Call for Nominations 2025
Dear members of the IHSA,
We are all looking forward with immense pleasure to our conference in Istanbul and Bergen. Following the conference we will also organize an online General Assembly (GA) to which you will be all invited. Voting for board members will be held from 27 October until 14 November. The result will be announced at the GA on 19 November. Please note that these are voluntary and unpaid positions.
We are looking for a diverse board of 10 people, and we currently have 4 vacancies on the board. Diversity pertains to gender and background as well as professional profile. We are an association bringing together scholars, applied researchers and reflexive practitioners, and hence we hope to see this reflected in the future board. Board members must have an affiliation with IHSA (for example having participated in the conferences) and a background in working in the Humanitarian field. Once elected, each board member serves a 4 year term.
What is expected from board members?
- Attend 4 to 8 online meetings of 1.5 hours a year
- Provide insights, wisdom and judgement
- Help develop ideas for the vision and the strategic plan
- Determine policy and strategy
- Monitor performance
- Manage governance process
- Support the promotion of the activities of the association
- Ensure integrity of the general workings of the association by acting as out internal control system
- Active contribution to the development of IHSA as a professional studies association
- Representing the association at international fora to increase the visibility and uptake of IHSA or promote membership of the association
- Give approval and feedback on the Annual Report and the Financial Plan
- Be involved in the development of the conference themes
Board members have the following opportunities:
- Possibility to be a panel abstract reviewer at the biennial conference
- The option to run for positions as, treasurer and vice-president of the association
- Possibilities to start a working group or a committee on a specific topic
- Organize activities, such as webinars, on behalf of the IHSA
Please note that Board membership is a voluntary position, without renumeration
Members remaining on the board
New board members will be joining the following members of the current board as they have not completed their 4 year term:
Antonio De Lauri, Andrew Cunningham, Rodrigo Mena, Carla Vitantonio, Palash Kamruzzaman, Juan Ricardo Aparicio
How to apply:
Applicants can nominate themselves by filling in the application form and sending it to info@ihsa.info. Applications must be endorsed by at least one IHSA Board member (noted on the form), though can be endorsed by more. Please get in contact with the existing Board members before writing down their names under the endorsement.
Once processed, applicants will be displayed on the IHSA website – including their personal statement from their application form. Please remember to include a photo with your application email.
Voting for board members will be held from 27 October until 14 November. The result will be announced at the GA on 19 November. Voting will be conducted via the IHSA website, with members able to cast one vote per open Board seat. The announcement will be made at the online IHSA AGM which will take place on Wednesday 19 November 2025. Online meeting details and times will come soon.
IHSA strongly encourages a diversity of representation on its Board in terms of age, background, geographical location, and academic/practitioner role.
Please submit your application by 20 October, 2025, 12:00 CET to info@ihsa.info