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The Young European Federalists (JEF-Europe), the international non-governmental youth organisation (INGYO) is looking for candidates to fill the position of Secretary General (SG). As elected officer and legal representative, the Secretary-General works full-time for the organisation at the European Secretariat in Brussels and is responsible for:

• administration of the organisation, including writing of project applications and reporting;
• the financial management of the organisation (together with the treasurer);
• the organisation of seminars, projects, training events and support for other campaign activities;
• the organisation of statutory meetings;
• external representation (European Institutions, NGOs, etc.);
• internal and external communication including maintenance of the JEF-Europe websites;
• the organisational support to the Executive Bureau (EB) and support to the member sections;
• day-to-day office work and management of human resources in the European Secretariat.

The Secretary General should have:

• extensive experience in NGO work, ideally on a European level and/or in JEF;
• extensive experience in project management;
• experience with finances and bookkeeping;
• experience with institutional fundraising, especially EU grants;
• excellent language skills; fluency in English and basic knowledge of French and/or Dutch;
• experience with human resources and team management;
• excellent communication and presentation skills;
• excellent knowledge of MS/OpenOffice and online communications (email, social media);
• the willingness to undertake frequent travels;
• the sensibility to work in a multilingual and multicultural environment.

A strong interest in European politics, knowledge of Belgian contracting and employment regulations and knowledge of any other European languages are considered as assets. The applicant should show flexibility (15+ week-ends/year), initiative, personal commitment and motivation on supporting the activities promoted by the organisation. JEF-Europe offers an interesting position in an international environment and a high degree of independence in day-to-day work. S/he will be supported by one or more mid-term stagiaires in the Brussels office.

JEF-Europe will issue a working contract under Belgian law, limited for 2 years, including a trial period of 3 months, starting in summer 2012 (exact date to be defined). Annual gross pay: EUR 25.000-30.000 (including benefits).

The applications should include the following:

• Curriculum vitae (max 2 pages);
• A motivation letter (max 1 page);
• A proposal for an activity promoting youth participation in the European Parliament elections 2014, suiting the profile of JEF (short outline of max 300 words and a budget).