SEFI Elections 2026 – Call for Candidates for the Board of Directors and Vice President

7 Board Members and 1 Vice President

The SEFI elections will take place at our General Assembly in Prague on 8 September 2026. The mandate for the newly elected officers starts on 1 October 2026.

We invite our members to present their candidatures for:

• Vice President (2-year mandate, 01/10/2026-30/09/2028)
• 7 Board Members (3-year mandate, 01/10/2026-30/09/2029)

HOW TO APPLY

Members of SEFI, who have paid their annual membership fee and are interested in these positions, are invited to send their CV, a motivation letter and the filled-in endorsement form to SEFI President at president@sefi.be and SEFI Secretary General at office@sefi.be before 1 May 2026. 

The applications will be reviewed by the Board of Directors at their meeting on Monday 25 May. Approved candidatures will be sent to all the SEFI members with the invitation to the General Assembly. 

By submitting their candidatures, members confirm that they are aware of their rights and duties as well as the activities of SEFI. For this purpose, interested candidates are invited to contact the SEFI office (office@sefi.be). They are encouraged to read the SEFI Statutes (Art. 11-14) and Bylaws (Section III). Download here

ROLE DESCRIPTION, RESPONSIBILITIES AND REQUIREMENTS

All candidates must be members of SEFI. They will demonstrate their willingness to be actively committed to SEFI, and should consider the resources, time and funding, to fulfil their obligations.

All the mandates of SEFI officers start on 1 October and end on 30 September. The positions in the board and presidency are not remunerated.

SEFI VICE PRESIDENT

The General Assembly elects a Vice President out of the candidates approved by the Board of Directors. The mandate of the Vice President is for two years and (s)he may run once again for an immediate second mandate. The candidates must have at least one year of experience on SEFI as officer (as described in Articles 17 – 21 of the Statutes) or Board of Directors member. The experience does not need to be immediate. SEFI has two Vice Presidents at any given time. The Vice Presidents assist the President in his/her tasks. 

Individual and associate members are not eligible as candidates for Vice President. 

SEFI BOARD OF DIRECTORS

The SEFI Board of Directors is a body responsible for the general strategic direction of SEFI. It is composed of the President, the two Vice Presidents and a maximum of 21 elected members (with a minimum of 6).

Two thirds of the board members must be the official representatives of institutional members.

The Board of Directors meets at least 4 times each year. Board members are invited to serve on ad hoc committees that oversee various aspects of SEFI’s work and may be asked to represent SEFI at international events. Candidatures for the Board of Directors must be endorsed by at least three other members of SEFI.

Candidates representing institutional members must be endorsed by at least two other SEFI institutional members amongst the three endorsements. One SEFI member cannot endorse more than two board candidates. The endorsement is not required if the candidate for the Board has already served as a Board member prior to the candidature and has not changed their membership category after their latest mandate. They will justify their candidature with a description of their specific achievements for SEFI.