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Job Vacancy at IUSY

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Location:Vienna, Austria
Application Deadline:4th of November 2021, 12.00 am CET
Type of Contract:6 months fix contract  
Post Level:Junior
Languages Required:English (Spanish, French; other languages are an advantage) 
  

IUSY is looking for an employee for its Secretariat based in Vienna (Austria). 

As an employee of IUSY you are engaged in all our activities and will get very broad and intercultural coordination and management experience. You will also get a unique chance to study the world from a political and social perspective. 

IUSY Secretariat is a small team consisting of the Secretary-General who leads the work of the office and two Project Managers. The job is full-time, which might include frequent travel and work during activities that take place during the weekend or in the evenings. 

The Secretariat is located in Vienna, Austria and normally it is required that you are ready to move here.

In cooperation with the Secretary-General and the rest of the Secretariat, the employee assists in the management, preparation, and implementation of seminars, statutory meetings, study visits as well as other political initiatives. 

The employee will be assisting project managers in preparing funding applications, reporting activities, and assisting in coordination. 

In addition to the previously mentioned tasks, the employee will assist in the daily running of the Secretariat, such as answering emails and phones, updating the website and other administrative tasks that support the running of the office. 

Responsibilities: 

  • Assisting project manager in the assigned project by maintaining the delivery of appropriate technical, operational, financial and administrative outputs,
  • Assisting the coordination of the activities within the project,
  • Assisting in preparation of project funding and reports 
  • Assisting in office administration (emails, phone calls, updating various documents etc.)
  • Assuming responsibilities in line with the office (Secretary General, Project Manager)

Competences 

Values 

  • Aligning with IUSY values of solidarity, democracy, human rights, gender equality, social inclusion, social justice etc.
  • Displaying sensitivity and adaptability in various cultural and socially constructed environments. 

Management and organisational skills

  • Demonstrating tolerance for change, complexity and unpredictability
  • Using initiative and making new ideas
  • Demonstrating event organisation skills (conferences, seminars etc.)
  • Focusing on details, meeting deadlines 

Communication skills 

  • Having strong interpersonal and networking skills
  • Demonstrating active listening skills
  • Respecting differences in opinions

Technical skills

  • Managing Microsoft Office Package 
  • Office administration skills 

Languages

Fluent in written and spoken English. Good knowledge of Spanish or French is desirable, but not a requirement. German and other language skills can be an asset.

Conditions

IUSY offers a fixed-term contract for six months, (38,5 hours/week) that complies with the Austrian labour legislation pay scale grouping. IUSY operates a 14-month salary system. The salary is 2.500€ per month before taxation. 

The candidate should have a work permit for Austria or EU citizenship.

About IUSY

IUSY is an international NGO made up of about 150 socialist, social democratic and labour youth organisations from over 100 countries all over the world. IUSY is the world’s biggest political youth organisation. 

Our international organisation has over 100 years of experience in running activities for promotion of our principles and ideas of young people for political solutions to issues and challenges of pressing concern in their societies. Our activities include short and long term programs aiming at strengthening youth organisations through education and cooperation, empowering young people for active participation in social and political life through seminars, conferences and debates, increasing equal participation of underrepresented groups of young people and providing a global platform for cooperation and exchange of ideas of young people through world youth festivals, global campaigns and global communication platforms. We organize activities all over the world; Conferences, Meetings, Seminars, Workshops, Trainings, Study Visits and Festivals. We believe in a world based on equality, sustainability and solidarity. We want young people to be able to shape their own future. Therefore, the struggle for democracy and human rights comes first for us! 

Applications should be sent in to IUSY Secretariat at iusy@iusy.org by latest 4thNovember, 12am CET 2021.

The application should include the following documents:

  • Curriculum Vitae
  • Motivation Letter
  • 1 reference letter
  • National identification card or passport

Please refer in the subject of your email: IUSY JOB – (your name and surname)

Interviews will be held either in Vienna, Austria, or online via video conference. After the interviews, all candidates will be informed of the results. Only pre-selected candidates will be contracted for interviews.

The employee is expected to join the office right after acceptancy (preferably in the first half of November 2021) to help IUSY Secretariat with IUSY upcoming fundraising, reporting process, with ongoing and new activities. 

Contact:

Bruno Gonçalves

IUSY Secretary General.

Email: iusy@iusy.org CC: bruno.goncalves@iusy.org

Phone: +43 699 171 20 830

Call for Participants: IUSY Training of Trainers 2020

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Dear Friends, 

We are glad to invite you to IUSY’s Training of Trainers of IUSY Pool of Trainers which will take place from the 14th to the 19thof September online. 

