General benefits for all the Board Members

Opportunity to gain experience in a thriving and developing team: the EST was founded in 2010 and has been growing over the years. We are now present in the 5 continents, formed by more than 150 members, including more than 30 nationalities.

A Global Network: the EST is your chance to work closely with an international team of Ambassadors, writers, researchers, editors and creatives from both European and non-European countries, and to form connections based on your common interests.

Skills: volunteering for the EST will shape and develop a variety of skills, from your ability to communicate in a team and organise around differing commitments, to strengthening your understanding of events’ management, the different publications and writing styles through our training workshops. 

CV and Recommendation Letter: the EST will look great to an employer, demonstrating a passionate interest in shaping policy and the world around it, and a sustained understanding of international and European affairs! We are more than happy to provide a recommendation letter for our contributors once they finish their terms with us.

Every candidate can apply to max. 2 positions

Applications for Head of the International Office for 2025-2026 OPEN 

Are you interested in working with a pan-European group of students and young professionals sharing your same vision for the EU? Would you like to be the EST’s lead of our local presence in different European countries? Then apply for the position of Head of the International Office of the EST!

The Head of the International Office of the European Student Think Tank oversees our team of International Officers and our Ambassadors. You should support your team to develop their professional hard and soft skills and achieve their fullest potential as young critical thinkers and motivated actors. 

Responsibilities

  • Lead and oversee the International Office, composed by the team of International Officers and Ambassadors
  • Attend Board Meetings and regularly engage with fellow Board Members.
  • Represent the International Office during Board meetings. 
  • Organise monthly meetings with International Officers to keep them updated and answer any questions that their Ambassadors might have. 
  • Motivate your team to be creative and respect important deadlines 

Requirements

  • Strong leadership skills.
  • Excellent level of English (C1-C2). 
  • Experience in managing multicultural teams. Previous experience managing teams in other youth-led organisations will be considered an asset. 
  • Strong organisational and coordination skills and capacity to manage time effectively
  • Being able to actively listen to your International Officers and Ambassadors’ team needs and guide them through the EST to ensure their success.
  • Excellent communication skills and cultural awareness. 

The International Office will be composed of one Head of the International Office (the spokesperson of the group), 5 International Officers and around 25 Ambassadors. All positions will start 1st of August 2025 and will end on the 31st of July 2026. Please do not apply if you will not be available during the full term. It is also expected that the Head of the IO is able to commit around 8 hours per week to this function, especially during the first 2 months (August-September 2025), considering you will be in charge of the recruitment of the new EST International Officers and Ambassadors. 

Application process

You can submit your application by filling out the form you can find here. You will have to answer some questions and upload your CV (max. 2 pages) in PDF format. 

The Call for Applications will be open until June 29th 2025 (23:59h CEST). Applications will be screened on a rolling basis, so you can be contacted for an interview between the end of June and July 2025. If we find suitable candidates before the deadline, the EST reserves the right to close the call earlier. 

Official expected start date is August 2025. However, you might be requested to engage in other preparatory tasks during the last 2 weeks of July to ensure a smooth start of your term.

If you have any queries about the role, please contact the current Head of the International Office at

laura.gonzalez@esthinktank.com

Note: All positions are voluntary and unpaid, and are open to ALL students and young professionals with a good command of English. In order to become a member please take into consideration that there is a membership fee of 5€ to help cover the administrative costs of the organisation.