AIESEC in Strathmore Team Director Applications 2016

AIESEC IN STRATHMORE

DIRECTOR APPLICATIONSBOOKLET FOR THE YEAR 2016

D E A R C A N D I D A T E01C o n g r a t u l a t i o n s o n t a k i n g t h i s b o l d s t e p t o a p p l y f o r a s e n i o r l e a d e r s h i p p o s i t i o n i n A I E S E C

S t r a t h m o r e U n i v e r s i t y .

T h e e x p e r i e n c e y o u w i l l g a i n a s a d i r e c t o r w i l l p r o v e i n v a l u a b l e i n t h e f u t u r e . G o o d l e a d e r s a r e

n e e d e d i n t h e w o r l d n o w m o r e t h a n e v e r . I f y o u a r e s u c c e s s f u l i n b e c o m i n g a d i r e c t o r , y o u s h a l l g a i n

a u t o m a t i c q u a l i f i c a t i o n i n t o t h e M a n a g e m e n t B o a r d , w h i c h s h a l l b e t h e s e c o n d d e c i s i o n - m a k i n g

a u t h o r i t y i n t h e L C , s u b o r d i n a t e t o t h e E x e c u t i v e B o a r d .

T h i s a p p l i c a t i o n b o o k l e t h a s b e e n d e s i g n e d t o e n a b l e t h e s e l e c t i o n p a n e l t o k n o w m o r e a b o u t y o u ,

y o u r A I E S E C e x p e r i e n c e a n d k n o w l e d g e , a n d t h e p l a n s t h a t y o u h a v e r e l e v a n t t o t h e d i r e c t o r s h i p

p o s i t i o n t h a t y o u a r e a p p l y i n g f o r . K i n d l y e n s u r e t h a t y o u r e a d a n d f o l l o w t h e i n s t r u c t i o n s s t a t e d

h e r e i n t o t h e l e t t e r . K e e p y o u r a n s w e r s c l e a r a n d c o n c i s e .

A l l t h e b e s t i n y o u r a p p l i c a t i o n . b u i l d b e t t e r h o m e s .

R e g a r d s ,

L a u r a B i r i r

L o c a l C h a p t e r P r e s i d e n t 2 0 1 6

ContentsPROPOSED TIMELINE ..............................................................4

SECTION 3: CANDIDATE INFORMATION................. 6

SECTION 4: AIESEC EXPERIENCE QUESTIONS.... 7

SECTION 5: GENERAL QUESTIONS............................... 8

SECTION 6: AIESEC KNOWLEDGE................................. 9

SECTION 7: PORTFOLIO SPECIFIC QUESTIONS10

Proposed Timeline

10.01.16Director Applications Released

0216.01.16

Deadline for Application Submissions

18.01.16Review Board

19.01.16Review Board Results

7 Applications to be released:

TM, OGX, IM/COMM, BD,

iGIP, FLA, iGCDP

Every applicant shall meet the

deadline for the application. The

applications will be received until

11.59pm through

[email protected] A hard copy

will also be required and should be

submitted to Jeff Ngige at the

clubs office between 8.00am

and 2.00pm on Monday 18th

January.Both your soft copy and

hard copy have to be submitted on

time for you to be eligible for

reviews.

All applicants are expected to

attend the review board that will

run from 5:00pm till 7:00pm. The

reviews shall be done in order of

portfolios. Where there are

several applicants for one

portfolio, alphabetical order of

first names shall be used.

The review board results will be

released with details of those

who passed.

PROPOSED TIMELINE

04.02.16-07.02.16

National Conference

02

All candidates, successful or

otherwise are expected to

attend National Conference.

CANDIDATE INFORMATION03Full Name

Nationality

Date Of Birth

Degree/Major

Graduation Year

Email address

Mobile number (Insert Passport PhotoHere, MANDATORY)

Instructions: Kindly answer all the questions in Sections 3,4,5,and 6.

AIESEC EXPERIENCE QUESTIONS041.Please list your Experiences in AIESEC. Ensure that you also

include all conferences, projects, leadership roles and exchange

experiences that you have participated in. (Insert table with

headings year, experience, role and impact)

2.In no more than 100 words, describe how your AIESEC

experiences have contributed to the 3 wheels of AIESEC vision

2015: (Question shall not be graded if it exceeds 100 words

GENERAL QUESTIONS051. What are your key strengths and weaknesses? What challenges

would your team face working with you?

