Call for a Secretary General of the UEF

23/05/2025
Job
UEF

Deadline for applications: 08-06-2025

Union of European Federalists (UEF) is an independent, transnational, political organisation with 27 section members representing 20.000 individuals members. The goal of UEF is the creation of a democratic European federation as a crucial ingredient for peace, a guarantee for a more free, just and democratic society and a first step towards a world federation.

More information can be found here in our website dedicated sections "who we are" and "what we do".

As appointed officer and legal representative, the Secretary General works full-time for the organisation at the European Secretariat in Brussels and is responsible, under the oversight of the Executive Bureau, for:

  • Human resources and team management of the European Secretariat (5 people)
  • Fundraising, partnership development and communication with a diverse range of donors
  • Project writing, planning, implementation and reporting
  • External representation (European Institutions, NGOs, etc.);
  • Organisation of statutory meetings and liaising with member sections;
  • Financial management of the organisation (together with the Treasurer).

The Secretary General should have:

  • understanding of and interest in European politics and affairs;
  • be familiar with federalist thinking and values;
  • a master´s degree in political science, international relations, law, economics, or project management;
  • experience in NGO work, ideally on a European level and/or in UEF network;
  • experience in project management is an asset, especially in projects on the European level;
  • experience with institutional fundraising is an asset, especially with EU institutions and the Council of Europe;
  • experience with and/or motivation to work on diversification of funding;
  • excellent language skills, fluency in English is a precondition, any other European languages and especially French is considered a strong asset;
  • excellent communication and presentation skills;
  • experience with financial management and bookkeeping is an asset;
  • excellent knowledge of MS/OpenOffice and online communications (collaborative tools, social media);
  • experience with human resources management and team management is an asset as well as leadership skills;
  • ability to work independently and to manage different competing priorities and responsibilities;
  • ability to work with, engage with and create synergies with a wide range of stakeholders;
  • ability to work with and reporting to the President and the Executive Bureau, and to collaborate with a Europe-wide network of volunteers;
  • the willingness to undertake frequent travels;
  • the sensibility to work in a multilingual and multicultural environment;
  • strong commitment to non-discrimination and fostering diversity, equity and inclusion;
  • flexibility and willingness to learn into new things quickly on the job.

The applicant should show flexibility, initiative, personal commitment and motivation to support the activities promoted by the organisation. UEF offers an interesting position in an international environment and a high degree of independence in day-to-day work. UEF will issue a work contract under Belgian law, limited for 1 year renewable, to follow the congresses timing, including a trial period of 4 months, preferably starting from the 1st July 2025 (exact date to be defined based on the availability of the candidate).

Salary conditions are to be agreed upon depending on experience and include additional benefits as public transport and meal vouchers. As minimum salary: gross 3.900 euro.

The Secretary General is entitled to 20 days of holidays as well as time off in lieu as compensation for work during weekends.

Application procedure:

The application procedure will consist of 2 rounds.

In the first round, the applicant is requested to send their CV, motivation letter (in pdf) as well as to share a project proposal including a budget as a single PDF document (A4 – 3 pages maximum in total) on a topic – matching the priorities of UEF and its work with sections.

In addition, recommendation letters are welcome.

In the next round, candidates will be notified within a week and invited by the Hiring Team for an interview taking place in Brussels.

Deadline for applications: 08-06-2025

Please send your application in English by e-mail to the UEF  Secretariat at secretariat@federalists.eu and to the UEF President - Domenec Ruiz Devesa- at president@federalists.eu.

 In the title, indicate “Application for Secretary General of UEF”.

Any questions should be addressed to the current Secretary-General – Ilaria Caria – at secretariat@federalists.eu

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