information booklet about a board year at EFR

Apply now for the 55th EFR board! information booklet about a board year at EFR

foreword Prof. Dr. Philip Hans Franses Dean Erasmus School of Economics

A student at Erasmus School of Economics is not just a student. Just a student follows classes, makes exams, passes exams, applies for a job and starts to work. In contrast, a student at Erasmus School of Economics follows classes, makes exams, gets good grades AND could do volunteer work, goes abroad for an internship, follows a summer program somewhere, is member of a student association, organizes a trip abroad, in short: makes the most of his or her student life. Once you leave our school, you cannot do it anymore. So, when you are with us, with Erasmus School of Economics, do whatever you can do, make the most of it, become part of our team, and join our student assocation EFR in the board or participate in their activities. It is a once in a lifetime opportunity. Do it now!

EFR

timeline 1925 EFR’s predecessor was founded 1973 Erasmus University as we know was founded

With over 6200 members, 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 of 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

6200+ members

150 committee members

26 part time committees

2 full time committees

8 board members

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 2018 EFR welcomes François Hollande to award him the World Leader Cycle Award

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

some

year in short

testimonials

Pausing your studies and dedicating a year to an assocation 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 students. 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

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 into the life of the board members by these testimonials and pictures.

Lisanne Notenboom President 2017-2018

“This year started at the Stoep, where I got to meet my 7 fellow board members. After meeting these crazy, funny and stupid students at the champagne drink this night, I could not have imagined the amazing moments and highlights I would experience with them this year. For me it was completely new to work with 7 people and spend every day with them, but I loved it. One of my highlights of this year was presenting EFR to the Raad van Toezicht of the university, a committee which examines the university on its performance. The dean of the Erasmus School of Economics asked me to represent the faculty at this meeting to show what kind of extracurricular activities are available at this university. This was quite an honour and something I would have never experienced without being the president of EFR!”

Ruben Wijnen IT Officer & Secretary 2017-2018

“A board year at EFR starts off with a bang. After you are chosen to be part of the board you immediately go to the announcement drink and the next day you will start the year with the “wisselingsweek”, during which all kinds of secret things will take place. After this, you will take over EFR together with the rest of your board.

At first this might seem intimidating but you will quickly get used to it and you will have a lot of fun doing it.

After this first big bang which signals the beginning of a board year the fireworks will not stop. During a board year you always have something to do and this year will provide you with the best learning experience a student could wish for. Among that, you learn to cooperate with others, make important decisions, be flexible and get to know yourself better than ever. Together with the other 7 members of the board you will create an impact on the association that will last for decades and an everlasting bond with each other.”

Jan Clerkx Treasurer 2017-2018

“I am responsible for the financial side of EFR. This is a great challenge since it means that I also carry the final responsibility for all revenue and expenditures.

The fun part is that the decision of what to spend money on is mine. 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 me, I have to be able to back up my choices with logical arguments. On the other hand, as soon as I mention that there is extra budget for something, people love me for it. Being the treasurer means that I play a part in the organization of each event, which means that I am well informed about all upcoming projects. This gives me great insights in the impressive scale and scope of EFR. I guess it will be years from now 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.”

Saskia Dekkers Marketing Officer 2017-2018 “As the marketing officer, you are involved in every event EFR offers. This year, I was involved in so many cool project and experienced a lot of amazing things. One of my most important focus points was Erasmus Recruitment, the strong brand of the Erasmus Recruitment Platform and the Erasmus Recruitment Days. Working together with other ambitious and highly motivated students really made this year very special! Besides my involvement in all the events, there is one other thing that I would not want to miss during my board year, my board. These seven other board members really made this year, the best year of my student life so far. You get an extremely strong bond together and work together on great projects, which really deepens the connection. Experiencing the stressful days at the office, chilling together after a night out, visiting the WU ball in Vienna and go on nice trips together, your board will definitely make your board year even better!“

Lisanne Hofman Project Manager General 2017-2018

“Wow, what a year it has been so far. It all started with meeting my seven fellow board members. Until then I hadn’t really noticed yet, but I had already taken a seat in the rollercoaster. Yes, a rollercoaster; it goes fast, it is very exciting and contains many highlights. For example, in November we organized the kick off of Lead Your Future. A very inspiring event, that empowered 500 young women. Also, visiting the WU Ball in Vienna and sequentially the SkiTrip was a highlight to me. The ball was amazing, the atmosphere even better. Currently, we are organizing the EFR Business Week; two weeks of recruitment activities and two larger congresses, of which one is welcoming François Hollande. Who thought that a school’s association could manage this? I also enjoy collaborating and working at the office with the board.

