AIESEC IN STOCKHOLM APPLICATIONBOOKLET2015 - 16

DEAR APPLICANT,

TAKE THE CHANCE TO CHALLENGE YOURSELF AND CONTRIBUTE TO THE WORLD’SLARGEST STUDENT RUN ORGANIZATION! AT AIESEC WE UNDERSTAND THEIMPORTANCE OF LEARNING BY DOING AND TO LEARN FROM YOUR MISTAKES –OPPORTUNITIES YOU WILL NOT ALWAYS RECEIVE IN LIFE - WHICH IS WHY WEHERE AT AIESEC OFFER YOU THE OPPORTUNITY TO LEAD, DEVELOP, ANDIMPROVE AS AN INDIVIDUAL IN A REAL LIFE BUSINESS SETTING, WORKINGCLOSE WITH THE SWEDISH BUSINESS INDUSTRY AND WITH STUDENTS ACROSS THEWHOLE WORLD. BECAUSE WE KNOW FOR A FACT THAT WE AS YOUNG LEADERS CANCONTRIBUTE TO SWEDISH BUSINESSES IF GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY.

I PERSONALLY OWE A LOT TO THIS ORGANIZATION. AFTER SEEING FOR MYSELFHOW MUCH BOTH I AND OTHER PEOPLE HAD GROWN WHEN GIVEN THEOPPORTUNITY, I DECIDED TO START GIVING BACK TO THIS ORGANIZATION BYSTAYING FOR ANOTHER YEAR AND TAKE RESPONSIBILITY AS PRESIDENT OF THISCOMMITTEE. I WILL WORK HARD TO MAKE SURE THAT MEMBERS AND STUDENTSWILL RECEIVE THE SAME CHANCE THAT I WAS GIVEN, WHILE HAVING FUN INTHE PROCESS!

THERE ARE MANY CHALLENGES WAITING AND IN TURN EVEN MORE REWARDS FORTHOSE WHO EMBRACE THEM. IF YOU PROVIDE AMBITION, DETERMINATION ANDSELF-AWARENESS IN ORDER TO CONTRIBUTE TO THIS ORGANIZATION WE WILLPROVIDE YOU WITH MOTIVATION, SUPPORT AND GUIDANCE THROUGH YOUR OWNJOURNEY. IF YOU RECOGNIZE YOURSELF IN ANY OF THIS THEN WE WELCOME YOUTO APPLY AND LET THE ADVENTURE BEGIN!

WHAT IS AIESEC ?• AIESEC IS A GLOBAL, NON-POLITICAL, INDEPENDENT NOT-FOR-PROFIT

ORGANIZATION RUN BY STUDENTS AND RECENT GRADUATES OF INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION.

• AIESEC IS THE WORLD'S LARGEST STUDENT RUN ORGANIZATION WITH AROUND 70000 MEMBERS IN 127 COUNTRIES. IT'S MEMBERS ARE INTERESTED IN WORLD ISSUES, LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT.

• AIESEC DOES NOT DISCRIMINATE ON THE BASIS OF RACE, COLOUR, GENDER, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, CREED, RELIGION, NATIONAL, ETHNIC ORSOCIAL ORIGIN.

• OUR INTERNATIONAL PLATFORM ENABLES YOUNG PEOPLE TO TO EXPLORE AND DEVELOP THEIR LEADERSHIP POTENTIAL FOR THEM TO HAVE A POSITIVE IMPACT ON SOCIETY.

• AIESEC PROVIDES ITS MEMBERS WITH AN INTEGRATED DEVELOPMENT EXPERIENCE COMPRISED OF LEADERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES, INTERNATIONAL INTERNSHIPS AND PARTICIPATION IN A GLOBAL LEARNING ENVIRONMENT.

