aiesec the netherlands mc application booklet 2013-2014

AIESEC The Netherlands

MC Application 2013 -‐ 2014

Dear applicant,

Imagine a year of working with talented and fun people, challenging and developing yourself, together with six others leading an entire AIESEC country?

That is what an MC year is all about; and you already took the first step to be part of that!

You will get the chance to give more people the opportunity to go on a internship;

You can take ICX and OGX to the next level. How do we generate better experiences? How to create more of these high quality

experiences?

You will also get the chance to lead Make a Move through enormous changes; how will you make the community successful? How will our Make a Move activities look like? Who will be

our partners?

Its up to you!

We dare you.

Do you have the guts to apply for the MC?

Warm regards,

The MC 2012-‐2013

Charlotte Eijsvoogel Laurens van Vloten Dissevelt

Marieke Doelman Kelly Dixon

Pascal Steeghs Paul Heijlands Sanne van Erp

Contents

1. MC Structure & Profiles for 2013-‐2014

2. Job Descriptions

3. Expectations

4. Application Procedure

5. Appendix 1: CORE Competencies

6. Appendix 2: General Questionnaire

7. Appendix 3: Specific Questionnaire

8. Appendix 4: Personal Questionnaire

MC Structure & Profiles for 2013-‐2014 For the term 2013-‐2014 the following MC positions will be opened:

o MC VP Finance & External Relations o MC VP Incoming Exchange o MC VP Outgoing Exchange o MC VP Make a Move Event Manager o MC VP Make a Move Key Account Manager o MC VP Make a Move Brand Manager

Although basic experience in AIESEC is preferred, any university student can apply for positions within the MC. You do not need to have EB experience to apply for the MC neither do you have to be currently active within the organization. The positions of MC VP ICX and MC VP OGX are opened for international applicants, note that also Dutch applicants can apply for these functions. For international applicants excellent English speaking skills are required. You can apply for more than one position. If you would like to apply for more than one position please make sure you fill out all relevant specific questionnaires and explain your motivation for all functions you are applying for in the motivational question section.

Job Descriptions MC VP Finance & External Relations Financial management

• Financial budget management • Tax management • Financial governance management (Internal Auditors, External Audit) • Financial reporting to the Board of Directors and the LC VPs Finance

External relations

• Managing the national talent partners • Acquiring new talent partners • Managing the Board of Advisors

Information Technology & Information Management

• IT management • Strategy development for IT & IM

Team management

• Coaching and tracking VPs • Designing and delivering VP-‐MC meetings • Managing VP Team’s communication, accountability and reporting • Keeping continuous contact with VPs regarding LC financial operations, follow up of

national services and support MC VP Incoming Exchange Strategy development & implementation

• Developing short and long term strategies for ICX • Ensuring implementation of strategies for specific programs • Ensuring short and long term achievement of the (numerical) goals

National exchange sales

• Acquiring new National Exchange Partners • Up scaling local partnerships to national partnerships

Financial management ICX

• Invoicing all companies taking trainees • Managing the debtors of ICX

Team management

• Coaching and tracking VP ICXs • Managing communication, accountability and reporting • Enabling collaboration between LC’s according to their needs and potential • Providing physical and virtual interaction with LCs • Keeping continuous contact with VPs regarding ICX operations, follow up of national

services and support

MC VP Outgoing Exchange Strategy development & implementation

• Developing short and long term strategies for OGX • Ensuring implementation of strategies for specific programs • Ensuring short and long term achievement of the (numerical) goals

Acquiring and managing partnerships

• Setting up & managing international exchange partnerships with other entities • Setting up & managing partnerships with external organizations in order to drive OGX • Up scaling local partnerships to national partnerships

Branding & marketing

• Managing & developing the AIESEC brand in the student market • To expand the physical and virtual reach of the AIESEC brand in the student market • Coordinating & aligning marketing activities on a local level

Team management

• Coaching and tracking VP OGXs & NPs • Managing communication, accountability and reporting • Enabling collaboration between LC’s according to their needs and potential • Providing physical and virtual interaction with LCs • Keeping continuous contact with VPs regarding ICX operations, follow up of national

services and support MC VP MaM Event Manager Strategy/product development & implementation

