Your Ambition. Our Platform. Are you up for the challenge?
BOARD POSITIONS Information Booklet 2013/2014
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Preface Dear student, Great that you are considering a board position within AIESEC Tilburg! Since 1948 more than 1 million students have chosen to fulfill a board position within the largest international student organization in the world; AIESEC! By means of this information booklet we will provide you with the big picture of this organization, and what this organization could provide you. Worldwide there are more than 86,000 students from over 113 different countries working for AIESEC. This is not only a huge network that you can connect with, but also at local level you will find many students with different backgrounds. Besides the diversity, AIESEC Tilburg offers much more. International contact, professionalism and personal development are main topics within an AIESEC board year, both full-time and part-time. What your AIESEC experience will be precisely is for you to decide. Do you want to work in a close team, learn how to build a good strategy, have contact with multinational organizations or do you want to go to a national or international conference? These are among the possibilities and are only a small part of all experiences you will have during an AIESEC board year. We hope that after reading this booklet you will have a good image of all the things AIESEC can offer you and hopefully you will be even more interested to apply for a part-time or fulltime board position. If you have any further questions, you can always come to our office (Prisma Building, P3.209) and have a chat or you can always contact me via patty.erkeland@aiesec.net. Enjoy reading and hopefully we will see you soon at AIESEC! On behalf of AIESEC Tilburg, Patty Erkeland Local Committee President 2012-2013
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Table of Content History of AIESEC .................................................................................................................... 4 AIESEC Structure..................................................................................................................... 5 Board of AIESEC Tilburg.......................................................................................................... 6 Board Activities......................................................................................................................... 8 Expectation............................................................................................................................. 11 Available Board Positions – Full-time ..................................................................................... 13 Vice President (VP) ............................................................................................................ 14 Incoming Exchange Coordinator (ICX Co) ......................................................................... 15 Outgoing Exchange Coordinator (OGX Co) ....................................................................... 16 Available Board Positions – Part-time .................................................................................... 17 Outgoing Exchange Team (OGX) ...................................................................................... 20 Make a Move team (MaM) .................................................................................................. 22 Board Positions available in January ..................................................................................... 23 AIESEC Programs.................................................................................................................. 25 Application Procedure ............................................................................................................ 27
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History of AIESEC In 1948, seven economic and business students of Western Europe came together in Stockholm. They founded what has grown out to be the largest international student organization, AIESEC. AIESEC is an acronym for Association Internationale des Etudiants en Sciences Economiques et Commerciales: an organization set up for students in economics and business related studies. Nowadays, AIESEC is no longer strictly an economics and business related organization, because it is open for students of every academic major. With the idea of recovering the relations between European countries after the Second World War, the founders of AIESEC set up the following goal: no more war! They believed they would achieve this goal by giving individuals the experience of living and working abroad themselves. By giving people cultural experiences, they would create mutual understanding. Students would not only get aware of different cultures, but learn a lot during their internship as well. Your experience becomes much more intensive if you really work and live abroad! Therefore, the main purpose of all AIESEC activities is personal development. The vision of AIESEC is: “Peace and fulfillment of humankind’s potential” The means to this vision are formulated as follows: “Our international platform enables young people to explore and develop their leadership potential for them to have a positive impact in society.” Currently, AIESEC has grown from 7 to over 113 countries. We have become the largest student organization in the world and we are the largest NGO in the world, after the United Nations. Within these countries, an AIESEC board is aligned with 2400 universities in the world and more than 86,000 students are active members at this moment. They make it possible for students around the world to go on an international internship or go for an international project (for example, the Ambassadors Program and NOUR program). Currently, there are about 20,000 international exchanges realized each year. "I commend AIESEC's continuing efforts to develop the future business leadership of our countries” Nelson Mandela
"The United Nations has long recognized that the imagination, ideals and energies of young men and women are vital for the continuing development of the societies in which they live. And since its inception in 1948, AIESEC has contributed to this development by serving as an agent of positive change through education and cultural exchange. In an era of globalization, your programs have helped young people around the world to develop a broader understanding of cultural, socio-economic and business management issues." Kofi Anan 4
AIESEC Structure Globally, AIESEC exists of 3 levels. There is an international committee (AIESEC International), over 113 national committees (Member Committees) and 10 local committees (Local Committees) in the Netherlands. AIESEC International (AI) AIESEC International is the global umbrella organization of AIESEC, located in Rotterdam since 1997. 22 people of about sixteen nationalities (mostly after a long AIESEC career in their own country) work full-time to lead and coordinate all global AIESEC activities and communicate between the 113 countries in which AIESEC is present. Member Committee (MC) AIESEC the Netherlands AIESEC the Netherlands is one of the 113 Member Committees (MC) and is located in Amsterdam. AIESEC the Netherlands is responsible for coordinating and supporting the Local Committees of the Netherlands. Seven students work one year full-time to keep the organization running. Furthermore, they are involved in the strategic development of AIESEC worldwide. In the Netherlands, AIESEC is located in 10 university cities: Amsterdam, Groningen, Leiden, Nijmegen, Rotterdam, Twente, Utrecht, Wageningen, Maastricht and Tilburg. Local Committee (LC) AIESEC Tilburg AIESEC Tilburg exists for 65 years now and is one of the oldest LC’s of the Netherlands. The team of AIESEC Tilburg consists of 32 board members, working full- or part-time for either exchange or career related activities. Everybody working for AIESEC Tilburg is part of the Local Committee (LC). Five of them form the daily Executive Board (EB) of AIESEC Tilburg. But where does Make a Move fit in this story? Since September 2003, the organization AIESEC in the Netherlands knows two brands. The brand AIESEC stands for the Exchange Program and the brand Make a Move stands for all parts that are involved in the labor market, such as the Make a Move Career Week, the Future is Yours!, Meet a Mentor, Women at the Top and the Profile Book. Internally, there is no distinction between the team members of Make a Move or team members from the exchange teams.