BEING AN AIESEC MEMBERWE ARE A REGISTERED NOT-FOR-PROFIT, VALUE BASED STUDENTRUN BUSINESS ORGANIZATION. WE RECRUIT MEMBERS TO WORK WITHUS TO HELP MAKE AN IMPACT ON STUDENT LEADERSHIPDEVELOPMENT BY ORGANIZING PROFESSIONAL INTERNSHIPS ANDVOLUNTEERING EXPERIENCES TO STUDENTS. IN ORDER FOR THEAIESEC EXCHANGE NETWORK TO FUNCTION THERE NEEDS TO BE ALOT OF MEMBERS CONTRIBUTING WITH BOTH INDIVIDUAL ANDCOLLECTIVE EFFORTS.

WE NEED MEMBERS WITH ALL TYPES OF BACKGROUNDS ANDPERSONALITIES TO TAKE CARE OF OUR ORGANIZATIONALACTIVITIES SUCH AS SALES, HR, EXTERNAL RELATIONS, FINANCEETC. RECRUITED MEMBERS ARE GIVEN THE CHANCE TO WORK FOR 6MONTHS OR A FULL YEAR, COMMITTING 5-10 HOURS OF WORK PERWEEK ASIDE FROM THEIR STUDIES. PLEASE NOTE THAT AS A NOT-FOR-PROFIT STUDENT RUN ORGANIZATION WE ARE ONLY PROVIDINGVOLUNTEERING POSITIONS.

AS A MEMBER, YOU WILL GET HANDS-ON WORK EXPERIENCE IN THEFIELD OF YOUR INTEREST. YOU WILL RECEIVE LEADERSHIPTRAINING, THE OPPORTUNITY TO GROW YOUR NETWORK, ATTENDNATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCES, WHILE HAVING FUNAT THE SAME TIME!

AVAILABLE POSITIONS

• WE ARE LOOKING FOR MEMBERS WITH ALL

KINDS OF INTERESTS AND SKILLS TO

SUPPORT US IN OUR OPERATIONS. APPLYING

MEMBERS WILL BE ABLE TO CHOOSE

BETWEEN WORKING WITH SALES, FINDING

TALENT TO SEND ABROAD ON EXCHANGE,

PARTNERSHIP AND UNIVERSITY RELATIONS,

MARKETING, HUMAN RESOURCES AND

FINANCE AND LEGAL ISSUES. FOLLOWING

THIS PAGE ARE THE DEPARTMENTS LOOKING

FOR TALENT, BUT PLEASE KEEP IN MIND THAT

THIS IS ALSO A LEARNING EXPERIENCE AND

YOU HAVE THE FLEXIBILITY TO WORK WITH

MORE THAN JUST ONE DEPARTMENT IF YOU

ARE LOOKING FOR MORE CHALLENGES

DURING THE YEAR.

OUTGOING EXCHANGETHE OUTGOING EXCHANGE DEPARTMENT IS THE FRONT OFFICE OF AIESEC IN

STOCKHOLM. WE THRIVE IN PROVIDING LIFE CHANGING EXCHANGE EXPERIENCES TO

STUDENTS. THROUGH OUR INTERNATIONAL INTERNSHIP PROGRAMS STUDENTS WILL

ACQUIRE THE SKILLS AND GLOBAL MINDSET REQUIRED FOR THEM TO DEVELOP THEIR

POTENTIAL AS FUTURE LEADERS TODAY’S WORLD NEEDS.

THE MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE DEPARTMENT:

• CREATING AND IMPLEMENTING PROMOTIONAL CAMPAIGNS ON CAMPUS TO RAISE THE

HIGHEST NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS TO JOIN OUR INTERNSHIP PROGRAMS

• INTERVIEWING AND SELECTING STUDENTS FOR AN INTERNSHIP EXPERIENCE

• ASSISTING AND FOLLOWING UP ON SELECTED STUDENTS IN THE INTERNSHIP

APPLICATION PROCESS

• REACHING OUT TO AND INTEGRATING PREVIOUS EXCHANGE PARTICIPANTS

Ameen MitwallyVice PresidentOutgoing exchange

AVAILABLE POSITIONSEP MANAGERS:

ASSISTS AND SUPPORTS EXCHANGE

PARTICIPANTS IN THE APPLICATION PROCESS

AND WITH THE NECESSARY ARRANGEMENTS.

