Volunteer

Description

What is ESN Ireland?

Maybe you’ve heard of us before, or maybe not. Either way we have pulled together a short round-up of who we are, and what ESN is all about!

Mission:
Erasmus Student Network (ESN) is a non-profit international student organisation. Our mission is to represent international students, thus providing opportunities for cultural understanding and self-development under the principle of Students Helping Students.

A bit more about ESN and its structure:
ESN is made up of many different international societies at different universities across Europe. Each of these societies is called a local section. These local sections organise events, trips and other fun things for international students to help them to make friends and get the most out of their time abroad. There are already 12 sections in Ireland: ESN UCD, ESN Maynooth, ESN DCU, ESN DKIT, ESN TU Dublin, ESN University of Galway, ESN TCD, ESN UL, ESN TUS Midwest Global, ESN TUS Midlands Global, ESN IADT Global and ESN RCSI Global. There is also a national board in each country (that’s us) that are elected by the sections to help them with any problems they might have and to keep the local sections up to speed with international developments in ESN, among other things.

You may ask yourself why you should join our volunteer organisation. What’s in it for us?
Well, here’s a few highlights of what might interest you.
 

Benefits of joining the National Board:
● trainings and conferences
● contact with international environment
● practise foreign languages
● easier entrance in the job market
● influencing EU policy makers in area of education
● offers through ESNcard - discounts, prizes
● new friends from around the world
● fun events

Some of our future goals:
● Ensure development of our existing and new ESN sections.
● Organise annual training events (where we all learn to be better people and improve our skills)
● Strengthen current partnerships and forge some new ones too (hotels, flights, tours, etc.)
● Host more National events (where all the ESNers and international students from different sections come together and have a good ol’ time)

Do not hesitate to ask any questions which come to mind by emailing Ireland-admin@esn.org

Is training provided?: Yes

Tasks that the volunteer(s) will be expected to undertake:

Main tasks and responsibilities:
● Develop, update and maintain the ESN Ireland webpage.
● Help Sections build and maintain their webpages.
● Provide guidelines to Sections on how to use ESN and ESN Ireland’s digital tools.
● Supervise ESN Ireland’s email accounts.
● Manage and keep an overview of ESN Ireland’s digital tools, as well as educating the network and promoting their use.
● Cooperate with the Communication Manager in keeping the content of the webpage updated.
● Keep up to date on web-related issues on the international level.
● Offer technical support during online and offline events of ESN Ireland.
● Update Galaxy (ESNs internal Accounts platform).
● Lead trainings and workshops with local sections on relevant topics.
● Engage with relevant ESN communities (IT Community).

Skills required for this role:

Required skills and expertise:
● A good understanding of IT tools.
● Creative and open mindset towards the tasks.

Details of time commitment needed for role:
Meeting once a week, usually after 5 pm. Additional meetings and travel opportunities may also arise.

Minimum time commitment per week:
2 hour p/week

Additional screening required for this role:
Application procedure: Please send the following documents to ireland@esn.org by 10th of September 2025 23:59 GMT: 1. Curriculum Vitae detailing ESN experience if any and relevant professional experience for the position. 2. Motivation letter.