• Continuous product development • Developing short and long term strategies for MaM • Ensuring implementation of strategies • Ensuring short and long term achievement of the (numerical) goals

Event management

• Ensuring alignment between MaM events in different cities • Ensuring minimum quality standards of the events are met

Team management

• Coaching and tracking VP MaMs & MaM NPs • Managing communication, accountability and reporting • Enabling collaboration between LC’s according to their needs and potential • Providing physical and virtual interaction with LCs • Keeping continuous contact with VPs regarding operations, follow up of national

services and support

MC VP MaM Key Account Manager Acquiring and managing partnerships

• Managing the current MaM partners • Acquiring new MaM partners • Selling an optimal mix of the online and offline MaM products

Financial management MaM

• Invoicing all companies participating in MaM • Managing the debtors of MaM

Team management

• Coaching and tracking MaM account managers • Managing communication, accountability and reporting • Enabling collaboration between AMs according to their needs and potential • Providing physical and virtual interaction with AMs • Keeping continuous contact with AMs regarding operations, follow up of national

services and support MC VP MaM Brand Manager Strategy/product development & implementation

• Developing short and long term strategies for the MaM community • Ensuring decision making about and implementation of strategies • Ensuring innovation of the community platform • Project management of community project & relating projects • Ensuring short and long term achievement of the (numerical) goals

IT management

• Collaboration & relationship building with community (IT) partner • Understanding the IT systems and taking decisions on IT development

Branding & marketing

• Managing & developing the Make a Move brand in the student market • To expand the physical and virtual reach of the Make a Move brand in the student market • Coordinating & aligning marketing activities on a local level

Team management

• Coaching and tracking of the community team & members • Communicating, involving & getting buy-‐in of MaM teams in community developments • Enabling & facilitating collaboration between LC’s according to their needs and potential

regarding the community • Keeping continuous contact with community members regarding operations, follow up

of national services and support

Expectations Timeline As MC member you will officially start your term on the 1st of August 2013. However, once you are selected you will already have a number of responsibilities. This mainly involves the attendance at a number of national events and part-‐time transition with your predecessor. From the 24th of June MC transition will officially start and you will be expected to be available full-‐time for AIESEC. You will officially end your term on the 1st of August 2014. Timeline: 11-‐17th of April -‐ EuroXpro in Turkey 16th of May -‐ National Take Over Start 22-‐24th of May -‐ Boarders 13th of June -‐ National Training Day 20th of June -‐ Functional Transition Meeting You are required to be available during al off these dates. If you already know this will not be possible, please contact us. Office & housing From the 1st of January the MC office will be located in Amsterdam. It is about a 5-‐minute walk from Amsterdam Bijlmer Arena train station, enabling the MC to travel easily throughout the country. As a member of the MC team you are expected to move to Amsterdam during your term. Application All information regarding an application obtained before and during the selection period will be handled with complete confidentiality and the information will only be used for the selection for the MC. Interviews will be conducted by the current MC members and potentially by a representative of the Board of Directors. Interviews can potentially be done online, but please let us know when you are not able to be physically present during the interview period.

Application procedure o Before the 24th of February 2013, 23.59 GMT+1, we will need from you:

1. Your Curriculum Vitae 2. An endorsement letter from someone you’ve worked with in the past 24 months 3. The general questionnaire (appendix 2, attached in another document) 4. The specific questionnaire relevant for the position you are applying for. If you are

applying for more than one position, fill out all relevant questionnaires. (appendix 3, attached in another document)

5. The personal questionnaire (appendix 4, attached in another document) 6. Let us know your availability during the selection period and the period before the first

of August 2013. The entire application should be in English. Only complete applications are accepted, late applications are also not accepted. o After the deadline we will contact you to schedule the selection rounds; These will happen between the 25th of February and the 22nd of March. After we have reviewed your application we will let you know whether or not you are accepted for the interviews. To complete the selection procedure you will have up to three interviews. After each interview we will let you know whether or not you can proceed to the next interview. During the interviews you will be assessed on:

- Motivation

- Organizational understanding & vision

- CORE competencies

- Analytical skills Below you will find the relevant CORE competencies, which can be used for preparing your interviews. o Selection will happen between the 22nd and the 25th of March.

