Volunteer Impact and Evidence Associate to Support Ashoka's Changemaker Index Team with Ashoka

About the role

Ashoka is the world's first and largest association of social entrepreneurs, innovators working on the urgent social and environmental issues of our time, who change systems, not just fix the problems within them. Since the early 1980s, Ashoka has pioneered the field of social entrepreneurship, building a global network of 4,000+ Ashoka Fellows, the most impactful changemakers leading across nearly every sector. We collaborate with our Fellows and our many other partners to build a world where anyone, young and old, can find their own power to be changemakers for the good of all. For more information, please visit https://cmi.ashoka.org/en.

Responsibilities

• Maintain a tracker of partners, proposals, contacts, deadlines, and follow-ups.
• Coordinate workshop logistics: facilitator materials, schedules, participant information, invoices, and handoffs.
• Support CMI administration, including access links, outreach emails, and clean cohort data.
• Draft and organize partner communications, meeting notes, simple slides, and reporting materials.

Skills

• Strong project management, coordination and attention to detail
• Excellent written communication and professional follow-up
• Spreadsheet and contact-tracking fluency
• Comfortable coordinating across time zones and multiple stakeholders
• Experience with youth programs, education, social impact, or nonprofits is a plus
• Able to work independently, prioritize tasks, and flag risks early

Pay

This is an unpaid, volunteer opportunity.

Schedule

Estimated hours required per week: 10-15. The estimated duration of the project is: 3-6 months. This position is Virtual (Remote). Language Requirements: English.