There’s always something going on or happening; days are never the same and we’re having a lot of fun. Overall, I’ve gained many new skills and experiences, developed personally and I have found myself seven best friends.”

Dunvel Délias Project Manager Education 2017-2018 “Being a board member of EFR has been the most challenging yet rewarding experience I have ever gained so far. As the first Project Manager Education within EFR, I have had the chance to set the standards for this exciting position by supervising five committees and working on several university-wide projects. I get so much energy from being in touch every single day with a wide range of committee members and parties, and from keeping an overview of all the projects my position is filled with.

During my board year, not only I got to know extensively the seven other board members and discovered deeper meanings to the word “friendship”, but I also got to see new facets of my own self. EFR gave me the perfect learning platform, as the oldest study association of Rotterdam and one of the most professional in the Netherlands.”

Luuk Hackeng Project Manager Career 2017-2018

“Looking back on this insane year, I can say with certainty it was the peak of my student life so far.

Embarking on this journey in the summer with seven other relatively unknown people, to ending with them, a brandnew group of best friends. It is actually quite remarkble that this can happen in such a short time!

What a rollercoaster it was, and you’ll only know what I precisely mean when you actually are doing your board year.From all the great and also challenging first 7 months with the ERD, to continuous contact with 5 other committees full of excited students. From a booming ERP, to the EFR skitrip and all the social drinks and parties.

And then all the diverse parties you work with: students, companies, other associations, professors, NGOs, embassies - amazing! Both your own personal development, as well as the development of all your committee members are things you can be proud of after such a year!”

Rutger Bos Commercial Officer 2017-2018

“This year started well with the visits of all the commercial partners. It was quite a hectic start, but I learned a lot from it! In September, when the academic year began, the Erasmus Recruitment Days and Business Week commercial officers started off with my help. Once the commercial deadlines of those big events passed I started focusing on the online recruitment possibilities of EFR, especially on expanding the Erasmus Recruitment Platform. Besides that, I am also concentrating on EFR’s long term strategy. An EFR board year is incredibly nice thanks to its diverse and large portfolio of events and committees. This year, I have met so many people and my network greatly expanded. Next to the career and recruitment related activities, I also enjoy the social part that EFR has to offer. With the board, you experience many great moments with each other such as the EFR ski trip or the official gala of the university of Vienna. In short: I highly recommend a board year at EFR.”

coolest year of your life!

During all the serious business, you will also just do a lot of very cool stuff: from meeting the former president of France, 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 every day. 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.

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 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.

“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 have the unique opportunity to arrange multiple trainings in the soft skills, (time management, leadership, how to lead a meeting) and/or hard skills (InDesign, Salesforce, Google Adwords) you would like to develop.

network: students, alumni and professionals

support and personal development

students

professional

supervisory board

As a fulltimer, you will be the beating heart of 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 prominent people ranging from princess Laurentien to the Ambassador of France in the Netherlands.

alumni

EFR maintains a tightly knit network of former committee and board members. This network dates back to 1925, EFR’s year of birth. As a fulltimer, you will soon notice that your predecessors are (still) very involved with EFR’s activities. They are always willing to advice on specific projects, or answer more personal questions about your development or future career choices.

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.

All board members are supported by the supervisory board. The supervisory board helps when needed. They are all former board members and have a lot of experience both within the assocation as well as outside of it.

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 do not have enough time for a sidejob. However, the university and EFR support initiatives like a fulltime year and therefore provide you with compensations.