PROMOTERS:

ACTS AS THE SELLING FORCE OF OGX,

PROMOTES THE INTERNSHIP PROGRAMS TO THE

STUDENT BODY VIA INFO STANDS, INFO

SESSIONS, AND LECTURE BASHES.

Team leaders:

During the promotional period, the teamleader manages the team operations ofmarketing our internship programs toselected target markets.

This includes implementing thestrategies set with the OGX team toraise exchange participants.

INCOMING EXCHANGE

THE ROLE OF THE INCOMING EXCHANGE TEAM IS TWO-FOLD: WE HANDLE

RELATIONS WITH COMPANIES AND UNIVERSITIES, COOPERATING WITH THEM IN

ORDER TO CREATE INTERNSHIP POSITIONS FOR STUDENTS COMING FROM ABROAD.

WE ALSO SELECT CANDIDATES FOR LOCAL INTERNSHIP POSITIONS, AND PROVIDE

CARE FOR STUDENTS WHO ARE SELECTED FOR SUCH INTERNSHIPS.

THE MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE DEPARTMENT:

• RAISING AND MATCHING INTERNSHIP CONTRACTS ( RECRUIT COMPANIES, OR

TRAINEE NOMINEES, IN STOCKHOLM TO HOST INTERNS)

• PREPARATION POST MATCHING (DOCUMENTATION FOR COMPANIES)

• FOLLOW UP (RECEIVE AND PROVIDE FEEDBACK TO COMPANIES)

• HELPING WITH ACCOMMODATIONS FOR INCOMING INTERNS

Alexandra HarryssonVice President

Incoming exchange

AVAILABLE POSITIONSSALES MANAGER (2):

SALES MANAGERS COLLABORATE WITH THE VICE

PRESIDENT OF INCOMING EXCHANGE TO RAISE AND MATCH

INTERNSHIP CONTRACTS WITH COMPANIES. THEY ARE

RESPONSIBLE FOR FINDING POTENTIAL PARTNERS FOR

THE COMMITTEE AND TO CONTACT THE COMPANIES IN

STOCKHOLM. SALES MANAGERS WILL ALSO CONTRIBUTE IN

DEVELOPING STRATEGIES TO ENSURE GROWTH IN

QUANTITY AND QUALITY OF THE EXCHANGES WE PROVIDE

TO STUDENTS. FOR THIS POSITION SPEAKING SWEDISH

IS A MERIT BUT NOT A REQUIREMENT.

Account Managers (3):

Account Managers is the headhunter forincoming interns. They are in charge ofattracting and suggesting potentialcandidates to companies. They are alsothe main responsible of the interns andensuring that they will have the bestexperience possible in Stockholm. Thus,responsibilities such as assistingincoming interns with accommodations,visas and organizing events for theinterns are also those of the AccountManagers.

TALENT MANAGEMENTTHE TALENT MANAGEMENT DEPARTMENT IS RESPONSIBLE FOR CARRYING OUT ALL THEPROCEDURES RELATED TO HUMAN RESOURCES AT AIESEC STOCKHOLM. THE TALENTMANAGEMENT TEAM IS IN CHARGE OF MANAGING HUMAN CAPITAL, PROVIDING WITHDEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES AND TRACKING THE PERFORMANCE OF THE MEMBERS. THEOVERARCHING GOAL OF TALENT MANAGEMENT IS TO ENSURE THE WELL-BEING OF THEMEMBERS, TO PROVIDE WAYS FOR THEM TO ENHANCE THEIR COMPETENCIES, ABILITIESAND LEADERSHIP SKILLS, AS WELL AS TO ENSURE A WELL-FUNCTIONING ENVIRONMENTIN AIESEC STOCKHOLM.