2. If a 10 year old kid asked you “Why are you applying for a

leadership position in AIESEC and what’s leadership all about?

How would you explain to them in a way they would understand?

(Not more than 100 words)

3. Come up with a contingency plan, for the portfolio you are

applying for, that you consider functional in case of any terror

attacks within the school.

AIESEC KNOWLEDGE061. Kindly explain what the AIESEC Way is and its key components.

2. What are the Global Sustainable Development Goals? What

opportunities and threats do they represent for AIESEC? How can

you as a leader capitalize on the opportunities to better position

AIESEC in Strathmore University in Kenya?

3. What are the pillars of vision 2020? Briefly explain

PORTFOLIO SPECIFIC QUESTIONS07

1. Kindly outline the Talent Management processes and how they are

currently being implemented in AIESEC Strathmore.

2. What 2 key initiatives do you want to be implemented in the year? How

will you deliver them?

3. How does the TM portfolio interlink with all other portfolios?

4. What do you think has worked in the TM team in the past two years?

What do you think could have been done better?

5. What measures will you put in place to ensure your team members are

motivated throughout the year?

TALENT MANAGEMENT

Instructions: Kindly answer all the questions relevant to the portfolio you are applying for. Make sure youindicate, as a heading, the portfolio questions you are answering, in your answer booklet. Ensure thatyou present your answers neatly.


1. Give a detailed step by step breakdown on the new exchange process

using GIS i.e. sequence (from recruitment to post realization). Give a brief

explanation on what needs to be done during each step.

2. Give a detailed breakdown on how to look for relevant opportunities for

both GCDP and GIP EPs on GIS and how to raise and match EPs on GIS.

3. What do you think has worked in the OGX team in the past two years?


4. What strategies will you implement to market exchange among

AIESECers and non-AIESECers? Give at least 2 strategies for each member

segment, i.e., 2 strategies for AIESECers and 2 strategies for non-

AIESECers.



OUTGOING EXCHANGE


1. Kindly outline what information management and communication in

AIESEC involves and the measures that are currently being implemented in

respect of the two.

2. What is branding? What measures will you implement to increase brand

awareness amongst the stakeholders of AIESEC Strathmore? (Ensure all

stakeholders are mentioned).

3. What do you think has worked in the IM & COMM team in the past two

years? What do you think could have been done better?

4. How does the IM & COMM team interlink with all others? How would

you ensure that IM & COMM doesn’t become redundant in some of the

portfolios?



INFORMATION MANAGEMENT AND COMMUNICATION


1. Kindly outline what business development involves and the

measures/initiatives currently in place in respect of this portfolio.

2. Kindly outline the role of Business Development in relation to branding

and public relations (PR)

3. What do you think has worked in the BD team in the past two years?


4. What measures will you put in place to raise the number of partnerships

the BD team forms for its events? What measures will you put in place to

ensure that current partnerships are retained? What measures will you put

in place to ensure your team members are motivated throughout the year?

BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT


1. Kindly give a step by step breakdown of how to source for a supply of

interns on GIS.

2. What companies would you target to form partnerships with as GIP TNs?

What has informed the selection you have made?

3. How would you work with the BD team to ensure the success of the iGIP

portfolio?

4. What do you think has worked in the iGIP team in the past two years?

What do you think could have been done better? What measures will you

put in place to ensure your team members are motivated throughout the

year?

INCOMING GLOBAL INTERNSHIP PROGRAM


1. Kindly outline how the finance portfolio interlinks with all the other

portfolios.

2. Kindly outline the stakeholders that the finance portfolio currently

services. How can these stakeholders be better serviced?

3. What measures would you put in place to ensure that AIESEC members

are knowledgeable of the compendium articles? How would you ensure that

the LC is in compliance with these articles?

4. What do you think has worked in the finance portfolio the past two years?

What should have been done better?

5. What measures will you put in place to ensure that members are


FINANCE, LEGAL AND ADMINISTRATION


1. Kindly give a detailed step by step breakdown of how to search for and

match international EPs to local projects on GIS.

2. Using Google docs, come up with a system that would ensure proper

intern management from the time they are matched and realised to when

they leave the country. This should include a system for managing pickups.

3. What CSR project would you initiate that would ensure involvement of

LC members as well as interns?

4. What do you think has worked in the GCDP portfolio in the past

two years? What could have been done better?

5. What measures would you put in place to ensure that team members are


INCOMING GLOBAL COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM

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