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Dear reader, Great that you are considering a board position within AIESEC! We are now recruiting for board positions that start January 2018 and end in January 2019.

During term, you will develop yourself personally and professionally; expand your national and international network; develop a global mindset, and have a lot of fun.

2 Dear reader, Great that you are considering a board position within AIESEC! We are now recruiting for board positions that start January 2018 and end in January This booklet contains all necessary information regarding the available function profiles and the application procedure. An AIESEC board year provides you with many great opportunities and challenges. During term, you will develop yourself personally and professionally; expand your national and international network; develop a global mindset, and have a lot of fun. And the good thing is: you can combine your studies with a part-time board year! Our team consists of 30 enthusiastic and ambitious people, who are working together in four teams. Will you be the next one to join the AIESEC team? We are looking forward to seeing you during the application period and are eager to learn more about you and your ambitions. Index What is AIESEC? What does AIESEC have to offer? Structure of AIESEC Groningen Part-time positions Outgoing Global Volunteer team Incoming Global Talent team Marketing team Outgoing Global Entrepreneur & Talent team How to apply? Good luck and enjoy the process! On behalf of AIESEC, Kind regards, Dylan Bos Local Committee President \\ // 3

What does AIESEC have to offer? Professional Development During the year you will get various trainings both from external partners and from AIESECers.

Leadership development AIESEC has defined four qualities that we believe defines leadership. These are: self-aware, world citizen, solutionoriented and empowering others.

3 What does AIESEC have to offer? Professional Development During the year you will get various trainings both from external partners and from AIESECers. AIESEC aims to give you practical experience within your function and team. You will learn a great deal on how to work with a team and function specific knowledge. Leadership development AIESEC has defined four qualities that we believe defines leadership. These are: self-aware, world citizen, solutionoriented and empowering others. These four qualities are important values for AIESEC, and for everyone that engages with us. We strife to develop them within themselves in order to become prepared for challenges in the future. What is AIESEC? AIESEC is a global platform for young people to explore and develop their leadership potential. We are a non-political, independent, not-for-profit organization run by students and recent graduates of institutions of higher education. Its members are interested in world issues, leadership and management. AIESEC does not discriminate on the basis of ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, religion or national / social origin. Since we were founded in 1948, we have engaged and developed over 1,000,000 young people who have been through an AIESEC experience. The impact of our organization can be seen through our alumni who represent business, NGOs and world leaders, including one Nobel Peace Prize laureate, Martti Atisaari of Finland and other famous people as Bill Clinton, Kofi Annan and Queen Maxima. By organizing cross-cultural exchanges in challenging environments and offering board positions, AIESEC tries to develop responsible leadership in young people all over the world. Team Experience As part of one of the four teams you will have a whole lot of good times. Working in this team will be your core. You work together on a functional level, have weekly team dinners and organize team weekends. And a whole lot of fun! There will be two Local Committee weekends during the year, twice a national conference, one international conference and multiple reception weekends where every AIESEC entity in the Netherlands has prepared a fun activity and party. Next to that, there are weekly drinks after the plenary meetings on Monday and the possibility to join for lunch every day at the office! 4 \\ // 5

4 The executive Board (EB) and the part-time members together form the Local Committee of AIESEC Groningen. The EB consists of six full-timers: the Local Committee President (LCP) and the Vice President Finance and External relations (VP FER), who form the Head Office. Besides them there are four Vice Presidents leading a team, VP Marketing, VP Outgoing Global Volunteer, VP Outgoing Global Entrepreneur / Talent and VP Incoming Global Talent. These four teams consist of part-time members with all different types of functions and responsibilities. Acquisition VP igt Acquisition VP ogv VP oget Marketing VP Marketing Recruitment At the end of your board year within AIESEC Groningen, you have developed a unique set of skills that will pay off in any future career. This is recognized by many employers. For instance in consultancy, a sector in which many employees have done an AIESEC board year themselves. Account Account Acquisition Account Marketing Marketing Recruitment ER President Trainee Recruitment Finance & ER Structure in Groningen Nour 6 \\ // 7

