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 over 110 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 three years. A vote for the nominated candidates will take place at the IGLYO Annual Members Conference (AMC) in Podgorica, Montenegro, on 19-23 October 2023. Successful candidates for this call will serve from the AMC in October 2023 until the AMC in 2026, and will have the option to run again for a second term. Two terms are the limit.
Read through the full call below and apply by Wednesday 13 September 2023 at 23:59 CEST. You can also download this full call in PDF here.
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 encourages 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!
To apply for the IGLYO Board, you simply have to fill out this application form by Wednesday 13 September at 23:59 CEST.
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 the initial part! You might be contacted afterwards in case additional information is required.
There will be an online pre-event at the AMC where we will explain more about the functioning of the AMC procedures (including the elections), and we will include some interaction activities for the participants to get to know each other. We encourage you to attend!
At the AMC Podgorica in October, you will have the chance to give a short presentation about your application, either in person or online, 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 Communications & Network Manager at Jeremy Gobin at jeremy@iglyo.com.
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