Despite many difficulties and restrictions of travel and physical meetings, we emphasise the importance of finding ways of learning, engaging, supporting each other, demanding and driving for change. 

In this Training for Trainers we aim to provide active members of IUSY the chance to acquire and develop training and facilitating skills, knowledge on non-formal education and youth work. Together we will explore non-formal education methods and discover how it can improve our activities. in addition, we will also strengthen the network of trainers to help us deliver IUSY activities and promote non-formal education within IUSY and its member organisations. 

The training will consist of:

  • Online sessions (approx. 2 hours per day)
  • Offline work (home tasks)
  • Designing of follow up activities 

The course will require a considerable time and devotion from the participants such as joining the online sessions facilitated by the trainer, offline work individually and in groups as well as designing a follow up activity and its implementation. 

During the Training, we will focus on the following competences: 

  • Understanding and facilitating individual and group learning processes (for example, group dynamic) 
  • Understanding of non-formal education approach 
  • Designing educational activities 
  • Communicating mindfully and meaningfully with others in the team, in the group etc. 
  • Intercultural competences in group activities

Participants are expected (profile of participants) 

  • To have be already involved in non-formal learning or strong interest in non-formal education
  • To have the need to develop training competences and perform as a trainer/facilitator for IUSY and for their member organisation 
  • Belong to IUSY member organisation (activity is aimed towards youth activists)
  • Be aged 18-35
  • Have a proficient level of English (the only working language during the activity)
  • Availability and commitment during the whole duration of the activity 
  • To share initiative and motivation in organasing follow up activities with IUSY

Since we expect to provide all regions with trainers for their events, we’re aiming for participants from all regions and from a variety of member organisations.

According to the IUSY statutes, we’re also looking to achieve a gender-balanced training so we reserve the right to select participants based on gender criteria if needed.

How to apply 

Due to limited space of 12-14 participants, there will be an application process. To apply you must complete the registration by the 9th of September the latest. 

Click here or follow the link https://forms.gle/ePLdfnaspenVs3Dv5 to complete the application form.

Content/online platform 

The training will be held online on the Zoom platform. Addition online tools will be used to support the learning process. The time of the training will be specified as soon as possible taking into account the different time zones. 

It is important to remember that IUSY activities are safe spaces that we are mindful and respectful towards each other. 

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CONTACT INFORMATION

Should you have any further queries, please do not hesitate to contact the coordinator of the project at the IUSY Secretariat:

Gohar Ghandilyan 

IUSY Project Manager

Email: gohar.ghandilyan@iusy.org

Phone: +43 699 135 32 960

IUSY Secretariat

Email:  iusy@iusy.org

We are looking forward to receiving your application!

Black Sea Area Cooperation (BSAC) Committee 2020 Statement

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We are living in unusual circumstances these days. The world is facing an unexpected global crisis. COVID-19 has had a huge impact on all of our lives: young and old, rich and poor. The coronavirus not only affects our health, but it has also impacted us economically and socially.

Although this virus has spread as a pandemic all over the world, all regions and people are not affected in the same way. Evidently the spread could not be prevented in the Black Sea Region.

Countries with a strong social safety net, welfare states, and a well organised healthcare system are protecting their citizens in a much more proactive way while people living in countries with poor healthcare systems and social services are almost left alone.

However, we have observed transnational examples of cooperation during the pandemic. The Georgian government and citizens of Georgia provided humanitarian aid and offered to help with technical equipment and personnel. Joint efforts in general should be strengthened to overcome the pandemic. International organizations and funds play a key role in the recovery processes.

We see that young people in the Black Sea region are facing hard times during this crisis. Having temporary contracts, working in the HORECA system, etc. makes it economically impossible to overcome the difficulties this virus has caused. 

States should be ready for a possible second wave of the virus and protect its citizens properly. The healthcare system, educational system and economy should be prepared and make sure that vulnerable groups are taken into account and protected during uncertain times, especially young people, minority groups, people with disabilities.

Healthcare system: Proper salaries, trainings and equipment for medical staff; intensive unit beds and places for quarantine; border control and effective testing is needed.

Education: Right to education should be ensured by readiness of online platforms (e.g. “TV Schools”), universities and professional colleges can use the same methods; training for teachers and professionals to ensure online schooling, internet data and IT-equipment provided to students and pupils, education program for students with special needs.

