Party Representative on the Executive Committee of Liberal International

Party Representative on the Executive Committee of Liberal International

Federal International Relations Committee, Liberal Democrats

A vacancy has arisen for the Liberal Democrats representative to the Executive Committee of Liberal International.

This Committee meets annually in person, and is hosted by a Liberal International member party, so can take place almost anywhere worldwide. The next event will take place 2^nd to 6^th of November 2026 across two venues Bangkok in Thailand and Taipei in Taiwan.

The position is elected by the Federal International Relations Committee (FIRC) and the term will run until the end of 2028.

The post entails engaging fully with the work of Liberal International and working as a member of a team with the FIRC Chair and Liberal Democrat members of the Liberal International Bureau and other Liberal International Committees.

This will require a commitment to fund your travel to the relevant meetings, noting that currently the party does not offer any travel expenses for this purpose. Between these meetings much of the work is undertaken online, but ad hoc meetings and events are possible.

The successful candidate should be able to demonstrate:

• A good basic knowledge of international relations and current global tensions.
• Familiarity with Liberal International and some knowledge of its member parties around the world.
• An understanding of the differing priorities of liberal sister parties in the varied social and economic climates of developed and developing countries.
• Experience of building consensus in an international framework.
• Alignment with the Liberal Democrat position on key international issues.

Application Details: To apply for the role please send a CV and covering letter describing your suitability to Mark Valladares at markv233@aol.com 

Application deadline: 5:00pm on Friday, 11 September 2026.

The Federal International Relations Committee will meet in mid September to consider the applications and select the successful applicant.