Challenge Leader Agreement

Challenge Leader Agreement

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INTRODUCTION

Congratulations!

Thank you for signing up to become a Challenge Leader with Choose a Challenge and Meningitis Research Foundation. We are thrilled to have you onboard, and can’t wait to get started.

We have put together a programme for you that will help you to develop skills and support your team throughout the next academic year. This agreement explains your responsibilities, ours, and our charity partners to ensure that you can achieve your goals and get the most out of your Challenge Leader experience.

Below is an outline of what the year ahead will hold, including commitments from your charity, Choose a Challenge and yourself. By signing, you confirm that you understand the commitment you’re making and the benefits you will receive as a Challenge Leader.

If you have any questions at any point, please don’t hesitate to get in touch with us: [email protected]. If you have any questions about your fundraising and the incredible impact you and your team will have, contact Meningitis Research Foundation: [email protected].

N.B. If you are worried about the potential effects of Covid-19 on your role as a Challenge Leader, please be reassured that we are making contingency plans for every eventuality. At Choose a Challenge we are quietly optimistic that the world will be back open for business soon, and we are fully confident that we’ll get you out on a challenge in 2022. If you’d like to hear more, please get in touch with us.

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CL RESPONSIBILITIES

AS A CHALLENGE LEADER, I WILL:

• Design and carry out a personalised recruitment plan with my Choose a Challenge Account Manager.

• Attend the following events hosted by my charity or by Choose a Challenge:

- Challenge Leader Training Day (19th August (UK) or 12th August (ROI))- Challenge Information Meeting (September or October) - Welcome Meeting (October or November)- Extra meetings and workshops (ongoing)- The Challenge (TBC)

• Register for the challenge in aid of my charity no later than 10 days before your information meeting.

• Ensure I’m available for my team, Choose a Challenge & my charity to reach me, providing notice to inform people when I may not be contactable (e.g. exams/ holidays).

• Support my team to help them reach fundraising deadlines with help from my charity account manager.

• Organise regular team socials and/or training walks to help motivate and build relationships in the team, or appoint a Social Secretary to ensure these take place.

• Oversee the team Facebook group: posting important updates, boosting team engagement, and sharing relevant posts from the Choose a Challenge Forums and the charity’s students page on Facebook.

• Coordinate team fundraising activities including street collections and events (e.g. a pub quiz).

• Comply with relevant data protection legislation (GDPR) and will not share any personal information, which may include contact details, about the members of my team with any third party outside of my charity and Choose a Challenge unless given express permission by the individual concerned.

• Reach my agreed individual fundraising target in aid of my charity.

• Act as a spokesperson for my team on the challenge, ensuring they are aware of meeting & departure times and daily plans by liaising with the Choose a Challenge team.

• Run workshops for your team to help them prepare for the challenge (for example, a training and kit workshop).

• Coordinate the return of fundraising materials to the charity after the challenge including organising a drop-off point on campus.

• Encourage participation in our Choose a Challenge extension trips.

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CHARITY RESPONSIBILITIES

AS YOUR CHARITY PARTNER, MENINGITIS RESEARCH FOUNDATION WILL:

• Assign to you a dedicated Account Manager within the MRF team who will promptly answer any questions you may have and provide any necessary assistance.

• Run separate training sessions on how best to recruit a team of participant and how to provide individualised fundraising support to each of them.

• Provide a structured discount model which will be implemented upon fulfilment of required tasks.

• Provide you with relevant training and resources for you to run your own Welcome Meeting for your team.

• Provide you with access to the MRF Challenge Leader Hub where you will find recruitment how-tos, fundraising guides, planning resources and much more.

• MRF will organise regular, informative fundraising webinars with guest speakers.

• Year-round fundraising opportunities for you and participant to get involved with.

• On request, create a letter of reference from the Meningitis Research Foundation, that you can provide to future employers.


CACH RESPONSIBILITIES

AS YOUR CHALLENGE PROVIDER, CHOOSE A CHALLENGE WILL:

• Provide adequate training, resources and information to help you fulfil your Challenge Leader position as described above.

• Provide all of the key logistics for your challenge.

• Provide expertise for bespoke marketing on your campus, to help you get maximum reach during recruiting.

• Provide a Choose a Challenge Brand Ambassador or Rep to help with promotion at a Freshers Fair and/or your Information Meeting.

• Assign you with a dedicated point of contact within the Choose a Challenge HQ who will promptly answer any questions you may have and provide any necessary assistance.

• Provide you with all physical marketing materials for your challenge recruitment and ensure they are delivered to you in a timely manner.

• Provide you with all digital marketing resources including, where appropriate, a small social media budget for marketing your information meeting.

• Provide an in-depth Pre-departure Briefing to ensure your team is ready to go before the challenge.

• On request, create a letter of reference from Choose a Challenge that you can provide to future employers.

• Provide contingency plans in the eventuality that Covid-19 has any adverse effects on your year as a Challenge Leader. We are keeping up with government guidance, as well as our SU contacts to ensure we have as much information as possible to tackle any challenges.

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ADDITIONAL BENEFITS

Choose a Challenge will give you the opportunity to access an exclusive Challenge Leader discount on equipment from our outdoor adventure retail partner (tbc).

You will be in prime position for future roles at Choose a Challenge, including as an In-Country Operative (ICO), an intern at our London HQ or for a paid, full-time role once you have graduated.

You’ll gain new skills and valuable insights into marketing, adventure travel, the charity sector, management and leadership.

You’ll have an opportunity to enrol on the Challenge Leader Programme, an online assessment programme accredited by the Institute of Leadership and Management. Awesome for the CV!

Stash: We will provide you with some great, comfy stash including a jumper and a T-shirt.

You’ll become a member of our Challenges Forum: A nationwide network of leaders and RAG members sharing ideas and thoughts, as well as Choose a Challenge providing helpful blogs, newsletters, hints and tips on how to succeed in your role.

An exclusive extension trip discount: 2% off per participant who joins the extension trip. If more than one Challenge leader, the discount is split 50/50.


SIGNATURES

BY SIGNING BELOW I CONFIRM I HAVE READ AND UNDERSTOOD THE CONTENT ABOVE AND I ACCEPT THE ROLE OF CHALLENGE LEADER.

Name:

Signature:

Date:

BY SIGNING BELOW ON BEHALF OF CHOOSE A CHALLENGE I AGREE TO SUPPORT THE ABOVE CHALLENGE LEADER AS OUTLINED IN THIS DOCUMENT:

Name:

Signature:

Date:

BY SIGNING BELOW ON BEHALF OF THE CHARITY I AGREE TO SUPPORT THE ABOVE CHALLENGE LEADER AS OUTLINED IN THIS DOCUMENT:

Name:

Signature:

Date:

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Felix Bailey

28 / 07 / 2021

Jenny Robinson

28 / 07 / 2021

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