Society President


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You will organise and chair regular society meetings to engage and motivate your team, to ensure your team understands EPAfrica’s broader strategy and processes and to plan, coordinate, adapt and deliver all the EPAfrica activity within your universities. You are the first port of call for volunteers elsewhere in EPAfrica needing support or information from your Society and you will represent your team as an active member of the Recruitment and Training Committee, liaising on practical issues but also developing our broader Project Worker recruitment, retention and training strategies. You will attend virtual Recruitment and Training Committee meetings once a month.

The university societies are vital in the preparation of the summer project and are jointly responsible for making sure each PW has received all training, handed in all documentation and reached the fundraising target. University societies will sort the PWs into their sites, pairs/trios and schools and organise their flights. As President, you will coordinate these shared deliverables across your committee.

To be successful you will use and develop your leadership, project management, delegation and communication skills to lead your committee team and make best use of the society pool and mentor group. You will manage the annual plan and budget for your society and will have many opportunities for personal development through the high level of responsibility of this role, and the many skills you will practice and develop. We believe this being successful in this voluntary role will support you in your career by providing tangible and meaty opportunities for you to evidence the skills and experience that employers are looking for as they appoint graduates.

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 The President is responsible for the leadership and management of the university society as well as the wider pool and mentor group.
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We are looking to recruit someone with the following skills and experience:

Core

Experience of managing others, or demonstrable awareness of the considerations involved when managing a team.

Excellent communication skills in person and remotely

Evidence of strong organisational skills, particularly in terms of delivering projects and organising events.

The ability to balance priorities and deliver work under pressure.

The ability to foster collaboration and group working.

The ability to form strong working relationships, including with people external to the charity.

Demonstrable commitment to the charity and an understanding of the role of President as the leader of a group of volunteers.

Desirable

Previous experience of running a university society

Previously an EPAfrica UC officer

Previous experience of training people/ running group meetings

Annual Activities

ProjectEstimated Start MonthEstimated End Month
PW recruitment – advertisingAug 2019Jan 2020
PW recruitment – interviews and selectionNov 2019Jan 2018
PW recruitment – Welcome MeetingDec 2019Jan 2020
Deposit collectionDec 2019Jan 2020
Fundraising trainingDec 2019Jan 2020
Regular UC Meetings and DrinksSept 2019June 2020
Organise Health and Health Skills trainingDec 2019March 2020
Document collectionDec 2019Mar 2020
Ensure attendance at GOALs trainingFeb 2020Feb 2020
Ensure attendance at Skills trainingFeb 2020March 2020
Pre-departure trainingJune 2020June 2020
Presidential handoverApr 2020Aug 2020
PW supportDec 2019June 2020
Events and socialsSept 2019June 2020
Society registrationMay 2019Sept 2019
Give out school handover documentsMarch 2020May 2020
PW reimbursementsJune 2020June 2020