AIESEC International
MC the Netherlands
LC Tilburg
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Board of AIESEC Tilburg A sparkling year full of surprises is what you can expect when you choose to fulfill a board position within AIESEC! You will work together in a board of 32 enthusiastic students for one year. Our four pillars explain what AIESEC can offer you.
Accelerate your growth -
Professional work environment Learning by doing Personal feedback & coaching
Personal and professional development of board members is an AIESEC focus point. Through our (international) network, contacts in the business world and a drive to improve, we are constantly setting ourselves up to deliver high quality services to our clients. Within AIESEC you will experience a professional work environment. As a board member you will have the opportunities to learn in this environment and enjoy the responsibilities that come with it. To make the most of a board position, AIESEC offers you trainings, personal coaching and feedback sessions to grow further. Accelerate your growth personally and professionally. We believe that most growth comes through a process of learning by doing. We see in success as well as room for error important factors in achieving results.
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Develop a global mindset -
International work environment Opportunities abroad International conferences
AIESEC is an international student organization located in 113 countries. Worldwide some 86.000 individuals are active AIESEC members. AIESEC offers an international work environment with numerous opportunities to get in touch with different people and cultures and develop a global mindset. There are opportunities to collaborate with international colleagues, meet up with AIESEC trainees doing internships in the Netherlands and have regular contact with AIESEC offices abroad. The ability to participate in one of the 470 international AIESEC conferences organized during the year is another unique option. Finally, AIESEC offers you opportunities to go abroad. Take the next step and do an internship or project abroad, help other AIESEC entities or apply for an AIESEC board membership in another country.
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Team work National involvement Partner companies
Globally, AIESEC is the largest student-run network. You have the opportunity to expand your network and meet people. Within AIESEC you will work in teams. Throughout a year you will build friendships on a local, national and international level. Apart from this, professional interaction with clients and partner companies is also a way to expand your network. AIESEC offers opportunities to get in touch with prospective employers and discover the many opportunities present.
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Celebrate success Great people Work hard, play hard
Besides a learning experience, an AIESEC board year means loads of fun. To enjoy participation many social activities are organized. These include team weekends, dinners, team building activities, conferences, weekly drinks and more. You will get to know and work together with many great people. At AIESEC we aim to celebrate results, achievements and success. Therefore, an AIESEC board year can be characterized by a ‘work hard, play hard’ mentality: we aim at providing our services as professional as possible but we strongly acknowledge the value of pleasure and fun during and after work.
