The Quaker Council for European Affairs (QCEA). would like to maintain a lively, open
Quaker presence in Brussels. To that end, QCEA are looking for an experienced Quaker or Quaker couple to live in Quaker House Brussels (QHB) and provide a Quaker presence in the House as well as to work with the office manager to organise and administer lettings of the House.
Quaker House Brussels is the home of QCEA. It is an Art Nouveau house which includes QCEA offices, meeting rooms, two flats and a guest room. The house is used daily by QCEA and two smaller civil society organisations. It is also rented weekly by the local Quaker Meeting, the Unitarian Universalist Group and regularly by other non-profit associations. QCEA would like to increase these lettings to other like-minded organisations.
Traditionally the QCEA director has lived in the house and served as Warden/Friend in
Residence. The new director has his own accommodation and therefore will not live in
the house. The Resident Friend will live in the flat traditionally occupied by the director.
QCEA has a part time office manager who will work with the Resident Friend in this
work.
The role of the Resident Friend(s) will be as follows:
1. Maintaining a Quaker Presence in Quaker House Brussels:
a. The Resident Friend(s) will live in QHB
b. Be a Quaker presence for all those using the House
c. Help to make Quaker House a hub of organisations sensitive to Quaker
values
2. Working with the office manager to administer lettings in QHB:
a. With QCEA office manager, prepare a description of the facilities available
for lettings in the form of an advertisement
b. Investigate appropriate media where the adverts could be placed to attract
our target audience and make a comparison between them to determine
the most effective. Investigate rates elsewhere in Brussels for equivalent
facilities and agree hiring rates with office manager
c. Place the advertisements with the agreed providers and inform all QCEA’s
networking partners of what is available at QH
d. The Resident Friend and the office manager will operate a booking system
for the room lettings and receive all responses at a dedicated e-mail
address at lettings@qcea.org and responses for use of the premises
e. The Resident Friend will be expected to work closely with the Director to
ensure that QCEA’s usage of the house is integrated with other events
happening in the house

Quaker House, Brussel

3. Managing QHB:
a. General hospitality when needed. (Much of this is often done by the office
manager.) Examples might include:
i. Opening doors for guests especially in the evening or during
weekends and sometimes also for Meeting for Worship on Sunday
ii. Ensuring that the lights, heat and coffee are on, making sure that
the internet connection is working, and that the rooms are set up as
needed
iii. Open to groups letting rooms during the day when the office
manager is not available
iv. Closing the house when there is an event in the evening,
which means cutting the heating, the lights, checking windows,
doors, clearing up, etc.
v. Occasionally opening to contractors or maintenance companies
when the office manager is not there

b. Alerting the office manager when there are small problems with machines,
plumbing, etc.
c. Considered as Belgian Art Nouveau patrimony, QHB is open to the public
for tours once a year. When there are public visits of the house, the
Resident Friend will work with the office manager to answer questions
about Quakers as well as to ensure that the house is open and visitors are
welcomed
d. Hours of work will vary from week to week but in general should average
out to about 8-10
4. Details of the position:
a. The duration of the appointment will be for 1 year renewable
b. Expenses linked to this work will be met
c. Accommodation will be provided in QHB. This will be in a furnished two
bedroom flat with a small office in the house at a steeply discounted rent.
The rent will reflect the voluntary work done by this Friend / these Friends.
d. Applicants must have the right to live and work in EU and speak both
English and either French or Dutch.

To apply send a letter of interest, including relevant experience to office@qcea.org . For
more information use the same address. Deadline for applying is 29 May. Interviews will
be on 2 June and preferred candidates will be invited to visit QHB in person on 20 June.