November 2008 AIESEC Maastricht

Board functions

“Stepping out of the crowd”

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The History of AIESEC

In 1948, seven economics and business students of Western Europe came

together in Stockholm. They founded of what has grown out to be the
largest international student association of the world, AIESEC.

AIESEC is an acronym for Association Internationale des Etudiants en

Sciences Economiques et Commerciales: an organisation set up for
students in economics, business and related studies. Nowadays, AIESEC is
no longer strictly an economics and business related organisation, it is open
for students of every study.

With the idea of recovering the good relations between European countries,
the founders of AIESEC aimed for peace and fulfilment of humankind
potential. They believed they would achieve this goal by giving individuals
the experience of living and working abroad themselves. By giving people
cultural experiences, they would create cultural understanding.

Currently AIESEC has grown from 7 to 110 countries. AIESEC has become
the largest student association in the world, with about 28,000 active
members at this very moment. It forms an international platform for young
people to discover and develop their potential to provide leadership, having
a positive impact on society.

"I commend AIESEC's continuing efforts to develop the future business leadership of our
countries"
Nelson Mandela

"The United Nations has long recognized that the imagination, ideals and energies of young
men and women are vital for the continuing development of the societies in which they live.
And since its inception in 1948, AIESEC has contributed to this development by serving as
an agent of positive change through education and cultural exchange. In an era of
globalization, your programs have helped young people around the world to develop a
broader understanding of cultural, socio-economic and business management issues."
Kofi Annan

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International structure of AIESEC

AIESEC International is the global umbrella organization of AIESEC,

located in Rotterdam. Eighteen people of about sixteen nationalities work
fulltime to coordinate all global AIESEC activities and communicate
between the 110 countries in which AIESEC is present.

AIESEC Netherlands is one of the 110 National Member Committees (MC)

and is located in Rotterdam as well. AIESEC the Netherlands is responsible
for coordinating and supporting the Local Committees of the Netherlands.
Seven students work fulltime for a year to keep the organization running.

In the Netherlands, AIESEC is located in 10 university cities: Amsterdam,

Groningen, Leiden, Maastricht, Nijmegen, Rotterdam, Tilburg, Twente,
Utrecht and Wageningen.

AIESEC Maastricht exists for 23 years now. The team of AIESEC

Maastricht consists of approximately 25 board members, working full- or
part-time for either exchange or career related activities. We will now
elaborate on this structure.

AIESEC International
(AI)

Member
Committee

Local Committee Local Committee Local Committee

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Structure of AIESEC Maastricht

Everybody working for AIESEC Maastricht makes part out of the Local
Committee (LC). At the moment, these are 25 ‘ members’ . Five of them form
the daily executive board (EB) of AIESEC Maastricht. In the past, only the
President and Vice-president had fulltime positions within this board.
However, since November 2008 we strive to form an executive board with
five fulltime members. All are responsible for their own tasks and lead the
teams for which the part-time members work. The following image should
help you understand the structure with which AIESEC Maastricht is
organized:

Vice President President Head Office

Executive
Make a Move SN TN BOARD
Coordinator Coordinator Coordinator

M T T T
S E E E
A A A A TEAM
M M M

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Personal Development and Opportunities
Becoming active within AIESEC provides you with the unique opportunity to
develop yourself both personally and professionally. Companies such as
Procter & Gamble, Unilever, Vodafone, De Baak, and the Boston
Consultancy Group organize trainings together with AIESEC on a national
level. Depending upon the team you are in, you will be offered trainings
which help you to improve you work and personal skills. Moreover, on a
local level, AIESEC Maastricht cooperates with AC&T Consulting, providing
us with trainings such as time management and 360° feedback.

AIESEC the Netherlands offers you twice a year two days of national
congress. At these congresses, 250 active AIESEC members come
together to follow professional and personal trainings, to work on the
strategy of AIESEC the Netherlands as a member committee of AIESEC
International, and to get even more motivated for AIESEC. Furthermore, it
is also possible to attend one of the more than 350 international congresses
organized: the icing on the cake of AIESEC!

Much time is invested in the development of AIESEC board members. You

will learn to solve problems and carry responsibility independently as well
as within a team. You have specific, function related tasks, but you are also
involved with activities of the others. In conclusion, your year within AIESEC
provides you with a wide range of different experiences and challenges. Not
to forget about the responsibility of social support for the foreign trainees
who will be spending their time in the Netherlands: get to know different
cultures and have fun together!

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Current possibilities within AIESEC Maastricht
Starting in November, we are looking for new members for the following
functions in the different teams:

Make a Move team:

- Coordinator

- Dutch company contact

- German company contact
- Marketing
- Logistics
- Special projects
- External relations

Incoming Exchange team:

- Coordinator

- Acquisition member
- Account manager

Outgoing Exchange team:

- 3 Student Coaches

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Executive Board
The Executive Board consists of 5 people working fulltime for AIESEC
Maastricht: President, Vice-President, Outgoing Exchange Coordinator,
Incoming Exchange Coordinator and Make a Move Coordinator. They are
mainly responsible for the development of AIESEC Maastricht as an
organization and they coordinate all the projects AIESEC offers.

