Join JADE Executive Board 2015!

ARE YOU THE

ONE? #WantedInJADE

Applicants’ Brochure JADE Executive Board 2015

ARE YOU THE ONE? ☐ JADE Member (In a Junior Enterprise or at Confederation level) ☐ Student or fresh graduate with the ability to seriously relocate to Brussels for one year ☐ Have good command of English and desire to improve use of foreign languages ☐ Identify your values with those of a Junior Entrepreneur ☐ Are passionate about JADE concept and spirit If you checked all the options, you should apply for JADE Executive Board 2015!

Amazing opportunity for: Top Management experience at European Level, improve soft and technical skills, work and live in a multicultural environment, travel, promote the Junior Enterprise concept, International network of contacts, meet the decision-makers of the world

JADE EXBO TASKS

• To promote JADE and the Junior Enterprise concept to third parties (companies, media) • To represent JADE and the Junior Enterprise movement in front of European and other international institutions as well as other European students associations • To foster closer links between Junior Enterprises and Confederations • To coordinate Members international activities • To lead all the departments, projects and processes in the Headquarters • To maintain strategic thinking and acting in the organisation • To help the development of Members through projects and programmes

JADE EXBO STRUCTURE

President

Secretary General

VicePresident

Treasurer

Internal responsibilities of an ExBo Member • Head of some departments • Responsible for a number of member countries: by communicating to National boards, exchanging best practices, attending National events representing JADE and staying in contact with the International Managers (representatives of member countries) • Project Manager of a few internal and external projects (and partly operational tasks) • Different roles in the General Assemblies • Good and social house-mate, who takes care of the house and contributes to the team

ARE YOU READY? Working and living in JADE House To experience your personal borders in regards to workload?

To live together in the same house with the same people you work with?

To commit yourself for one year full-time?

To move to Brussels – a big city with various cultures?

To work unpaid and live with low budget?

JADE HQ has one floor with offices and the rest of the floors are set up for living.

During the stay in JADE HQ the members have to share the space with other people, who also work and live there (Assistants or Project Managers) as well as with guests from the Network. The work of JADE ExBo is voluntary, so unpaid. However, the ExBo members do not have to pay from their personal money for accommodation and utilities in JADE HQ, daily food, fees and transport to attend international and national events (the amount though depends on the budget)

BEING VICE-PRESIDENT

Private Cooperation Develop new and looking after the existing contacts of JADE with private companies or universities in whole Europe for developing financial partnerships

Requirements English Fluency Fundraising and Prospecting experience Negotiation and Pitching Skills Highly Appreciated

International Experience Client engagement experience Soft Skills Organised Resilient Communicator Persuasive Sociable Result-oriented Team Spirit

BEING TREASURER

â‚Ź Finance Manage the financial resources, forecast and budget. Help JADE to increase reserves

Requirements English Fluency Experience in financial management Highly Appreciated French Skills Accounting background International Experience Soft Skills Organised Frugal Responsible Attention to detail Team Spirit

WHY BRUSSELS?

The HQ in Brussels, the capital of Europe, helps JADE to be closer to the European Institutions and some other international Headquarters of companies, which support our Network.

The geographic location makes travelling around Europe really easy

Brussels is an old European city with lovely parks and secret little streets. You can find a wide variety of cultural activities and many international people

THE PROCESS

ExBo 2015 Term of Service: 9th August 2014 – 31st July 2015 Full-time working and living in JADE Headquarters in Brussels, Belgium

Schedule 3rd June 2014: Deadline to submit the application (consisting of CV, Motivational Letter and Recommendation Letter from the JE and/ or Confederation) and completing the Podio form 4th June 2014: Interviews

To be able to work full-time for 1 year, previous JADE ExBo either took a gap year or took JADE ExBo as an internship approved by the university, or they were recent Bachelor graduates

4th-6th June Assessment projects

2014:

10th June 2014: Elections (remotely) 15th June-21st July: Handover phase (remotely) 21st July-11th August 2014: Compulsory attendance handover in the HQ

TOGETHER WE GROW!

www.jadenet.org Potagère 119, 1210 Brussels, Belgium Office: +32 (0) 2 420 17 52

For questions or comments: humanresources@jadenet.org

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