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Structure The structure of AIESEC Tilburg is as follows: the Executive Board (EB) is the full-time board of AIESEC Tilburg, consisting of a President, a Vice-President and the three coordinators of the teams. These three coordinators are leading their own teams with part-time members: the Outgoing Exchange team, the Incoming Exchange team and the Make a Move team. The Outgoing Exchange team has three sub-teams with a team leader in each team. Schematically the structure looks as following:
Local Committe President
Outgoing Exchange Coordinator
Brand Management Team Leader
Process Management Team Leader
Vice President
Incoming Exchange Coordinator
Special Projects Team Leader
Make a Move Coordinator
Acquisition Managers (2x)
Account Managers (2x)
Marketing Managers (2x)
Process Manager
YES Project Manager
Account Managers (4x)
External Relations Manager
External Relations Manager
PIR Manager
Indonesia Project Manager
Special Project Manager
Marketing Manager
Outreaching Manager
oneMen & United Cubs Project Manager
Partnership Manager
Special Projects Manager
Logistics Manager
Community Manager
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Board Activities Throughout a board year with AIESEC, you will get many chances and opportunities to develop yourself. In line with our mission, AIESEC focuses a lot on the development of its members. The opportunities that AIESEC will offer you are a unique chance and will speed up your personal development. As a member you can attend trainings, reception weekends, national and international conferences and many other international opportunities. All these opportunities will be explained more extensively below. Trainings Cycle
If you become a member of AIESEC Tilburg you will go through the trainings cycle. The goal of this cycle is to bring a structure in the personal development and trainings of the members. It will also make you aware of the different development and training phases you will go through. Every member can receive about 30 training moments a year. Keep in mind that the learning experience that AIESEC offers is for 70% the work that one actually does in AIESEC, not solely the trainings on itself. 1. Self-Assessment: E.g. feedback, personal goal setting and personality tests. 2. Kick-Off: National, local, team, system and functional takeover. 3. Practical: Skill development: e.g. interviewing, presenting, sales, time management. 4. Personal: E.g. in-house days, personal management, application & assessment trainings. Reception Weekends Every year, AIESEC committees in the Netherlands organize five different reception weekends together. These weekends are meant to give the foreign trainees an insight into the Dutch culture and the several AIESEC cities. The special things about these weekends are that you really get in touch with trainees from all over the world and with AIESEC members throughout the whole country. So, you will meet students from for example Australia, Brazil, China, Spain and the AIESEC members from the Netherlands. 9
National Conferences During these two-day conferences (organized twice a year) all the AIESEC board members gather together, to get to know each other and to share experiences. These two days consist of trainings and policy sessions, where everyone thinks about the short and long term strategic direction of AIESEC the Netherlands. And most of all, it is all about fun and getting to know new people! International Conferences Every year AIESEC worldwide organizes more than 500 international conferences! Every member of AIESEC is able to attend these amazing conferences. The special thing about such a conference is that you are able to interact with hundreds of students from all over the world. Nearly every conference is about personal development and about leadership. It is a unique experience to learn more about other cultures and countries together with students who do the same work for AIESEC but in a completely different country and reality. Next to that it is really amazing to meet so many people to build up a great international network. LC Tilburg went, for example, to Vienna last year. Cultural Educational & Exchange Development (CEED) The CEED program is a program that enables AIESEC members to do a board position in one of the 113 AIESEC countries. This can be for a small period of time (1 week) or for a longer period of time (1 year). The content of these projects vary from organizing a conference in order to share your knowledge concerning approaching companies. Board Position in Another Country AIESEC offers you the opportunity to fulfill a board position in a Local Committee or even a Member Committee of another country. This gives you the opportunity to develop yourself, not only on a personal level, but also on a professional and cultural level. Dutch students can fulfill leadership positions in amongst others Denmark, Brazil, Bahrain, Ghana, Qatar and Jordan.
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Expectation A great board year is what you can expect if you decide to apply for AIESEC. For a whole year you will work intensively together with 32 enthusiastic students. In this year you will learn to deal with different kinds of people, learn how to manage your time, to plan, to coordinate, to organize and many more things! It is extremely useful to commit yourself one year to an organization that wants to grow in quality and quantity and where your personal development is centralized. The great thing about AIESEC is that it is a national organization, which results in the fact that both quality and professionalism are one of the key elements within the organization. The professional way of working, the huge responsibilities and the contact with your team, students, companies and organizations make an AIESEC year amazing. Time As a part-time board member you are part of your team, but also of AIESEC Tilburg. This means that you will spend more or less 15 hours a week on your team and AIESEC. You will be working 1/3 of your time for your team, 1/3 of your time on function specific tasks and 1/3 of your time for AIESEC in general. Monday evening is AIESEC evening. You will have dinner and a meeting with your own team. AIESEC Tilburg has a LC meeting once every two weeks on Monday evening at Café Brandpunt, where important and fun things will be discussed. After your team meeting or LC meeting we will have drinks with the LC and the trainees and have a great evening (and night) together! Besides that, you will have an office shift once a week for half a day, where you can work on your projects and function specific tasks. General Job Description As mentioned before, more or less 1/3 of your time you will be working for AIESEC in general. To give an idea of what this means a short overview is provided below. •
Reception The reception of foreign trainees who do an internship in Tilburg is a responsibility of the whole LC. Once in a while activities are organized (with a so-called ‘family system’) to interact as much as possible. These activities can be anything, like having dinner, going to the cinema, go bowling etc. This way you really get to know people from all over the world.
