Opportunities

Alumni Volunteers

The LEADER Alumni Volunteer Program is a one-of-a-kind experience available to LEADER, Ivey and Western University alumni.

Over the course of the two-week LEADER program, you will coach local entrepreneurs in emerging markets, and teach cases and lectures alongside a team of current Ivey students. You will also get to explore the local culture with your LEADER Instructor team. 

Volunteer Program

  • What You Gain

    A one-of-a-kind travel experience where you will have an opportunity to volunteer and make a sustainable impact on international development.

    Hands-on experience working with entrepreneurs in emerging markets where your expertise, work experience, and fresh perspective will help aspiring entrepreneurs accelerate their business ideas.

    An understanding of a local market, and its opportunities and challenges​​.

  • What We Offer


    Program Accommodations.

    All teaching materials (including cases and lectures) and training in case-method teaching.

    You do not need to have teaching experience as we help prepare you.

    All logistics and administrative work surrounding the program (including programming location, program participants, networking sessions, and field trips)

    An unforgettable, once-in-a-lifetime experience!

  • What it Costs You


    Participating Alumni Volunteers are required to purchase their own flights and contribute a $1,000 donation for one week and a $2,000 donation for two weeks commitment to the LEADER Endowment Fund.

    The LEADER Endowment Fund currently supports the expansion of the Project to new sites and serves as a contingency fund to mitigate against financial shocks to the Project such as those that were experienced during the global pandemic. The Endowment Fund is administered by Ivey Advancement and held with the University of Western Ontario. Strategic uses of funds are at the discretion of the LEADER Advisory Board.

Jon Shell, MBA 2003

Former Advisory Board Chair, and Managing Director at Social Capital Partners — teaching as an Alumni Volunteer in Port-au-Prince, Haiti

“LEADER was the best part of the Ivey experience. It makes you think in every business situation about whether you truly understand where the other person is coming from…It feels just as amazing and powerful to be an Alumni Volunteer LEADERite 10 years later, but you bring something completely different to the table.”

Apply Now 

Alumni Volunteers are a valuable addition to the LEADER instructor teams, and we want to make this program work for you. We are accepting applications on a rolling basis. Upon completion of the application, a LEADERite will reach out to you and arrange for a Q&A session with the LEADERite Alumni Volunteer Coordinator to discuss next steps.

For additional information or questions, please contact iveyleaderproject@gmail.com.