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Up to $2,000 Expert Advisory Group Seat

  • Organization: Moving Minds Alliance
  • Type: Fellowship
  • Location: Global
  • Deadline: October 15, 2026
  • Funding: Partially Funded

The Moving Minds Alliance, a global alliance on early childhood development in crises hosted by the International Rescue Committee, is recruiting up to five experts for its Expert Advisory Group for a two-year term from 30 October 2026 to 30 October 2028. The group exists so that people with lived experience of displacement and crisis shape the Alliance's strategy, advocacy and programmes. This is a role for experienced professionals and community leaders, not a youth programme. **What you get:** - An honorarium of up to USD 2,000 a year, normally up to USD 500 a quarter, set by your participation and contribution and subject to funding - Travel and accommodation subsidies for the in-person Annual Meeting and other events where appropriate - Training in early childhood development in emergencies advocacy, leadership and coordination - Networking with Alliance members, funders and experts in the sector **What you'll do:** - Attend quarterly meetings, monthly project team meetings and the three-day in-person Annual Meeting - Advise the Steering Committee in two meetings a year, plus occasional urgent ad hoc meetings - Lead or contribute to at least one Alliance deliverable a year, chosen from a menu matched to your skills - Represent the Alliance at advocacy events and support refugee-led and local organisations - Commit about 5 hours a month (15 hours a quarter) for core participation **Key dates:** - Applications close 15 October 2026 at 12:00 BST (application form); the call post and poster say 17 October 2026 - Term runs 30 October 2026 to 30 October 2028, renewable once by mutual agreement **More information:** - Terms of Reference: https://movingmindsalliance.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/Moving-Minds-Alliance-Expert-Advisory-Group-2026-2028.pdf - The Alliance is hosted by the International Rescue Committee, and honorarium payments go through IRC finance systems and can take several weeks

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Moving Minds AllianceFellowship

Up to $2,000 Expert Advisory Group Seat

Oct 15, 2026 12:00:00 GMT
Opportunity type
Fellowship
Funding
Partially Funded
Location
Global
Deadline
Oct 15, 2026 12:00:00 GMT

About this opportunity

The Moving Minds Alliance, a global alliance on early childhood development in crises hosted by the International Rescue Committee, is recruiting up to five experts for its Expert Advisory Group for a two-year term from 30 October 2026 to 30 October 2028. The group exists so that people with lived experience of displacement and crisis shape the Alliance's strategy, advocacy and programmes. This is a role for experienced professionals and community leaders, not a youth programme.

What you get:

  • An honorarium of up to USD 2,000 a year, normally up to USD 500 a quarter, set by your participation and contribution and subject to funding
  • Travel and accommodation subsidies for the in-person Annual Meeting and other events where appropriate
  • Training in early childhood development in emergencies advocacy, leadership and coordination
  • Networking with Alliance members, funders and experts in the sector

What you'll do:

  • Attend quarterly meetings, monthly project team meetings and the three-day in-person Annual Meeting
  • Advise the Steering Committee in two meetings a year, plus occasional urgent ad hoc meetings
  • Lead or contribute to at least one Alliance deliverable a year, chosen from a menu matched to your skills
  • Represent the Alliance at advocacy events and support refugee-led and local organisations
  • Commit about 5 hours a month (15 hours a quarter) for core participation

Key dates:

  • Applications close 15 October 2026 at 12:00 BST (application form); the call post and poster say 17 October 2026
  • Term runs 30 October 2026 to 30 October 2028, renewable once by mutual agreement

More information:

  • Terms of Reference: https://movingmindsalliance.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/Moving-Minds-Alliance-Expert-Advisory-Group-2026-2028.pdf
  • The Alliance is hosted by the International Rescue Committee, and honorarium payments go through IRC finance systems and can take several weeks

Who can apply

  • You identify as an expert with lived experience of forced displacement and/or crisis and emergencies (refugees, stateless persons, IDPs, or local experts living in a crisis context, including war, conflict, climate and natural disasters)
  • Relevant experience working with young children and caregivers affected by crisis and displacement
  • Able to commit about 5 hours a month (15 hours a quarter), plus a three-day in-person Annual Meeting with travel
  • Apply either as an independent individual expert, or as a senior leader of a refugee-led or local organisation in crisis with authorisation from your organisation
  • Some seats are reserved for Syria and the Arab region, Colombia and Latin America, and Nigeria and West Africa; others are global, prioritising regions such as East Asia and East Africa
  • Open from anywhere; no age limit or minimum years of experience is stated

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Good to know

  • +Paid advisory seat, up to USD 2,000 a year for two years, with travel subsidies for the in-person Annual Meeting
  • +Hosted by the International Rescue Committee, with members including World Vision, Right To Play and Open Society on the Alliance home page
  • +Puts people with lived experience of displacement into an alliance's governance, with real input to its Steering Committee
  • +Detailed Terms of Reference spell out the time commitment, payment process and code of conduct
  • +No application fee

Worth checking yourself

  • !The deadline is close and the Alliance's own pages disagree: the form says 15 October 2026 at 12:00 BST, the call post and poster say 17 October. Apply by 15 October noon UK time
  • !This is for experienced professionals with lived experience of displacement or crisis, not a youth programme
  • !The honorarium is a ceiling, set each quarter by your participation, and depends on funding being available; payments go through IRC and can take several weeks
  • !Travel to the in-person Annual Meeting is subsidised, not guaranteed in full
  • !Only five seats, with some reserved for Syria and the Arab region, Colombia and Latin America, and Nigeria and West Africa
  • !Only successful applicants will be contacted

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Up to $2,000 Expert Advisory Group Seat
Oct 15, 2026 12:00:00 GMT