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Board Member

South HollandHybrid5 hours/week>12months

This role arises due to the resignation of one of the board members.

  • The organization is looking for someone who is enthusiastic about supporting young people in need of societal help.
  • The foundations are endowment funds that provide subsidies for youth projects, as well as scholarships and interest-free loans to students.
  • Together, the foundations annually allocate approximately €2.7 million to their objectives.
  • The board manages the assets of the foundations.
  • The board consists of six members with an annually rotating chairmanship and is supported by a steward and a scholarship advisor.

What you will do.

  • Function as part of a team with diverse backgrounds, experiences, and disciplines.
  • Divide tasks and areas of focus, for example, within a financial committee or land committee.
  • Contribute to the decision-making of the board as a whole.

Profile

  • Integrity, sense of responsibility, and an independent stance.
  • Communicative and socially skilled personality.
  • Managerial qualities.
  • Dedication, and sufficient time and availability.
  • Confidentiality of sensitive information from applications and relationships of the foundations.
  • Experience in the field of youth issues.
  • Make a valuable contribution to the board based on knowledge, experience, and network.
  • Commitment to the social objective of the organization.
  • Board or supervisory experience within a social organization and/or the business sector is a plus.

The board aims for a composition with:

  • A balanced gender distribution and diversity.
  • At least an investment expert, a lawyer, and an accountant/controller.
  • Experience with youth issues, education, poverty, for example, as a child and youth psychologist, (ortho)pedagogue, or social worker, specialized in children and families.

Practical aspects.

  • Board members are appointed for a period of 3 years, with the possibility of three reappointments.
  • The time investment is an average of 5 half-days per month.
  • The foundations are Public Benefit Organizations (ANBI).
  • Board members receive remuneration according to an established fee scheme.

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