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URI Global Youth Liaison - Summary Description
Location: The successful candidate will live in Africa, Asia, MENA, LA&C or SEAPAC and will work remotely from within the region.
Deadline: Monday 19th January, 2026
Job Summary:
URI seeks to hire a part-time Global Youth Liaison to join the URI Circle of Liaisons, with a particular focus on expanding the youth network and coordinating youth-focused programming aligned with the URI Strategic Framework.
The URI Global Youth Liaison is a vital member of the Growth Learning and Impact Team, as part of the URI Global Support Office staff. The coordinator is responsible for motivating, growing, and uplifting URI members and prospective members under the age of 35 and increasing the network vitality of URI through ongoing and effective communications, to accomplish URI’s Purpose. She/he will work in alignment with the URI 2030 Strategic Framework and our goals to grow the network and facilitate learning-in-action to prevent violence and heal our Earth community.
Please read carefully the Complete Job Description Here.
Language: The contractor needs to be fluent in English. Preference may be given to candidates who are also proficient in additional languages.
Application Process: To apply, please complete the application form here, answering the questions provided and uploading your resume by the end of the day Monday 19th January 2026
About URI: Founded in the year 2000, The United Religions Initiative (URI) is the world’s largest grassroots interfaith network with over 1,200 organizations and thousands of individual members in more than 113 countries.
The Purpose of URI is threefold: to promote enduring, daily interfaith cooperation, to end religiously motivated violence, and to create cultures of peace, justice and healing for the Earth and all living beings. URI is a non-religious, non-political, non-partisan, non-profit, bridge-building organization. For more information, please visit www.URI.org.
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About URI
The United Religions Initiative (URI) is the largest grassroots interfaith network, with members and activities in more than 110 countries. URI was founded in the year 2000 as a non-profit organization.
The Purpose of URI is threefold: to promote enduring, daily interfaith cooperation, to end religiously motivated violence, and to create cultures of peace, justice and healing for the Earth and all living beings. URI connects grassroots groups and individuals working in support of its Purpose across the globe into a vibrant network.
Group members of the network are called Cooperation Circles (CCs). There are currently over 1,190 CCs in 113 countries. These Cooperation Circles address local issues that impact their communities through community projects focused on URI's purpose.
The URI global support office and 20 regional offices on six continents support its decentralized global network of grassroots groups – providing them with training, mentoring, coaching, communications systems, and connection to a global network.