Two members of the Supervisory Board

Do you have a progressive and inspiring vision of sexual and reproductive health and rights from an inclusive perspective? If so, you might be the right person to fill our open positions on the Supervisory Board.

Due to the expiration of the terms of some of our Supervisory Board members, Rutgers has two vacancies on the Supervisory Board:

• A member from the Netherlands with a public profile in SRHR (preferably under 25)
• A member of an international partner organization

The organization
With a history of serving as the center of expertise on sexuality in the Netherlands for over 50 years, Rutgers has now become an international organization playing a leading role in this field. Rutgers has 115 staff members working on sexual health and rights, both in the Netherlands and in more than 25 countries worldwide. By combining research, program implementation, and advocacy—and in collaboration with international partners—Rutgers works to improve sexual rights, access to sexuality education and information, access to contraception and safe abortion, and the prevention of sexual violence.

Rutgers is the Dutch member of IPPF, the International Planned Parenthood Federation. Over the past few years, Rutgers has grown both financially and as an organization. The multi-year national and international programs, funded by the Dutch ministries of Education, Health, and Foreign Affairs, the European Commission, and foundations, are of high quality. In these programs, Rutgers also acts as a subgranting organization to our partners. Rutgers works with over 50 partners in our program countries and in the Netherlands to achieve our goals and strategy. More information about Rutgers’ programs can be foundon the Rutgers website.

Recentdevelopments
In 2021, Rutgers merged with Dance4Life. In 2022, a new Executive Director, selected from outside the organization, will take office. Furthermore, a new multi-year strategy was adopted in 2021, which will guide Rutgers for the period 2021–2025.

Strategy
. At the heart of the Rutgers Strategy lies the why, how, and what.

The strategy embodies the organization’s values, which are passion, positivity, professionalism, openness, a commitment to learning, courage, and fairness. Furthermore, Rutgers aims to make an impact in various areas:

• Meaningfully engage with and empower young people
• Strengthen our partners
• Mobilize public support
• Improve laws and policies
• Translate scientific research into practice and back
• Diversify our funding
• Invest in our dedicated professionals and/or our organization.

These themes are also discussed at the meetings of the Supervisory Board.

Organizational structure
Rutgers operates in programmatic teams. These teams are part of different departments: the International, National, or Communications & Fundraising departments. In addition, there are support departments: Finance & Facilities and HR. The managers from these departments form the Rutgers Management Team, which is chaired by the Executive Director. To ensure efficient operations, there is a small, organizational Management Team that addresses organizational matters, and a larger, strategic Management Team that addresses the organization’s strategic issues.

The Supervisory Board
The Supervisory Board of Rutgers plays a supervisory and advisory role with respect to the Executive Director and the organization’s performance, strategy, policy, management, and operations. The Supervisory Board currently has 5 members and 3 vacancies. Each member is appointed for a 3-year term, which may be extended twice.

The Supervisory Board meets approximately four times a year, and its members receive a small stipend. Due to the international composition of the Supervisory Board, the meetings are conducted in English.

General profile
The members of the Supervisory Board are passionate about Rutgers’ work and have an affinity with or knowledge of the following:

• sexual and reproductive health and rights
• working in both a national and an international context
• the sectors Rutgers works with or in: research, healthcare, education, (social) media, etc.
• Rutgers' target groups: young people with diverse identities and backgrounds

The members of the Supervisory Board are curious, creative, and supportive. They are good listeners and ask the right questions. They serve as a sounding board for the executive director, have a clear vision that enables them to oversee the issues within the organization, and are not afraid to make decisions. The culture within the Supervisory Board is open, inclusive, and accountable.

The Supervisory Board upholds Rutgers’ guiding principles and communicates them to its networks. Furthermore, Rutgers strives to have a Supervisory Board that is inclusive and diverse in terms of age, gender, sexual orientation, and background.

Specific criteria – member with a public profile on SRHR

• A (public) profile in and/or proven experience with sexual and reproductive health and rights in the Netherlands
• Under the age of 25
• Able to incorporate this experience and the perspectives of young people into Rutgers’ work

Specific criteria - member with a public profile regarding SRHR

• A (public) profile and/or demonstrable experience in the field of sexual and reproductive health and rights in the Netherlands
• Under 25
• Able to incorporate the experiences and perspectives of young people and young adults into Rutgers’ work

Specific criteria – member from a partner organization

• Experience working in the field of sexual and reproductive health and rights
• Coming from one of our partner organizations and holding a leadership position there
• Able to apply this expertise to the work at Rutgers

Interested?
Rutgers is working with the executive search firm Colourful People on this process. For more information about Rutgers, these two openings, or the application process, please contact Naima Azough, senior partner at Colourful People, by email at n.azough@colourfulpeople.nl or by phone at +31 (0)6 4344 9717.

You can apply for this position by uploading your cover letter and resume no later than April¹⁷, 2022, via the "Apply" button below.