Future Leaders in Action Overview:
Future Leaders in Action (FLIA) cultivates leaders and strengthens youth-oriented nonprofits through our fellowship programs. Fellows, individuals interested in entering the social sector, work on-site part-time at a partner nonprofit to develop or implement a pre-determined enrichment program.
Throughout the fellowship, fellows develop various professional skills including time-management, communication, program development, in a fast-paced, hands-on learning environment.
We are looking to recruit and match fellows with partners for our fall fellowships. These placements can vary from in person, remote, and hybrid roles depending on the needs of our partner organizations. We anticipate that the majority of our placements will be in the NYC Metro Area or the Des Moines-Central Iowa region. We will give preference to candidates based out of these locations.
Fellowship Overview and Responsibilities:
As a Fellow, you will juggle multiple responsibilities. You will spend 60-70 percent of your time working as the lead on a project scoped by FLIA’s partner organization. You will also likely spend 20-30 percent of your fellowship supporting the partner organization in other day-to-day work. In addition, you will spend a significant portion of time engaging in professional and leadership development training facilitated by FLIA, roughly 10-20 percent.
FLIA offers a robust experience to fellows, focused on three areas of development:
- Professional Development – Coaching, mentoring, and workshops that support Fellows’ professional goals during and after the fellowship (e.g. time management)
- Leadership Development – Conversations, activities and experiences that allow fellows to cultivate a wide range of leadership skills (e.g. leading a project, facilitating presentations, identifying leadership style, working on a team)
- Personal Development – Conversations, activities and experiences that promote the growth and well-being of fellows in and out of work (e.g. personal finance workshop, DEIA training)
In your role, you are expected but not limited to, the following responsibilities:
- Work with one of our nonprofit partners to lead a project from start to finish, in addition to supporting with other organizational needs
- Participate in leadership development training provided by FLIA
- Connect and collaborate with a cohort of peers across various activities, projects and initiatives
- Participate in regular check ins with FLIA’s program manager and alumni mentor
- Serve as an ambassador for FLIA and its values
By the end of the fellowship, you will have…
- Submitted key deliverables related to your assigned partner projects
- Developed a meaningful relationship with your partner, cohort, FLIA staff, FLIA alumni, and other FLIA stakeholders
- Created and presented at an end-of fellowship showcase
- Completed a final report and short video about the fellowship
Position Qualifications:
- Demonstrate commitment to working with underserved youth and marginalized communities preferred
- Commitment to continuous professional improvement and reflection
- Strong time-management skills
- Solution-oriented
- Resourcefulness and initiative
- Passionate about social sector
- Demonstrate integrity
- Demonstrate ability to work independently and in a team
HIRING PROCESS & TIMELINE:
We value transparency in hiring practices. Below is the expected hiring process and timeline for our Fall 2024 fellowships.
February 22 – April 1
Fall 2024 Fellowship Priority Deadline Period
July 15
Fall 2024 Fellowship application final deadline
July 15-26
- FLIA conducts first-round interviews with Fall 2024 fellowship candidates and selects candidates for second-round interviews with the best-fit partner organization
July 29-August 9
- Partner organizations conduct second-round interviews with selected Fall 2024 candidates and select their top choice candidate to be shared with FLIA by Friday, August 9.
Week of August 12th
Offers are shared with Fall 2024 Fellowship candidates
September 30-December 20
Fall 2024 Fellowship Period
Note:
Future Leaders in Action is an equal employment opportunity employer, and women, people of color, LGBTQ and gender non-conforming people, people with disabilities, and people with unique lived experience or diverse professional or personal backgrounds and perspectives are encouraged to apply.