Kindly note that we are no longer accepting applications for this call.
Are you looking for a new personal growth adventure starting next year? Do you want to join a great friendly team of professionals at the European Scout Bureau in Brussels-Belgium? Check out our amazing long-term volunteering opportunity as part of the European Solidarity Corps Program me.
DESCRIPTION AND OBJECTIVES OF THE PROJECT:
Each year, the European Scout Bureau in Brussels hosts the European Solidarity Corps volunteers for its project “Creating a Better World”. Currently, the European Scout Region is looking for two volunteers in the areas of Advocacy and Communications (1), and the Events Management and Fundraising Support (2).
The volunteers will be expected to support the area of external communications, represent the European Scout Bureau at external meetings and support the process of development of funding applications by collecting relevant information from external partners. Both volunteers will perform under direct support and supervision of two staff members. They will also benefit from an external mentorship programme for the entire duration of their volunteering placement.
Expected start date: January 2021
Duration: 12 months (the duration of the placement can be negotiable but long-term commitment is preferred).
Location: Brussels, Belgium
The volunteers will be provided with:
- An allocation of 950 EUR per month (including 828 EUR for living expenses and 122 for pocket money)
- Return flight tickets from the home country to Brussels.
- Complementary health insurance through Cigna (in addition to an obligatory European Health Insurance Card (EHIC)
- A European Solidarity Corps certificate of participation
- Free language courses through the EU’s Online Linguistic Support tool
- 2 days off per month
Moreover, the volunteers will benefit from a full induction and a continuous role-based training. They will also attend a series of training organised by the National Agency for Erasmus + JINT.
Role description – European Solidarity Corps Volunteers:
Advocacy and Communications (1):
- Contribute to running the regional social media calendar
- Use social media to promote Members’ activities and achievements.
- Monitor success stories of NSOs and propose stories for the scout.org website
- Use easy editing tools to improve the quality of events’ photos
- Assist in the design and preparation of the bi-monthly newsletter of the organization
- Attend visibility events in Brussels and promote Scouting projects
Desired Profile:
- Aged between 18- and 30-years
- Good creative writing skills
- Comfortable with the use of social media such as Facebook and Twitter
- Determined learner: you want to maximise your experience with us and learn and share as much as possible
- A strong interest to work in a multi-cultural environment
- Good written and verbal communication skills in English
Events Management and Fundraising Support (2):
- Support communication with member organisations (National Scout Organisations) (via email)
- Provide technical support in online funding portals (collect and complete information on partner NSOs and their backgrounds
- Participate in international events of WSB and provide administrative support to project manager(s)
- Acquire basic understanding of donors’ requirement to provide administrative support during reporting
- Provide technical and administrative support in communicating funding related updates with NSOs
- Participate in relevant meetings organised by diverse organisations in Brussels
This position involves a good deal of interactions with volunteers across our member organisations. Moreover, it will enable the volunteer to experience events management first-hand through attending events and assisting projects managers in their field work.
Desired Profile:
Aged between 18 and 30 years
- Ability to work well individually and as part of a team
- Ability to effectively manage time, multi-task, and prioritize projects to meet established deadlines
- Relentless learner: you want to maximize your experience with us and learn as much as you can
- To able to proactively seek information to complete a project
- A strong interest to work in a multi-cultural environment
- Attention to detail
- Good written and verbal communication skills in English
APPLICATION PROCESS:
- Interested candidate should send a CV and a motivation letter (max. 1 page) in English to brussels@scout.org. Please include the title of the position you are applying for in the subject of the email (i.e. Advocacy and C ommunications Volunteer/Events management and Fundraising Volunteer). Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis.
- Candidates from the non-EU partner countries should hold a residence permit in any EU country for the full duration of the project.
Eligible countries: Candidates from the following participating countries and partner countries are eligible to apply.
Discrimination disclaimer: The European Scout Region does not and shall not discriminate on the basis of race, colour, religion, gender, gender expression, age, national origin, disability, marital status, sexual orientation in any of its activities or operations. We are committed to providing an inclusive, safe and welcoming environment for all members of our staff and volunteers. We continuously strive to ensure and improve inclusion practises, equal access and opportunities for all.
The above-stated list of eligible countries is regulated by the European Solidarity Corps programme and not by the European Scout Region.
NEED FURTHER INFORMATION?
For any further questions related to this call for volunteers or to the European Solidarity Corps programme, please contact Kristine Pitalskaia at kristine.pitalskaia@scout.org.