5 Part-time positions At our local office at Pelsterstraat 23, we work with motivated and ambitious students in four different teams. On a daily basis we create and execute marketing events, assist students who want to go on a voluntary project or professional internship, we close deals with companies in order to welcome foreign students as interns in companies around Groningen, we write and execute strategies and of course, we have a lot of fun! General Job Description In AIESEC, we work hard and we play hard! As a part-time member, you will spend an average of hours a week on AIESEC: this includes working with your team or function, but also working with AIESEC in general and assisting the other teams. You will divide your time between function-specific, team-specific and general tasks. This makes the work very diverse! To give an idea of what this means, continue reading below. Local Committee Meetings (LCMs) on Monday Monday evening is AIESEC evening. Around 6pm you start having dinner with your team at someone s place. Then at 7:15pm, all the teams come together in Café de Toeter where the Local Committee Meeting starts at 7:30pm. The Local Committee Meeting could consist of a training, an explanation of AIESEC s strategy or mission, or the start of a general project. Around 8:30pm the team meeting start. In this meeting you will discuss your activities, to-dos and strategies of the team. After the team meetings around 10pm, the drinks will start, which are always a lot of fun! Conferences There are two national conferences and one international conference included in the AIESEC board year! At the national conference you will have the chance to meet and work together with your fellow AIESEC ers from different cities, while at the international conference you will meet AIESEC ers from all over the world, have the opportunity to travel to a cool country in Europe and experience how worldwide AIESEC is. Cross-teams and cross functional activities You will not only work for your own team, but there are multiple cross-teams in order to work together with other LC members and to master more than just function-specific skills. Besides the cross-teams, you help the other teams with their tasks as well, which increase your knowledge of other teams. Trainings AIESEC is all about development and professional skills. We will provide trainings in order to improve your skills, like public speaking, sales or general AIESEC knowledge. 8 \\ // 9

Outgoing Global Volunteer Available positions: 1 or 2x Exchange Participant 1x Nour As a member of the OGV team you are responsible for the Outgoing Volunteer program.

s role: Coaching and managing outgoing Exchange Participants, ensuring the delivery of the Outgoing Global Volunteer product.

6 Outgoing Global Volunteer Available positions: 1 or 2x Exchange Participant 1x Nour As a member of the OGV team you are responsible for the Outgoing Volunteer program. Together with your team you select, support, prepare and coach students who wish to go abroad with AIESEC. s role: Coaching and managing outgoing Exchange Participants, ensuring the delivery of the Outgoing Global Volunteer product. Nour s role: Being one of the 11 Nour s of AIESEC in The Netherlands, our Nour is responsible for all the processes regarding Nour for the participants that apply at AIESEC Groningen. The Nour project is a national initiative which focuses at sending students wellprepared to the Arab region. Incoming Global Talent Available positions: 1x Trainee 2x Account 1x Acquisition As member of the IGT team you are responsible for the Incoming Exchange program. Together with both your coordinator and the other IGT team members it is your responsibility to create as many quality traineeship opportunities as possible and to give the trainees a leadership experience by coaching them during their stay in the Netherlands. Trainee s role: you are responsbile for the well-being, coaching and development of the international trainees who work at a partner company of AIESEC Groningen. Account s role: selecting and matching international applicants via AIESEC to a traineeship spot at one of the accounts you have. Also, you are the one taking care of all the formalities (visa, work permit) for the trainee. Besides, you will be in touch with the company and ensure a successful traineeship and an amazing experience for both parties. Acquisition s role: The main responsibility of an acquisition manager is acquiring quality traineeship opportunities at companies in a designated region. This includes sales, cold calling and networking. So, are you business-minded? Do you like to be professionally engaged with companies in the area of Groningen? Then could be your function! Being an exchange participant manager in the Outgoing Global Volunteer team, I provide guidance during the entire experience of students who wish to go abroad to give something back to the world. The opportunity to be in contact with AIESEC board members from all over the world to ensure all participants an unforgettable time gives me a lot of energy. Our team strives to find the best match between projects and participants.been the perfect hands-on experience to complement my studies. As an Account of the Incoming Global Talent team, I make sure to find the perfect match between a company and a trainee. I visit companies to discuss their demands, select suitable candidates for them and help the trainees with their visa and other formalities. To make companies happy with a trainee I provided, and to see trainees gaining international experience through the work of our team, gives me a lot of energy. Florence Doeksen Exchange Participant Rick de Haan Account 10 \\ // 11

