Apply now for the 54th EFR board! information booklet about a board year at the EFR
foreword Prof. Dr. Huibert Pols - Rector Magnificus
Being a student at the Erasmus University is more than studying books in order to prepare for the next exam. Participating in one of the study associations is a valued component in the academic education of a student. It is an excellent way to gain useful experience in many aspects of life, which students can use immediately as a student and later on in their professional career. The Economic Faculty association Rotterdam organises many successful and innovative events, which are highly appreciated within the university, such as the EFR Business Week, the televised election debate on EenVandaag and the Erasmus Recruitment Days. The board members of the EFR put their studies on hold to dedicate themselves to managing the association. This is something I greatly admire, particularly given the tremendous contribution EFR makes to university life. As rector magnificus I strongly support them in the organisation of their events.
the EFR With over 6000 members, the EFR is one of the most active and most professional study associations of the Netherlands. EFR’s portfolio is large and diverse. It ranges from organising smaller events to help students orientate to large recruitment events. From small interactive speaker sessions to the largest of congresses and debates. From a skills week for students, to personal development for over 180 committee members. And, from drinking with your friends in the Stoep to shaking hands with leaders from the business or political world. Our activities prepare students for the job market, bring them into contact with their future employer and enhance their student experience. In short: we bridge the gap between theory and practice.
EFR in numbers 6000+ members 175 committee members 22 parttime committees 2 fulltime committees 8 board members
timeline 1925 EFR’s predecessor was founded 1973 Erasmus University as we know was founded
1990 New EFR logo
1997 The “Rotterdamse Bedrijvendagen” - now Erasmus Recruitment Days were founded 2015 Launch of Erasmus Recruiment Platform
2016 EFR’s new corporate identity is launched
1913 Nederlandse Handels-Hogeschool was founded
1964 EFR as we know was founded
1980 EFR Business Week was founded
1995 First World Leader Cycle Award was awarded to F.W. de Klerk (State President of South-Africa 2000 New EFR logo
2016 EFR welcomes Ban Ki-Moon to award him the World Leader Cycle Award
2017 Launch of new EFR website
EFR board year in short Pausing your studies and dedicating a year to a board might seem a little odd. However, during such a year, you gain practical experience which you will not be able to get in class. Working fulltime on a project results in discovering all aspects of a project; from brainstorming to marketing and logistics. Furthermore, you will not be going fulltime alone, but with a team of equally motivated and ambitious people. You will share all the milestones and setbacks, therefore you will develop a very strong friendship!
Who are we looking for? enthousiastic, ready to take initiative persistent solution oriented, not afraid to take a risk responsible, capable and willing to carry the ultimate responsibility social
some testimonials As it is hard to explain the whole board year experience, you will find testimonials and pictures of current board members and the highlights of their year on the following pages. Because a board year is so much more than only position related business, we firstly want to give you a little insight in the life of the board members by these testimonials and pictures.
Sebastiaan Frommé President 2016-2017
“This year started with a crazy champagne drink where I got to meet my 7 fellow board members with whom I would spend the largest part of the upcoming year. So far, this year has had so many highlights! For example during the EFR/EenVandaag Erasmus debate I was the personal assistant of Mark Rutte, the Prime Minister of the Netherlands, I got to spend quite some time with him during his time at the university. I even got the chance to take a selfie with him while he was here! Besides the Erasmus debate we also organised the sustainability summit “Transform your World” and of course the EFR Business Week. It is amazing how many prominent speakers come to the university for an EFR event!”
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Anna Haffmans IT Officer & Secretary 2016-2017
“Three years ago, in a long overnight journey to London, two board members at the time unknowingly convinced me to become an EFR board member. And that was that. I applied and immediately got swept away in an overload of EFR. At the moment, I am half way through my year as a board member and it has been an incredible journey. From negotiating contracts to critically looking at the design of the new website and from drinking with old board members to going to the WU ball in Vienna with the board, this year has been more than I could have wished for. Besides from having fun, a board year at EFR creates the perfect environment to develop yourself, to make mistakes and to learn from them. Above all, I now have 7 best friends with whom I got to go through it all, my fellow board members!
