MC 13/14 Applications Booklet
MC Application AIESEC KENYA
Read carefully before you fill in the questionnaire Each candidate must prepare in their application kit: 1. Application Questionnaire a. Answer all questions in the questionnaire booklet b. Application should be a maximum of 12 pages (Creative template is valued) c. Font size: Arial 10 d. All events/conferences/skills/internships etc listed in this application should also be reflected in your profile on myAIESEC.net. 2. Curriculum Vitae a. Send your most recent CV b. Maximum 2 pages c. Include all relevant AIESEC and Non AIESEC Experience 3. Presentation video that does not exceed 3 minutes. Explain who you are, where are you coming and what is your motivation to be in the MC of Kenya next year. 4. Endorsement Letter a. 3 endorsement letters from: An active AIESEC Kenya Alumni or from your country if you are an international candidate. BOA member from your entity. A team member of a team you have led. b. Can be presented in any format c. Must be signed and contain contact information NOTE: The Member Committee 2012-2013 will not endorse any candidates for positions within AIESEC in Kenya. 5. Executive Summary 6. Signed release a. A letter stating that you agree to your documents being made available both on myaiesec.net prior to the election, and to the delegates of Election Day in January. b. Letter must be signed by you
YOU must present the application kit zipped with all the PDF DOCUMENTS requested to maiyo.kipkemboi@aiesec.net by the deadline, 4th March, 2013 2400 hrs GMT +3.
MC Application AIESEC KENYA
AIESEC Kenya – Member Committee 2013-2014 Applications You can personalize your application with your own design SECTION 1: GENERAL INFORMATION Surname First Names Your LC Permanent Address Permanent Telephone Mobile Phone E-mail MSN, gtalk and/or skype
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SECTION 2: PERSONAL INFORMATION All Candidates should answer this section. This section shouldn´t be more than 3 pages
Studies and Working Experiences 1. Please provide details of your highest academic level achieved, studies completed and other relevant academic backgrounds Date
Academic level
institute
Notable achievements
2. Please give details of all relevant practical and professional work experience in chronological order (starting with the most recent). Indicate whether it was full-time, vacation work or another type of position Date
Role
Employer
Notable achievements
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AIESEC Experiences 1.
List down the conferences (Local, National and International) that you have attended
Date
Name of conference/meeting and country
Your role
2. What have been your up to five main achievements in AIESEC in the past? (In different areas such as Fund raising, Public relations, increasing quality and quantity of exchange etc). Please mention measurable result to showcase your achievements. Date
Your role
Measurable result
Special mentions/ awards
Personal Aspect
1. What is your leadership style? Provide an example. How do you like to work in a team? Provide an example. Which is your ideal MC team? 2. How do you define yourself? Analyse which are your 3 strengths and 3 improvement opportunities. Provide a life example for each one of them. 3. Tell us one of the most difficult situations during your life and how did you solve it. 4. If you have to choose one AIESEC value that identifies you, what is it? Explain your answer.
MC Application AIESEC KENYA
SECTION 3: MC GENERAL QUESTIONNAIRE All the candidates answer this section. This section shouldn´t be more than 4 pages 1.
Why have you decided to apply to be MC of AIESEC Kenya? What will be your contribution to the organization and what do you expect to learn?
2.
Do a SWOT of the current situation of AIESEC Kenya. Give the 3 strengths and weaknesses of the MC 12-13 AIESEC Kenya. What should be the key focuses/initiatives that your MC could drive for the year 2013-2014 in order to move AIESEC Kenya forward, considering the current state?
3. What do you think that have to be the next steps of the organization towards AIESEC 2015? How will you as MC ensure that we engage any young person in Kenya? 4. What will happen if in the middle of your MC year, AIESEC Kenya doesn´t have finances to pay salaries or any expense of the national budget? Which will be your solutions? Will it affect a lot in your results or motivation? 5. Analyse the current situation of the different countries of East Africa and how will you contribute as MC AIESEC Kenya to improve the cooperation and growth as region? What initiatives should we drive? How can we take I am a Regional Citizen to the next level? 6. What 3 actions will you take to position better AIESEC KENYA in the global network? SECTION 4: SPECIFIC QUESTIONNAIRE FOR MEMBER COMMITTEE VICE PRESIDENT This section shouldn´t be more than 3 pages VICE PRESIDENT ORGANISATION DEVELOPMENT
1. Analyze the current state of the Team Member and Team Leader Programs and highlight the successes to build upon and the areas to improve upon in the next term. Use the Business Model Canvas to show how you envision the TMP and TLP in 2013/14. Secondly, what new membership models do you think AIESEC Kenya should implement to boost our TMP/TLP Delivery? 2. Analyze all the LCs in AIESEC Kenya and cluster them into three clusters using criteria of your choice. Design an LC development strategies for each cluster
MC Application AIESEC KENYA
3. Pick 3 elements of the Learning Environment that you believe to be least implemented in AIESEC Kenya and explain how you would ensure they are implemented fully across all LCs. 4. Explain how you think the role of LCD should support the LCs to ensure each LC is financial sustainable in the long term while ensuring the delivery of operational results on a daily basis. 5. Highlight the 5 key things that you would like to see at the end of your term in June 2014 as MCVP OD.
VICE PRESIDENT BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT & PR 1.
Create a SWOT for this portfolio according to AIESEC Kenya reality and identify 3 key things you would like to see by the end of your term.
