We attract students and professionals across Europe and our team comprise of a great diversity of interests, study areas, backgrounds, and countries. These are some of the things we look for in potential volunteers. We also value people who are self-motivated and have a strong drive to work for a cause!
Why EYE?
- We offer you a platform to work towards a subject of your interest and its future in Europe.
- You will get the chance to work, network, and make friends with people across Europe from varying backgrounds.
- You will get an opportunity to collaborate in a real work environment, developing your soft skills and being prepared to join global organisations.
- You have the opportunity to work across departments to get different exposures, catered to your availability.
Who are you?
- You are between 18 and 35 years old.
- You are or feel connected to engineering in Europe.
- You can dedicate at least 3 hours a week.
- You hate unread emails!.
- You are an absolute doer – willing to take up responsibility for tasks and work towards results.
- You are resourceful, independent, flexible and someone that your team can depend on.
- You love to work collaboratively to create solutions.
- You would like to improve your soft skills in an international environment.
- Most importantly, you are passionate to change the future of engineering in Europe with us.
Does this sound like you?
Check out the vacancies of different departments or go for an individual approach below!
How to apply?
- Check out the featured openings or go for an open application.
- Fill out the onboarding form underneath and attach a Letter of Motivation.
- Wait to be contacted by us.
If there are any questions, please feel free to contact us directly () or contact the Vice President of the Internal Relations Department.
Featured Openings:
Public Policy Department
Positions we search people for:
Project Leader - Energy & Environment
- Lead the Energy & Environment working group.
- Coordinate the writing of policy papers.
- Launch new activities (events, reports, surveys, etc.).
- Connect with relevant stakeholders (EYE members, youth organisations, institutions, etc.).
Project Leader - Water Reuse in a Circular Economy
- Lead the Water Reuse working group.
- Coordinate the writing of policy papers.
- Launch new activities (events, reports, surveys, etc.).
- Connect with relevant stakeholders (EYE members, youth organisations, institutions, etc.).
Project Leader - Engineering Education
- Establish a new working group focused on engineering education in Europe.
- Launch new activities (events, reports, surveys, etc.).
- Coordinate the writing of policy papers.
- Connect with relevant stakeholders (EYE members, youth organisations, institutions, etc.).
Policy Analyst
- Research & collect policy resources (e.g statistics, reports).
- Analyze current policies or published initiatives from the European Commission.
- Consult with stakeholders and partners.
- Write briefing notes and publish policy papers.
Project Leader
- Establish or/and manage a working group.
- Potential new working groups include: Agricultural Engineering, Waste Management, Cybersecurity, Autonomous Driving, Industry 4.0, Aerospace Engineering and many more. Please apply if you are interested in establishing a new working group!
- Raise awareness on critical issues linked to engineering.
Policy Associate
- Be part of a Public Policy Working Group.
- Conduct specific research and analysis for the working group.
- Consult with EYE Member Associations.
- Develop content, including but not limited to, briefing notes and educational content.
NEEP: Research Associate
- Create an overview of politicians and policymakers with STEM background in Europe.
- Conceptualise policy paper/journal article for political institutions (e.g. European Commission/Parliament).
- Spot growth potential by summarising lessons learnt from previous political decisions related to technologies.
- If interested, additional duties can be allocated based on personal preference.
NEEP: Back-/ Frontend Developer
- Assist the backend and/or frontend development of the NEEP platform.
- Implement and participate in internal content creation.
- Add creative features to Europe’s first platform for European politicians with a technical affiliation.
- If interested, additional duties can be allocated based on personal preference.
NEEP: Communication Officer
- Develop the brand of Europe’s first platform for European politicians with a technical affiliation.
- Create public content on NEEP and its development.
- Manage the community of the NEEP platform.
- If interested, additional duties can be allocated based on personal preference.
External Relations Department
Positions we search people for:
Project Leader
- Responsible for your own joint project with a company or organisation.
- Contact new companies to spread the voice of young engineers.
- Acquire new sponsors and partners.
- Increase EYE’s personal network.
- More than one vacancy available.
Sponsorship Officer
- Reach out to sponsors.
- Develop EYE’s table of potential companies and systematically reach out to them via email, LinkedIn, etc.
- Create a list of contacts, best-practices and real-time updates.
- Attend webinars and events to network with potential sponsors.
- Flexible time allocation.
Finance Department
Positions we search people for:
Controller
- Prepare proposals for EYE’s annual budget and present them to the Management Board.
- Track and analyze EYE’s income and expenses.
- Prepare annual financial reports.
Treasurer
- Create a new structure for book-keeping.
- Process payments and invoices for EYE.
- Coordinate all of EYE’s financial activities.
Fundraising Officer
- Create a new structured fundraising approach for EYE.
- Raise funds to undertake projects in our organisation.
- Cooperate with the ER Department to increase efficiency.
Events Department
Positions we search people for:
Project Manager
- Set up an EYE Alumni network.