Gerwin Janssen Treasurer 2016-2017
“I’m responsible to check every euro going in and out of the EFR. This is a great challenge since it means that you also carry the final responsibility for all revenue and expendutures. The fun part is that the decision of where to spend money on is yours. This decision making process involves a lot of communication. I have to be aware of everyone’s opinion in order to make well balanced decisions. At times, when people don’t agree with you, you have to be able to back up your choices with logical arguments. On the other hand, as soon as you mention that there is extra budget for something people love you for it. Being treasurer means that I play a part in the organisation of each event, which gives great insights in the impressive scale and scope of EFR events. I guess it will be years before I have a position within a business where I am allowed to handle the same level of responsibility as I do now, in the EFR board.”
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Shila Kobakiwal Marketing Officer 2016-2017
“This year I have worked on so many cool projects and experienced a lot of amazing things, which really made this year the best year of my life. One of my most important projects was finalising the new EFR corporate identity. How cool is it to brainstorm about this with the design company and in the end decide on the new look of the EFR for the upcoming years? However, the biggest branding accomplishment of the EFR this year was having the EFR logo on (inter)national television - with the CNN as the biggest surprise - during the press conference of Mark Rutte at the university. Besides all the position related stuff, I just had an amazing year with my fellow board members. We experienced a lot of cool things together like “de wisselingsweek”, joining the EFR Ski Trip, being invited to the ball in Vienna, all the weekends away, EFR drinks and so much more!”
Cyriel Hakkers Project Manager General 2016-2017
“I was asked to write down my experiences of this board year in 200 words, a whole challenge, but isn’t that what this board is all about? It all started on the day when I met 7 random people who became my best friends during my board year. With this group you will organise so many cool events. For me the best event till now was Transform your World, a congress for around 500 people and among the speakers were 4 CEOs of the biggest companies in the world. The best thing about this experience was that after the congress we casually had a beer with all of them. Right now we are in the middle of the EFR Business Week, the university is totally transformed and everywhere I look I see the EFR Business Week. Secondly, the EFR Verkiezingsdebat was held and was broadcasted live on television, who would have guessed that a 21 year old has the ultimate responsibility for this project?”
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Emma Clemens Vice President 2016-2017
“This year has been more than I ever expected, in all ways. My personal development has been bigger than I expected, the intensity of the year has been more than expected and mostly the friendships that developed has been way more than I expected. In 20 years, I expect to still be going on vacation together and having fun! We have done so much this year, from organising a huge debate with Wilders, Rutte and more than a hundred different international journalists, to the sustainability summit: Transform your World with 4 CEO’s and 100 NGO’s, students and companies. Also working on projects with a legacy such as the EFR summaries and the EFR board positions for the next board has been thrilling. A board year is a year in which you will learn so much, it is the perfect environment to make mistakes and to do things you find scary at first glance.”
Roger van den Oord Project Manager Career 2016-2017
“Being a project manager is always exciting because you work with so many committee members - really, ask Cyriel! I had the pleasure to work with very ambitious committee members and it energises me to enable their full potential. Next to committee members, I worked with a lot of different parties: companies, professors, NGO’s and other study associations. The variation in my function made the year a real challenge and there never was a day that I did not learn something new. By now the Erasmus Recruitment Days have passed and it was again a huge success! It is a rollercoaster full of early mornings, hard work, coffee and of course companies and students. Supervising this full time committee was full of learning moments and one of the most exciting things of my position. Next to learning professional skills, you can learn a lot more during a board year. Before the EFR Ski Trip I never skied, and by now I can say that skiing is one of the things I love most. Right now I’m looking forward to three weeks in Uganda for the EFR Involve Research Project, another project that I had the pleasure of supervising this year.”
