Partner Relations
The organisation
AFD was founded with the aim to unlock the full potential of students through social impact and to have social impact through the full potential of students. We achieve this by placing Social Entrepreneurship at the core of our organisation along with its values. Every year we send out a number of highly motivated students to set up socially meaningful, durable and impactful projects and businesses. In symbiosis with this we have the ambition to familiarise and embed the social entrepreneurial way of thinking in the entire student-ecosystem. We do this through our events and our impact development branch that amongst other things organises the Brightminds track.
Your role
- – You search for new possible partners with whom AFD can establish a structural partnership
- – You attend networking events to explore new partners and visit these partners personally to ensure that every partner receives personal attention
- – You are responsible for maintaining the close ties AFD has with its partners
- – You and your team will look into alternative sources of income, including but not limited to for instance government subsidies and grants for our events
- – You attend the weekly board meetings and show a general commitment to the organisation
Your profile
- – You are a bachelor or master student at KU Leuven or UCLouvain
- – You possess the necessary people skills to initiate and maintain partner contact
- – You are a polite and spontaneous person, willing to engage with new partners
- – You are eager to network, attend events and maintain contact with partners
- – You are interested in developing and maintain contacts in the business world, as well as with NGOs or 4th pillar organizations such as Oxfam
Your commitment
- – Ability to commit to this position for one academic year, starting from April 2019
- – Ability to dedicate part of your time to AFD next to your studies
Our offer
- – Gain hands-on experience and tackle real problems next to your studies
- – Obtain valuable life skills and boost your personal development
- – Exchange insights with like-minded and impactful peers
- – Be part of an open and international student community and make friends for life!
Interested?
Any questions about the positions?
Get in touch!
AFD is looking for a new president and vice-president for the academic year 2019-2020.
Deadline: Saturday, March 9th, 23h59.
Are you ready to step out of your comfort zone and become part of our AFD success story? Then we would be thrilled to receive your application! Here’s what the application procedure looks like:
- First of all, you should send your CV and motivation letter (A4) in English to recruiting.lvn@afdimpact.org with the subject ‘President & Vice-President 2019-2020’ before the application deadline.
- Consequently, we will invite you to join us for an informal interview. In this interview, we will look for competences, experience and – most importantly – for motivation.
- Finally you will find out if you were selected to become a new board member for the academic year 2019-2020.
More info on the open positions:
Difference Board-Entourage
The difference between being a board or entourage member is that as a board member you have the final responsibility, you are the point of contact and you maintain the communication between your team and the Governing Board (the national board in Belgium). Every team will consist of one board member and one or more entourage members, depending on the function you’re applying for.
Interested?
Send your CV and short motivation letter to recruiting.lvn@afdimpact.org with the subject ‘President & Vice-President 2019-2020’. It is also possible to apply in duo if this adds value for the students. The application deadline is the 9th of March. We hope to hear from you soon.