Partnerships Strategy Intern | Undergraduate or Graduate - Summer 2027
ABOUT THE ROLE:
The Global Partnerships Team is focused on building relationships and mission-aligned partnerships with top corporations, foundations, institutions and tech companies that can provide value to the global community of entrepreneurs that Endeavor supports.
The Global Partnerships Intern will lead an independent, research-driven project focused on identifying, analyzing, and mapping potential strategic partners for Endeavor Global. This work supports Endeavor’s broader strategy of ecosystem development and long-term partnership growth.
In this role, you'll work directly with the Global Partnerships team, collaborate with 45+ local Endeavor offices and cross-functional teams (Capital, Events, Marketing, Insights), and translate Endeavor's global impact into compelling actions and deliverables. By the end of the internship, you'll have shaped a sharper partnership offerings strategy and delivered a set of live proposals and reusable proposal materials the team will keep using long after the summer ends.
This internship is ideal for someone excited by business development, strategy, and storytelling, who wants real responsibility inside a global, mission-driven organization at the intersection of entrepreneurship and emerging markets.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
Responsibility #1: Improve Endeavor's Global Partnership Offerings Strategy
Analyze Endeavor's current portfolio of partnership offerings (selection panels, flagship events, programs, research) and how they're tiered and positioned. Research how peer organizations package sponsorships and partnerships, and recommend how Endeavor should structure, position, and present its offerings to corporations, foundations, and institutions.
Responsibility #2: Build Customized Proposals for Partnership Opportunities
Draft tailored partnership proposals (decks and documents) for real prospects in the team's pipeline, working with the Global Partnerships team to match each prospect's priorities with the right mix of Endeavor offerings and pricing tiers.
Responsibility #3: Analyze Strategy and Behaviour Across Endeavor's Global Network
Engage with Endeavor Global teams and local offices to collect qualitative insights, validate what partners value most, and incorporate feedback into the offerings strategy and proposal materials.
Responsibility #4: Expand In-Kind, Value-Added Partnerships for Entrepreneurs
Explore how Endeavor's in-kind partnerships (tools, services, and perks provided by partners) deliver value to entrepreneurs, identify gaps and opportunities, and recommend how to strengthen the offering and make sure it reaches entrepreneurs across the network.
SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS - WHO YOU ARE
Student Status: Undergraduate Junior or Senior, or Graduate student
Interests / Areas of Focus:
Demonstrated interest in entrepreneurship, global development, or partnerships
Strong analytical skills - ability to synthesize research and develop insights
Confident building clean, professional presentations (Google Slides or PowerPoint)
AI exposure and curiosity, with the ability to assess and adopt new technologies, automate tasks, and improve team efficiency through modern tools, is a plus
Self-starter with strong organizational skills
Comfortable navigating ambiguity, and curious to learn across cultures
Familiarity with tools like Excel or Salesforce is a plus
Must be legally eligible to work in the U.S. We will not be able to interview or select candidates without valid U.S. work authorization for the 2027 year.
HIRING TIMELINE
Applications close: October 7, 2026 at 11:59pm
Interview process: Interview with Hiring Manager, short written/deck assignment. Interview with the VP of Global Partnerships.
Offer extension: November 16, 2026
INTERNSHIP PROGRAM OVERVIEW
The Endeavor Summer Internship Program gives students 10 weeks to do more than just watch from the sidelines. You'll be put side by side with our Headquarters teams in NYC, San Francisco, London, Dubai, or Singapore, owning meaningful projects that move Endeavor forward.
You'll contribute to real work from day one, and by the end of the summer, you'll present it directly to our CEO. Along the way you’ll get access most internships can’t offer, including fireside chats with our CEO, candid conversations with category-defining Endeavor Entrepreneurs, and face time with executives across our global HQ. You’ll leave with new skills, relationships across 50+ countries, and a much deeper understanding of how entrepreneurship works around the world.
This is your front-row seat to how a global organization helps ambitious entrepreneurs build, scale, and shape what’s next.
Program Duration: June 7th, 2027 to August 13th 2027
Pay: New York State minimum wage ($17/hr), up to 40 hours/week
Structure: This is a hybrid internship in New York City, with three days per week to be spent at Endeavor Global’s HQ office in Downtown Manhattan
Read more about out program here
ABOUT ENDEAVOR
WHO WE ARE: Endeavor is the leading network of entrepreneurs scaling exceptional businesses around the world.
OUR MISSION: We exist to develop thriving entrepreneurial ecosystems in places where talent is abundant, but capital and opportunity are not.
OUR MODEL: At Endeavor we:
Select the highest-potential scale-up founders as Endeavor Entrepreneurs (EEs),including some of the fastest-growing AI companies in our markets.
Support EEs through pivotal moments as they go big.
Invest in EEs through our pioneering co-investment fund,Endeavor Catalyst, with $840M+ AUM across five funds.
Elevate the top entrepreneurs as role models.
Advance the field of global entrepreneurship through data-driven research and thought leadership, including measuring entrepreneurs’ Multiplier Effects across ecosystems.
Endeavor Entrepreneurs (EEs) prove that category-defining companies can come from anywhere in the world. Since our founding 29 years ago, Endeavor has selected 3,100+ Endeavor Entrepreneurs across 50+ countries, including the founders of 100+ Unicorns (companies valued at $1B+)