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Promotion Activities Every now and then AIESEC Tilburg is promoting itself or its activities, such as the Make a Move Career Week or Outgoing exchange internships and projects. To make sure that as many students will get familiar with the products that we can offer, the whole LC will help a bit in order to make these promotional activities a big success. This can be done for example by handing out flyers or doing a lecture talk and make students enthusiastic about going abroad or participating in the events of Make a Move.
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Attendance at LC Meetings and Activities During a LC meeting the most important topics remaining AIESEC Tilburg will be discussed. This is the reason why your presence is required. Furthermore, you also have to be present at LC activities such as kick-off, policy and take-over weekends. These activities are important to determine the objectives of AIESEC Tilburg and laying the foundation for your term and passing it on to your successors. To keep AIESEC Tilburg sustainable and to improve the overall quality, we need the entire LC.
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National and International Conferences We will promote the opportunity of going to national and international conferences in the LC, so if you get the chance to join, do so!
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Events of Other Teams For you and for the rest of the LC, it is nice if you attend as many activities as possible of other teams. Therefore most of the times you and your team will try to help out other teams in order to make each event or activity a big success. This way, team activities become AIESEC Tilburg activities.
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Take Over After your AIESEC year you are going to pass your position and tasks to your successor. In order to keep growing and improving every year, we need the whole LC to transfer all the knowledge as good as possible. This is essential for a good start of your successor and for the continuity of AIESEC Tilburg.
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Available Board Positions – Full-time The Executive Board (EB) consists of 5 students working full-time for AIESEC Tilburg: the local Committee President, Vice-President, Outgoing Exchange Coordinator, Incoming Exchange Coordinator and Make a Move Coordinator. They are mainly responsible for the development of AIESEC Tilburg as an organization and they coordinate all the projects AIESEC offers. One of the main responsibilities of the EB is writing, executing and facilitating the strategy of AIESEC Tilburg. The policy you will write with your EB is the strategic focus for the upcoming year. Besides that, as a coordinator of a team you are responsible for coaching and developing your team members, which is extremely challenging and a learning cycle for yourself as well. Furthermore, you will have a lot of contact with colleagues from different cities in the Netherlands. Once a month a convent is organized, which is a meeting together with all your 10 national colleagues (with the same position as you). During this meeting you will discuss several topics and practical issues which are related to your position. With this group of colleagues you will go on an international conference as well which is of course one of the highlights of the year. The central focus within a board year in AIESEC is self-development, especially for an EB position. You will participate in several trainings aimed at full-time board members of AIESEC. These trainings will be organized both on a local as on a national level. Team management, strategy, self-development and coaching are examples of these trainings.
Executive Board 2012-2013 f.l.t.r. : Patty Erkeland Anouk de Jong Bas Ploeg Manouk Lohuis Judy Middelburg
Local Committee President Outgoing Exchange Coordinator Incoming Exchange Coordinator Vice President Finance & External Relations Make a Move Coordinator
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Vice President (VP) The VP works closely together with the Local Committee President (LCP). He or she is responsible for ensuring the financial situation of AIESEC Tilburg now and in the future. The VP needs to make decisions about investments and budgets. Next to that, the VP is responsible for external relation exploration and relationship management of the external relations. Office management (IT) is another VP responsibility. Together with the EB, the VP discusses strategic issues concerning the whole LC. The VP also has regular contact with VPs of other local committees in the Netherlands and the national committee. Main responsibilities: -‐ Finance of AIESEC Tilburg; -‐ External relations (together with the LCP); -‐ Maintain contact with Local Advisory Board (consisting of leaders in business world and University); -‐ Office management (IT etc.); -‐ CRM system. Availability: You can apply for this position in April 2013; position starts in July 2013.
