Careers

Thank you for your interest in working for Catalyst Now. Our Secretariat is dedicated to coordinating and managing the movement's logistics and operations. It acts as a support system to facilitate members' work and oversees the activities and background tasks that drive Catalyst Now.

open positions

Catalyst Now is seeking a Partnerships Coordinator

Catalyst Now – A Global Movement of Social Change Innovators

Catalyst Now is a dynamic global movement of social innovators transforming systems and driving sustainable change to advance the UN Sustainable Development Goals worldwide.

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

Our world faces unprecedented challenges, a polycrisis that spans from climate change and conflicts to deep-rooted inequalities. Yet, in this landscape of complexity, we at Catalyst Now see immense opportunity to act differently and achieve the changes we stand for. Our journey, which began as a WhatsApp group of visionary social innovators, has evolved into a global movement of over 6,000 members representing more than 4,500 organizations across 156 countries, to transform systems and drive sustainable change to advance the UN Sustainable Development Goals worldwide.

Catalyst Now has transformed from its beginnings as a nimble, startup enterprise to a fast-growing movement.

The Partnerships Coordinator ensures that Catalyst Now’s fundraising activities run smoothly, reliably, and professionally. This role provides the operational backbone that allows the Fundraising Lead and senior leadership to focus on strategy, relationships, and closing funding, while ensuring that every opportunity, grant and donor is properly tracked, supported, and delivered.

This role ensures that Catalyst Now’s fundraising function is professional, credible, and dependable, giving funders confidence and enabling the organisation to grow sustainably.

The role works closely with:

  • The Fundraising & Partnerships Lead
  • The Finance team
  • Programme and Secretariat staff
  • External funders and partners (for operational coordination)

Your responsibilities will include:

Fundraising Pipeline & Revenue Operations:

  • Maintain the fundraising pipeline and tracking tools
  • Monitor proposal status, grant agreements, invoices, and payments
  • Follow up on outstanding payments and commitments
  • Support the onboarding of new donors and partners
  • Schedule and support pipeline and fundraising review meetings, including preparing agendas and minutes.

  Grants and Funding Support:

  • Research and track funding opportunities, deadlines, and reporting requirements
  • Maintain the grants calendar and ensure all applications and reports are submitted on time
  • Compile and coordinate materials for grant applications
  • Draft and submit small and medium grant proposals as needed
  • Support compliance with funder requirements.

Donor and Partner Stewardship

  • Maintain and update the CRM and donor database
  • Process donations, pledges, and acknowledgements
  • Prepare funder updates, reports, and basic impact summaries
  • Coordinate stewardship activities such as meetings, updates, and follow-ups
  • Ensure funders receive timely, accurate, and professional communications.
  • Experience in nonprofit fundraising, grants management, or operations support
  • Strong organizational and tracking skills
  • Comfort working with CRMs, spreadsheets, and document systems
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills
  • High attention to detail and reliability
  • Ability to manage multiple deadlines and priorities
  • Strong relationship-building 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 organizations
  • Proactive coordination skills to ensure seamless communication and pipeline management across different leads and initiatives.
  • Six-month internship, full-time contract
  • Full-time employment, 40hours/week
  • The opportunity to work with a young and dynamic team in a fast-paced global environment, on-the-job training opportunities, and experience within an international NGO
  • The ability to coordinate personal projects to improve the work of the organization
  • Good working atmosphere with a small and dedicated team
  • An opportunity to work with the world’s most prestigious social entrepreneurs and innovators. Working in a dynamic network of almost 4,000 organizations across the globe, including Skoll Foundation, Ashoka, Schwab Foundation, and Echoing Green
  • Pay USD 1200-1500 monthly, commensurate with demonstrable experience and location.

This position is remote and can be carried out from anywhere in the world with 4 hours overlap with CET working hours.

Apply by February 27th, 2026

To apply, please fill out the application form

Completion time: 15 – 30 minutes.