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES:

• ORGANIZING MEETINGS

• RECRUITING AND TRACKING MEMBERS

• ENSURING MEMBER DEVELOPMENT

• ENSURING THE WELL-BEING AND MOTIVATION OF MEMBERS

• OVERSEEING MEMBERS’ PERFORMANCE

• PROMOTING A POSITIVE AND COOPERATIVE ATMOSPHERE

Alkmini MouratidouVice President

Talent Management

AVAILABLE POSITIONSTEAM DEVELOPMENT MANAGER:

CREATIVITY, SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP,

COMMUNICATION SKILLS

THE TD MANAGER WILL, IN COLLABORATION WITH

THE VPTM AND THE REST OF THE TEAM, BE

RESPONSIBLE FOR THE RECRUITMENT AND

DEVELOPMENT OF THE MEMBERS. THE TD MANAGER

IS EXPECTED TO BE ABLE TO COME UP WITH

DIFFERENT PROJECTS AND IDEAS FOR TEAM

BUILDING ACTIVITIES. THE TD MANAGER WILL,

ALSO, BE IN CHARGE OF FOLLOWING THE

PERFORMANCE AND MOTIVATION OF MEMBERS

Human Resources Manager:

Organization Skills, Planning Skills, Communication Skills

The HR Manager will, in collaboration with the VPTM and the rest of the team, be responsible for organizing meetings, development seminars and activities. The HR Manager will, also, be in charge of developing plans regarding new projects that will be pursued by the team.

COMMUNICATIONSVISION OF COMMUNICATION TEAM:

THE COMMUNICATION TEAM ACTS AS A SUPPORT AND LOGISTICS TEAM FOR THE OTHER

TEAMS. WE FOCUS ON INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL COMMUNICATION USING DIFFERENT

KINDS OF CHANNELS AND SOCIAL PLATFORM. WE NOT ONLY SHOW OUR PRESENCE

VIRTUALLY BUT ALSO PHYSICALLY.

MISSION OF COMMUNICATION TEAM:

IN THE AIESEC IN STOCKHOLM COMMUNICATIONS TEAM WE WORK WITH MAINTAINING

THE GLOBAL BRAND OF AIESEC AND TO RAISE AWARENESS AMONGST STUDENTS AND

COMPANIES. WE WANT ENSURE THAT THE WAY AIESEC IS EXPOSED STAYS TRUE TO THE

ORGANIZATION’S IDEALS AND VISION: PEACE AND FULFILMENT OF HUMANKIND’S

POTENTIAL. BY MAKING AIESEC ATTRACTIVE AND VISUALLY APPEALING, WE WANT TO

ATTRACT AS MANY POTENTIAL CUSTOMERS AS POSSIBLE. WE WANT TO SUSTAIN THE

MEMBER’S DATABASE AND TO MAINTAIN A SUSTAINABLE GROWTH FOR AIESEC IN

STOCKHOLM IN THE FUTURE.

Shovon ChowdhuryVice President Communications

AVAILABLE POSITIONS

DESIGN TEAM MANAGERS:

THE DESIGN MANAGER IS INDIVIDUALLY

RESPONSIBLE FOR CREATING VISUAL SUPPORT

FOR THE PRODUCT MARKETING OF OUTGOING

EXCHANGE, INCOMING EXCHANGE AND EXTERNAL

RELATIONS. THEIR MAIN FOCUS IS TO CREATE

POSTERS, ADDING LABELS, LOGOS, TEXTS ON

PICTURES. THIS TEAM WORKS CLOSELY WITH

LOCAL PLATFORM MANAGERS.

Local Platforms/Social Media Managers:

The team is responsible for an on-goingupdates on social media, local platformmaintenance and presence on the web.This team is responsible for manychannels that we have like: blogging,Facebook, newsletters, platformmaintenance (AIESEC, twitter, Linkedin)and website management. This is done incooperation between Design Team andProduct Marketing Team. Each managerwill take care of several channels.

OVERALL REQUIRED SKILLS AND INTERESTS:

• PRESENTATION AND COMMUNICATION SKILLS

• WRITING AND REPORTING

• CAN STAY FOR ONE WHOLE YEAR

• CREATIVE, OPEN MINDED AND POSITIVE

• DESIGN AND EDITING SKILLS (PREFERRED)

• ENERGETIC AND OUTGOING

• PERFORMING WELL UNDER PRESSURE

• BEING FLEXIBLE AND PROACTIVE!