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Maarten Weekenborg Commercial Officer 2016-2017
“My board year is a real rollercoaster. The beginning of the year was hectic because I wanted to visit a ton of partners. Then the academic year began and the ERD and Business Week commercials kicked off. We had a lot of meetings, I gave (un)wanted advice and many deals later, they all had a tremendous result. After the acquisition ended, I shifted my focus to expanding the Erasmus Recruitment Platform. This effort taught me a lot about sales. Now, after the ERD and right before the EFR Business Week my focus goes to long term strategy of various topics. I love that the EFR has such a diverse and large portfolio that enables all board members to keep learning and developing on a whole range of events and tasks. However, I have not mentioned the best parts of a board year at EFR, the whole group of committee members and fellow board members. I didn’t have all those experiences alone, it was with a real close group of friends. I particularly liked the intensive contact with my committees, the commercials in other committees and the whole community of committee members.”
coolest year of your life!
During all the serious business, you will also just do a lot of very cool stuff: from meeting the prime-minister of the Netherlands, Mark Rutte, to going to a dinner with all former EFR board members. The year is full of unique and fun events - it will be a year you will never forget!
friends for life with your team
You will experience all the ups and downs in a year with a small and close group of people. Together with your board, you will be working a lot on a professional level but perhaps even more on a social level. You will most likely see each other more than your partner, housemates, clubmates or parents. This will create a bond that lasts a lifetime!
with the committee members
As an EFR board member, you will belong to the inner circle of the EFR community. Together with the EFR’s tight committee member network, you will join the parties, weekends away, Committee Members Prom and drinks. This results in a broad network that can be very useful for the organisation of your event(s).
with former board members
Many former boards still see each other on a regular basis. The EFR’s Alumni Organisation hosts some of these reunions in the form of a former board dinner and the alumni day. As a board member you get to know a lot of old board members who help you in many ways and with whom you can have great parties!
personal, social and professional development personal
social
Learning to handle big responsibilities, giving effective feedback, receiving criticism and making decisions constrained by a tight schedule, are important skills that are not easily learned in a classroom. You might have had a time management training, or have read something about giving feedback but it is only after you have done it yourself, that you will begin to understand the fine nuances of these soft skills. A fulltime year provides a constant environment to practice and develop these very valuable skills. Also, for EFR board members there are personal coaches at your provision who will assist and advise you on your personal development.
As you will be working together closely with a lot of people, your social skills will develop as well. Managing expectations and communicating appropriately are skills you can only learn by doing. You might have to negotiate a contract or give feedback to your fellow board or committee members.
“During your fulltime year, you will be able to discover and develop new capabilities.�
professional
As a fulltimer, you will improve your personal skills enormously. However, you will also improve your professional skills. You will learn how to use your time efficiently, negotiate contracts and network. Furthermore, you get the chance to arrange trainings for soft skills like time management or leadership, or hard skills like inDesign or Salesforce.
network: students, alumni and professionals students
professional
As a fulltimer, you will be at the beating heart of the EFR’s community. You will be at almost every event and thus know all the people in the association – and they will know you!
As a fulltimer, you are constantly in contact with professionals from a wide selection of national and international companies. Every board member interacts not only with people from the corporate world, but also with other important people ranging from princess Laurentien to the Ambassador of France in the Netherlands.
alumni
The EFR maintains a tightly knit network of former committee and board members. This network dates back to 1964, the EFR’s year of birth. As a fulltimer, you will soon notice that your predecessors are (still) very involved with the EFR’s activities. They are always willing to advice on specific projects, or answer more personal questions about your development or future career choices.
support and personal development You will not do your fulltime year by yourself. Throughout the entire year, you will be surrounded by people that are always ready to help you.
supervisory board
All board members are supported by a supervisory board. The supervisory board helps when needed. They are all former board members and have a lot of experience.
personal coaching programme
Being a board member can be quite demanding and it is hard to be consciously busy with your personal development plan. Therefore, the EFR board members get the opportunity to have a personal coach. This coach will assist and advise you on your personal development.