“For me, the best part of being the Vice President is the combination of making sure that AIESEC Tilburg is financially sustainable and having close contact with different companies of the Local Advisory Board of AIESEC Tilburg and other organizations. This combination of finance and external relations makes the VP function very diverse and challenging. As a VP you are able to divide your own time and set up your own strategic projects in the areas you like most. A part that I personally really like about my function is that you work really close with the President. Together you are facilitating the LC in doing their tasks at their best and giving them the possibility to grow as a team. You do not only discuss the interests of the specific teams, but you are also concerned in where AIESEC Tilburg as a whole is heading to. Because of this, you are very involved with the three teams and therefore also with all the members. Being the VP, I have developed my capabilities on a professional level, had real responsibility for different tasks, grew on a personal level, worked together with amazing people and most of all, I was running AIESEC Tilburg as an organization together with the other board members. For me this was a big challenge that I can recommend to everybody!” Manouk Lohuis – Vice President
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Incoming Exchange Coordinator (ICX Co) As an ICX Co you are responsible for the incoming exchange program. It is your goal to create and raise quality internships and receive foreign trainees in Tilburg. Thus, you will try to acquire interesting companies in the region of Tilburg for which you will then try to find suitable trainees. This will be done together with your team members. Together with the EB you will discuss strategic issues concerning the whole LC and your team. You will also have contact with ICX coordinators of other local committees in the Netherlands and the national committee regularly. Main responsibilities: -‐ Motivate and support the ICX team; -‐ Problem-solving; -‐ Responsible for reaching the set targets and goals; -‐ Preparing and leading ICX meetings; -‐ Thinking strategically on how to improve AIESEC Tilburg and especially the incoming exchange program; -‐ Keeping contact with local companies/partners/network organizations and international AIESEC Committees; -‐ Having the final responsibility of receiving and supporting foreign trainees who come to Tilburg (on a formal and a social basis). Availability: You can apply for this position in April 2013; position starts in July 2013.
“The best part of ICX is that it entails the professional side and the social side. You are in contact with both students and all sorts of companies. As a Coordinator you are end-responsible for the whole process, which is a very big challenge. You are definitely going to grow in team management and problem solving, as well as supporting others. Furthermore, you will be visiting a lot of different companies, get in touch with students from all over the world and you will coach your own team on a professional and personal basis. In this function and board year, you will find challenges every day and it will teach you a lot about your own strengths, as well as your improve points. You will put things into practice, of which you previously have only read about in your theory books. The one day you will find yourself sitting at a table with a HR manager of a big multinational selling your product, the next day you are organizing an event to make the trainees feel like home. For me, this year has been an amazing journey together with my team and I am glad that I did not missed out on this amazing experience!’’ Bas Ploeg – Incoming Exchange Coordinator
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Outgoing Exchange Coordinator (OGX Co) As an OGX Co you are responsible for the outgoing exchange program. This involves sending Tilburg University students abroad and guiding these students in the process of going abroad. You are responsible for reaching the set targets and goals. You lead, support and motivate the OGX team. Together with the EB you will discuss strategic issues concerning the whole LC. You will also regularly have contact with OGX coordinators of other local committees in the Netherlands and the national committee. In addition, you will keep contact with foreign AIESEC committees. Main responsibilities: -‐ Coordinate, motivate and support the OGX team; -‐ Responsible for reaching the set targets and goals; -‐ Preparing and leading OGX meetings; -‐ Thinking strategically on how to improve AIESEC Tilburg and especially the outgoing exchange program; -‐ Keeping contact with international AIESEC committees; -‐ Has the final responsibility of giving Dutch students an amazing time during an internship or project abroad. Availability: You can apply for this position in April 2013; position starts in July 2013. “What I love about being OGX Coordinator is making it possible for around 100 students of Tilburg University to gain international experience that will really change their thoughts, values and opinion about current society. My main challenge was leading an international team with 13 totally different personalities and to make this team perform as a unity. I truly love to see all my members growing as individuals, developing their skills and being part of a warm and helpful team. Personally, I got to know my strengths, my values, as well as improvement points. For me AIESEC is the best organization to grow both personally and professionally, and do something amazing for society by letting students experience and understand other cultures and beliefs.” Anouk de Jong – Outgoing Exchange Coordinator
Interested? If you are interested in a full-time board position you can contact us to schedule a personal chat or to schedule a moment during the week where you can experience how it is to be an AIESECer for a day. This provides you with a better view of each full-time board position. Please contact Patty Erkeland via patty.erkeland@aiesec.net.
