About GRSPSociety

GRSPSociety is an open network of organizations and individuals committed to advancing Romania's development and modernization through civic involvement and professionalism. GRSPSociety currently has over 1000 members in ovrer 15 countries, including over 100 members actively working on our executive teams and on the teams of our 17 projects (www.grspsociety.org/projects) within our 9 working groups (www.grspsociety.org/wg).

General Role

The Assistant Director of External Relations is responsible for working with the Vice President of External Relations to ensure that GRSPSociety has the necessary relationships with other organizations and individuals to carry out its projects and strategic objectives. To do this, the assistant director will reach out to new strategic partners, maintain a list of current GRSP external relationships (partner organizations, sponsors, advisory board members, informal advisors, etc.), and periodically update key partners on our activities.

All positions within GRSPSociety, down to its executive board, are unpaid and volunteer-based. The experience you gain developing and maintaining relationships with key civic, professional, and government organizations and experts can be an excellent way to gain NGO experience and professional skills. At the same time, you will be helping GRSPSociety meet its goal of connecting Romanian students and professionals around the world and giving them the resources to lead projects that contribute to Romania’s development.

There are no geographic requirements for this position. We are committed to being an international organization committed, and our teams span several continents. We carry out much of our communication over email and Skype.

Main Tasks

* Contact organizations and individuals and network to help form new strategic partnerships (with the VP-ER)
* Create and maintain a database of all GRSPSociety relationships and external resources (with the VP-ER & Human Resources Director)
* Periodically update key partners on our activities (with the VP-ER & Communications Director)

Requirements

* Strong interpersonal, communication, and writing skills
* Ability to commit an average of 3-4 hours per week to these responsibilities (this can be flexible from week to week)
* Motivation to help GRSPSociety advance its mission
* Strong grasp of Romanian and English.

To Apply

Please email the current Vice President of External Relations, Andrei Popovici, at andrei.popovici@grspsociety.org detailing your interest in our organization's activities, any experience or personal attributes that you think will helpful, any ideas you have for developing and maintaining strategic partnerships with other non-profit organizations and community groups, and your other commitments at this time.

If you have any questions about this position, please don’t hesitate to send them to the same address.

Deadline: May 30. Early applications advised.