Deadline: 4 November 2023, 23:59 CET
European Youth Press (EYP), an umbrella organization of young media makers, is seeking a new 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.
A Treasurer takes on several key responsibilities of the organization, in consultation with the fellow Board Members and the Member Organizations of EYP. A Treasurer oversees the general financial management of the European Youth Press, planning and keeping track of budgets and managing reimbursement processes.
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, and financial management/bookkeeping are highly encouraged to apply;
- 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.
- 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.
How to apply:
Send an email to Executive Board Member Jonathan Hendrickx (j.hendrickx@youthpress.org) by Saturday 4 November 2023, 23:59 CET. The email should have Treasurer as subject line and contain a recent CV and a one-page cover letter outlining your vision for and tasks as a Treasurer of EYP. 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 Treasurer entails, please don’t hesitate to contact current Executive Board member Jonathan Hendrickx (j.hendrickx@youthpress.org).