Main responsibilities:

- Keep track of the continuity of AIESEC Maastricht

- Create a strategic plan for AIESEC Maastricht and make sure it will
be implemented
- Decision making on a general level
- Lead, motivate and support all the members of AIESEC Maastricht
- Link to the national board of AIESEC

Local Committee President (LCP)

Give direction to and support the whole AIESEC team and ensure the
continuity of AIESEC Maastricht. He or she will form a key figure in
coordinating and representing the local committee. The LCP leads
meetings of the Local Committee, the Executive Board, and with external
relations. The LCP serves both as an overall support for all members as
well as the person who keeps track of the strategy of the whole LC. An LCP
also has frequent contact with AIESEC on the national level and with the
other committees in the Netherlands.

Availability: you can apply for this position in March 2009; function starts in
June 2009.

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Vice President (VP)
The Vice President works closely together with the President. He or she is
responsible for ensuring the financial situation of AIESEC Maastricht now
and in the future. The VP needs to make decisions about investments and
budgets. Next to that, the VP is responsible for external relation exploration
and relation management. He or she also coordinates the MSA (Marketing
Special Assignment) and the marketing team. Together with the EB the VP
will discuss strategic issues concerning the whole LC. The VP will also have
regular contact with VPs of other local committees in the Netherlands and
the national committee.

Availability: you can apply for this position in April 2009; function starts in
June 2009.

Outgoing Exchange (OGX) Coordinator

As an OGX coordinator you are responsible for the outgoing exchange
program. This involves sending University Maastricht (UM) students abroad
and guiding these students in the process of going abroad. You are
responsible for reaching the set targets and goals. You lead, support and
motivate the OGX team. Together with the EB you will discuss strategic
issues concerning the whole LC. You will also regularly have contact with
OGX coordinators of other local committees in the Netherlands and the
national committee. In addition, you will keep contact with foreign AIESEC
committees.

Availability: you can apply for this position in April 2009; function starts in
June 2009.

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Incoming Exchange (ICX) Coordinator
As an ICX coordinator you are responsible for the incoming exchange
program. It is your goal to create and raise quality traineeships and receive
foreign trainees in Maastricht. This will be done together with your team
members.

Main responsibilities:

• Motivate and support the ICX team

• Responsible for reaching the set targets and goals
• Preparing and leading ICX meetings
• Thinking strategically on how to improve AIESEC Maastricht and
especially the incoming exchange program
• Keeping contact with local companies and international AIESEC
committees
• Carries the end responsibility in receiving and supporting foreign
trainees who come to Maastricht (on a formal and a social bases)

What is the best part of being an ICX coordinator?

Being an ICX coordinator involves diverse work. You will visit a variety of
companies and business meetings to give presentations on the AIESEC
exchange program and try to make contracts. Also, you will search for
suitable foreign trainees. Together with your team you are responsible for
the formal and social reception of these trainees. The greatest challenge of
an ICX coordinator is to lead the ICX team. Together with your team you set
up a project planning for your year. This strategic planning serves as a
guideline for what you want to achieve within AIESEC Maastricht.

Cooperation:

As an ICX coordinator you will work together closely with your team and the
EB. Together with the EB you will discuss strategic issues concerning the
whole LC. You will also regularly have contact with ICX coordinators of
other local committees in the Netherlands and the national committee.
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Make a Move Coordinator
As a Make a Move coordinator you are responsible for organizing,
coordinating and realizing the Make a Move Career Week and the trainings
that precede the Career Week.

Main responsibilities:

• Motivating and supporting your team members

• Responsible for the strategic and financial policies of Make a Move
• Responsible for the further development of Make a Move activities
• Responsible for the Career Week

What is the best part of being a Make a Move coordinator?

Being the coordinator of the largest recruitment event in Maastricht is a

great challenge. You are responsible for making sure that all participating
students (approximately 450) and companies (around 40) are satisfied and
that the event runs smoothly. Furthermore, as an EB member you will think
strategically on how to improve AIESEC Maastricht.

Cooperation:

As a Make a Move coordinator you will work closely together with your team
and the EB. Together with the EB you will discuss strategic issues
concerning the whole LC. You will also frequently have contact with Make a
Move coordinators from other local committees in the Netherlands and the
national committee.

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Part-time board
In these functions you will be part of one of the three teams of the Local
Committee and contribute to its performance. Here you will spend on
average 10-15 hours per week on AIESEC. The three teams will be
described next.