- Launch an online workshop series.
- Create an events calendar on EYE website.
- Free to express your creativity!
Events Coordinator
- Support the team organising the conference.
- Responsible for communicating event(s) information to the participants (registration forms, invitations, speakers, feedback etc.).
Public Relations Department
Positions we search people for:
horEYEzon: Cinematographer
- Record interviews on-site.
- Supervise and arrange technical equipments.
- Check technical equipments.
- Help setting up the scenes.
horEYEzon: Video Editor
- Edit footages after the filming of horEYEzon episodes.
- Collaborate with the rest of the team to determine the overall vision of the production.
- Edit scenes based on the feedback from the team.
horEYEzon: Video Director
- Manage and oversee the video pre-production, planning and on-site production.
- Supervise additional team members during video production.
- Able to acquire filming equipments, preferably and if necessary.
horEYEzon: Project Manager
- Create, maintain and coordinate all project plans (e.g. gantt charts, budget plans).
- Set up team meetings to coordinate and track work packages.
- Secure technical equipments.
horEYEzon: Speaker Officer
- Develop the list of potential speakers and timeline for a year.
- Research on potential speakers’ profiles, interviews scripts, etc.
- Coordinate speaker invitations.
- Coordinate correspondence with speakers/their offices.
- Coordinate the development of content from interviews.
Account Manager
- Manage our social media channels: Instagram, Facebook, Twitter or LinkedIn & Clubhouse (TBC).
- Produce creative content based on specific target groups.
- Engage with the community and evaluate different growth strategies.
- Communicate partner events in accordance with external marketing guidelines.
Blog Editor in-Chief
- Create in-depth conversational blog posts.
- Evaluate a growth strategy for collaborations with interesting people of the EYE community.
- Collaborate with the member management department in producing and distributing the EYE newsletter.
Member Management Department
Positions we search people for:
Growth Manager
- Lead your own working group.
- Make plans for future EYE members.
- Derive a strategy to contact incoming members.
- Onboard new members.
Council Member Manager
- Organise tools and events with Council Members (CM).
- Regularly update information from CM.
- Make surveys to keep CM data up to date.
- Work closely with the newsletter team.
- Organise CM meetings and calls.
Newsletter Manager
- Collect data from all departments alongside Public Relations (PR).
- Write articles for the department and publish them in two separate newsletters.
- Remain in close contact with the Council Members.
Internal Relations Department
Positions we search people for:
Training Manager
- Collaborate with the events department to organise internal activities for the management team.
- Utilise EYE’s large network to scout for new opportunities and events.
- Implement agile trainings
Workflow Manager
- Manage workflows.
- Constantly communicate with all working groups to implement/ improve their workflows.
- Keep workflows easily accessible for everyone inside the IT infrastructure (Google Workspace).
Onboarding Manager
- Meet potential members and be the first point of contact for new volunteers.
- Interview interested volunteers and onboard them into the team.
- Meet up with the every Board Member regularly to stay updated on their needs.
- Improve the onboarding process through your own creativity.
Open application:
We’re always looking for volunteers.
Feel free to submit an open application and dive into a group of your choice.
Learn something new and share your personal skills within our organisation.
Just do it!
FAQ
Is EYE only for students or young professionals?
EYE is open to people from all walks of life, as long as you fall within our age limit and want to represent the voice of young engineers.
Is an engineering background mandatory?
Most of our volunteers have an engineering background, but we welcome all people who want to foster the voice of young engineers in Europe. As an NGO, we offer diverse work experiences, ranging from acquiring sponsorships to human development and marketing. With that being said, we welcome people from any background.
Do I have to be a citizen in Europe?
We welcome people of all nationalities. However, we advise that you are connected in some way to the European ecosystem. We have a large number of international students/ young professionals who have studied/are studying in European universities or work in Europe.
Is EYE only representing EU countries?
Absolutely not! As an example, we are represented in the UK, Switzerland, Norway and more! We strive to be present in all countries of the European Higher Education Area.
Are the positions paid?
No, all our initiatives are regarded as volunteer work. Whilst not compensated monetarily, EYE offers valuable opportunities and a broad international family across Europe.
Is everything going to be online?
Like most international organisations, the majority of our work takes place online. This also means that the commitment is much more flexible. However, we host a variety of on-site events, such as our conferences, and we encourage our members to meet up in-person. With an international network of volunteers, it is always great to be hosted across Europe!
I don’t think I am suitable for any of the listed positions. What should I do?
If this is the case, we do have a variety of tasks that are not listed on our website. Please feel free to submit an open application then!
Do you have any fixed hours?
No. As a volunteer, we are aware that everybody has other commitments outside of EYEl. Hence, the workload is flexible
Can I apply for multiple positions?
Yes, you can apply for as many positions and departments as you want. We give volunteers the opportunity to explore different kinds of work, but we always advise against overworking from the start with different tasks.