Applying for the MC Applying for the MC takes both courage and self-‐reflection. You need to think through why you want to apply for the MC, what your strengths and weaknesses are and why you think you are the best candidate for a specific function. We very much encourage you to contact MC members or alumni to help you in this process. They can help you to get a better understanding of life in the MC, give you more insights into aspects of different functions, create a better understanding of the organization and give you tips for your application.

Please do not hesitate to contact us if you have any questions regarding the application, we are more than willing to help. You are also more than welcome to join the MC Open House at the 18th of January!

Good luck!

Charlotte Eijsvoogel MCP [email protected] Laurens van Vloten Dissevelt MC VP FER [email protected] Marieke Doelman MC VP ICX [email protected] Kelly Dixon MC VP OGX [email protected] Pascal Steeghs MC VP EM [email protected] Paul Heijlands MC VP KAM [email protected] Sanne van Erp MC VP BM [email protected]

Appendix 1: CORE Competencies

MC VP FINANCE & EXTERNAL RELATIONS The MCVP FER is responsible for all the financial processes and together with the MCP responsible for acquiring and managing key partnerships. Next to that, the VP FER coaches the local VPs and is responsible for information technology and information management systems. COACHING Assisting others in strengthening their development opportunities through means of guidance and feedback. Creating opportunities to discuss others’ performance, progress, and mistakes; tapping into their motivations to reach a collective objective. Acknowledging and accrediting achievements. COMMUNICATION Clearly transferring a message, thoughts and / or information to a designated group through means of creating an interpersonal rapport with the audience; assisting the audience in understanding the information by adapting to their motivations. PLANNING & PRIORITIZING Identifying which and when tasks, assignments, projects need to be completed; outlines the necessary steps of action in order to meet targets; plan ahead, adhere to schedule, prioritize work. TAKING ACTION Pro-‐actively acting on changes, problems, situations by readily identifying and taking the necessary steps of action; seeking opportunities to make decisions and initiate action independently. TAKING STRATEGIC ACTION Identifying the organization’s long-‐term vision and objectives, gathering information in order to create a strategy and steps of action to realize the long-‐term vision; making a decision, committing to a strategy, and ensuring smooth execution. EMPHASIZING QUALITY Consistently providing high quality results, monitoring work to guarantee standards are met. OBTAINING BUY-‐IN Stimulating others to commit to a project, plan, idea; delegating tasks to others, making them responsible for meeting objectives; gaining involvement by seeking input and individual opinions. SALES ABILITY/PERSUASIVENESS Using appropriate interpersonal styles and communication methods to gain acceptance of a product, service, or idea from prospects and clients. CUSTOMER ORIENTATION Pinpointing customer needs, setting their demands as the primary focus; optimizing customer rapport to ensure feedback and anticipate future expectations. TECHNICAL SKILLS AND UNDERSTANDING Possessing and maintaining expected degree of technical and professional expertise; ability to apply knowledge and skill into daily tasks, staying abreast of developments.

MC VP INCOMING EXCHANGE The MC VP ICX is responsible for all the processes in the Incoming Exchange area. This entails coaching all the local ICX coordinators strategy development and implementation, as well as building partnerships with key stakeholders. COACHING Assisting others in strengthening their development opportunities through means of guidance and feedback. Creating opportunities to discuss others’ performance, progress, and mistakes; tapping into their motivations to reach a collective objective. Acknowledging and accrediting achievements. COMMUNICATION Clearly transferring a message, thoughts and / or information to a designated group through means of creating an interpersonal rapport with the audience; assisting the audience in understanding the information by adapting to their motivations. PLANNING & PRIORITIZING Identifying which and when tasks, assignments, projects need to be completed; outlines the necessary steps of action in order to meet targets; plan ahead, adhere to schedule, prioritize work. TAKING ACTION Pro-‐actively acting on changes, problems, situations by readily identifying and taking the necessary steps of action; seeking opportunities to make decisions and initiate action independently. TAKING STRATEGIC ACTION Identifying the organization’s long-‐term vision and objectives, gathering information in order to create a strategy and steps of action to realize the long-‐term vision; making a decision, committing to a strategy, and ensuring smooth execution. EMPHASIZING QUALITY Consistently providing high quality results, monitoring work to guarantee standards are met. OBTAINING BUY-‐IN Stimulating others to commit to a project, plan, idea; delegating tasks to others, making them responsible for meeting objectives; gaining involvement by seeking input and individual opinions. SALES ABILITY/PERSUASIVENESS Using appropriate interpersonal styles and communication methods to gain acceptance of a product, service, or idea from prospects and clients. CUSTOMER ORIENTATION Pinpointing customer needs, setting their demands as the primary focus; optimizing customer rapport to ensure feedback and anticipate future expectations. ANALYSIS Optimizing systematic processes to gather, monitor, and review information; using existing knowledge of both internal and external factors to methodically examine and identify problems, opportunities, and interrelations.