Economy: Stimulation of the economy and employment; working-from-home plans; subsidy national companies; distributing post-crisis plans, social protection provided to all employees (especially young workers), special subsidies and governmental programs should be provided to seasonal workers and people in the tourism sector, 

Unfortunately, we see different powers, leaders and parties that take advantage of the crisis and misuse this unusual situation for their own political interests, by violating human rights, attacking neighbouring countries, threatening with war, discriminating against vulnerable groups and minorities, and promoting neoliberal policies.

Country Cases

Georgia and Ukraine: We are deeply concerned about ongoing violations of international law in Ukraine and Georgia. Despite the virus, the situation in Donbas remains dangerous as casualties and deaths are reported. Creeping occupation and kidnappings are being continued in conflict regions of Abkhazia and South Ossetia.

Belarus: We note that Belarus is suffering not only from the epidemic, but also from dictatorship. And we protest against aggressive, disproportionate and undemocratic methods used by the Belarusian authorities.

We call on Belarusian authorities to release immediately detained participants of peaceful assemblies detained on politically motivated grounds; and to ensure holding of fair and democratic elections according to international standards.

Armenia and Azerbaijan: On the first of July, the United Nations Security Council unanimously adopted a COVID-19 related resolution demanding an immediate cessation of all conflicts around the world and a durable global ceasefire for at least 90 consecutive days. Despite UN’s call demanding a 90-day “humanitarian pause” in conflicts worldwide to allow states to tackle the COVID-19 pandemic, Azerbaijan continues to practice political and military aggression towards the people of Artsakh, by organising war games and military trainings on the frontline against Artsakh and Armenia.

Conclusion

We, as social democratic youth organisations from the Black Sea region reaffirm that the crisis has once again proven that without a leading role of the state in economic, health and social services and without unity and solidarity it is impossible to attack the challenges and overcome the difficulties of the COVID-19 crisis.

Based on this, we call upon the states to ensure health safety and social protection to the citizens affected by the virus and crisis and elaborate specific educational and economic programs in order to guarantee employment of citizens.

Therefore, IUSY calls upon the international community to show solidarity and unity, especially to vulnerable groups and regions.

IUSY calls upon the countries in the Black Sea region to follow the resolution unanimously adopted by the UN Security Council for an immediate cessation of all conflicts around the world and a durable global ceasefire for at least 90 consecutive days.

Balkan Round Table Committee 2020 Statement

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As young socialists and social democrats, the most important thing for us is the well-being of all people, the opportunity to live with dignity and freedom in accordance with our values and desires. During the global COVID-19 pandemic, human health and economic security were threatened. This situation has shown us that the only way to overcome difficulties caused by COVID-19 is to embrace solidarity and collaboration. 

During the two-day meeting (24-25 June) we, as BRT Committee, have discussed challenges that our countries have been facing during the pandemic, what consequences it has left and what is the current political, socio-economic situation. Everything we have heard has upset us greatly, but we are optimistic that our region will emerge stronger from the crisis thanks to societies who have shown exceptional solidarity, discipline and acted responsibly.

However, we must draw attention to a group that was particularly affected during this crisis, and that is young people, primarily students and those who lost their jobs. 

Education.Many students worldwide are having their education disrupted by the spread of Coronavirus. Students were the first one who changed their lifestyle with the closure of educational institutions. We are not sure how effective online classrooms were. There are young people without internet access, without technical support. Many face difficulties paying their tuition fees.In this uncertain situation, it’s important that the educational process continues in an inclusive way

Jobs and employment.Young people are most likely to have lost jobs or seen their income drop because of Covid-19. As a group that finds it difficult to get a job, this especially affects young people and the situation is yet to worsen. Youth unemployment rates will increase and many young people will fall into poverty, this is why concrete measures are needed to protect young people.

Mental health.The aspect of the mental health of young people is especially important to us, which was significantly endangered during this period. Social distancing, isolation and uncertainty, loss of job opportunities will cause anxiety, fear of the unknown and stress. The Covid-19 pandemic will have serious long-term consequences for young people’s mental health. It can be expected that demotivation and deterioration of mental health will increase the desire of young people to emigrate leaving a lot of countries in the region with brain drain issues. 

Long-term consequences on youth are yet to be seen and our duty is to prevent it. We encourage all youth organisations in the region to suggest ways and cooperate to overcome this crisis in the fairest way. 

We must work to keep young people in the region and provide them with the security and dignified working and living conditions they deserve.

Taking all this into account, we appeal to the governments in the region to focus on creating policies whose timely implementation will reduce the consequences on the well-being of young people and support for overcoming the crisis.

Young people’s voices must not be ignored, especially at these challenging times where their contribution is crucial.

