams on-site.
What you’ll do:
- Support the housing and partnerships teams with accommodation and delegate queries
- Research various industries and look for organisations that are actively looking to develop their talent
- Support the development of new strategies to engage new partners as we prepare our marketing strategy for the 2026 One Young World Cape Town Summit
- Support the logistics, delegate/customer service during the Summit
- Support partner and delegate communication via CRM software such as Salesforce
- Generate reports on delegate registrations in terms of countries registered, industry they operate in, etc.
- Support with website content and communications strategy to help generate more commercial interest
What you will gain:
- Practical experience in multiple teams, with a specific brief from day one
- Research skills and evaluation technique
- Experience working in the charity sector and exposure to senior leadership from FTSE250 and Fortune 500 organisations
- Intercultural and interpersonal skills
- Experience in using project management software (Monday.com )and CRM software (Salesforce)
