IGLYO — The International Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Trans, Queer and Intersex Youth and Student Organisation is the leading youth development and leadership organisation working with LGBTQI young activists. With 106 member organisations based in more than 40 countries in the Council of Europe region, IGLYO unites a great variety of individual and community experiences. You can learn more about IGLYO here.
We extend a warm invitation to young LGBTQI activists to apply for the IGLYO Board. Board election terms are two years. A vote for the nominated candidates will take place at the Annual Members Conference Brussels on 13-17 October 2022. Successful candidates for this call will serve from the AMC in October 2022 until the AMC in 2024, and will have the option to re-run for a second term. Two terms are the limit.
Please carefully read the full call below and apply by Monday 13 September 2022 at 23:59 CEST.
The IGLYO Board consists of a dynamic and dedicated team of young volunteers legally mandated by the organisation’s General Assembly to oversee the governance of the organisation, represent its membership, and lead and contribute to the strategic direction of the network in collaboration with the Secretariat. Being an IGLYO Board Member is an unpaid legal position, and an important one: All Board Members share legal ownership of the organisation! You can meet current IGLYO Board Members here.
To help them in their role, IGLYO Board Members are supported by a Governance Team, who provides them and the Secretariat with guidance on several topics such as budgets, work plans, human resources and opportunities.
The Board Member role speaks to you? You can apply if you meet the following requirements:
IGLYO particularly welcomes applications from underrepresented groups and communities such as young women, trans youth (including non-binary), intersex youth, young people from Black communities, other communities of colour and ethnic minorities, refugees/migrants, sex workers, disabled youth (including neurodivergent youth), young people living with HIV, and fat young people.
The role of a Board Member in IGLYO involves:
Being part of the IGLYO Board is an exciting adventure on the human level wherein you’ll contribute as much as you will learn! If elected as a Board Member of IGLYO, you will notably:
The list doesn’t stop there; the more invested you are, the more you’ll get out of your mandate!
Board Members will serve from October 2022 until the AMC in 2024 (usually in September or October), and will then be eligible to run for re-election for the next two years in the General Assembly in 2024. In-person Board meetings are organised with the Secretariat once every three months, with travel and accommodation costs covered by IGLYO. In addition, Board Members meet bimonthly online, including once with the Executive Director, who reports to them on updates from the Secretariat.
To apply for the IGLYO Board, you simply have to fill out this application form.
Please note that, in the form, you will be asked which IGLYO Member Organisation nominated you, as well as to provide your motivation to join the Board (max 300 words) and the experience and expertise you would bring to this position (max 300 words). The application shouldn’t take you more than 20 minutes to complete!
You’ve read the call and filled in the application? Great, you’re done with your part! At the AMC Brussels in October, you will have the chance to give a short presentation about your application and then the general assembly will vote. Our team will be in touch with you shortly after the application deadline to provide more information on your presentation and the voting process.
For any questions, please contact our Engagement Officer Petra Tomašić at petra@iglyo.com.
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