Local Committee President of AIESEC in Minsk 2016-2017. Application Booklet.

Local Committee President 2016-2017 Application Booklet AIESEC in Minsk

Dear applicants!

To be honest, it took me a lot of time to write this letter.

It was really hard to realize that the time you had in this organization passed so quickly and now I need to fill all the experience I lived in just a few pages…

This year AIESEC became a part of my life, or better to say, it was my life due to all the people I met and experience I lived. When I look back, one quote comes to my mind: “It wasn't easy, but it worthed it”.

Each minute, each effort I took, each struggle I lived led to amazing results I had never expected…Now it’s your turn to have this experience.

The year ahead will change you as a person. It will give you a strength to face challenges and to be sure that there is always a solution to a problem, it will give you the power to dream, because dreams are to come true as long as you work hard, it will help you to gain a confidence and self-respect. You will do 100 things you had never done before, leave your comfort zone almost for every day and start to see the world above the limits and prejudices. This is what happened with me.

Being an LCP gives you one huge advantage that I doubt you will experience somewhere else in your life: you can create an impact around you. With your help someone will achieve the goals that are so important for him, turn his weaknesses into strengths, someone will find a true friend, someone will stop being afraid of changes and raise to the challenge ahead. You will have an opportunity to lead teams that will become much more than just teams…And your success will be the success of these teams.

In some time you will see people around you developing and growing, you will see them becoming a better and kinder version of themselves. This was the best feeling for me. My personal motivation throughout the year. Because for me AIESEC - is about connection.

Connection you have with people, connection with cultures, connection with the world, connection with all this potential and strength you hide inside yourself.

You will never be alone in AIESEC, there always will be people who will share your best and worst moments back to back. You will be surrounded by the most motivated and talented young people in the world, who will push you to do better and better, to achieve more and more, to fail and to win.

Due to this organization you will feel that you are important part of the world. And it's in your hands to bring these changes you want to see in the world.

Surely, this experience will test you to the full, challenge you, sometimes even exhaust, you will feel constant responsibility and commitment, but it will give you everything back. AIESEC is the best and quickest way for young people in the modern world to make dreams come true, learn to understand yourself and people around you and prepare for adult life. It's the best platform to try everything you have ever wanted, leaving your mark in people's lives.

Year ago I couldn't imagine that it would me so hard for me to give in other hands all things that we have done together. Now I feel so privileged that I was the first to start this movement in Minsk and that I will have a successor who will make AIESEC in Minsk stronger and bring new ideas in it, continuing creating an impact on the world and what is more important, on our country and our youth. And I know that there is a person among you.

And I truly believe that you will make it happen! Don't think that it's too early, you don't know enough, you don't know what and how to do, you don't have clear vision. Just have this inner feeling and your personal "WHY". Sometimes you don't know how it all will be like, but it doesn't mean you shouldn't try. "You don't have to see the whole stairs, just take the first step in faith‌ "

My final wish is - please, love what you do and love people you work with. Because love - is the essence of the success and the thing that will cure all your weaknesses and failures.

Sincerely and AIESECly yours, first LCP of AIESEC in Minsk, Christina.

A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step...

Application Procedure

Application form released: 17.11.15 Application form deadline: 27.11 23.59 GMT+3 Personal Interview: 29.11.15 -01.12.15 Election Day: 05.12.15

Application Package

Motivational letter Endorsement letter from someone you worked with in AIESEC ● Questionnaire ● ●

It's required to complete the Application Package in English. You need to answer all questions.

Submit your application as a zipped file with all required documents in PDF format by November 27th, 2015, (23:59 GMT +3) to christina.zelenko@aiesec.net Please name the file as LCP_firstname_lastname You will receive a confirmation within hours.

If you have any questions, contact Christina Zelenko.

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Job Description

Transition period:07.12.2015 - 31.01.2016 Start date: 01.02.2016 End date: 31.01.2017 Areas of Responsibility: ● Strategy and Planning ● Plan Implementation ● External Representation ● Executive Board Management ● Local Committee Management Accountable to: MC team Time required: 20 hours a week (dependent on the stage of project) Be ready that some weekends can be taken by conferences and planning days.

It's prohibited to go on exchange during your term.

Main Responsibilities

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Setting a strategic direction and goals on a local level Facilitation of the implementation of Global and National Strategy Taking part in national decision making process Planning the work of LC Leading, coaching and support of the Executive Board Tracking the performance of EB team Coordinate functional areas and project teams Moderating departmental synergy across the year Team Leaders Education Shaping the culture of LC Representation the LC on local, national and global levels Attending at least 1 international conference (EuroXpro, EuroCo or IC is preferable) Building up a network of LCPs and MCVP

Competencies

Preferable: ● Team Management Experience ● Flexibility ● Effective Communication ● Tolerance ● Analytical Thinkinking ● Commitment to the results ● Self-awareness ● Solution-Oriented ● Planning skills ● Negotiation skills ● Ability to work under pressure ● AIESEC knowledge Developed: ● Emotional Intelligence ● Social Responsibility ● Project Management Skills ● Public Speaking Skills ● Presentation Skills ● Sales and Negotiation ● Conflicts Solving Skills ● Entrepreneurial Outlook ● Creativity

Measurements of Success

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Retention rate in Executive Board % of Execution of LC plan Number and Quality of Exchanges Number of Stakeholders Number of LC Members High quality of Local Conferences

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What's your understanding of the role of LCP? What do you think are the crucial characteristics and behaviors of LCP 16/17? Evaluate yourself in terms of this characteristics.

What's AIESEC for you in 3 words? Explain your idea.

What's the relevance of AIESEC in the world? In Belarus?

How can you ensure the delivery of leadership in every experience?

How will you evaluate that your term was successful?

What do you want to be remembered in LC history for? Say one specific thing.

What can be the main bottleneck of the development of AIESEC in Minsk next year? How can you overcome it?

Name 3 things you would like to retain and 3 things you would like to change in LC. What culture do you want to see in LC? Which program do you see as focus in 2016 and why?

What structure do you want to see in next EB team?

Write​ detailed explanation.

Good luck, dear applicants!

We believe in YOU!

P.S It's always seems impossible until it's done!