The Integrity Commission has the goal to promote the Integrity Syllabus within the association and process reports of undesirable behaviour as set out in the General Reporting Procedure.

Role Description

The Integrity Commission should consist of at least four members appointed by the European board and we are currently looking for at least one more Integrity Commissioner. In case the appointed Integrity Commissioners need more human resources, we will re-open the vacancy. With the intention of including as much chapter representation as possible, it would be encouraged to build an Integrity Commission formed by two European commissioners and two coming from different chapters.

The Integrity Commission of Volt Europa shall have the following competences:

  1. To promote this Integrity Syllabus within the association;

  2. To receive and process reports as set out in the General Reporting Procedure;

  3. To investigate reports of undesirable behaviour;

  4. To advise the Board on performed investigations;

  5. Producing a report every two years to be collected by the Ombudsperson.

More information about the Integrity Commission can be found in the Integrity Syllabus.

Practical Information

Term: Integrity Commissioners are appointed for a period of two years.

Availability: As this is the first time we introduce this position, it is difficult to estimate how much time is required. Our estimation for now is a maximum of 5 hours per week. 

Remuneration: This is an unpaid position.

What we look for

Suitable candidates:

  • Support and actively promote Volt's values;

  • Are independent and impartial;

  • Have integrity and the ability to maintain confidentiality at all times;

  • Are able to listen actively and without judgement, can ask follow-up questions in a respectful manner;

  • Have awareness of and sensitivity to the multicultural and diverse environment in which Volt Europa operates;

  • Have sufficient English proficiency;

  • Potentially have a legal background and/or knowledge of ethics and/or experience in conducting research and writing research papers (not required, but advised).

As an Integrity Commissioner, it is imperative that you are free of conflict of interest so that you can exercise your role independently and impartially. In order to avoid potential conflicts of interest, this position can therefore not be combined with leadership positions in the organisation. Please disclose if you hold any other positions within the organisation; this may be relevant for the evaluation of your application in this context.

Application process

Please send the documents below to [email protected], [email protected] and [email protected]:

  • CV

  • One reference within Volt and one reference outside of Volt

  • Motivation letter (max 500 words) or motivation video (max 2 minutes) where you answer the following questions (they can be answered individually or combined):

    • Why do you want to be part of the Integrity Commission?

    • Do you have any sort of relevant experience? Explain if you held a similar position in the past or describe a situation in which you had to take on a similar role (this is not a requirement but a good asset).

    • Which skills or knowledge do you possess that can be useful for the Integrity Commission?

    • Do you have the flexibility to dedicate time to fulfill the responsibilities of this role? As mentioned above, we currently cannot tell the amount of hours per week this will take, although experience from similar positions indicates that it tends to be <5h.

Please note: We encourage everyone to apply, even if all the criteria or application requirements are not met.

There is no application deadline, applications are reviewed on a rolling basis

The European Board and GSO will evaluate your application if your profile seems to fit with the position, you will be invited to an interview. The Board will ultimately decide who will be appointed.