I DO Student Board

Role and responsibilities

• Manage and direct the project towards achieving its primary goals and objectives in collaboration with the Vice President
• Collaborate with the heads of Academic, Student Operations, and Marketing & Events to align, maintain, and develop the I DO course
• Collaborate with the Vice President to coordinate the work of maintaining and developing the I DO course and working on its strategy
• Organise the Student Board's communication channels and coordinate the Student Board’s general communications
• Supervise the general progress of the I DO project and make adjustments where necessary
• Manage the relationships with external stakeholders together with the respective I DO board members
• Ad-hoc problem solving and managing relations within the Student Board

Required characteristics

• You demonstrate good leadership skills
• You believe strongly in the mission of the project and can inspire others
• You have strong interpersonal and communication skills
• You can perform under pressure and adapt well to new, uncertain environments
• You can give, and are open to receiving, constructive feedback
• You are proactive and demonstrate creative problem-solving skills
• You can balance the needs of different stakeholders (students, NGOs and other strategic partners)
• You demonstrate good organisational and time-management skills

A typical week for the President

At the beginning of your Student Board year, you will craft a comprehensive overview of the project’s phases with the other board members to align on t the overall direction and needs of the board in the coming year. This will help you establish deadlines and identify key targets.

After this, a typical week will involve hosting a weekly  the a last weekly board meeting with the other board members to discuss weekly updates from their committees, align on the needs from internal and external stakeholders and results with your Vice President and giving your insights to the departments that you are responsible for. You will discuss and plan the organisation’s tasks for the week. You will note any needs from the other board members that need to be forwarded to external stakeholders.

You will be in frequent contact with all other board members in order to respond to ad hoc questions from their responsible committees. There may be ad hoc sessions or meetings about various topics – ranging from preparatory work to recruitment. You will end your week by having a hosting aweekly wrap-up meeting with the Vice President Student Board to share general organisational and stakeholder updates, department weekly progress reports, issues arising from them, and feedback and discuss any sharing of responsibilities if necessary.

Stakeholder communication will be paramount. You will generate updates regarding the progress and performance of the course with the Academic Development and Operations teams by hosting weekly update meetings with our RSM Assistant Professor Taslim Alade twice a week, which will also act as a platform of support for university technicalities and information. There is also a weekly meeting with the I DO Advisory Board to talk about the I DO project's future, to propose any necessary changes, and to reflect on progress.

This position is a board position.

Role and responsibilities

• Manage and support the work of the strategy committee
• Manage, and direct, and execute strategic the projects together with the strategy committee towards achieving theirits primary goals and objectives that are aligned with the needs of internal and external stakeholders.in collaboration with the President
• Collaborate with the President and other board members to coordinate the strategy of I DO and the I DO course
• Prepare an annual project budget, and approve and track project expenses incurred by the board and the committees
• Monitor the progress of the I DO strategy and make adjustments where necessary
• Work with RSM and external partners to ensure that I DO is legally compliant
• Ad-hoc problem solving with the President and managing relations in the I DO Student Board 

Required characteristics

• You demonstrate leadership potential and have some leadership skills
• You have a strategic mindset and can work effectively with internal and external stakeholders
• You have strong interpersonal skills and are a good communicator
• You can perform under pressure and adapt well to new, uncertain environments
• You can give, and are open to receiving, constructive feedback
• You are proactive and demonstrate creative problem-solving skills
• You have relevant finance and accounting skills
• You demonstrate good organisational and time management skills

A typical week for the Vice President

At the beginning of your Student Board year, you and the strategy committee will work with the President and other board members  to align on the projects that fulfil the needs of the I DO course and organization in alignment with internal and external stakeholders, generating clear project timelines and key targets.

A typical week starts with a meeting that you will host with your strategy committee where you will discuss progress, deliverables and identify questions and stakeholders that need to be contacted. You will also update your committee on the outcomes of last week’s board meeting. 

During the week, you will attend the weekly board meeting where you will update the other board members and president on the performance of the strategy committee and address any questions or concerns. 

You will end your week having a weekly wrap-up Student Board meeting with the President to share any to share general strategic updates and to support the president in carrying out tasks if necessary.

Every month, you could be meeting the I DO Advisory Board to talk about the progress of the I DO project, propose changes, or discuss the future of the project beyond the course at RSM.

This position is a board position

Role and responsibilities

• Lead the Academic Developers Committee and collaborate to deliver the I DO course effectively
  • Deliver high-quality teaching and learning to all students with the support of the Academic Developers
  • Research and develop adequate workshop content that takes into account students’ needs
  • Prepare presentations and reading material for workshops
  • Support the professors Taslim Alade and Lucas Meijs to review student assignments
  • Manage the grading of assignments and the collaboration between Project Managers and Academic Developers
• Develop and optimise the current I DO course
  • Refine and optimise past assignment descriptions and grading rubrics in collaboration with RSM professors
  • Optimise the current course programme and Course Manual throughout the year
  • Collaborate with the rest of the I DO Student Board about optimising the I DO project and future opportunities for it