financial support
Being a board member means you cannot study for a year and you might not have enough time for a sidejob. However, the university and the EFR support initiatives like a fulltime year and therefore provide you with compensations. For more detailed information, you can always email vicepresident@efr.nl
some words from recruiters “A fulltime committee is very interesting for your own development as well from a recruitment perspective. First of all you learn a lot from ‘real-life’ situations; during your studies you deal with very controlled problems together with similar people. But you actually start learning when you work in a different team dynamics in a ‘real-world’ environment. From that perspective you develop yourself on social level and that is something I personally really like. Besides that, there are so many other things you can learn from a fulltime committee; you learn to multitask, to set priorities, to communicate, to work together, to broaden your network and last but not least, you are willing to be involved in something else besides your studies and you are willing to work for it. These are all elements you will be confronted with during a future job, so how nice would it be if you can already taste a bit of that right now? Of course it is very fun as well to do a committee! So as a Campus Recruiter I would strongly advise you to do a full-time committee! Good luck! :)” Jessie de Groot, IT Campus Recruiter ING
“Being in a fulltime committee or board is not only an addition to your CV. You will also strengthen a lot of other competences. For example you will learn how to work in a team, you will have to reflect on your own acts and you will increase your leadership qualities. As the Recruitment Advisor I am responsible for the recruitment and selection of starters in the consultancy brance of KPMG. Therefore, I can certainly say that students with fulltime committee- or boardexperience have developed themselves strongly on the above mentioned points. I would really recommend you to apply for a fulltime position. It does not only add a lot to your personal development, but besides that it is also a really cool experience! � Joost Brunninkhuis, Recruitment Advisor KPMG
positions and modules This year, there will be a change in constitution of the EFR Board. The 54th board will work with a so-called “modular structure”. This means that approximately 80% of your position is fixed and 20% consists of modules. A module is a task that is not yet appointed to a specific board position and to which you can apply regardless of the board positions you are applying for. Not every position has the same amount of modular space. The amount of modular space is indicated below every position description with the amount of stars. These stars correspond with the workload. When applying, please indicate for which position(s) you are applying and which modules you would like to add. The modules are as follows: personal development fulltimers * Alumni association board * World Leader Cycle Award * socially involved committees *(per committee) first year committees *(per committee) recruitment ** strategic focus point *** Vice President *** Each “*” corresponds with a workload of two hours per week.
personal development fulltimers*
Every fulltime committee member dedicates his year not only to the EFR, but also to learn and develop as much as he/she can. It is therefore of great importance that the fulltime members get the necessary trainings and support. These trainings can range from a strategy and policy training at McKinsey to a teambuilding session with a team coach. Typical to do’s: talk to the Board, BW and ERD committee to identify learning goals contact training companies
Alumni association board*
The EFR Alumni association has its own board consisting of former board and committee members and one current board member. The EFR alumni association organises several events throughout the year, such as the Former Board Members dinner, the End of Year activity and the pre-General Assembly dinners. As part of the Alumni association Board, you will be organising these events. Typical to do’s: write a newsletter to the former board members upload pictures of the pre-General Assembly dinners write and send the official invitation for the Former Board Members Dinner
World Leader Cycle Award*
Last year, we welcomed former Secretary General of the United Nations mister Ban Ki-Moon on our campus to award him with the World Leader Cycle Award. With this module, you get the chance to invite and meet a world leader to the campus. Typical to do’s: keep the shortlist up to date write invitation letters find the proper contacting route
socially involved committees
Charity committee* The Charity Committee organizes events that offer students an opportunity to get socially involved. This year, for example, the committee has organized a very successful chocolate letter sale, something to definitely continue and expand next year. The committee was also involved in organizing the fundraiser for the Erasmus Charity Run and to organize the EFR Charity Days. Political Affairs committee* The Political Affairs Committee organizes events such as embassy visits, EU Brussels visits and a Model United Nations trip abroad. The opportunities for events are endless. Typical to do’s: keep in touch with committee chairman brainstorm about the promotion with each committee update the website join the committee meetings or read the minutes
first year committees