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Available Board Positions – Part-time In these positions you will be part of one of the three teams of the Local Committee (LC) and contribute to its performance. On average, you will spend 15 hours per week on AIESEC. The teams (with the available positions) will be described as following:
AIESEC Tilburg 2012-2013
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Incoming Exchange Team (ICX) (only for Dutch speaking students) In April we are looking for (starting from the 1st of July): • 2 Acquisition Managers (15 hours a week); • 4 Account Managers (15 hours a week); • 1 Special Project Manager (15 hours a week). As a member of the ICX team you are responsible for the incoming exchange program and the entire process around it. Together with both your coordinator and the other ICX team members it is your responsibility to create as many quality internship opportunities as possible in Tilburg and surrounding areas. In addition, you are responsible for receiving and supporting foreign trainees who come to Tilburg for a traineeship. Main responsibilities: -‐ Creating quality internships in Tilburg and surrounding areas by acquiring companies via different ways op acquisition (acquisition management); -‐ Searching for suitable candidates for these traineeships by contacting AIESEC offices abroad and searching the online database (account management); -‐ Keeping close contact with the companies that wish to receive foreign trainees (account management); -‐ Receiving and supporting foreign trainees socially and formally who come to Tilburg (ICX team); -‐ Arranging formalities to ensure that a foreign trainee can come to the Netherlands (account management); -‐ Working on projects to boost the performance of ICX Tilburg (Special Project) What is the best part of being in the ICX team? Being part of the ICX team offers you a two-sided glance of being an AIESECer. On the one hand you get to implement your commercial skills when getting into contact with companies and convincing them an international trainee is of added value to their company. On the other hand you will get in touch with the international aspects of AIESEC because you are responsible for the reception of the foreign trainees. “AIESEC is an organization that has given me the chance to work with people of many different backgrounds, not only geographically, but also personally or professionally. I think this creates a interesting, motivating and inspiring environment, one that I can learn from every day. Besides that, AIESEC is also a lot of fun! I have been to 1 international conference (Istanbul) already and soon will go to a second one in Tallinn, Estonia. In Istanbul, I met AIESEC’ers from all over the world and it is amazing to see how they have all committed themselves to the same organization. AIESEC has opened a world of possibilities for me!” Laurien Adriaanse - Account Manager Incoming Exchange Team
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Available positions Incoming Exchange Team: Acquisition Managers (2x) Account Managers (4x)
Special Project Manager
Responsible for the acquisition of companies in the region of Tilburg. You will be going to network events, call companies, use the network etcetera to try to get appointments in which you try to convince them of the added value of an AIESEC trainee. Responsible for the entire process of finding a trainee and getting him/her here once a company has been acquired. This entails searching the database, selecting candidates, having close contact with the company, arranging the entire arrival, supporting the trainees once they have arrived etcetera. Responsible for a Special Project which can boost the growth of ICX Tilburg. Within this function you are free to use your pro-activeness to create, develop and coordinate a project.
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Outgoing Exchange Team (OGX) (also available for international students) In April we are looking for (starting 1st of July); Brand Management team: • 1 Brand Management Team Leader (15 hours a week); • 1 Marketing Manager (15 hours a week). Process team: • 1 Process Team Leader (15 hours a week); • 1 Process Manager (15 hours a week); • 1 Outreaching Manager (15 hours a week); • 1 Partnership Manager (15 hours a week). Special Projects team: • 1 Special Projects Manager (oneMen & United Cubs) (15 hours a week). As a member of the OGX team you are responsible for the outgoing exchange program. Together with both your coordinator and the other OGX team members you select, support and prepare students who wish to go abroad with AIESEC. Main responsibilities of the team: -‐ Ensuring enough participants for the outgoing exchange program via setting up and executing an efficient marketing plan; -‐ Selecting suitable students through interviews; -‐ Supporting, preparing and sending away students; -‐ Helping the selected students to find a suitable internship; -‐ Keeping contact with AIESEC offices abroad and students that have been sent (OGX team); -‐ Maintaining relations with stakeholders like the university, Student Associations, etc. What is the best part of being in the OGX team? The best part of being member of the OGX team is being able to guide a person in going abroad and to realize you have made this happen. Also, you will learn how to select suitable students and it will be a challenge to continuously find an appropriate internship for these students. Furthermore, you get the opportunity to contact people from Kenya, India, Finland, Ghana, Peru or any other of the 113 countries in which AIESEC is located. “When I joined AIESEC Tilburg I never expected that I would feel so committed to this organization, since I would only join for one year. I’m working in the most diverse and international team of AIESEC Tilburg which can be challenging every now and then but also creates friendships among people from all over the world. Next to the amazing people I met, I got motivated to bring my tasks to the next level because the AIESEC spirit makes you really committed to the organization. AIESEC gave me the chance to develop myself personally but also professionally. I think my AIESEC board position made me grow more than any other extracurricular activities I’ve done before and therefore I would recommend everyone to take this amazing opportunity!” Selma Sturmans – Brand Management Team Leader & Student Coach
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Available positions Outgoing Exchange Team: Brand Management Team Leader Marketing Manager
Process Team Leader Process Manager
Outreaching Manager
Partnership Manager Special Projects Manager (oneMen & United Cubs)
Responsible for the entire Brand Management Team. Coach, track and coordinate all activities in the team. Preparing and leading subteam meetings. Think strategically with the Brand Management Team how to improve related activities/tasks. Promoting all AIESEC programs to the students of Tilburg University. Designing an ideal marketing plan with the usage of creative awareness methods, like flyers, social media, campus stunts and personal network. Responsible for the entire Process Team. Coach, track and coordinate all activities in the team. Preparing and leading sub-team meetings. Think strategically with the Process Team how to improve related activities/tasks. Organizing information sessions, scheduling all interviews, informing students on the possibilities within AIESEC, organizing selection evenings and case assessments and structuring and improving the whole OGX process. Responsible for cooperation with the Outreaching Program of Tilburg University. Having close contact with the coordinator of the program. Promoting AIESEC projects to the students of the Outreaching Program. Selecting, preparing and coaching the students that go abroad with AIESEC. Responsible for evaluating the quality of foreign AIESEC committees and setting up partnerships with AIESEC committees abroad to improve the OGX process. Setting up specialized projects with specific countries in cooperation with the organizations oneMen and United Cubs. Being in close contact with (inter)national organizations and students.