Required characteristics

• You have a passion for education and transmitting knowledge 
• You have a sound understanding of theoretical concepts used in marketing and strategy
• You have an affinity for social impact and private development initiatives
• You have a great sense of responsibility
• You have excellent public speaking skills
• You can work in a team and independently
• You demonstrate good organisational and time-management skills
• You are based in Rotterdam all year 

A typical week for the Head of Academic Development

No two weeks are the same for the Head of Academic Development. During teaching periods, you will be scheduling and participating in meetings with external speakers who will be instructing students on marketing, fundraising, NGO analysis, and consulting, for example. You might have to prepare for these meetings – as well as researching potential external speakers. Not all teaching is done by external speakers. You will teach some of it and prepare workshops for students. Workshops will be in-person. To ensure that the whole Academic Team is moving in the same direction, most weeks you and your team will meet to establish the content of forthcoming lectures and prepare any necessary support such as designing presentation slides or researching and uploading reading materials. This can take between an hour or five hours per week, depending on the complexity of the sessions.

There will be a weekly hour-long meeting with the Student Board to review the academic department's progress.

Your responsibilities include managing the I DO Course on the Canvas platform; issuing weekly announcements, answering questions in the discussion section on Canvas, and keeping the modules updated. You will need to ensure students are kept informed of the course’s progress and updates.

Your week includes working with I DO stakeholders for scheduling, planning, and grading assignments.

This position is a board position

Roles and responsibilities

• Deliver high quality teaching and learning to all students
  • Research and develop adequate workshop content to meet students’ needs
  • Prepare presentations and reading materials for workshops
  • Find and collaborate with external speakers for workshops
  • Collaborate with the head of Academic Development to present the workshops
  • Grade the assignments  in collaboration with the Project Managers and the Head of Academic Development
• Develop and optimise the I DO course
  • Refine and optimise past assignment descriptions and grading rubrics in collaboration with RSM professors
  • Optimise the current course programme and course manual throughout the year
  • Collaborate with the rest of the I DO Student Board about  optimising the I DO project and future opportunities

Required Characteristics

• You have a passion for education and transmitting knowledge 
• You have a sound understanding of theoretical concepts used in marketing and strategy
• You have an affinity for social impact and private development initiatives
• You can work in a team and independently
• You demonstrate good organisational and time-management skills
• You are based in Rotterdam all year 
• You are able to attend I DO classes for 2 hours every week or every 2 weeks

A typical week for the Academic Developer

No two weeks are the same for an Academic Developer. During teaching periods, you will schedule and participate in meetings with external speakers who will be giving instruction to students about marketing, fundraising, NGO analysis, and consultants, for example. You may have to prepare before these meetings as well as researching potential external speakers.

Most weeks, you and your team will meet to ensure the whole Academic Team is moving forward in the same direction, and to establish the content of lectures and prepare any necessary support such as designing slides or researching and uploading reading materials. 

Meanwhile, you support the Head of Academic Development in managing the I DO course on the Canvas platform, send out weekly announcements, answer questions in the discussion section, and keep the modules updated. This is to ensure the students are kept updated about the course.

Your week will include working with I DO stakeholders on scheduling, planning, and grading assignments. 

This position is a committee position

Role and responsibilities

• Recruit NGO partners for the next academic year
• Maintain relationships with NGO partners
• Mediate any misalignments with stakeholders
• Coach and guide four teams of five student consultants 
• Conduct regular feedback sessions with NGOs
• Support the Academic Team in grading the assignments
• Collaborate with the Academic Team by sharing feedback from stakeholders and identify key themes 
• Collaborate with the Academic Team to understand and support the course material

Required characteristics

• You are communicative and outgoing 
• You are flexible and can adapt to different situations
• You are good at problem solving and conflict management
• You have some experience in managing team projects 
• You enjoy working closely with people
• You are good at coaching teams and providing guidance
• You have excellent prioritisation and organisational skills
• You can give, and are open to receiving, constructive feedback, as well as input from others

A typical month for the Project Manager

Every week is different and your work depends on current topics that are relevant to stakeholders, so it’s probably more accurate to describe a typical month instead. Your greatest workload will come in the first few months of the academic year because you need to recruit 13 NGOs(tbd) before the start of the course. Recruiting them will require several interviews and a careful assessment against the established metric. There’s an onboarding period for students, during which you will assist the Student Operations Manager to assign 13 student (tbd) consultant teams.

In a typical month after the onboarding process is complete, you will oversee work produced by four of the student consultant teams for their respective NGOs – you will closely monitor the relationship between student teams and NGOs. This is where your skills at problem solving and your quick reactions are of utmost importance, to respond to issues as they arise.

You will also be responsible for other external stakeholders in addition to the NGO stakeholders, and for maintaining a healthy relationship with them.