IBEB committee* The IBEB Committee is a committee that aims to organize events specifically for IBEB students. These are often social events such as a pub-crawl, IBEB on Ice and off course the IBEB introduction weekend. Party crew* The Party Crew Committee is crucial for supporting our social pillar. The Party Crew organizes the drinks every block and approximately 2 parties. Start committee* The Start Committee is a committee for and by first year economics students. They organize events such as the Start first year introduction weekend, the start Beercantus and a BBQ. Typical to do’s: contact De Stoep for arrangments for drinks talk with the Marketing Officer to discuss the promotional materials stay in touch with the committee chairman join the committee meeting or read the minutes
recruitment**
Being responsible for recruitment, means being responsible for filling the 25 committees with ambitious, dedicated and enthusiastic committee members and recruiting the next board. Both parttime and fulltime recruitment are projects that lean on a well-developed strategy. You will have to think about the marketing of the positions, the application procedure and the type of people we are looking for. Typical to do’s: set up a meeting with the Marketing Officer and STAR to discuss the promotion of the Erasmus Recruitment Days and Platform committee plan the transition period for the new board work on the interview questions and structure plan interview moments with your fellow boardmembers
strategic focus point**
The EFR is continuously trying to keep the long term strategy compatible with the developing environment. Starting new long term projects does not happen overnight and is preceded by a consultancy-like process of evaluating the opportunities and the impact. An example of a project with long term implications is the Erasmus Recruitment Platform or the EFR Summaries. Together with the Supervisory Board these projects are developed working in smaller groups, called focus point groups. In this module, you will be the contact person for the supervisory board and carry the ultimate responsibility that the feedback is used and deadlines are met.
Typical to do’s: plan a meeting with your fellow focus point group members to assess the to do’s work on SWOT analyses send the work to the Supervisory Board receive and use the feedback of the Supervisory
Vice President***
The President and the Vice President work together closely and support each other when needed. Together, you will work on the development and implementation of this year’s EFR policy. Furthermore, as a Vice-President you will maintain the non-commercial contacts with for example embassies and the government. These contacts are of great value for the EFR, both in the short and long term. You will therefore also supervise the External Affairs Committee. This committee is the networking committee of the EFR aims to find interesting speakers. Typical to do’s: meet the EA chair meet with alumni officer of the ESE schedule meetings with embassys work on policy document with the President
President As President of the EFR you are expected to manage and provide support to the Board. It is up to you to make sure the communication runs smoothly within the board and you are responsible for the cohesion of the group. Therefore a good understanding of people is required. As the face of the association, you are expected to be present at all events to represent the EFR. Your contacts range from other student associations to the dean of the faculty and the executive board of the university. You are responsible to maintain this network. You will have an important role in the in the coordination of the short- and long term strategy and policy making of the EFR. Since you keep in close contact with your fellow Board Members, you are well aware of everything that happens in and around the association. For this a helicopter view is required. You need to look forward and be aware of current developments in for instance university policies. The ability to innovate based on the matters at hand and create a strategy for the future is asked of an EFR President. Last but definitely not least, the President is responsible for a good working environment. The motivation, learning goals, workload and all other personal things of the other seven Board Members is focus number one during the whole year.
modular space: ****
Typical traits: emphatic good listener strategist reliable altruistic rational
You will:
manage and provide support to the board be the face of the EFR create strategies and policies represent the EFR throughout the year
You’ll learn to:
lead meetings give speeches lead a team of highly motivated people read people keep calm when needed
Do you have any questions about what it is like to be a President? Do not hesitate to send an email to president@efr.nl
IT Officer & Secretary As IT Officer & Secretary you will make sure that the information structures of the EFR are solid and up-to-date, not just for your year, but for many years to come. Information systems form the groundwork of a modern organisation of the EFR’s size and much innovation is possible. Specifically, you will be responsible for managing large IT projects of the EFR. Together with the Information Process Manager of STAR you will work on the long term strategy and further development of the Erasmus Recruitment Platform and you will manage the (new) EFR website. Furthermore you will think about how to use data in an effective and strategic manner. Besides this you will be responsible for the CRM-system, the shared file servers and other, EFR related websites. While you will focus on IT projects, the IT Officer & Secretary is also responsible for Secretary tasks. These include the organisation of the General Member Assemblies, writing minutes of Board Meetings and the external communication of the association via EFR newsletters. To be IT Officer & Secretary, you need to recognise the importance of information and be able to optimise its strategic value.
