FIGT Treasurer

The Treasurer oversees the finances of FIGT, along with other members of the Executive Committee, Operations Lead, Financial Administrator, and accounting firm. He/she is responsible for creating the annual budget based on input from the Board members, the Financial Administrator, and the Operations Lead, as well as monitoring expenditures and income reported monthly by the accountants. The main responsibility of the Treasurer is to ensure the annual budget aligns with the vision and mission of FIGT and that funds are used responsibly. The Treasurer is a member of the Executive Committee (ExCom).

You can read the full role description here.

APPLICATION DEADLINE 25 FEBRUARY 2023

Committee Positions

Committee positions become available year round and include: Communications, Program, Logistics, Nominations, Scholarship, Finance, Sponsorship and Membership. Specifically, we are looking for individuals with background and interest in:

• Program management
  
• Event organization
  
• Website design and management
  
• Writing and/or editing
  
• Social media management
  
• Budget and finance
  
• Strategic relationship building
  
• Membership relations
  
• Communicating with a diverse group of individuals across multiple geographic locations
  

We would love to hear from you if you are a current member of FIGT or plan to join the organisation as a member and are willing to offer your enthusiasm, skills, and expertise to support our mission to “promote cross-sector connections for sharing research and developing best practices that support the growth, success and well-being of people crossing cultures around the world.”

Please complete the brief online form or e-mail volunteers@figt.org.

We will be in touch to talk about your interest and to let you know about any opportunities. If we do not have any appropriate roles available at this point, we will let you know and with your permission keep your details on file for use as and when new opportunities arise.

Vacancies that we are unable to fill from our volunteer pool are advertised on social media.

If you have questions about becoming a member don’t hesitate to get in touch with our Membership Director at membership@figt.org.

Current Opportunities!

The Membership Team is looking to welcome two new volunteers to assist with the following:

• Follow up/reunion calls with new members during and after our online conference.
• Reach out to potential members from under-represented people in the Families in Global Transition membership. We’ve identified two geographical areas where we would like to start reaching out to potential new members: Africa and India
• As Director of FIGT Membership, I am at this time especially looking for volunteers who identify with North Africa and India.
• This is a volunteer remote position that requires great communication skills and an understanding of our multicultural community.
• Time requirement: two hours a week in March and April, and then considered for May to September.
• This position reports to the FIGT Membership Director.

Please submit your application below, or Email volunteers@figt.org