Structure

Decision-making structure

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General Assembly meets every two years. It consists of representatives of member and partner organisations, representatives of NFI and Presidium members.
The General Assembly decides on a 2 years strategy for IYNF work, on political and practical issues connected with this work, and on future activities and involvement of IYNF in various issues. The Assembly takes decisions on reports, closing of accounts, alterations to the Statutes, applications for membership, motions and resolutions and other issues. The Assembly gives guidelines for the work of the Presidium and staff and last but not least elects IYNF Presidium for the next General Assembly period.

Council meets more often, once or twice a year. It decides on short-term technical and practical issues, gives short-term directions to the Presidium and staff and examines the work of the Presidium. Council's main responsibility is connected with the budget and annual state of accounts. Council ratifies the appointment of the Secretary General.

Presidium
IYNF is run by a Presidium elected for two years. The Presidium consist of up to five elected volunteers and Secretary General (without voting power). The Presidium as a top leadership of the organisation implements IYNF strategies into life.
Presidium adopted in June 2006 a modern way of work as the board of the organisation called Policy Governance. With this model, the Presidium decided to make all its decisions in the form of policies that set objectives and rules for the Secretary General, who is made responsible for their implementation. From the entire staff of the organisation, the Presidium only appoints the Secretary General, who is given the responsibility for other staff members recruitment, development and evaluation. This way the Presidium wants to work in a competent, coherent and transparent way with a responsible attitude.
See current Presidium members

Working structure

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Secretariat
IYNF employs a Secretary General who is selected, appointed and dismissed by the Presidium and whose task is to manage the staff and volunteers according to policies adopted by the Presidium. The Secretary General works with other members of staff in the Secretariat, which seats in Prague.
The Secretariat provides information, advise, administration back-up, resources, communication channels and meeting opportunities for volunteers, MOs and LGs to support them with their activities and effort to fulfil IYNF mission.
See current Staff.

Volunteers and their teams
IYNF invovles volunteers into most of the tasks connected with implementation of the IYNF work programme. The volunteers are divided into several teams according to the project, or thematic field (Art and Outdoor) or the pillar of the core product (programming, networking, development). The teams are self-coordinated with a support from the Secretariat.

Control and auditing

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The Audit The Audit of NFI is simultaneously the Audit of IYNF. The Audit consists of four auditors elected by the Congress of the NFI. The Congress of IYNF proposes one of the four auditors to the NFI Congress for election. The Audit examines all the accounting and reports back to the statutory bodies of NFI and IYNF. See Youth Auditor in Contact us.