modular space: ****
Typical traits:
affinity with IT structured strong analytical skills takes initiative strategist
You will:
manage large IT projects innovate EFR’s systems and their daily use make a plan for the EFR’s online strategy supervise the IT strategy officer of the ERD committee keep all members up to date about EFR events
You’ll learn to:
take on and break down large IT projects negotiate make optimal use of data take resposnsibility for strategic and functional decisions work with different systems and software
Do you have any questions about what it is like to be an IT Officer & Secretary? Do not hesitate to send an email to itsec@efr.nl
Treasurer As Treasurer, you are in charge of the financial part of the EFR. You start your year with making the budget for the forthcoming 12 months. This budget has to stroke with the longterm strategic policy of the association. During the year, you adjust your budget to new expectations of costs and revenues in order to make the right decisions for all projects. In the end, it is our goal to make sure that every spent euro delivers the intended benefit to the organisation as a whole. This requires you to have a lot of contact with all the different committees and of course your board, in order to get the most up-to-date information. Moreover, you take care of the financial administration and make sure that it is done according to legislation. You also vouch for timely payment of invoices and debtors and you sign for every single outgoing penny. As the Treasurer you have affinity with financial figures and you are able to keep a good overview of the EFR. You can make strategic decisions and have to stand your ground when needed. This means you have to be able to say “no� to your fellow Board and Committee Members. You also identify and manage risks when they appear.
modular space: **
Typical traits:
trustworthy accurate responsible affinity with financial figures strong analytical skills consistent
You will:
supervise all committee treasurers have an overview of the budget of the EFR make long-term decisions be responsible for the entire financial administration be responsible for insurances and other long-term contracts
You’ll learn to:
communicate with stakeholders be precise in budgeting carry out financial administration work with Exact. Excel and Ibanc deal with big responsibilities
Do you have any questions about what it is like to be a Treasurer? Do not hesitate to send an email to treasurer@efr.nl
Marketing Officer As the Marketing Officer you will be responsible for maintaining the strong EFR brand, which is quite a challenge. You will take care of the entire promotional policy of the EFR and thus almost every expression of external communication is your responsibility. Positioning the EFR as one of the largest and most professional study associations of Europe - both on the short-term and on the long-term - is your core task. You will set up a promotional plan and guide the Marketing Committee through the whole promotional aspect of EFR’s activities. Furthermore you will be working on the long-term branding strategy of the EFR. You will have meetings with the ESE to evaluate the co-branding and think of new ways to improve it; you will manage EFR’s portfolio by benchmarking each event; you will analyse the effectiveness of the online promotion communications and you will take care of maintaining EFR’s corporate identity. As the Marketing Officer, you will not only improve your soft skills like planning and communicating but also gain hard skills like how to use Adobe Indesign and Illustrator. Are you the one that will keep the EFR brand as strong as it has been in the past 53 years?
