The Transnational Institute (TNI) seeks two additional Supervisory Board members

Supervisory Board members serve voluntarily, and are responsible for monitoring strategic development, the financial health and effectiveness of the organisation. Responsibility for operationalisation of the policy and daily management is delegated to the Management Team.

Do you have questions about these roles? Or are you immediately inspired to apply? Please contact Ruggero Lala (r.lala@tni.org) with a recent CV and a letter of motivation by March 23. Interviews will take place in the week of March 30. We hope to confirm the new Board members at our Board Meeting in April.

More information:

• Ruggero Lala, Operations coordinator TNI, r.lala@tni.org
• Imad Sabi, Chairperson of the Supervisory Board imad.sabi@proton.me 

The Audit Committee is comprised of one member of the Supervisory Board and is responsible for supervision of TNI’s finances, financial administration, internal financial controls and risk management systems.

General Characteristics and Competencies

• Strong affinity with the vision, mission and values of TNI
• Credibility in networks relevant for TNI’s standing among its allies and partners
• Integrity and accountability
• Time to invest in TNI's Supervisory Board
• Experience with being a Supervisory Board member of a non-profit organisation
• Expertise or experience relevant to TNI’s strategic goals

Key responsibilities 

• Meeting quarterly with the Management Board and financial controller to discuss quarterly financial accounts of the Foundation, and advising the Supervisory Board accordingly
• Meeting annually with the Management Board and financial controller to discuss the annual budget and its alignment with the annual strategic plan, and adherence to implementation of the recommendations of the external accountant with regard to financial administration, internal controls and risk mitigation as laid down in the annual management letter from the external accountants, and advising the Supervisory Board accordingly
• Meeting annually with the external accountant, Management Board and financial controller to discuss annual audited accounts, the state of the Foundation’s finances, financial administration, internal control and risk mitigation systems, and advising the Supervisory Board accordingly
• Identify and flag legal risks for TNI.  Based on specific risk(s), advise TNI to appropriate lawyers where necessary.

Specific expertise and competencies

• Expertise in finance, financial administration and accounting
• Able to communicate financial matters in plain words
• Capacity to analyse finances and make practical recommendations for improvements to financial sustainability
• Capacity to advise on investments and increasing income would be additionally valued
• Access to networks of relevant legal people who can advise or serve TNI as required

Considerations

TNI is required to ensure appropriate diversity within its Board and to do so in a way that is representative for TNI constituencies. 

TNI is a transnational Institute whose Board should reflect that. For practical reasons, we might consider drawing on people living in The Netherlands but originally from Africa, Latin America, Middle East, and Asia.

TNI is registered and holds its office in The Netherlands. As such, Dutch representation on the Board should also be representative of the diversity of contemporary Dutch society as far as practicable.

General Characteristics and Competencies

• Strong affinity with the vision, mission and values of TNI
• Credibility in networks relevant for TNI’s standing among its allies and partners
• Integrity and accountability
• Time to invest in TNI's Supervisory Board
• Experience with being a Supervisory Board member of a non-profit organisation
• Expertise or experience relevant to TNI’s strategic goals

In addition to the general characteristics outlined above, TNI seeks a prospective new Board member who would bring some of the following expertise:

• Legal expertise
• Organizational and change management expertise
• Organisational development expertise
• Fundraising expertise (in any or all the following realms: development aid, research, private foundations, individual donors including crowd funding) and a willingness to play an "ambassador" role, helping to create new relationships with funders for TNI
• External communication expertise (public identity projection, media outreach)

TNI is an international research and advocacy institute that works for a world of peace, equity and democracy on a sustainable planet - brought about and sustained by an informed and engaged citizenry. To this end, the Institute seeks to strengthen international social movements with rigorous research, reliable information, sound analysis and constructive proposals that advance progressive, democratic policy change and common solutions to global problems. In so doing, TNI acts as a unique nexus between social movements, engaged scholars and policy makers. Coordinated from Amsterdam, our working language is English. TNI has a large network of collaborators drawn from diverse backgrounds around the world. TNI strives to achieve the same diversity within our Board.