Invitation: IUSY Black Sea Area Cooperation Leadership Conference 2020

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OVERVIEW

What: BSAC Leadership Conference 

When: 1-2 July, 2020 

Where:Zoom online platform

Age: 18-35 years

Registration Deadline:  25 June, 2020

Outline 

Because our annual committee meeting cannot take place in a physical space at the moment due to COVID-19, we are organising BSAC Leadership Conference 2020 online. We want to give our participants the opportunity to share how they are doing in this situation and what is happening in their realities from local and regional perspective. We also want to look at the future and bring our vision for the recovery plan. 

During the meeting, we want to focus on the lessons learnt from the crisis situation due to COVID-19 and how future decisions will impact lives of young people now and in the future. The questions we would like to focus on will be on youth employment, social inclusion, education, health, systematic change for our economy, environmental sustainability. 

After the economic crisis of 2008, young people have already suffered from poverty and social exclusion. We do not want similar scenario now and we want our voices as young people to be taken into account. We want our concerns to be heard and we want to have the opportunity to work to protect us, our plant and our future. 

What can you expect? 

We will get together for 2 days (about 2 hours per day) in an informal and formal settings. This means we will have a space to talk, to share, to support and to act. 

More details on the programme will come soon and all registered participants will be informed of the technicalities and the content of the meeting. 

The meeting will be held online on the Zoom platform. It will be in English and without any participation fee. Time of the meeting will be specified as soon as possible taking into account the different time zones. 

It is important to remember that our events are safe spaces and that we are mindful and respectful towards each other. 

With best regards,

                 Johanna Ortega                 Ana Pirtskhalava                          

                 IUSY President                  IUSY Secretary General                                                             

Who can apply

This activity is aimed towards the leadership of IUSY member organisations from BSAC. Please note that it is required that the participants participate for the whole duration of the activity. 

Participants should:

  • Belong to IUSY member organisation
  • Be aged 18-35
  • Youth leadership of BSAC organisations
  • Maximum 2 participants per organisation. Gender balance is required! 

How to apply

To apply you must complete the following form by 25thof June 2020. 

Contact information

Should you have any further queries, please do not hesitate to contact the coordinator of the project at the IUSY Secretariat:

Gohar Ghandilyan 

IUSY Project Manager

EMAIL: gohar.ghandilyan@iusy.org

Phone: +43 699 135 32 960

We are looking forward to receiving your registration and meeting you online! 

Invitation to Balkan Round Table Leadership Conference 2020

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OVERVIEW

What: BRT Leadership Conference 

When: 24-25 June, 2020 

Time: 17:00-19:00 CEST

Where: Zoom online platform

Age: 18-35 years

Registration Deadline:  21 June, 2020

Outline 

The global crisis we are facing is affecting all parts of society and changing lives. In all types of crises, from climate change to violent conflict or political instability, young people and youth-led organisations have always been the ones taking action and responding to the needs of others. The same is happening now during the COVID-19 pandemic. Many young people and youth organisations are involved to address the impacts of the pandemic. 

The pandemic will have long-lasting social, cultural, economic, political and impacts on the whole of societies, including on young people. It is crucial for us to recognise the multiple and diverse impacts the COVID-19 pandemic already has and will have on young people and their rights, their inclusion and participation. 

During the meeting, we want to focus on the concerns that young people and youth organisations have in the region. We also want to share the vision for the future of youth in the region. 

What can you expect? 

We will get together for 2 days (about 2 hours per day) in an informal and formal settings. This means we will have a space to talk, to share, to support and to act. 

More details on the programme will come soon and all registered participants will be informed of the technicalities and the content of the meeting. 

The meeting will be held online on the Zoom platform. It will be in English and without any participation fee. 

It is important to remember that our events are safe spaces and that we are mindful and respectful towards each other. 

With best regards,

                 Johanna Ortega                 Ana Pirtskhalava                          

                 IUSY President                  IUSY Secretary General                                                             

Who can apply

This activity is aimed towards the leadership of IUSY member organisations from BRT. Please note that it is required that the participants participate for the whole duration of the activity. 

Participants should:

  • Belong to IUSY member organisation
  • Be aged 18-35
  • Youth leadership of BRT organisations
  • Maximum 2 participants per organisation. Gender balance is required! 

How to apply

To apply you must complete the following form by 21stof June 2020. 

Contact information

Should you have any further queries, please do not hesitate to contact the coordinator of the project at the IUSY Secretariat:

Gohar Ghandilyan 

IUSY Project Manager

EMAIL: gohar.ghandilyan@iusy.org

Phone: +43 699 135 32 960

We are looking forward to receiving your registration and meeting you online!