2.
Please explain how this portfolio will support AIESEC Kenya in its achievement of growth in each of the 4 ELD Programmes: TMP, TLP, GCDP and GIP.
3. What initiatives/strategies can we use to ensure maximum brand dominance in Kenya by AIESEC Kenya? Come up with a communication plan for the same. How you will manage the presence of AIESEC Kenya in mass media (What is your media plan?) Is this a priority? 4.
How will you ensure a steady stream of revenue being injected into the MC operations to sustain them throughout the term? Develop initiatives as well as strategies to implement them.
5. What are the main trends in Kenya currently that we should be capitalizing on in the Business Development and events sector of AIESEC Kenya and what would be your first steps to do so? We hope to revolutionize all AIESEC Kenya's events. Identify new events for the whole year, create a time plan delivery structure for each and lastly, briefly explain why that event at each time of the year you allocate. 6. Please do segmentation of the current market in Kenya and list a minimum of 10 companies per segment while at the same time creating products for each of these segments.
VICE PRESIDENT COMMUNICATIONS & IM 1. Please create a SWOT of the portfolio and create a plan to eradicate the weaknesses and threats. 2. Please create a new template for the AIESEC Kenya newsletter, Corporate and Alumni Newsletter with relevant content for each of the stakeholders
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3. What do you think is the role of the MCVP Communications in driving performance and quality of ELD Programs? How will you do this during your term?
4. What is the current state of Knowledge Management in AIESEC Kenya? How will you improve the current Knowledge Management processes in AIESEC Kenya? Please define what your internal and external communication plan/strategy entails.
VICE PRESIDENT INCOMING GCDP 1. Please identify your three (3) mc-driven key strategies as MCVP GCDP to boost the GCDP growth (within a year in national and local levels and also give a proposal of your National Support Team Structure that will deliver growth ICX GCDP at national level. 2. Assess Kenya’s environment and society realities. Based on these, please suggest one (1) National project for AIESEC Kenya 13/14 which encompasses the following points: A. External relevance B. Main purpose/suggested activities/tangible & intangible goals C. Gantt chart d. Funding opportunities 3. Come up with strategies to ensure the GCDP is sustainable for LCs to run without costs being transferred to potential interns coming to Kenya for the Programs. 4. Establish how quality standards can be upheld for GCDP in AIESEC Kenya especially considering the quality issues that have been present this year. Please analyze the performance of the Kuleana Program? Is it a worthwhile program? What needs to be done to revive it? 5.
LCs outside Nairobi have relatively low numbers in ICX GCDP. Does this mean that there are no Community Development opportunities in these areas? Please come up with a strategy for each of these LCs and how they can grow their GCDP numbers.
VICE PRESIDENT OUTGOING EXCHANGE 1. How can we increase the value proposition and volume of our Outgoing Global Community Development Program? Please be clear, innovative and concrete with your strategies and initiatives.
MC Application AIESEC KENYA
2. What is your proposal to increase the average level of LCs results in Kenya for O GCDP? Please be innovative. 3. AIESEC in Kenya is ambitioning to grow more than ever before in the next term. How can O GCDP achieve such growth while improving the relevance of the experiences we offer and the sustainability of our results? 4. Based on the general questionnaire, answer the next questions. a. Consider the long term evolution of the program worldwide to concrete your international cooperation strategy. b. Establish your RA-MA-RE. c. Please create a timeline of activities where you identify what needs to be done during your term. 5. According to current national reality O-GIP, please mention 3 strategies to gain positioning of the O-GIP area at local level. What would you do to ensure high performance, commitment to results and passion of membership toward the O-GIP area at local level? At same time explain the possible results and define a local framework of activities to be executed at local level.
MC Application AIESEC KENYA
SECTION 5: WHAT IS YOUR EXPERIENCE IN AIESEC This section shouldn´t be more than 2 pages This section is to show what is your experience so fat in AIESEC Kenya/ or other country and how you are contributing to the growth of the organisation in your current position 1. Fill the next table in consideration with your performance in your current role Focus Areas your portfolio
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Strategies in this FA
Milestones
Deadline
Results (Done/ Not Done)
2. What do you think that have been your main success during this year in your role? 3. From your current performance explain one situation that you have lived and you would like to change. Why? 4. Evaluate your performance in the next aspects. (Describe how you have contributed to these aspects of the organization and evaluate your performance in a percentage between 0 and 100%)
Legal Organisation: BOA Meetings, legislative meetings, membership criteria achievement
Activities realised: %
Team Vision: Team meeting assistance, participation in discussions, team performance, team innovation Activities realised: %
External Positioning: Relation with external partners – contribution to GIP, GCDP, Financial/ Sponsorship Partners
Member Development: Training, coaching, mentorship, national conferences
Activities realised: %
Activities realised: %
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APPLICATION KIT CHECKLIST! Application Component
CHECK.
Application Questionnaire: Section 1,2,3,4 & 5
Font 10, Maximum 12 Pages
Curriculum Vitae
Maximum 2 Pages
Motivation Video: Maximum 3 minutes Endorsement Letter – BOA Endorsement Letter – Team Member
Endorsement Letter - Alumnus
Executive Summary
Signed Release Letter
All the best and if you have any question about the application, please feel free to ask at maiyo.kipkemboi@aiesec.net
MC Application AIESEC KENYA