MC VP OUTGOING EXCHANGE The MCVP OGX is responsible for all the processes in the Outgoing Exchange area. This entails coaching all the local OGX coordinators, strategy development and implementation, as well as building partnerships with key stakeholders. It involves coaching the National Program coordinators meaning you are expected to have some ER knowledge. COACHING Assisting others in strengthening their development opportunities through means of guidance and feedback. Creating opportunities to discuss others’ performance, progress, and mistakes; tapping into their motivations to reach a collective objective. Acknowledging and accrediting achievements. COMMUNICATION Clearly transferring a message, thoughts and / or information to a designated group through means of creating an interpersonal rapport with the audience; assisting the audience in understanding the information by adapting to their motivations. PLANNING & PRIORITIZING Identifying which and when tasks, assignments, projects need to be completed; outlines the necessary steps of action in order to meet targets; plan ahead, adhere to schedule, prioritize work. TAKING ACTION Pro-‐actively acting on changes, problems, situations by readily identifying and taking the necessary steps of action; seeking opportunities to make decisions and initiate action independently. TAKING STRATEGIC ACTION Identifying the organization’s long-‐term vision and objectives, gathering information in order to create a strategy and steps of action to realize the long-‐term vision; making a decision, committing to a strategy, and ensuring smooth execution. EMPHASIZING QUALITY Consistently providing high quality results, monitoring work to guarantee standards are met. OBTAINING BUY-‐IN Stimulating others to commit to a project, plan, idea; delegating tasks to others, making them responsible for meeting objectives; gaining involvement by seeking input and individual opinions. DEVELOPING ALLIANCES Proactively seeking to create and develop partnerships with others in different fields, areas, departments, and businesses to facilitate the realization of objectives; anticipating mutual expectations while tailoring actions and alliances accordingly. CUSTOMER ORIENTATION Pinpointing customer needs, setting their demands as the primary focus; optimizing customer rapport to ensure feedback and anticipate future expectations. ANALYSIS Optimizing systematic processes to gather, monitor, and review information; using existing knowledge of both internal and external factors to methodically examine and identify problems, opportunities, and interrelations.

MC VP MAM EVENT MANAGER The VP MaM Event Manager is responsible for the coordination of the Make a Move events on a national level. This entails coaching the MaM coordinators, MaM product development and ensuring national alignment between cities. The event manager is also responsible for the coaching of the Meet a Mentor and Board Battle coordinators. COACHING Assisting others in strengthening their development opportunities through means of guidance and feedback. Creating opportunities to discuss others’ performance, progress, and mistakes; tapping into their motivations to reach a collective objective. Acknowledging and accrediting achievements. COMMUNICATION Clearly transferring a message, thoughts and / or information to a designated group through means of creating an interpersonal rapport with the audience; assisting the audience in understanding the information by adapting to their motivations. PLANNING & PRIORITIZING Identifying which and when tasks, assignments, projects need to be completed; outlines the necessary steps of action in order to meet targets; plan ahead, adhere to schedule, prioritize work. TAKING ACTION Pro-‐actively acting on changes, problems, situations by readily identifying and taking the necessary steps of action; seeking opportunities to make decisions and initiate action independently. TAKING STRATEGIC ACTION Identifying the organization’s long-‐term vision and objectives, gathering information in order to create a strategy and steps of action to realize the long-‐term vision; making a decision, committing to a strategy, and ensuring smooth execution. EMPHASIZING QUALITY Consistently providing high quality results, monitoring work to guarantee standards are met. OBTAINING BUY-‐IN Stimulating others to commit to a project, plan, idea; delegating tasks to others, making them responsible for meeting objectives; gaining involvement by seeking input and individual opinions. ANALYSIS Optimizing systematic processes to gather, monitor, and review information; using existing knowledge of both internal and external factors to methodically examine and identify problems, opportunities, and interrelations. INNOVATING Identifying new alternatives and solutions to existing procedures, creating innovative ideas which may be implemented to improve business performance.