Outgoing Exchange team

Goal of the function:

As a member of the OGX team you are responsible for the outgoing
exchange program. Together with both your coordinator and the other OGX
team members you select, support and prepare students who wish to go
abroad with AIESEC.

Main responsibilities:

• Ensuring enough participants for the outgoing exchange program

via setting up and executing an efficient marketing plan
• Selecting suitable students through interviews together with
delegates from either the university or business life.
• Supporting, preparing and sending away students
• Helping the selected students find a suitable traineeship
• Keeping contact with abroad AIESEC offices and students that
have been sent abroad

What is the best part of being in the OGX team?

The best part of being member of the OGX team is being able to guide a
person in going abroad and to realize you have made this happen. Also,
you will learn how to select suitable students and it will be a challenge to
continuously find an appropriate traineeship for these students.
Furthermore, you get the opportunity to contact people from Kenya, India,
Finland, Ghana, Peru or any other of the 110 countries in which AIESEC is
situated.
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Incoming Exchange team
Goal of the function:

As a member of the ICX team you are responsible for the incoming
exchange program. Together with both your coordinator and the other ICX
team members it is your responsibility to create as many quality traineeship
opportunities as possible in Maastricht and surrounding areas. In addition,
you are responsible for receiving and supporting foreign trainees who come
to Maastricht for a traineeship.

Main responsibilities:

• Creating quality traineeships in Maastricht and surrounding areas

• Searching for suitable candidates for these traineeships by
contacting abroad AIESEC offices and searching an online
database
• Keeping close contact with the companies that wish to receive
foreign trainees
• Receiving and supporting foreign trainees socially and formally who
come to Maastricht
• Arranging formalities to ensure that a foreign trainee can come to
the Netherlands

What is the best part of being in the ICX team?

Being part of the ICX team offers you a two sided glance of being an
AIESEC-er. On the one hand you get to implement your commercial skills
when getting into contact with companies and convincing them an
international trainee is of added value to their company. On the other hand
you will get in touch with the international aspects of AIESEC because you
are responsible for the reception of the foreign trainees.

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Make a Move team
Goal of the function:

The Make a Move team yearly organizes the Career Week, creating an
opportunity for students and companies to meet and get to know each
other. The Career Week offers students the possibility to orientate generally
or more specific on the labor market through company presentations,
workshops, lunches, dinners, and individual consults. Together with your
coordinator you are responsible for making the Career Week and the
events preceding it a success.

Main Responsibilities:

Each new team decides how these tasks are divided among the team
members:

• Marketing
• External Relations
• Dutch Company contact
• German Company contact
• Logistics
• Special Projects

What is the best part of being in the Make a Move team?

Together with your team members you are responsible for organizing the
largest recruitment event of Maastricht. Because you work for a project,
intensive teamwork and deadlines are challenging. You are responsible for
bringing together 40 companies and 450 students.

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Marketing Special Assignment
You as the marketing person are accountable for the whole marketing of
AIESEC Maastricht. Together with the VP you decide on the marketing
strategy. You will work together with a marketing team consisting of one
member from each team. You will coordinate the promotion of all projects
and develop strategies for the marketing of AIESEC.

Availability: you can apply for this position in April 2009; function starts in
June 2009.

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Expectations
What does AIESEC expect from you?

If you are interested in joining AIESEC Maastricht, these are some things
we like to see in the applications:

• Enthusiastic people with a good motivation for joining AIESEC

• Students with a global view and international interests
• Team players
• Ambitious people who want to achieve something in today’ s world
• Pro-activity
• Good social skills
• The ability to cope with stress

Some more practical issues concerning the member profile of AIESEC:

• You spend around 10-15 hours a week on AIESEC as a part-time

board member and full-time as a member of the Executive Board.
• It is possible for everyone to apply (all studies)
• If you decide to apply, you must apply for AIESEC in general, but
you can indicate your preference for a certain position
• If selected you will be a member of AIESEC for the minimum of 1
year
• Tuesday evenings will then become your AIESEC evenings as we
have meetings every Tuesday and drinks afterwards!

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Applying?
You are able to apply for AIESEC Maastricht by sending or bringing the
following documents to the address stated below:

- Letter of motivation*
- CV (don’ t forget your contact details!)
- List of grades
- Picture

*Should you want to apply for the Executive Board, you have to write a
somewhat more elaborative motivation letter. Let us know or send an email
to aiesec@studver.unimaas.nl so that we can send you the instructions.

AIESEC Maastricht
t.a.v. Marelle van Beerschoten
Tongersestraat 43, room 0.014
P.O.Box 616
6200 MD Maastricht
043-3883863

Accordingly, you will be invited for an interview and receive information

about it. It will take place between the 3rd and 12th of December.

For any questions please visit our office or send an email to

aiesec@studver.unimaas.nl

Looking forward to receiving your applications!

DEADLINE: NOVEMBER 28, 2008

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