modular space: ****
Typical traits:
good planner, structured creative eye for detail good communicator multitasker see and explore opportunities
You will:
plan and promote events supervise the Marketing committee take care of EFR’s corporate identity develop a long-term branding strategy set benchmarks for EFR’s portolio
You’ll learn to:
plan towards events communicate with different parties be a strategical thinker pay attention to detail use design software work with hard deadlines
Do you have any questions about what it is like to be a Marketing Officer? Do not hesitate to send an email to marketing@efr.nl
Project Manager General As the Project Manager General of the EFR, you will be supervising eight or nine different committees and you are responsible for the structure and strategy behind the many EFR events your committees will organise. Together with the committees you will make sure that the quality of those events will be maintained. The committees that you will supervise are responsible for the more general EFR events, ranging from a National Political Debate to the EFR Study Trip, EFR Drinks or the EFR Committee Members Prom. Amongst the committees you supervise is the EFR Business Week Committee. This committee consists of six members that work fulltime at the EFR office, just as the EFR Board. Together with them you will be responsible for the organisation of one of the largest and most professional inspiration congresses on campus. As Project Manager General you will guide your committees in the organisation of many EFR events, you will be responsible for the strategy behind these activities and you will stimulate innovation. During their academic year you will guide your Committee Members in their development. In the position of Project Manager General there is a lot of space for creativity, development of new events or revival of old events. You should be able to manage several projects simultaneously, you should be charismatic and above all a strong leader and motivator. Furthermore you should be able to handle stress, you should be a good communicator and you should be able to motivate people to work towards a common goal.
modular space: ****
Typical traits:
charismatic ambitious eye for detail structured multitasker good communiction skills management skills
You will:
manage several projects simultaneously supervise at least 8 committees be responsible for the long-term strategy of your events coach and support committee members
You’ll learn to:
be stress resistant always have a helicopter view properly manage expectations stay objective
Do you have any questions about what it is like to be a Project Manager General? Do not hesitate to send an email to pm.general@efr.nl
Project Manager Education The project Manager Education is a brand new position which focusses on the EFR’s educational pillar. You will not only manage educational projects, but you will also be the link to the faculty’s academic staff. A few educational projects have been a part of the EFR for a long time, such as the EFR Booksale and the EFR Involve Research project. As the Project Manager Education, you will look for opportunities to take these projects to a higher standard. As the EFR is expanding her educational pillar, there will also be a lot of new projects that require an enthousiastic and energetic approach. Working together with the faculty to realise new projects such as the EFR Summaries, the EFR minor or the EFR University Trip requires strong communicational skills and an entrepreneurial mindset. Making contact with the educational staff of the Erasmus School of Economics, is very important to create support for your projects. You will not only be working together with the Erasmus School of Economics, but also with companies and NGO’s for the EFR Research Projects. Regarding the Involve Research Project, you will supervise the committee and help them contacting NGO’s. Also, you will be in charge of contacting corporates that are interested in working together on a challenging Research Project. Finding these projects is your ultimate responsibility which ranges from negotiating contracts to developing a marketing plan. As the first Project Manager Education you will get the chance to set the standards for the EFR’s educational policy.
modular space: ****
Typical traits:
affinity with education entrepreneurial mindset socially involved looking for new opportunities and using them ambitious
You will:
be in touch with both university and corporates develop new projects be responsible for the educational pillar of the EFR supervise the Academic and Involve committee
You’ll learn to:
develop a strategy and realise it manage different stakeholder groups supervise ambitious committees prioritise be the link between different parties
Do you have any questions about what it is like to be a Project Manager Education? Do not hesitate to send an email to pm.education@efr.nl
Project Manager Career The Project Manager Career is responsible for the guidance of students in their career perspectives and professional development, as well as managing a commercial network. This ranges from broad orientation events to EFR’s recruitment activities where students will be able to find an internship, job or side-job. Committees you will supervise include the Orientation Cycle Committee, the International Career Committee, the Master Committee and the Investment Conference Committee. You will work closely together with the Project Manager Career from STAR to supervise the Erasmus Recruitment Days committee, the largest on-campus recruitment event of Europe and the Erasmus Recruitment Platform committee. The Project Manager Career will also be responsible for a large part of the EFR’s commercial network, working side to side with the Commercial Officer. You will have to acquire new partners and manage relationships with current partners. Furthermore, in your position you will set out long-term strategies for career services at the EFR. As a Project Manager Career you should be able keep a helicopter view over all your projects and be able to align interests and capabilities of different parties. You will always be looking for new opportunities for the EFR to invest in and partners to collaborate with. Above all, you need to be a good communicator and use your enthousiasm, leadership and drive where needed!
