Join us in making Student Union POKA even better! ✨
Are you interested in advocacy, organizing events, and making sure the student voice is heard? Now’s your chance to apply for POKAs board!
What is the board?
The board is POKA’s most active governing body, working together with staff to manage the activities of the student union, including administration, advocacy, and events. We are looking for a chairperson and 4-7 regular members for the board. The term of office is the calendar year 2025, and board members receive a small compensation. To apply, you need to have a valid POKA membership.
As a board member, you will:
- Improve student activities
- Amplify students voice
- Organize events
- Create student-centered communications
- Influence the activities of Karelia University of Applied Sciences
- Improve tutoring
- Network
- Engage in strategic planning
What we offer:
- A great team
- Strong support from our office and executive director
- Orientation and guidance in your role
- Valuable experience in organizational work and teamwork
- A broad network both locally and nationally
- Compensation
- Recreational evenings
What we hope from you:
- Willingness to learn new things
- Passion for student advocacy
Board responsibilities include:
- Chairperson
- Vice-Chairperson
- Tutoring
- Internationality
- Events
- Member Recruitment
- Well-being and Sports
- Social Policy
- Education Policy
- Communications
- Equality
- Is there a specific area you’d like to develop that isn’t listed? No worries, we can add it to the list!
Selection Process
Selections will be made at the Representative Council’s organizational meeting on December 3, 2024, starting at 17:00 in the main auditorium 100 at the Wärtsilä campus.
Applicants are encouraged to attend the meeting to introduce themselves!
Apply by December 3, 2024, at: https://forms.gle/c9xvTUTWSvNTHyse8.
Form information will be used for the POKA board application process and to contact applicants.
Still have questions?
For more information, feel free to message:
Anni Tirkkonen, Chairperson of the Board ([email protected])