• first Secretary General of the organisation
• in office Since 2025-06-22

The primary purpose of the Secretary General (SG) is to build and manage the European Pirate Party’s office (henceforth called “General Secretariat” in this document), to support the organisation in its functioning and working towards its goals.

For this purpose, the Board transfers those parts of its powers to the Secretary General that it deems necessary, in accordance with article 16(9) of the statutes.

The Secretary general is an official of the organisation, appointed by the board, with an annual mandate, that lapses at the end of the first regular board meeting of a newly elected board. The board may dismiss the Secretary General before the end of the mandate at their discretion.

The Secretary General shall recruit, train and manage a team of volunteers to assist with these tasks and responsibilities.

The Secretary General reports directly to the Board and work is supervised by the Chair and vice chair or a member of the board, appointed by the board. The Secretary General shall proactively consult the Board before taking any major decisions related to the fulfilment of their responsibilities.

The SG will provide the board with a written report of their activities ahead of every board meeting.

The Board reserves the right to adjust the responsibilities and tasks of the General Secretariat and the organisation of the General Secretariat, and should consider the Secretary General’s input when doing so.

The Secretary General shall be given the mandate to:

• Lead and manage the activities of the European Pirate Party’s office.
• Define volunteer roles to act as functionaries in the General Secretariat, and delegate any part of their mandate to the roles created. Any such roles created shall be reported to the board, including their purpose and powers.
• Recruit, Manage and dismiss the functionaries of the General Secretariat. Recruitment or dismissal of a functionary shall be reported to the board.
• Communicate with the European Pirate Party Members and the other European Partners and promote cooperation on the European level as well as inter-party cooperation.
• Represent the association to the public. Any use of this mandate shall be reported to the board.
• Legally represent the European Pirate Party, and to sign contracts on behalf of the association. Any use of this mandate shall be reported to the board.
• Set up and manage crowdfunding instance(s) on behalf of the organisation, in line with the adopted donation policy. This includes the mandate to accept donations made to the Association, and to complete all formalities necessary to acquire them.
• Make financial decisions related to any part of the budget of the organisation explicitly delegated to them by the board, including the authority to make payments on behalf of the organisation. Any actions taken with budgetary implications shall be reported to the board.