The Organising Bureau of European School Student Unions (OBESSU) is looking for a Secretary General who will coordinate the work in the OBESSU Secretariat in Brussels, Belgium.
Job description
The tasks of the Secretary General of OBESSU include the following.
- Be the link between the Secretariat and the Board; prepare for and attend Board meetings and support the Board in the implementation of its activities.
- Coordinate and ensure the wellbeing of the Secretariat.
- Ensure the sustainability of the organisation, in joint action with the Board. This includes reaching out to donors and applying/reporting for project grants.
- Oversee the finances of OBESSU, with the support of the Financial Manager.
- Have an overview of the strategic development of the organisation, and report to the General Assembly.
- Support other structures of OBESSU, such as the Working Groups and the Pool of Trainers.
- Have the overall responsibility of organising OBESSU events, and to attend these when necessary.
- When given the mandate from the Board, represent OBESSU externally in various occasions.
The Secretary General is also the legal representative of the organisation. Regarding both the tasks and the working time, certain flexibility is needed.
Profile
The profile of applicants includes the following.
Essential
- Bachelor’s Degree, field-related VET qualification or equivalent relevant experience.
- Financial and administrative experience and/or training.
- Knowledge of EU structures and mechanisms.
- Event and project management skills.
- Fluency in English (written and spoken).
- Good command of the Office Package.
- Understanding of non-formal education.
- Ability to work independently (under the mandate of OBESSU documents and bodies). Transparent and communicative.
- Knowledge of funding programmes from the EU and Council of Europe, and preferably experience in writing applications/reports for these.
- Competences and skills in fundraising and other sources of funding.
- Ability to work in a team and to take on new challenges with a short notice.
- Willingness and spirit to work with very young people (15+).
- Open-minded and willing to learn and live diversity. Ability to think out of the box and analyse the world critically.
- A belief in the school student movement and the goals of OBESSU.
Desirable
- Knowledge of education policies; background of working in the field.
- Experience in a youth organisation. Extensive competences in finances and administration.
- Conversational level of French, Dutch or other European languages.
- Web management skills.
- Less than 30 years old.
- Advocacy skills.
What they offer
The contract is a two-year contract according to Belgian legislation. The gross salary is 2500 € per month. In addition, there is 6 € of lunch vouchers per working day and free public transport in Brussels.
The working time is 37.5 hours per week, but the working time is very irregular and the Secretary General needs to work on weekends and holidays relatively often. When this is the case, he/she gets compensation days off.
The job as Secretary General is fun, interesting and challenging. The organisation is full of enthusiastic young people and the job includes travelling many times per year. The office is in an international NGO environment and we have a good working atmosphere.
Application deadline: 22nd of December, 23.59 Brussels time.
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