The Student Council of the University of Iceland is looking for a Managing Director and an Editor of the Student Paper 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 shi@hi.is with the subject “SHÍ Managing Director“.

The deadline is until May 11th 2022. Applications received after the deadline will not be taken into consideration.

 

Editor of the Student Paper

The editor oversees the publication of the student handbook (Akademían), which is published at the beginning of each school year, as well as the Student Paper (Stúdentablaðið) which is published four times per school year, two issues each semester. Further timing on each issue depends on the decision of the Editor and the Student Council’s office. The Editor appoints an editorial board and directs its work. He is also responsible for publishing material from the Student Paper its website and is responsible for distributing the paper.

The Editor assists with the collection of advertisements for the paper as the Managing director oversees the operation of the newspaper.

Qualifications:

• Knowledge and interest in student affairs
• Experience in media and publishing
• Experience in graphic design is an advantage
• Good general computer skills
• Knowledge of web management is an advantage
• A competence in communicating, both verbally and in written text, in Icelandic and English
• Initiative and ability to work independently
• Willingness and ability to work with Student Council members, the Student Council office and other stakeholders
• Other education and experience relevant to the position

 

The Editor is hired for a 20% work rate during the period June 1st 2022 to September 1st 2022, with an increase to 30% from September 1st 2022 to May 31st 2023. Working hours can be flexible by agreement. For further information regarding the role please contact the current Editor of Stúdentablaðið, at the e-mail address studentabladid@hi.is.

A cover letter, CV and recommendations should be sent via email to shi@hi.is with the subject “Editor 2022-2023”. In addition, it is desirable that the applicant’s view of Stúdentablaðið and ideas for publications are included, as well as a sample of his work if the person in question has previously worked as a writer.

The deadline is until May 11th 2022. Applications received after the deadline will not be taken into consideration.