For more detailed information, you can always email challenge@ 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 board year! Good luck! :)”

“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 branch 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! ”

Jessie de Groot,

IT Campus Recruiter ING

Florien van Bommel, Recruitment Advisor KPMG

testimonial

testimonial

Niels Tigges Project Manager General 50th EFR Board

Joep Coopmans President 51st EFR Board

What you don’t know yet is the part that comes after a board year at EFR. See, as a board member your capabilities are boosted in no other way possible. Leading a professional and international organisation at your age? Of course! At EFR you can, whilst being trained and supported to do so. Your fellow motivated board members become your best support system, former board members guide you through a Supervisory Board, and you will receive professional trainings and individual mentoring to get the best on-the-job learning experience. During my Board year I discovered my passion for leading openminded teams where enthusiasm is the key driver. I learned how to juggle strategic decision making with marketing, finance and team work, and I got to work with those on campus that both work and play hardest. My biggest win was gaining experience in a work environment where making mistakes is OK – we are all here to learn. EFR’s endless network facilitated my career orientation, plus having had so many experiences most definitely helped me in every job interview and currently in my career within Unilever’s Future Leadership Programme. Worried about your resume or not having had any EFR experience? I most definitely did not have any – you just need to have the right motivation and apply now!

As a former board member of EFR, I look back at my EFR board year with a smile. Three years ago, I just finished my IBEB bachelor and was confronted with a choice most of you will recognise: start your masters, do an internship or become a board member at EFR. I am forever grateful that I chose the right option: a board year at EFR. Doing an internship is interesting if you want career specific knowledge, but the challenges and responsibilities are so limited! Becoming a board member grants you full responsibility of your own ‘company’. Until this day, I use the lessons I learned at EFR for my current job at KLM. My advice: develop your skills and boost your CV by doing a board year before following the rest of your fellow students who become an intern. Internships won’t go away and a board is year is (by far!) the best year of your student life.

positions and modules The 55th 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. For some positions, the function involves so many different aspects of the organization so the modular space is zero. The amount of modular space is indicated below every position description with the amount of stars. These stars correspond with the workload of the modules. 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 * recruitment **

strategic focus point *** Vice President ***

guidance Board Assistent *** Each “*” corresponds with a workload of two hours per week.

personal development fulltimers*

Every fulltime committee member dedicates his year not only to 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, Business Week and ERD

committee to identify learning goals

contact training companies

schedule trainings for the transition period

Alumni association Board*

The EFR Alumni association has its own board consisting of former board and committee members and one current board member. 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.

You will therefore also supervise the External Affairs Committee. This committee is the networking committee of EFR and aims to find interesting speakers.

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

meet with the EA chairman and committee

recruitment**

Being responsible for recruitment, means being responsible for filling the 26 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(s) 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 Erasmus

Recruitment committees

plan the transition period for the new board

work on the interview questions and

plan interview moments with your fellow boardmembers

guidance Board Assistent***

Last year, EFR had a pilot in working with a board assistent. The board assistent is a student in management support. The board assisent should have a supervisor who makes sure that the board assistent can do his/her work in the best way possible. With this module, you get the chance to develop your communcation and guidance skills.

Typical to do’s:

Recruit a new board assistent

Meet with the supervisor from the study of the

board assistent

Meet with the board assistent to evaluate how

everything is going

strategic focus point***

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 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

send the work to the Supervisory Board

receive and use the feedback of the Supervisory Board

Vice-President***

The President and the Vice-President work together closely and support each other when needed. If the president is absent, the Vice-President will take over the tasks of the president. 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 EFR, both in the short and long term.

Typical to do’s:

meet with alumni officer of the ESE

schedule meetings with embassys

work on policy document with the President

President As President of 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 important events to represent EFR.

Typical traits: emphatic good listener strategist reliable altruistic rational

Your contacts range from other student associations to the dean of the faculty and the executive board of the university. You are responsible for maintaining this network.

You will have an important role in the in the coordination of the short- and longterm strategy and policy-making of 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 to 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: ****

You will:

manage and provide support to the board be the face of EFR create strategies and policies represent EFR

throughout the year

You will 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 the President? Do not hesitate to send an email to president@efr.nl

IT Officer & Secretary

Typical traits:

affinity with IT structured strong analytical skills takes initiative strategist

As IT Officer & Secretary you will make sure that the information structures of 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 EFR’s size and much can be innovated. It is important that these information systems are conform the legislations and privacy of our members is guarded.

