Know The Roles

Role description :

As an alumni advisor to the board, you bring in your professional experience, best practices and attitude within the board.

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The responsibilities of the Alumni advisor includes:

1. To make sure that the board is aligned to the values and goals of ISA Delft during the term.

2. To arrange necessary internal and external sessions and workshops for the board members to enable them to grow in their roles.

3. To provide the board with ideas and toolkits to optimise their everyday work.

4. To become the point of contact between the alumni community and ISA Delft through LinkedIn / TU Delft for Life.
 

Estimated time commitment : 4 - 6 hours per week

 

Necessary general skills : General query handling, conflict resolving, good time management

 

Necessary software skills : G-suite, Microsoft Office, Trello

Role description:

This role is responsible for organising events that stem off from the culture and festivals of India. Responsibilities of the role include:

• You are responsible for ideation as well as execution of the event. 

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• You need to be in constant contact with the Program Manager and the President for the purpose of event planning.

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• Creation of calendar along with the professional events manager as well as the program manager.

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They should keep up to date with the current trends and organize events that resonate with the students residing in Delft.

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Estimated time commitment : 8 hrs/week

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Necessary general skills : Creativity, innovativeness, quick thinking, time management skills, communication skills, proactiveness

Role description :

Social media is a real time, instant access place, which means that first impressions are incredibly important. As the ‘creative’ on the board, your role is to design eye-catching visuals for the different social media platforms mainly Instagram, LinkedIn and YouTube. Our board’s social media depends on clean and attractive graphic design which showcases ISA’s activities, boosts engagement, and makes event promotion more effective. One of the most important parts of this role is to work closely with the marketing and social media managers to develop promotional strategies. 

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Estimated time commitment : 6-8 hrs/week

 

Necessary general skills : Creativity, Knowledge of basic Design Principles, Attention to detail and Understanding of latest Digital Media trends

 

Necessary software skills : Adobe Suite (Illustrator, Photoshop, Premiere Pro) and other basic photo editing and drawing programs

 

Good to have: Writing Aptitude, Photography and Web Design

Role description :

You represent ISA at the external front. The main responsibilities include communicating the values of ISA to the external stakeholders, like sponsors, TU Delft, other student associations and numerous organizations. The major responsibility involves convincing the sponsors for collaborations and asking for financial support. At times, you will be on the spot, and need to make difficult decisions regarding sponsorships. 

 

During the events, it is important to make sure that the sponsors respond on time, and make sure that the collaboration and support is beneficial for both ISA and the sponsor. 

 

Estimated time commitment : 8hrs/week

 

Necessary general skills : communication, decision-making, negotiation 

 

Necessary software skills : Should know how to handle the different social media platforms to gather more and more sponsors for the events. 

 

Good to have: Adaptability when new information is provided.

Role description :

‘Internal affairs manager’ is responsible for the day to day functioning of the board, along with keeping harmony with the group. Additionally, this role functions as the right of the president in helping them with different tasks. Within the first few months of the board’s tenure, internal affairs manager is responsible for setting up regular board meetings according the the preferences of all the board members, generating registration forms for events and handling the transition of the old board members with respect to Kvk registrations. This role also performs as the treasurer, maintaining the ISA’s bank account and other financials. This role requires the personnel to keep up with deadlines in regards to registrations and financial requirements.
 

Estimated time commitment : 4 - 6 hours per week

 

Necessary general skills : General query handling, conflict resolving, good time management

 

Necessary software skills : G-suite, Microsoft Office, Trello

Role description : 

 

You will be the point of contact for ISA with other associations which are a part of TU Delft. Thus you will be in-charge of coordinating with the cultural and study associations on possible collaborations. You will be the spokesperson for ISA in meetings that occur monthly with InterDelft and BASE meetings.

Estimated time commitment : 8hrs a week

 

Necessary general skills : communication, collaborative and time management 

 

Good to have skills : adaptability and quick thinking when new information is provided

Role description :

Professional events from ISA Delft aim to facilitate an easy transition for students into the Dutch job market through skill-building and career-development events. At the same time, you maintain the ever-growing network of TU Delft alumni with current students and the University. You recognize the students’ requirements and curate events accordingly while answering to the Program Manager and President. 

Estimated time commitment : 5 hrs/week

 

Necessary general skills : Proactiveness, Time management, Communication skills, planning skills

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Good to have: Negotiation skills

Role description : 

 

You are the pillar who will unite the activities of Professional and Cultural domains through the coordination skills and the communication skills of an average human being. Be ready to be on a constant lookout for improving the current events and make sure that the work environment is flexible, creative and collaborative. You are the main point of contact for the president regarding the events planning. You facilitate the ideation of cultural and professional events and align with the Marketing and Digital content managers for the promotion of events. 

 

Estimated time commitment : 8hrs a week

 

Necessary general skills : communication, time management, multitasking, proactiveness 

 

Good to have skills : negotiation skills, problem solving, deadline chaser

Role description : 

 

The President is the board's "leader," but he/she is not "the Board." He/she has certain tasks, but must use extreme caution not to overstep his/her authority by making decisions for the Board. ISA, Delft operates in an organic manner. As President, you are the face of the organisation as you are the first point of contact for stakeholders from TU Delft, and the Embassy of India. Throughout the first several months, the ultimate aim of the board must be explicitly defined and changed several times with the entire board’s participation. As the president is responsible for ensuring that the board functions correctly, he/she should be aware of who is doing what and remain up to speed on all board activity by communicating especially with the Program Manager on a regular basis. He/she should be able to provide board leadership and assist in the formation of a successful board that works effectively and thrives in engaging the community while also being pleasurable to be a part of. 

 

Estimated time commitment : 8 hrs/week

 

Necessary general skills : Ability to work under pressure, cognitive flexibility, stakeholder management, Performance management based on feedback (From Internal & External sources) and assertiveness.

 

Necessary software skills :  G-suite, Microsoft Office & Trello

 

Good to have: Conflict resolution

Role description :

This role is responsible for giving a direction to the vision that the cultural and professional event managers want to achieve with their events. You will be in charge of handling the different platforms of ISA,Delft and thus modify the content as required for these platforms. 
 

Estimated time commitment : 8hrs/week

 

Necessary general skills : communication, writing, must know how to read the target market

 

Necessary software skills : must know how to handle the different algorithms on the different social media platforms to guarantee that the message is spread to the audience. 

 

Good to have: adaptability when new information is provided. Some skills with photoshop.