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ESN Lisboa: Join Us!

Erasmus Student Network: a whole world on its own!

ESN is one of the largest youth associations in Europe, with a mission to enrich society through international students and following the maxim “Students helping Students”. We are present in more than 1000 Higher Education Institutions, and we support more than 350 000 students, all on a voluntary basis (we are more than 18 000 volunteers all over Europe)!

At Erasmus Student Network, our mission is to represent international students and provide opportunities for intercultural environment and personal development. ESN provides its members with an insight into professional life and prepares them to deal with a wide variety of situations.

So if you enjoy experiencing different cultures, are proactive and work well in a team, then the ESN is the right place for you! We are looking for dynamic people, who take initiative and like to be involved in an international environment. Students who want to have a more professional and challenging experience.

At ESN Lisbon we have 9 departments and different areas underlying them, check all the information about each of them below and then check how can you join our amazing family!

Our departments at ESN Lisboa

When you join us, you'll be assigned to a certain department and have a set of responsibilities related to that area. That doesn't mean you will only do events of a certain type or not do events at all because you choose a back office department.
It simply means you'll have the chance to help us with an area you have more knowledge of (or are interested in) while organizing all types of events and getting to know our incredible international community.
Take a look below at the different sections needed to keep ESN Lisboa running and we're sure you'll find your place with us!

Tasks: Creation of content and campaigns for social networks; capturing and editing audiovisual content; creation of association merchandising; creation of promotional material for the association and partners; creation of content for the website.

Profile:
  • Experience in the area (mandatory)
  • Proactivity and Initiative
  • Aesthetic Sense and Creative spirit
  • Capacity for organisation
  • Ability to assume commitment and responsibility
  • Ability to channel ideas in the form of text, drawings, images
  • Writing skills and rigour in writing in English
  • Experience with Canva
  • Availability (hours not specific)
  • Background in Design, Communication or Marketing
  • Experience with Adobe tools: Illustrator, Photoshop & Lightroom (added value)
  • Experience and taste for photography and video recording (added value)
  • Experience in web design and SEO (added value)

Tasks: Planning of events and activities related to Sports & Trips; ensuring that they are well organised and streamlined; participation in activities organised by the department; motivating international students to have a more active lifestyle by promoting activities that cultivate that spirit

Profile:
  • Sense of responsibility and autonomy
  • Organisational skills
  • Ease to communicate and socialise
  • Ability to dynamize
  • Ability to take decisions
  • Ability to solve problems and deal with stress and unforeseen situations
  • Ability to be dynamic and versatile
  • Availability during weekdays, during the day (because most of our Sports & Trips Events happen during working hours)
  • Adventurous, energetic personality (added value)
  • Experience in organising events (added value)
  • Practitioner and/or sports enthusiast (added value)

Tasks: Dynamization of integration activities and cultural events; organisation and planning of events; rigour in the timings and deadlines of the commitments assumed

Profile:
  • Organisational skills
  • Ability to communicate, socialise and dynamize
  • Ability to work in a team
  • Ability to improvise in the moment, and to deal with stress and unforeseen situations
  • Taste for culture and experience with cultural events
  • Rigour and oral command of the English language
  • Experience in organising events (added value)
  • Experience in public speaking to large groups (added value)
  • Experience in giving tours (added value)
  • Knowledge of Lisbon (added value)
  • Being bilingual/polyglot (added value)
  • Being multinational (added value)

Tasks: Planning of nightlife events and entertainment; ensure the smooth running of events; planning dynamic activities; ensure the smooth running of all activities

Profile:
  • Availability to organise and attend activities at night during weekdays (mandatory)
  • Having a taste for nightlife
  • Sense of responsibility: know how to balance fun and work
  • Proactivity
  • Organisational skills
  • Extroversion, ease in socialising and ability to dynamize
  • Ability to deal with stress and unforeseen situations
  • Availability to organise and attend activities in the afternoon during weekdays (added value)

Tasks: Creation and optimisation of partnerships for the association; raising of sponsors for events and projects; development of protocols with partner entities; support to the remaining departments regarding current partners

Profile:
  • Negotiation skills & ability to communicate with stakeholders
  • Ability to lead meetings
  • Presentation skills
  • Critical thinking and analysis skills
  • Entrepreneurial spirit
  • Ability to step out of the comfort zone
  • Eloquence and rigour in speaking
  • Rigour in writing, in Portuguese and English
  • Background in Public Relations or Management (added value)
  • Experience in liaising with partners (added value)

Tasks: Deliberation of projects to work on; Organisation and planning of events to be held; Attendance at the various events organised by the department; Imagination in planning ideas for events

Profile:
  • Energy, motivation and willpower
  • Compassion, empathy and concern for human, animal and environmental causes
  • Aptitude to deal with disadvantaged groups (such as homeless, elderly, people with disabilities, as well as animals)
  • Interest in developing short, medium and long-term projects for international students and/or the local community
  • Organisational skills
  • Ease in working in a team
  • Availability during working hours on weekdays
  • Contact with solidarity institutions or associations (added value)

Tasks: Organising and dynamizing internal events and team building activities, such as Team Days, Team Building Weekend, Awards Dinner, History Day, Anniversary Gala, Peddy Paper; helping with the recruitment and selection process of new members; ensuring the creation and sending of the monthly internal newsletter; managing the birthday calendar and idealising, creating and delivering anniversary gifts for the members; ensuring the tracking of the member information; ensuring the smooth running of the section and the productivity of volunteers; ensure personal and professional development activities for members

Profile:
  • Empathy and a positive, understanding and supportive attitude
  • Attendance
  • Mediating character
  • Integrity
  • Flexibility and ability to resolve problems and conflicts in a constructive manner
  • Effective communication
  • Ability to lead (inspire and guide) and dynamize
  • Ability to create a positive and collaborative environment among volunteers
  • Experience in event organisation (added value)
  • Knowledge and/or academic background and/or experience in the field of Human Resources (added value)

Tasks: Optimization and participation in sessions for incoming and outgoing students; establishing and solidifying relationships with the different Higher Education Institutions, promoting activities in partnership with them (Students Unions, International Relations Offices and more); development and participation in the 'Erasmus in School' programme (secondary education); development of the Podcast of ESN Lisboa; solidifying relationships with the European Alliances

Profile:
  • Proactivity, dynamism and flexibility
  • Ability to express yourself in formal environments
  • Sensitivity to 'political correctness'
  • Public speaking skills
  • Organisation and planning ability
  • Written and oral knowledge of Portuguese and English
  • Good network
  • Good availability (more flexible hours)

Tasks: Assist the section in the area of Information Technology (IT); Development of internal projects, optimization and maintenance of ESN Lisboa's website; Solve technical software and/or hardware problems; Introduce new technologies in order to ensure the development of the section; Participate in the national and international IT community

Profile:
  • Knowledge and taste for frontend IT: HTML, CSS, JavaScript, React (or other frameworks)
  • Node.js (added value), Drupal (added value)
  • Proactivity
  • Responsibility
  • Motivation for learning
  • Time management skills

How to join us?

Every year, we have two main recruitment periods: in January and August. When the recruitment period opens we'll anounce everything in our socials (especially Instagram and Linkedin) and obviously here as well. Stay tuned!

The recruitment period is over for now, but we will be waiting for you next semester! :))

Doubts?

If any questions arise along the way, don't hesitate to reach out to us via email at recrutamento@esnlisboa.org with "Recruitment Spring 2025" in the subject.