Walk of Wisdom is looking for treasurer (found!)
We are looking for a treasurer for our remote board. Something for you or someone you know?
Become our new treasurer
The Walk of Wisdom works with a remote board and has a vacancy as treasurer. The board meets four times a year with the two coordinators to discuss current affairs and course of action and to test them against the foundation’s objectives.
The foundation has the support of an accountant and a bookkeeper. The work as treasurer is therefore not too bad, but it is no less important.
The purpose of the foundation
The Walk of Wisdom Foundation wants to promote wisdom with the help of a week-long pilgrimage route through a diverse landscape with telephone and internet as much as possible. The foundation is independent of any religion and is based on the connection between people and the world. Our great plan is a marked pilgrimage route in every country of the world. In 2015 we started a pioneering route of 136 kilometres around Nijmegen. Almost 15,000 pilgrims have already left their steps on the route.
The organization
The day-to-day operations of the foundation are carried out by two part-time coordinators and dozens of volunteers. The board assesses remotely, creates conditions and facilitates the coordinators. In doing so, the board monitors the mission and objectives. Walk of Wisdom is a financially healthy foundation.
Spearheads for the coming period are consolidating the growth of recent years, securing the organisation and investigating opportunities for expansion abroad.
The treasurer works closely with the coordination in keeping an overview of and controlling the financial situation of the foundation and is involved in the preparation of the annual report and the budget.
Profile
We are looking for someone who:
- has good general financial acumen;
- has experience in drawing up or reviewing budgets and annual accounts;
- thinks constructively and can find the right balance between involvement and administrative distance;
- wants to dedicate themselves from enthusiasm and enthusiasm to the realization of the ideals of the foundation;
- preferably resides in Nijmegen or the Nijmegen area;
- has an affinity with walking in general and the idea of pilgrimage in particular.
The board work for the Walk of Wisdom is unpaid: directors do not receive any fees or travel expenses. The board of the Walk of Wisdom meets at least four times a year in an informal setting with the coordinators at the foundation’s office address on the Pater Brugmanstraat in Nijmegen. There are also one or more half-days every year, during which the course is discussed and new ideas are explored. Time commitment is on average about 6 hours per month.
React
Are you interested or do you know someone who is suitable for the position? Please let us know no later than April 21, 2023 by emailing [email protected].
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On our current website (https://www.walkofwisdom.org/) you will find much more information about what the foundation does and what plans there are. Questions about the vacancy? Please contact Monica or Jan ([email protected] or [email protected]).