modular space: ****
Typical traits:
leadership capabilities good communicator multitasker excellent social skills analytical thinker negotiator
You will:
manage stakeholders be responsible for a part of EFR’s commercial network be strategically involved with the ERD & ERP use an innovative mindset
You’ll learn to:
spread your enthusiasm and drive keep a helicopter view on all your projects motivate, guide and lead people negotiate with partners
Do you have any questions about what it is like to be a Project Manager Career? Do not hesitate to send an email to pm.career@efr.nl
Commercial Officer As the Commercial Officer, you will be responsible for all forms of company contact on behalf of the EFR. Among others, you will visit companies, brainstorm about recruitment strategies and represent companies’ interest in EFR’s long term decisions. The position contains a lot of external contact, committee management and strategic decision making. Firstly, you will maintain and try to expand the vast company network of the EFR. Together with your predecessor you will make a ‘summer round’ in which you will be introduced, the past collaboration is evaluated and the new options are discussed. During the year, these contacts have to be strategically distributed among all of EFR’s events and committees. It will be your ultimate responsibility that these contacts are handled professionally and that the long term continuation of the partnership is secured. Secondly, you will be the representative of EFR’s partners in any decision that is made within the board. This part of the position has a very strong strategic character because there are continuous long term developments. One example of this year is the gathering of input of companies for the development of the Erasmus Recruitment Platform. Lastly, this is the perfect position to orientate on your interests for a master, internship or future job. You will get to know different branches, a lot about individual companies and many recruiters.
modular space: ****
Typical traits:
strong communicator go-getter good negotiator strategy focused structured
You will:
advise companies in recruitment strategy negotiatte contracts maintain contact with over 100 different companies supervise the Commercial Team
You’ll learn to:
elaborate people skills balance interests be a sales person have a helicopter view
Do you have any questions about what it is like to be a Commerical Officer? Do not hesitate to send an email to commercial@efr.nl
interested or just curious?
Send an email or call Emma Clemens. She is always there to answer your questions related to your application. Emma Clemens, Vice-President 2016-2017 challenge@efr.nl 06 10 262 881
go for a coffee
The decision to apply for a fulltime year is complicated. Therefore, we recommend you to get as much information as possible. Current and former fulltime committee/board members are always open to go for a coffee with you. You are always welcome to do this, it is not a weird thing to do – and... we all love coffee!
recruitment drink
On April 3rd we would like to invite you to our Board recruitment drink! It will take place in our “stamkroeg” De Stoep from 19:30 onwards. This is a great moment to get to know former and current board members and to ask them your questions.
application process
You can apply for a position in the EFR Board by sending an e-mail with your CV and motivation letter to challenge@efr.nl by latest on April 30th. After you have applied, you will be invited for an interview. interview round 1 During round 1 we would like to get to know you, why you want to apply for the EFR Board and which positions you prefer.
interview round 2 If you continue to round 2 you will be invited for an interview on your preferred positions. You will solve a position-specific case and we will ask more in depth questions about why you are applying for these positions specifically.
What happens if I’m selected?
champagne drink On the 26th of May you will hear from us whether you will be in the 54th board of the EFR. If so, you will be invited to present yourself with your new board to all the Committee Members of the EFR in café De Stoep during our traditionally called Champagne Drink. transition week The morning after the champagne drink, you will depart for the Transition week or the “Wisselingsweek”. During this week, you will get to know your fellow Board Members and learn more about the EFR from the 53rd board. transition period The transition period or “overdracht” will take place from the last week of June until the 2nd week of July. During these weeks, you will be prepared by the previous board to take over the association! After three weeks of information overload, the keys to the office will be handed over during the traditional “overdrachtslunch” or transition lunch taking place in the Bierhandel de Pijp. After this, you and your board will take over and start the biggest challenge of our student career!
made your decision?
Send your CV and motivation to challenge@efr.nl Deadline: April 30th
www.efr.nl/challenge challenge@efr.nl