Sefa Board

A Board Year At Sefa

Sefa is one of the largest study associations in the Netherlands. Together with more than 400 active members and 250 company contacts, we organize over 125 events per year for more than 7000 members.

During a board year, you will be working full time within a team of highly motivated board members. You get the opportunity to develop your social, organizational and professional skills. You learn how to lead and supervise committees, create a long-term strategy and organize great events! Besides developing yourself at a rapid pace, it’s also a very relevant upgrade of your resume which is highly valued by companies. Do you want to kick-start your career? Become part of the 105th Sefa board and lead the organization in 2026/2027.

In 2026/2027, Sefa turns 105 years old, celebrating its 21st lustrum! Doing a board year during a lustrum year means more events, more celebrations, and more unforgettable experiences! You’ll be part of organizing unique lustrum activities, grand parties, and exclusive collaborations that only happen once every five years.

Do you want to learn more? Schedule a coffee chat with a board member!

Interested?

Fill in the board interest form!

Board Interest Form

Application Timeline

Application Deadline: TBA
Interviews: April 2026
Selection results: April 2026
Transfer period: June 2026
Start of Board Year: July 2026

Email one of the board members to plan a call or a coffee meeting and hear all the possibilities and personal experiences!

Chairman, Lieke Borremans
- chairman@sefa.nl
Operational Officer, Sinclair Mandjes
- operational@sefa.nl
Treasurer, Thierry De’eb
- treasurer@sefa.nl
Commercial Relations Officer, Bart Wessels
- commercial@sefa.nl
Human Resource Officer, Ece Candemir
- hr@sefa.nl
Marketing Officer, Asya Toprak Bozkurt
- marketing@sefa.nl
Information Strategy Officer, Tommaso Ravelli
- iso@sefa.nl
Career Officer, Maya Dahan
- career@sefa.nl

Plan a coffee meeting with a board member! Available positions

Hours per week:	40
Board period:	July 2026 - June 2027
Size of the board:	8
Recruitment period:	Spring
Deadline to apply:	TBA

As the Chairman you are responsible for five key areas. Firstly, you will be organizing and chairing all board and general meetings. Secondly, you will safeguard strategic policy goals during the daily routine. Thirdly, you will communicate extensively within the board, with the university, with other study associations, with the FSR, and with Sefa’s supervisory board. Also, you will act as the face of Sefa towards outside parties. Lastly, you are responsible for the association's financial audit.

As the Operational Officer, you have a lot of different responsibilities. You are responsible for the Sefa Store and maintaining a positive relationship with the faculty. You take care of the formal expression of the association, the general mail, member-administration, and you make sure the statuses and internal regulations are being followed. Besides these tasks, there is room to initiate new strategic ideas and support other board members and committees.

As the Treasurer, you are responsible for the association's budgets and three-monthly financial statements. Besides, you are expected to have full oversight of Sefa’s financial position. Thirdly, you are managing and, if necessary, approving all in- and outgoing cash flows. Next to these specific tasks, you coordinate committees.

As the Commercial Officer, you are the contact person for companies and you explore the market to make new contacts. In this way, you generate Sefa's cash flow. Besides these activities, you help committee members with the acquisition.

As the HR Officer, you are responsible for recruiting and selecting members for committees. When they are selected you will coach and retain these active members. Next to these tasks you are responsible for the HR policy and coordinating committees.

As the Marketing Officer, you take care of Sefa’s marketing and PR policy. You work on building and sustaining an unbeatable brand image. You are responsible for social media and attracting and maintaining media attention.

As the Information Strategy Officer, you have five main responsibilities. Firstly, you are in charge of data management & data analysis. Secondly, you are responsible for all Salesforce activities; from user adoption to development and innovation. Thirdly, you will be justifying and support the strategy of the organisation by providing clear numerical facts. Lastly, you are responsible for finding software-related solutions and improvement of current systems

As the Career Officer, Sefa’s major projects like the Sefa Career Week, Amsterdam Case Competition, Investment Days, and the Master’s Career Club will be your main focus. Being Sefa’s 8th Board Member you will guide the committees from forming their policy, the acquisition of companies, the marketing strategy, until the realisation of the event. Even though this might not sound like a big responsibility, it definitely is! Being responsible for these projects altogether, you will be able to bring cohesion into their chronology and most importantly transfer the experiences of our members’ from one event into the next one . Through you, Sefa will finally be able to reach new heights when it comes to the quality and magnitude of our events!