Job Vacancy in EYFA Amsterdam !

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<center>JOB VACANCY</center>

 



<center><smaller>EYFA is looking for a creative and inspired,  
energetic person to come and work with us in  
Amsterdam. Starting from 1rst of May 2004</center>

 



<smaller><smaller>EYFA (European Youth For Action) is an organization addr=
essed to  
grassroots, organizations, projects and individuals active on  
environmental and social justice issues all around Europe. All our  
activities and projects are mainly carried out according to anti-capitalis=
t,  
non-hierarchical, environmental and gender justice principles.  The  
decisions in the office are taken by consensus. Arriving at consensus  
requires cooperation and can be hard work and time consuming - but it  
allows people to broadly accept (though not necessarily love) decisions. 


<flushboth>The volunteer position we are offering is a <bold>Finances/Proj=
ect  
Coordinator position </bold>starting on <bold>1 May 2004</bold>. The posit=
ion inevitably  
has to do with a lot of paper, as well as spending a lot of time in front =
of  
the computer. But it is not only the bad side of the story. Working in  
EYFA office gives you the freedom to work in your own style and time  
allowing you to develop your own project and contacts in and around  
the eyfa office. You will also learn a lot, given the access to pieces of =
 
environmental and social information and being able to meet people  
involved in the craziest initiatives in the world. </flushboth>

 


<flushboth>In this combined position of Finances/Project Coordinator you w=
ill be  
working very close with another person in the same position. The aim of  
this =91cooperation=92 is to make your work more decentralized, realizing =
you  
from the total pressure that a Finances coordinator can have sometime  
and giving you the space to work on different projects at you choice. </fl=
ushboth>

 



<flushboth><italic>Attention</italic>: we do not expect that the candidate=
 from the start will possess 
 all the skills that are necessary to conduct the tasks written below. The=
  
training will be provided, and believe us: we have just learnt these skill=
s  
ourselves; they are not so difficult to learn. If the work is organized we=
ll,  
there will be enough time for taking active activist part in all-Europe  
environmental and =93anti-globalization=94 movement and consuming the  
fruits of our small efforts: feeling that we have made some change! </flus=
hboth>

 



<flushboth><bold><italic>Responsibilities: </flushboth>

 


<flushboth></italic></bold>As part <italic>Finance/Project coordinator</it=
alic> you will be responsible, <bold>together  
with the other person</bold>, for ensuring that the main financial jobs ge=
t done.  
These jobs include the following:</flushboth>

 


 -The 6 monthly budget reviews (one for the last 6 months =96 actual, and =
 
one projected one for the next 6 months)  

- Doing the bookkeeping  

- Assisting the Funding applications and the Final reports for projects  
especially on the budgets 

 -Learning and passing on the knowledge of financial issues such as  
Dutch tax system, visa issues and insurance.  

-Dealing with visa applications  

- Liaising with the other coordinators in the office and sharing their 
tasks. 

- Participate in the office part of policy discussions within EYFA 

<flushboth>- To participate in various stages of project management in oth=
er  
(running or planned) projects such as organization of meetings, running  
campaigns, preparing publications, developing our web page etc.</flushboth=
>

 



<bold><italic>Office tasks: 

</italic></bold>- Maintains system for archiving both in paper and electro=
nic 

- Makes working plan for the office & schedules office facilities when  
needed 

- Makes sure equipment & materials are OK 

- Knows who is doing what in the office (task distribution) 


<flushboth><bold><italic>Requirements:</flushboth>

 


<flushboth></italic></bold>- Availability =96 at least 12 months, with a t=
rying period of one month (but 
 be open to stay a year and a half or more)</flushboth>

 


<flushboth>- Reliability (how will we know this, that=92s the question, pl=
ease be honest 
 to yourself and us</flushboth>

 


- Good communication skills;  

- Ability to be a self-starter and work well independently as well as in t=
he  
group 

- Good organizational skills, planning, time scheduling 

- Knowledge of computers 

<flushboth>- Experience of work in NGOs, non-hierarchical groups, campaign=
s or  
direct action groups</flushboth>

 


- Familiar with fundraising 

- Your willingness to take equal part in EYFA=92s consensus based  
community, welcoming self-initiative, responsibility and participation in =
 
the group decision making of the network and daily life within the office 


At EYFA you will get an allowance (490 Euros) to cover the living  
expenses, accommodation allowance (300 Euros) the same as everyone  
else in the office, travel to Amsterdam and EYFA=92s meetings paid, as wel=
l 
 as health insurance. 

 If you are interested in this position please send in your <underline>CV<=
/underline> and a <underline>letter  
of motivation</underline> by <bold>10 April 2004. 

Contact</bold> us at: EYFA, Postbox: 94115, 1090 GC, Amsterdam<bigger>  

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