The Mediation Team of Volt Europa offers a structured process for the handling of disputes, in which one or more parties voluntarily attempt to reach an agreement on the settlement of their dispute with the assistance of a mediator. This body is essential to the resolution of disputes between (groups of) members. Unlike the Integrity Commission which receives reports of undesired behaviour, and investigates and advises the board on actions, the Mediation team functions to find common grounds between parties that have an interest in resolving their disputes.

Role description

The mediation team of Volt Europa consists of members who fulfill a mediation role within their national chapter as well as members who are directly added to the team of Volt Europa. 

The mediators have the following competences:

  • To refer inadmissible members to the correct integrity entities;

  • To mediate in conflicts between (groups of) members;

  • To promote this Integrity Syllabus and mediation throughout the association;

  • To coach, train and assist other integrity entities in their efforts.

  • To produce a report every two years to be collected by the Ombudsperson.

The mediator team co-leads have the following additional responsibilities:

  • Coordinate the processing of cases; 

  • Nominate mediators for incoming cases;

  • Take care of administrative work;

  • Assist mediators in administrative efforts;

  • Promote the Mediation Team across the organisation.

More information about the Mediation Team can be found in the Integrity Syllabus.

Practical information

  • Term length: No official term length is mentioned in the integrity syllabus. The appointment will be for two years with the possibility to extend.
    Please note that the co-leads are elected for a term of two years. 

  • Availability: Our estimation for now is five hours per week. We expect that the co-lead position may take a bit more time per week.

  • Remuneration: This is an unpaid position.

What we look for

The vacancy is aimed at generating a pool of candidates of which the board will appoint one more mediator lead who will take on the role to set up the rest of the team of moderators.

Suitable candidates:

  • Have knowledge of, or interest in the integrity system;

  • Are independent and impartial;

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

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

  • Have sufficient English proficiency;

  • Are trained or experienced mediators.

As a member of the Mediation Team, it is imperative that you are free of conflict of interest so that you can exercise your role independently and impartially. 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

  1. For mediators who are already part of a national mediation team: They will be directly contacted and if they wish to be part of the European mediation team, they will automatically join the pool of mediators.

  2. For candidates that wish to become mediators of Volt Europa only (without being part of a national mediation team):

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 mediation team?

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

    • Which skills or knowledge do you possess that can be useful for the mediation team? 

    • Do you have the flexibility to dedicate time to fulfil 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 and if you profile seems to fit with the position, you will be invited to an interview. The Board will ultimately decide who will be appointed.