Position Opening: Treasurer, Board of Directors
The Council for American Students in International Negotiations
(CASIN) is currently seeking a Treasurer to join its Board of
Directors. Serving on the board of a non-profit organization can be a
tremendously challenging and rewarding experience. Energetic graduate
students, young professionals, and mid-career professionals working or
interested in the fields of international relations, international
law, human rights, international education, and civic engagement are
especially encouraged to apply.
Organization:
CASIN is a membership-based society that strives to deepen the
commitment of American students to multilateral discourse through
scholarship and engagement with intergovernmental and supranational
institutions and the processes that govern them. An educational non-
profit, non-governmental 501(c)(3) organization, CASIN provides young
Americans unprecedented access to the international policymaking
process. The organization’s primary activities consist of (1)
organizing student delegations to meetings of supranational and
intergovernmental bodies such as the United Nations and the Assembly
of States Parties of the International Criminal Court (ICC), and (2)
the production of peer-reviewed scholarly journals on topics of
international importance.
Job Description:
The Treasurer tracks and disburses the organization’s material
resources, manages the annual budgeting process, provides internal and
external reports on the organization’s finances, and supports
development activities. Although this position is specifically for a
Treasurer, each member of the Board works in multiple areas of the
organization’s work, and the ideal candidate should be interested in
much more than mere accounting procedures.
The Treasurer sits on the Board of Directors, the governing body of
the organization that actively administers the organization’s
activities. The Board is comprised of graduate students and young and
mid-career professionals who meet monthly via conference call and
quarterly in person in New York City. This is a skills-building
professional service position, with a time commitment of approximately
20 hours per month, without remuneration. Current and former Board
members have found that serving CASIN has contributed substantially to
their professional development. More details on the structure and
operation of the Board are available at www.americanstudents.us/about/board-of-directors/.
Qualifications:
A commitment or interest in the topics of the organization’s work is
paramount. A basic understanding of nonprofit accounting, reporting,
budgeting, grant writing and grant administration are essential.
Facility with accounting software such as Quickbooks is highly
desirable, but can also be acquired subsequently. The Treasurer must
be able to work virtually approximately 20 hours per week and be
available for monthly conference calls and quarterly meetings in New
York.
CASIN is also looking for a Board member who can administer the
organization’s website. Candidates with webmaster experience, and an
interest in limited webmastering, should note this in their cover
letters.
How to Apply:
Please send a letter of interest, résumé/CV, and three references to
finance@americanstudents.us. Any questions regarding the position can
also be addressed to this address.