Dear IFSA World,
Unfortunately the Treasurer elected at the 26th General Assembly in 2015 has been dismissed. As such, Council and Direction (together known as IFSA 7) are looking for a new Treasurer. The Treasurer is a member of Direction, in addition to the President, Vice-President, and Secretary. The Treasurer is responsible for the financial management of IFSA and specifically:
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Work closely with IFSA Secretariat in financial matters
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Initiate and guide the fundraising activities for the organization, often collaborating with the Fundraising Commission
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Prepare and present the budget for approval of the General Assembly (yearly)
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Prepare and present a financial report for approval of the General Assembly (yearly)
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Manage transaction and reimbursements for all IFSA transactions
The role of Treasurer is a time-intensive and important element to IFSA’s World functions. As such, there are several expectations and requirements. Among them are the following:
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Available during weekdays to check emails and participate in telecommunication and virtual meetings
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Have a stable internet connection so as to facilitate internet reimbursements and bank transfers
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Be able to work in a collaborative and engage in discussion on IFSA strategy, structure, and fundraising actions with the rest of IFSA7
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Have a basic command of arithmetics and excel, and a basic understanding of English in order to facilitate budget and financial reporting for the General Assembly
The ideal candidate will be:
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Detail oriented;
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An excellent verbal and written communicator and can produce professional and formal reports;
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Has excellent time management skills;
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Has prior experience leading a team of volunteers and/or chairing a committee;
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Self motivated and has strong team building skills;
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Be a current ordinary IFSA member or have graduated within one year;
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Be from an IFSA LC
Application Requirements
If you are interested in applying for the role of Treasurer please submit the following to council@ifsa.net by February 10th. Please note that this is a rolling deadline and applications will be considered as they are submitted. Late or incomplete applications will not be considered.
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Up-to-date CV;
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Cover Letter detailing motivation for applying and qualifications for role;
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Short essay of 250 words describing what you would bring to the role as well as IFSA 7
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Short essay 250 words describing your personality;
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Short 250 words describing your understanding of the structure and operations of IFSA; and
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Letter of verification by LC President stating that you are a member of the LC.
IFSA Council and Direction reserve the right to follow-up the application process with interviews if necessary.
If you have any questions about the application please contact Isabel Engel, Head of Council isabel.engel.ifsa@gmail.com, Gabrielle Schittecatte, Council-Statutes at gabrielle.ifsa@gmail.com and Jan Joseph Dide Council-Membership at janjoseph.ifsa@gmail.com