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Make a Move team (MaM) (only for Dutch speaking students)
Currently we are looking for (starting a.s.a.p. until the end of December): •
Community Manager (20 hours a week)
The Make a Move team yearly organizes several activities to prepare students for the labor market. In order to achieve this you will organize career related spring activities, application and assessment trainings and on top to that, you will get the chance to organize the Make a Move Career Week. The Make a Move Career Week offers students the possibility to orientate generally or more specifically on the labor market through company presentations, workshops, lunches, dinners, and individual consults. Around 30 large companies will be present here, and together with your coordinator and the rest of your team you are responsible for making the Career Week and the events preceding a success! In comparison with the exchange team, Make a Move is more business minded and deals with event management. This means that your year will have more ups and downs concerning the intensity of your position. Next to the events of Make a Move, there is a new national product: the Make a Move online community (www.makeamove.nl) where companies and students can get in touch and find out what potential employer/employee fits their interests. This product offers more than a website with only information. It’s an interactive platform where students and companies can easily get connected! Community Manager
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Responsible for local marketing for www.makeamove.nl; Responsible for local relevant website content for students at Tilburg University; Responsible for local sales of profiles at www.makeamove.nl to small- and medium sized companies in Tilburg area; National projects concerning Make a Move online (together with Community Managers from other AIESEC committees in the Netherlands); Involvement in all events organized by the Make a Move team.
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Board Positions available in January Make a Move Coordinator As a Make a Move coordinator you are responsible for organizing, coordinating and realizing at least two career related spring activities and the Make a Move Career Week as well as the trainings that precede the Career Week (application- and assessment trainings). Regarding the Career Week, you are responsible for making sure that all participating students (approximately 400-500) and companies (around 25-35) are satisfied and that the event runs smoothly. Furthermore, as an EB member you will think strategically on how to improve AIESEC and Make a Move Tilburg. You will also frequently have contact with Make a Move coordinators from other local committees in the Netherlands and the member committee. Main responsibilities: • Coordinating, motivating and supporting your team members; • Responsible for reaching the set targets and goals; • Preparing and leading the team meetings; • Responsible for the strategic and financial policies of Make a Move; • Responsible for the further development of Make a Move activities; • Thinking strategically on how to improve AIESEC Tilburg.
Make a Move team (MaM) (only for Dutch speaking students) In November we are looking for (starting 1st of January): • • • • • •
1 Marketing (20 hours a week); 2 Account Managers (20 hours a week); 1 External Relations (20 hours a week); 1 Logistics (20 hours a week); 1 Special Projects (20 hours a week); 1 Community Manager (20 hours a week).
The Make a Move team yearly organizes several activities to prepare students for the labor market. In order to achieve this you will organize career related spring activities, application and assessment trainings and on top to that, you will get the chance to organize the Make a Move Career Week. The Make a Move Career Week offers students the possibility to orientate generally or more specifically on the labor market through company presentations, workshops, lunches, dinners, and individual consults. Around 30 large companies will be present here, and together with your coordinator and the rest of your team you are responsible for making the Career Week and the events preceding a success! In comparison with the exchange team, Make a Move is more business minded and deals with event management. This means that your year will have more ups and downs concerning the intensity of your position.
