The Student Council of the University of Iceland is looking for a Managing Director for the year 2022-2023.

Managing Director

The Managing Director supervises the Student Council’s finances and daily operations of the office alongside the President. That includes overseeing the Student Council’s employees timetables and the making of contracts for the Council, as well as the collection of advertisements in any of the Council’s published material. The Managing Director is also responsible for writing the minutes of Student Council meetings in addition to meetings of the Board of the Student Council.

Qualifications:

• Knowledge and experience of finances and book keeping
• Initiative and an ability to work independently
• Interest in the workings of the Student Council and students’ affairs in addition to being an active member of the University society
• Good Social skills
• Willingness and ability to work with Student Council members, the Student Council office and other stakeholders
• Ability to communicate, both verbally and in written text, in Icelandic and English
• Knowledge of the University of Iceland’s administrative body is an advantage
• Prior work in event planning and managing is an advantage
• Knowledge of accounting softwares is an advantage
• Formal qualifications befitting the work is an advantage
• Other knowledge and experience relevant to the position

 

The Student Council’s Managing Director is a part-time position, 40%-50%, available for one year with the possibility of extended employment. For further information regarding the role please contact the current Managing Director by email shi@hi.is.

A cover letter, CV and recommendations should be sent via email to forsetishi@hi.is with the subject “SHÍ Managing Director“.

The deadline is until June 5th 2022. Applications received after the deadline will not be taken into consideration.