Youth Members for the Supervisory Board (Volunteer)

Position description

Your profile

• Commitment to our key areas of interest – mental health, education and protection of children
• Passion and respect for child rights
• Knowledge of leadership and financial challenges in civil society organisations at local, national or international levels
• Strong analytical and strategic skills
• Demonstrated experience of managing groups of people, and working in teams
• Understanding of the difference roles of management and governance in civil society organisations
• Appreciation of the importance of evidence based programming
• Awareness of the wider humanitarian sector, the interaction of international NGOs with national organisations and the building of effectiveness partnerships
• Commitment to building new and equitable relationships in the humanitarian sector
• You will be an empathetic, open-minded, culturally sensitive and empowering leader with high standards of integrity
• You actively contribute to a culture of diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging
• You are a citizen of, or have lived for a long time in, a conflict affected country/ies. It is advantageous if you are based within the current or former War Child countries of operations.

Potentially with additional expertise and experience in the area of:

• Advocate of the localization/ shifting the power agenda. Relevant knowledge and experience in sector commitments towards localization, well informed on movements towards decolonization within the sector and experience/ insights on this
• Experience in the area of monitoring, evaluation and learning processes
• Experience in building and promoting a culture of accountability and the responsible use of power as an organisational approach
• Operational expertise in humanitarian / development programmes in emergencies and/or developing, fragile states
• Academic background and network in War Child’s thematic areas (community-based health/MHPSS, child protection, education)

Role of the Supervisory Board

The objective of the Supervisory Board is to oversee the work of and hold accountable the CEO and the International Management Team for the general course of affairs in the War Child Alliance Foundation (WCAF). The Supervisory Board is the main guidance and advisor of the IMT.

In performing their duties, the members of the Supervisory Board are guided by the interests of the foundation. The Supervisory Board regularly and demonstrably checks and evaluates the implementation of the policy and the achievement of the objective of the WCAF. The IMT will provide the Supervisory Board with the information necessary for the performance of its duties in a timely manner.

The Supervisory Board meets regularly four times per year, either virtually, in person or a combination thereof. At least one meeting per year will be in person. For each meeting, you will receive documentation well in advance to prepare. We anticipate it will take you about 4 hours of time to prepare for a meeting. In between meetings, management may ask you to act as a sounding board or advisor on specific topics within your area of expertise or other matters related to your supervisory role (2-4 hour per month, also depending on commissions you participate in and your role). Ad hoc board meetings might be arranged to address specific issues. Members are asked to consider sitting on at least one of our two board committees: the Audit and Risk Committee and the Programme Impact Committee.

Application instructions

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