Specifically, you will be responsible for managing large IT projects of EFR. Together with the Information Process Manager of STAR you will work on the longterm strategy and further development of the Erasmus Recruitment Platform and you will manage the 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.

Whilst 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: ***

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 supervise the ER subgroup

You will learn to:

take on and break down large IT projects negotiate make optimal use of data take responsibility for strategic and functional decisions work with different systems and software

Do you have any questions about what it is like to be the 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 EFR. You start your year with making the budget for the forthcoming 12 months. This budget has to be in line with the longterm strategic policy of the association.

Typical traits:

trustworthy accurate responsible affinity with financial figures

strong analytical skills consistent

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 your 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 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. The position of the Treasurer contains no space for modules. However, there is great diversity in this position as the treasurer works on both short- and longterm projects

modular space: none

You will:

supervise all committee treasurers have an overview of the

budget of EFR make long-term decisions be responsible for the

entire financial administration

be responsible for

insurances and other

long-term contracts

You will 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 the Treasurer? Do not hesitate to send an email to treasurer@efr.nl

Marketing Officer

Typical traits:

good planner, structured creative eye for detail good communicator multitasker

see and explore opportunities

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 EFR and thus almost every expression of external communication is your responsibility.

Positioning EFR as one of the largest and most professional study associations of Europe - both on the short- and 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 EFR. You will have meetings with the Erasmus School of Economics 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 years?

modular space: ***

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

further develop the strong

Erasmus Recruitment

brand

You will 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 the Marketing Officer? Do not hesitate to send an email to marketing@efr.nl

Project Manager General As the Project Manager General of 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 and from the EFR Committee Members Prom to the EFR Business Week.

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. The Project Manager General is also responsible for inviting and meeting world leaders to the campus for the World Leader Cycle Award. This involves writing invitation letters, finding proper contacting routes and organizing an award ceremony. Last year, we welcomed Franรงois Hollande to campus to award him with this award. 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 will 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 the Project Manager General? Do not hesitate to send an email to pm.general@efr.nl

Project Manager Education The project Manager Education is a relativitely 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 EFR for a long time, such as the EFR Booksale and the EFR Involve Consultancy project. As the Project Manager Education, you will look for opportunities to take these projects to a higher standard. As 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 responsibility which ranges from negotiating contracts to developing a marketing plan.

As the Project Manager Education you will get the chance to maintain and strengthen the standards for EFR’s educational policy. Because of the entrepreneurial side of this position, the Project Manager Education needs its modular space to develop and extend its new educational projects. In this way you will develop a long-term strategy, while working on short-term projects.

modular space: none

Typical traits:

affinity with education entrepreneurial mindset socially involved looking for new

opportunities and using them ambitious

You will:

be in touch with both

universities and corporates develop new projects be responsible for the

educational pillar of EFR supervise several committees work together with the

Erasmus School of Economics

You will 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 the 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 Master Orientation 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 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 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 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 will 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 the 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 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 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 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 will 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 the Commerical Officer? Do not hesitate to send an email to commercial@efr.nl

interested or just curious?

Send an email or call Lisanne Notenboom. She is always there to answer your questions related to your application.

Lisanne Notenboom President 2017 - 2018 challenge@efr.nl 06 36 14 86 30

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 4th, we would like to invite you to our Board information drink! It will take place in Locus Publicus from 19:00 onwards. This is a great moment to get to know former and current board members and to ask them all your questions.

application process

You can apply for a position in the EFR Board by applying on our website with your CV and motivation letter. 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 1st of June, you will hear from us whether you will be in the 55th board of EFR. If so, you will be invited to present yourself with your new board to all the committee members of EFR in café De Stoep during our traditional 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 EFR from the 54th board. transition period The transition period or “overdracht” will take place from July 2nd until the 20th 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 your student career!

made your decision?

Apply now at efr.nl/challenge Deadline: April 29th

Apply now for the 55th EFR board!

application deadline 29.04.18

www.efr.nl/challenge challenge@efr.nl