International Youth Foundation - Chief of Staff to the CEO/President
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Chief of Staff to the CEO/President
International Youth Foundation
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Chief of Staff to the CEO/President
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Unites States
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Job Type
Full-time
Description
Applications will be evaluated on a rolling basis through December 15. The expected start date for the role is January 4, 2027.
LOCATION
U.S. / Global Office
SUPERVISOR
CEO and President
ABOUT INTERNATIONAL YOUTH FOUNDATION (IYF®)
With 36 years of experience creating impact, IYF is a global nonprofit working with urgency to connect young people to economic opportunities that transform lives, businesses, and communities. We believe a job is one of the most powerful development tools available. When young people have the skills, confidence, and opportunity to earn a steady paycheck, the impact extends far beyond employment, strengthening families, communities, and economies. Since our founding, IYF has directly served more than 8 million young people, working alongside hundreds of local partners around the world.
Our work tackles one of the most persistent challenges facing young people: the transition from education to meaningful employment. IYF brings together young people, employers, educators, governments, funders, and community organizations to make the systems shaping youth employment work better. Together, we build agency, strengthen in-demand technical and life skills, and create inclusive pathways that connect young people to jobs while helping businesses access the talent they need to grow.
Today, IYF is entering an exciting new chapter. With new leadership, strengthened systems, and a renewed sense of urgency, we are rebuilding for growth and greater influence in a rapidly changing global landscape. Our ambition is clear: unlock the potential of millions more young people and build a future where every young person has the skills, confidence, and agency to realize the future they want.
PURPOSE OF THE ROLE
The Chief of Staff (CoS) reports directly to the CEO and serves as a strategic partner and force multiplier, helping translate IYF’s vision and growth strategy into focused organizational action. Working across the Executive and Senior Leadership Teams, the CoS will strengthen the systems, rhythms, and accountability needed to align leaders around shared priorities and deliver measurable results. The role will maintain a constant focus on whether leadership time, organizational resources, and cross-functional efforts are being directed toward IYF’s highest-value opportunities.
The CoS will help move complex, high-priority initiatives forward by bringing structure to ambiguity, connecting work across functions, surfacing barriers and decisions, and establishing clear ownership and accountability. As a trusted thought partner, the CoS will provide the CEO and other leaders with candid counsel, challenge assumptions, and help strengthen organizational decision-making and performance. The CoS will also incubate selected strategic and growth initiatives, driving them from concept through early execution before transitioning mature work to the appropriate long-term owner. Ultimately, the Chief of Staff will increase the effectiveness of the CEO and leadership team while helping position IYF for its next phase of sustainable growth, influence, and impact.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
Communications & Project Management:
Oversee the execution of CEO priorities and Executive Office initiatives, alongside Executive Administrator, translating priorities into defined workplans, owners, and clear deliverables, resolve or escalate barriers and ensure commitments are carried through to completion.
Manage the flow of issues and decisions requiring attention of the CEO, ensuring appropriate context, analysis and recommendations needed to make timely…