MCVP MAM KEY ACCOUNT MANAGER The VP MaM Key Account Manager is responsible for all external contacts of Make a Move. The Key Account Manager is constantly in touch with our partner group and facilitates the Make a Move Company Contact members. Other responsibilities are mostly project based, i.e. sales of Meet a Mentor, working on the Profile booklet and the Monitor research. COACHING Assisting others in strengthening their development opportunities through means of guidance and feedback. Creating opportunities to discuss others’ performance, progress, and mistakes; tapping into their motivations to reach a collective objective. Acknowledging and accrediting achievements. COMMUNICATION Clearly transferring a message, thoughts and / or information to a designated group through means of creating an interpersonal rapport with the audience; assisting the audience in understanding the information by adapting to their motivations. PLANNING & PRIORITIZING Identifying which and when tasks, assignments, projects need to be completed; outlines the necessary steps of action in order to meet targets; plan ahead, adhere to schedule, prioritize work. TAKING ACTION Pro-‐actively acting on changes, problems, situations by readily identifying and taking the necessary steps of action; seeking opportunities to make decisions and initiate action independently. TAKING STRATEGIC ACTION Identifying the organization’s long-‐term vision and objectives, gathering information in order to create a strategy and steps of action to realize the long-‐term vision; making a decision, committing to a strategy, and ensuring smooth execution. EMPHASIZING QUALITY Consistently providing high quality results, monitoring work to guarantee standards are met. OBTAINING BUY-‐IN Stimulating others to commit to a project, plan, idea; delegating tasks to others, making them responsible for meeting objectives; gaining involvement by seeking input and individual opinions. SALES ABILITY/PERSUASIVENESS Using appropriate interpersonal styles and communication methods to gain acceptance of a product, service, or idea from prospects and clients. CUSTOMER ORIENTATION Pinpointing customer needs, setting their demands as the primary focus; optimizing customer rapport to ensure feedback and anticipate future expectations.

MCVP MAM BRAND MANAGER The Make a Move Brand Manager is responsible for both the strategy development and implementation of our online community. Moreover the brand manager is responsible for the overall positioning of Make a Move. COACHING Assisting others in strengthening their development opportunities through means of guidance and feedback. Creating opportunities to discuss others’ performance, progress, and mistakes; tapping into their motivations to reach a collective objective. Acknowledging and accrediting achievements. COMMUNICATION Clearly transferring a message, thoughts and / or information to a designated group through means of creating an interpersonal rapport with the audience; assisting the audience in understanding the information by adapting to their motivations. PLANNING & PRIORITIZING Identifying which and when tasks, assignments, projects need to be completed; outlines the necessary steps of action in order to meet targets; plan ahead, adhere to schedule, prioritize work. TAKING ACTION Pro-‐actively acting on changes, problems, situations by readily identifying and taking the necessary steps of action; seeking opportunities to make decisions and initiate action independently. TAKING STRATEGIC ACTION Identifying the organization’s long-‐term vision and objectives, gathering information in order to create a strategy and steps of action to realize the long-‐term vision; making a decision, committing to a strategy, and ensuring smooth execution. EMPHASIZING QUALITY Consistently providing high quality results, monitoring work to guarantee standards are met. OBTAINING BUY-‐IN Stimulating others to commit to a project, plan, idea; delegating tasks to others, making them responsible for meeting objectives; gaining involvement by seeking input and individual opinions. INNOVATING Identifying new alternatives and solutions to existing procedures, creating innovative ideas which may be implemented to improve business performance. TECHNICAL SKILLS AND UNDERSTANDING Possessing and maintaining expected degree of technical and professional expertise; ability to apply knowledge and skill into daily tasks, staying abreast of developments. TROUBLESHOOTING AND RESOLUTION Gathering sufficient information in order to pinpoint the exact root of the problem; analyzing the causes and effects, approaching the problem from various perspectives; seeking alternative solutions, committing to a decision by taking action.