Call for Executive Board Members for European Youth Press
Deadline: 4 November 2023, 23:59 CET
European Youth Press (EYP), an umbrella organisation of young media makers, is seeking new Board Members and a Treasurer to join the Executive Board for a voluntary two-year mandate. The elections will take place at European Youth Press’ annual General Assembly, to be held on 4 & 5 November 2023 in Lisbon, Portugal.
Each Board Member takes on several key responsibilities of the organisation, in consultation with her/his/their fellow Board Members and the Member Organizations of EYP. The board members are responsible for taking and implementing all major decisions within the organisation, supervising tasks and stepping in as project coordinators of some of the main projects of EYP.
The ideal candidate has the following mandatory qualifications and skills:
- Being familiar with the structure and functions of European Youth Press;
- Having a background in media and journalism-related content production and/or training;
- Having a good or very good command of English as a working language;
- The ability and willingness to regularly travel to different European countries for Board Meetings, conferences and trainings (nearly always on weekends);
- The ability and willingness to voluntarily dedicate at least 10 working hours per week to EYP, excluding Board Meetings;
- A keen interest in working in a very international environment with people from different backgrounds.
The ideal candidate has the following desired qualifications and skills:
- Having prior working experience as a member of EYP-related projects and/or partnerships;
- Having prior working experience at one of EYP’s Member Organisations;
- Having prior working experience in multicultural and multilingual teams.
Important things to note:
- Potential candidates with prior working experience in project management and implementation, external communication, and financial management/bookkeeping are highly encouraged to apply;
- When you apply and do not represent one of our Member Organizations during the General Assembly 2023, you will be invited to attend the GA virtually only during the Elections portion of the GA on Sunday morning, 5 November;
- If elected to the Executive Board, all your EYP-related travel, accommodation and meal costs will, within reason, be reimbursed or covered by EYP;
- If elected to the Executive Board, we ask you to keep the weekend of 16 and 17 December 2023 available, as this will be your first Executive Board Meeting; exact location TBA.
- According to our current statutes, the maximum age of Executive Board Members is 30 years and 8 months. Applications from people older than this will not be considered.
How to apply:
Send an email to Executive Board Members Anna Majholm (a.majholm@youthpress.org) AND Rieke Smit (r.smit@youthpress.org) by Saturday 4 November 2023, 23:59 CET. The email should have Executive Board Candidate as subject line and contain a recent CV, a one-page cover letter outlining your vision for and tasks within (the Executive Board of) EYP and a one-page SWOT-analysis of European Youth Press. Additionally, an endorsement letter from one of our Member Organizations is highly recommended.
Interviews will be held during the General Assembly, in person or online. During the GA, the Member Organizations vote for the best candidates. The results will be announced no later than Sunday 5 November 2023.
Should you have any questions about what being a Board member and/or Treasurer entails, please don’t hesitate to contact current Executive Board Members Anna Majholm (a.majholm@youthpress.org) or Rieke Smit (r.smit@youthpress.org).