EXTERNAL RELATIONSTHE VISION THE EXTERNAL RELATIONS TEAM IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE

STAKEHOLDER MANAGEMENT INCLUDING THE REPRESENTATION OF LOCAL CHAPTER

OF AIESEC IN SWEDEN. ADDITIONALLY, HE/SHE IS IN CHARGE OF SELLING

ACTIVITIES, EXPANDING ACCOUNTS AND DEVELOPING NEW PARTNERSHIPS.

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES :

• MAINTAINING COMPANY DATABASE

• PREPARATION AND COORDINATION OF MAJOR EXTERNAL EVENTS

• PRESS AND MEDIA MANAGEMENT

• PROMOTING THE LOCAL COMMITTEE AND AIESEC TO ORGANIZATIONS IN

STOCKHOLM

• MAKING MARKETING CAMPAIGNS/EVENTS TOGETHER WITH THE OUTGOING

EXCHANGE AND THE COMMUNICATIONS TEAM

Brenda Anne OcholaVice President

External relations

AVAILABLE POSITIONSEVENT MANAGERS (2 POSITIONS):

EVENT MANAGER WILL BE IN CHARGE OF

THE ACTUAL ORGANIZATION OF EVENTS

ORGANIZED BY THE ER DEPARTMENT. THE

TEAM WILL BE WORKING TOGETHER WITH

THE REST OF THE TEAM, HE/SHE WILL

FOLLOW UP ON COORDINATION OF EVENTS

AND CONFERENCES TO ENSURE THAT ALL

THE REQUIREMENTS ARE AVAILABLE.

Skills:

• Should demonstrate strong leadership skills.

• Hardworking: Willingness to put in time andeffort in his/her work.

• Should be a team-player.

• have an interest in PR and event management.Previous relevant experience would be an addedadvantage but not a requirement.

• Ready to work under pressure and to meetdeadlines.

• Focused and goal-oriented.

• Have an interest in exploring the Swedishcorporate world.

FINANCETHE FINANCE TEAM TAKES CARE OF ALL FINANCIAL OPERATIONS

IN THE ORGANIZATION. THIS INCLUDES BOOKKEEPING,

BUDGETING, MAKING QUARTERLY REPORTS AND ANNUAL FINANCIAL

REPORTS. ANOTHER MAJOR RESPONSIBILITY IS MAKING, PAYING

AND DELIVERING INVOICES. THE FINANCE TEAM HAS CONTACT

WILL ALL EXTERNAL COMPANIES AND ORGANIZATIONS REGARDING

FINANCE. THE FINANCE TEAM IS ALSO INVOLVED IN THE

ACTIVITIES OF THE ENTIRE COMMITTEE AND SHOULD ALSO LOOK

FOR GRANTS TO APPLY FOR.

Johannes EkéusVice President

Finance

AVAILABLE POSITIONSFINANCE ASSISTANT:

MEMBERS IN THE FINANCE TEAM WILL BE ABLE TO DO ALL THINGS

MENTIONED PREVIOUSLY. THIS IS A GREAT POSSIBILITY TO LEARN

MORE ABOUT OPERATING FINANCE IN AN ORGANIZATION VERY

SIMILAR TO A REAL COMPANY. MEMBERS WILL ASSIST THE VICE

PRESIDENT WITH BOOKKEEPING, INVOICES AND REPORTS.

FURTHERMORE, THE MEMBERS WILL ALSO BE DIVIDED INTO TEAMS IN

THE LC, MADE UP OF PEOPLE FROM ALL DEPARTMENTS AND WORK

WITH OTHER OPERATIONS IN THE ORGANIZATION. THUS, GAINING

MORE EXPERIENCE ABOUT AIESEC AND LEARN MORE ABOUT SALES,

MARKETING ETC.

APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONSIt is very simple!

Apply here by 18th of September 2015 by midnight andspecify which position(s) you are applying to from the listprovided in this booklet. Do not forget to attach your cv.Our Talent Management team will get back to you withfurther instructions depending on the application. AnyQuestions regarding the application process should be sentto:

Mikael.astrom@aiesec.net

GOOD LUCK!