This position is a committee position

Role and responsibilities

• Review student participants and create the teams of five before the course begins
• Organise feedback collection and interpretation alongside PMs
• Be the main connection between the students and the board - communicating student beliefs, ideas, complaints. Especially to the event planner and academic team, to ensure a feedback loop.
• Coordinate student communications together with the Project Managers
• Gather NGO Feedback to ensure they are content, satisfied, and no issues arise
• Communicate feedback from stakeholders, especially NGOs, to relevant board members
• Lead and manage PMs as they recruit the new year’s NGOs
• Be responsible for student and board recruitment, including the planning and interview process (working closely with the Marketing and Outreach Coordinator)

 
Required characteristics

• You are a social person and enjoy interacting with new people  
• You can nurture a constructive work culture by bringing different groups of people together
• You are a good communicator and can work effectively with different stakeholders
• You are proactive and creative
• You can manage a cohort of 65 students, including overseeing the communications with the students taking part in the I DO Project
• You are good at prioritising and organising.

A typical week for the Student Operations Manager

At the beginning of the Student Board year – and before the start of the academic year – you will review the successful student applicants and form them into teams of five. After that, every week will be different according to how the projects are going; this is why you will need good prioritisation skills to be able to focus on the most important tasks in multiple projects.

A typical week could start with checking in with the PMs and gathering relevant feedback from them. Then you may reach out to one NGO per week and inquire into how they feel and room for improvement. Both stakeholder views would then be communicated to the board and relevant members to ensure continuous improvement. You will review the issues raised with individual students or teams.

You are expected to attend most of the academic workshops during the week so you can follow students’ progress and keep up to date with the course itself. You will end the week with a general meeting of the Student Board to discuss progress of other departments and share information. During recruitment period you may expect to coordinate the board to redefine board roles, plan interviews, and execute it smoothly.

This position is a board position

Role and responsibilities

• Execute the vision and short/long-term strategic projects of the I DO organisation in collaboration with the Vice President
• Monitor the performance of I DO against a range of benchmarks and KPIs
• Identify key strategic opportunities and partnerships, and develop them
• Assist the Vice President in treasury responsibilities such as allocating budgets, investments, financial monitoring and reporting

Required characteristics

• You are strategically oriented and analytical in your approach
• You strongly believe in the mission of the I DO project
• You have imagination and ambition for further developing the I DO mission
• You are an excellent communicator and can work effectively with a range of stakeholders
• You have skills in negotiation and cooperation that complement your planning and strategy skills  
• You are proactive in identifying new projects and initiatives and a creative approach to problem solving
• You can balance different projects and can maintain a bird’s-eye view of the organization
• You have strong interpersonal and communication skills 
• You demonstrate good organisational and time-management skills

A typical week for the Strategy Manager

As a member of the strategy committee of I DO, you’ll be responsible for executing the long-term vision and strategic operations of I DO. You can expect to join two meetings two meetings per week; one with your committee head, the Vice President, in addition to non-regular meetings with other committees or external stakeholders in regards to the execution of strategic initiatives. You can expect to attend an average of one and a half hours of meetings per week whilst the other time involves executing strategic tasks. Some weeks will be dedicated to projects such as those related to finances, legal issues, or strategic requests by the Vice President. Other weeks will have fewer obligations, in which case you’ll have the opportunity to use your proactiveness to work on your strategic proposals and projects. Being a member of the I DO Strategy Committee will give you freedom to work on projects you believe will strengthen the future of I DO, and having a proactive attitude is therefore important for succeeding in the role of Strategy Manager.

This role is a committee position.

Role and responsibilities

• Coordinate and support marketing initiatives such as content creation and social media marketing 
• Increase brand awareness through successful management of I DO’s presence on Instagram and LinkedIn  
• Initiate on-campus activities for branding and promotional purposes
• Keep track of the social media activities of our NGOs and other partners
• Formulate a future-proof marketing and branding strategy
• Explore new channels to optimise engagement and growth 
• Join weekly board meetings
• Manage and organize the marketing/ppl committee, ensuring proper task distribution and fulfilment.
• Come up with and plan IDO events, for the board, students, and NGOs, to build our community.
• Work closely with student operations and strategy to ensure that events are in line with student expectations and that marketing campaigns effectively communicate IDO’s vision
• Work on and develop an IDO Newslettter    
• Manage the marketing aspect of the recruitment process for I DO board members and students - including event planning, awareness strategies, marketing campaigns etc.

Required characteristics

• You enjoy working on creative projects and have innovative ideas 
• You understand the principles of marketing and branding 
• You have previously worked with applications like Canva
• You are a proactive and independent worker
• You can receive and give constructive feedback  
• You have good organisation and planning skills 
• Most importantly, you have a genuine passion for creating a positive social impact

A typical week for the Marketing Coordinator

Your week might start with a general meeting with I DO Student Board members and the Vice President to discuss budget allocations for marketing and events. After the Board has decided on the budgets for projects, you might schedule another meeting with the I DO Strategy Department to align the vision of I DO with the various marketing initiatives that deliver these objectives. Afterwards, you will create engaging content by collaborating with the Academic Development team and the Operations team. You will ensure that all of I DO’s social media pages are updated and deliver the correct messaging. You will also keep track of what our partner NGOs are doing and what other prominent NGOs are posting on social media so you can share that. Furthermore, you will brainstorm event ideas to develop the IDO community and brand and ensure the events align with relevant stakeholder interests. You will plan and organize these events, which may include contacting venues, providing food and entertainment, and managing the budget.

This position is a board position