Marketing Available positions 1x Marketing 1x Recruitment The marketing team is responsible for all the marketing activities from AIESEC Groningen. The Marketeers are divided in three functions.

The other members are responsible for the creation marketing strategies, making effective marketing content, organizing many activities and info sessions.

The marketing focus is divided per product. Marketing s role: As Marketing you are responsible for the marketing for the ogv projects.

7 Marketing Available positions 1x Marketing 1x Recruitment The marketing team is responsible for all the marketing activities from AIESEC Groningen. The Marketeers are divided in three functions. The External Relations is responsible for all the external contacts of AIESEC. The other members are responsible for the creation marketing strategies, making effective marketing content, organizing many activities and info sessions. Besides this, both Marketing and Recruitment s are responsible for nurtering the people who sign up and for guiding them towards appointments with the ogv and oget teams. The marketing focus is divided per product. Marketing s role: As Marketing you are responsible for the marketing for the ogv projects. This means a focus on first and second year s students who are interested in project work, the Sustainable Development Goals and contributing to other societies. Recruitment s: The focus of the Recruitment is the marketing of the oget product. This means a more professional approach and focus on business, marketing and IT students from third year or masters. Outgoing Global Entrepreneur & Talent No available positions The Outgoing Global Entrepreneur & Talent Team currently does not have available positions in Groningen, but will be shortly introduced to get an overview of all the teams. As a member of the OGET team you are responsible for two products: Global Entrepreneur and Global Talent. Both products are professional internships. The first one focuses on voluntary interships at start-ups all over the globe, while the second focuses on matching students with professional, paid interships abroad. The members of this team are managers and guide their applicants through the process of applying, coaching, matching and when they are on their professional exchange. As Recruitment of the Marketing Team you have a very diverse set of marketing tasks. I focus on the professional paid internships and I have to create and execute marketing events and content to reach our target group. I am also involved in getting people who sign up on the website to enthusiastic exchange participants further guided by the internship and voluntary teams. Dirk Krijgsman Recruitment Within my function as manager, I really enjoy that I keep challenging myself and others. I help students to find a great experience abroad and I guide them during the whole process of this step for them to step out of their comfort zone. Being a good personal coach for students is challenging, but being part of a big running business as AIESEC is my way of developing myself. Roos-Anne de Graaf Exchange Participant 12 \\ // 13

8 How to apply? Application procedure Within AIESEC, we put a lot of effort in selecting our applicants and making sure our members are hired into a position that fits their personality, interests and talents. Therefore our application has 3 stages: Time line 19th November, 23:59 20th & 21st November 23rd, 24th & 27th November 28th November (most likely) 29th November Application deadline Assessments Interviews Announcement calls Meeting your new teams 1) Application In this stage, we are interested in you, your experience and your motivation. Fill out the form at and please make sure to include your resume. On the 20th you will get an with the time and allocation of the assessment. 2) Assessment In the assessment round we hope to see more of your skills and personality. Together with other applicants, you will work on a case. Count on approximately 60 minutes, the assessments will take place on the 24th and 25th of April. Let us know if there are moments you will not be available during these days. 3) Interviews These will be held from from November We take this time to ask you some questions about yourself, your motivation skills and preferences. The interview will take about an hour. All applicants have the opportunity to receive feedback per . On behalf of AIESEC, I wish you the best of luck during your application process! If you have any questions do not hesitate to contact us at groningen@aiesec.nl or at my personal adress dylan.bos@aiesec.net APPLY! 14 \\

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