Call for applications for the Board of Ylioppilaslehden Kustannus Ltd.

The Board of the Student Union of the University of Helsinki (HYY) has decided to extend the application period for Ylioppilaslehden Kustannus Ltd.’s board.

The Student Union’s Board is looking for active students interested in and familiar with the Student Union’s finances for the board of Ylioppilaslehden Kustannus Ltd. The students act as equal members of the Board with the duty to advance the interests of the company while listening to the owner.

The central criteria in the selections are

• the individual’s commitment to the position and
• their experience and understanding of the operations of Ylioppilaslehti.

We require them to be prepared to focus on the duties and to have the courage to be active on the board. The administrative language is Finnish, and the applicants are expected to be able to work in Finnish. In the final selections, we will strive to achieve equal representation of different genders and to select members from at least three Representative Council groups.

A two-part Ylva Business School will be organised as training for those selected for the financial positions. The first part will tentatively be held in the end of April and the second one later in the spring. We hope that the selected individuals will be able to participate in the training. The term of the boards is from 1 April 2022 to 31 March 2023.

Ylioppilaslehden Kustannus Oy

Ylioppilaslehti is one of the oldest student magazines in the world, with one of the widest circulations, too. Ylioppilaslehti is a unique institution in the Finnish media field and deals with societal and cultural phenomena before others have even realised they exist.

The Board of Ylioppilaslehden Kustannus Ltd handles financial matters related to the publishing and marketing of the magazine and proposes the annual target budget and financial statement for the Board of the Student Union to approve.

Instructions on applying

The applications of candidates recommended by Representative Council groups are collected and sent, along with their attachments, to hallinto@hyy.fi by the chair of the Representative Council group. Representative Council groups may nominate more than one person for the position.

In other cases, the pre-assignments and free-form applications along with CVs should be addressed to HYY’s Board and sent electronically to hallinto@hyy.fi. Attach an application letter that describes your motivation and skills (maximum length of 1000 characters).

The applications should arrive by 11:59 PM on Monday 14 March. Late applications will not be considered.

The recruitment working group will process the pre-assignment documents anonymously during the first stage of the process. After this the application letter and CV will be processed without anonymisation. The selection will be done with overall consideration but primarily based on the pre-assignments. The documents may contain visual elements such as graphs and should be delivered as PDF files.

Pre-assignment

Compare Ylioppilaslehti to other Finnish magazines. Justify your answer.

The pre-assignment can be maximum of one (1) page in total.

HYY emphasises diversity and equality in its activities. We hope to receive as many applications as possible from people with different backgrounds. Training will be provided for the selected individuals at the beginning of their term.

Further information

Mikko Kanervo
Member of HYY’s Board in charge of Ylva
mikko.kanervo@hyy.fi