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Outgoing Exchange Team (OGX) (also available for international students) In November we are looking for (starting 1st of January); • Around 4 or 5 OGX positions (depending on available positions by then) Availability: You can apply for these positions in November 2013. More information on board positions starting in January 2014? Email to tilburg@aiesec.nl
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AIESEC Programs (also for non members) International projects and internships Want to gain experience abroad? Really get to know a new culture? Live and work in a new environment for a while? AIESEC offers international projects and internships in more than 113 countries; all year round; varying from 6 weeks to a year; from volunteer work in a developing country to management positions in an international company. Indonesia Project The Indonesia Project offers voluntary projects mainly in Jakarta. Examples of projects can be: environment, tourism, socio-entrepreneurship, working with children and teaching English. The projects last about 6-8 weeks. Housing will be arranged by AIESEC abroad. Possibilities are a host family, your own apartment, intern-house, etc. oneMen This project is organized in cooperation with oneMen. oneMen is a non-profit organization that supports pioneers who try to improve the circumstances of vulnerable people in the region of Africa, Asia and Latin America. The project lasts about 6 to 8 weeks and the destination is Cameroon. The projects where the students will work on are management-related (accounting, marketing officer) and organizational-related as well (e.g. Project Leader). This means that you get the opportunity to combine your personal development with relevant study-related working experience in only 6 to 8 weeks! United Cubs (former Orange Kids Foundation) In cooperation with United Cubs you will organize a sports tournament for kids up until the age of 14 (football, badminton, volleyball, etc.) in Africa, Asia or Latin America. Sports equipment (shirts, footballs, medals, etc.) is provided by United Cubs. The aim of the project is to give a smile on the faces of children, living in slum areas and to give them a good time while escaping from their daily life. You will cooperate with local people, organizations and authorities. To raise extra funding you can to set up sponsor activities. This project offers you the opportunity to really make it your own project.
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Young Entrepreneurial Student Program (YES Program) As a young and ambitious intern you will work at an entrepreneurial company located in the Non-Western world such as Shanghai, Singapore and Dubai. The internship will last two to three months in a small to medium sized enterprise and by using your qualified knowledge of the European way of working you are able to help these entrepreneurs by improving and expanding their business. Tasks may vary from market research to strategy planning to brand management, depending on the company as well as your experience background. In order to be well prepared you will be coached, trained during a professional Master class in Entrepreneurship and additionally prepared by the annual Regional Preparation Seminar. Ambassadors Program The Ambassadors Program offers 1st and 2nd year students an unforgettable international summer! You will be an ambassador of the Netherlands in another AIESEC country, doing a humanitarian project and helping local AIESEC departments. Your ticket will be sponsored and you’ll stay with local people. For more information: www.aiesec.nl. NOUR Program Always been fascinated by the Arabic culture? The NOUR Program aims to create mutual cultural understanding between Arabic and Western cultures. During the summer you can do a management or development program.
More information about going abroad with AIESEC? Check www.aiesec.nl or email to tilburg@aiesec.nl.
Meet a Mentor This program is an extension from Make a Move. This Meet a Mentor program selects in cooperation with top companies the best students in the Netherlands. Spread of several months, you will have six contact moments with top companies. This way, you will get a really good impression of your potential future career, the atmosphere and culture of a firm and you can extend your personal network with many valuable contacts. More information about Meet a Mentor? Check www.meetamentor.nl or email to tilburg@makeamove.nl.
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Application Procedure Expectations What does AIESEC expect from you? If you are interested in joining AIESEC Tilburg, these are some aspects we would like to see in the applications: -‐ Enthusiastic people with a good motivation for joining AIESEC; -‐ Students with a global view and international interests; -‐ Team players; -‐ Ambitious people who want to achieve something in today’s world; -‐ Pro-activity; -‐ Good social skills; -‐ The ability to cope with stress; -‐ Commitment to the organization and your function. Applying If you would like to apply you have to mail or hand in your letter of motivation, CV (both in English) and a picture of you. By handing in your application, you will apply for AIESEC in general, but if you want to you can indicate your preference for a certain position in your motivation letter. Application deadline 1: Sunday April 14th at 23.59h (Dutch time) Application deadline 2: Sunday May 5th at 23.59h (Dutch time You can send your application to patty.erkeland@aiesec.net. After handing in your application you will be contacted as soon as possible to make an appointment for an application interview. By then you will receive all the information you need for the interview. Interviews will be held between May 1st and May 14th. More Information? Would you like to have more information? Then you can join one of our information sessions: -‐ Wednesday April 10th, 17.00h, Tilburg University WZ104 -‐ Thursday May 2nd, 17.00h, Café Stoffel If you have any further questions, mail to patty.erkeland@aiesec.net, call 013-466 2573 or walk by at our office P3.211. Stay updated: like AIESEC Tilburg and Make a Move Tilburg on Facebook!
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