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Join the Team or Launch a Chapter
Join the Team or Launch a Chapter
AAYA is one of the fastest-growing youth organisations across Asia! From one chapter to twelve, one country to four, and now over 350 team members, we are changing the youth society landscape for our region.
If you're passionate about Asia, about community and about excellence, please apply today to join the team leading our operations in 2027. This is an opportunity to experience remarkable professional growth and international leadership experience while making a lasting impact on thousands of people.
For detailed role responsibilities and time commitments, please visit here.
Apply today to join the AAYA Executive. You'll play an essential role in shaping the organisation's growth and supporting its chapters.
Detailed role descriptions for Vice Presidents are available here.
The second-most senior position at Lantern, our Managing Director, holds responsibility for chapters and for our Global Development and Engagement teams.
Our Finance VP manages accounts, conducts internal audits and reviews and approves expenditures. It plays an essential role in the sustainability of Lantern.
The Strategy team supports the long term growth, expansion and enrichment of AAYA. They support our operations by conducting detailed market research, exploring potential high value partnerships, evaluating the efficacy of existing operations and identifying unique growth opportunities.
The Internals team lead our recruitment process, screening and onboarding Global Directors. They also create and develop our internal team functions, supporting AAYA's community. Our Internals VP also handles secretarial work and development training for AAYA's teams.
The Externals VP leads AAYA's partnerships and sponsorships work. They manage our highest-level industry, government and community relations, develop our prospectus and lead our Externals team.
Our Asia Literacy team is responsible for our Asia Australia Emerging Leaders Awards and a global policy competition.
Our Culture team is responsible for the Hongxue Prize for Literature, our volunteering activities and other community engagement.
The Careers team is responsible for the Asia Australia Careers Expos and AAYA's Internship program, alongside other professional development programs.
The Events Vice President leads the development of AAYA's flagship conference, the Asia Australia Emerging Leaders Summit.
The Publications team is responsible for AAYA's newsletter and other writing activities, including opinion pieces and longer-format articles, and our careers and scholarships guide.
At AAYA, Directors work with our Pillar and Portfolio Vice Presidents. They support a wide range of activities from event planning to marketing and digital design to managing stakeholder engagement.
The required time commitment is 2-4 hours a week.
Find out more about being an AAYA Director by viewing role descriptions here.
National Asia Literacy Director
National People & Culture Associate
National Education Director
National Careers Director
National Interals Director
National Development Director
National Externals Director
National Event Director
National Strategy Director
National Publications Director
National Marketing Director
If AAYA doesn't currently have a chapter at your university, you can apply to lead the launch of one!
If you live in Asia and AAYA doesn't currently operate in your country, you can apply to lead the launch of one!
If you are interested in serving on our National Team, complete the application below!