Belgium: ESC: Governande and Projects Assistant - ESC Volunteer

About the local hosting organization

The Organising Bureau of European School Student Unions (OBESSU) is the platform for cooperation between the national school student unions active in general secondary and secondary vocational education in Europe. It was founded in April 1975 in Dublin, Ireland and brings together 30 Member, Candidate and Affiliate Organisations from 24 countries all over Europe. All Member Organisations are independent, national, representative and democratic school student organisations. OBESSU represents school students as relevant stakeholders of their educational systems and in issues concerning their lives. This core mission makes OBESSU relevant to the field of youth and to field of education, as our mission is also to contribute to the development of democratic participation at all levels and promoting and fostering solidarity among young people. As one of the youngest groups among the “youth” group, school students organisations play a fundamental role in the non-formal and informal education of young people, by practicing democracy and participation in the organisation and lobbying for change. In short, OBESSU aims at: - representing the school students as stakeholders of their educational systems, and in issues concerning their lives; - providing the national school student unions with assistance and support and to co-operate for the development of school student representative structures; - encouraging and enabling exchange of experience and good practice among the national school students unions; - promoting equal access to education and to strive for the end of all discrimination and injustice within the educational systems; - contributing to the development of democratic educational systems in Europe, that promote active citizenship in all forms; - promoting solidarity and understanding between young people; - promoting new teaching methods in learning and promote healthy teaching environment. OBESSU is a platform run by school students, through the General Assembly, which elects a Board of 5 people. The daily operations of the organisation are performed by the Secretariat, based in Brussels and currently composed of 8 people.

Presentation of the programme

You can find all the information about this opportunity and how to apply here: https://obessu.org/document/call-for-a-european-solidarity-corps-volunteer/. With their year long engagement with OBESSU, the volunteer will: - Gain valuable insights regarding school student activism and topics related to school student activism, membership, communications, EU-cofunded projects, and educational policy; - Have the opportunity to develop their competencies and skills working towards empowering, engaging and mobilising students and student unions; - Gain a better understanding of the work of the European Institutions, while supporting our efforts in bringing students and student unions towards them and the EU programmes, fostering our European identities and keeping it up to date with the challenges we live today; - Have the opportunity to create an impact on society, by engaging across the various activities and processes of OBESSU and its partner organisations;

About the accomodation

The participant will receive a financial subsidy of a maximum amount of 1300 EUR per month for the accommodation, local travel costs, food and pocket money. The host organisation (OBESSU) will support the volunteer in finding accommodation in Brussels. Travel costs to and from Brussels will be covered by OBESSU up to the amount of 309 EUR, and in accordance with the Erasmus+ distance calculator. Health insurance will be covered as part of the project for the entire duration of the volunteering period, the volunteer will have to ensure they have a European Health Insurance Card.

Requirements

The Participant profile: - Young person between the ages of 18 - 30; - Interested in living in and experiencing a highly international context; - Interested in working with and for young people and more precisely school students; - Motivated and creative individual interested in school student organizing and youth participation; - An individual willing to develop sector-specific skills and competences (with specific emphasis on membership and projects); - Willing to adapt to different situations and develop their own initiatives and projects (with the support of the rest of the office); - Good command of English and willing to develop their language skills; - Priority will be given to young people coming from disadvantaged backgrounds.Deadline: 14/07/2026 23:59