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ECO CHEFs Cape Town 2015
ORGANISING COMMITTEE APPLICATION BOOKLET
What is AIESEC?
ECO CHEFS 2015 explained
The world’s largest youth-run organisation. With members in 128 countries and territories across the world.
ECO CHEFS is a sustainability project aimed at addressing the use of electricity, with a large element of cooking involved.
Our vision is the fulfilment of peace and mankind’s potential. One of the ways we aim to accomplish that is by creating projects which are relevant and can impact the community around us. aiesec.org
The challenge is to put teams comprising of one chef and a number of engineering students together. The engineers will have to design a heating/cooling solution with certain restrictions in terms of the amount of power available and the type of appliances used. The chef will have to make the most of what they have at their disposal.
AIESEC UCT is the local committee for AIESEC at the University of Cape Town.
Each week, teams will be eliminated from the competition, until we reach the finale on the 16th of October 2015. Read further for more details.
OC President
The Timeline & Participants OC VP Marketing
1 Team Chef
Min 2 Engineers
OC VP Logistics OC VP Team Servicing
Organising Committee
Applications
3-16 SEP
Group Stages 23-24 SEP
16 Teams. Teams all use the same appliance to cook. Engineers calculate power consumption.
Appliance Partner
1 Team Advisor
Team Applications
Prize Sponsor
Food Partner
Main Sponsor
Competition Partners Confirmation 22 SEP
16-22 SEP
Quarters 30 SEP
8 Teams. Teams limited to using 20 Kwh to cook. Engineers design power system.
Judge/MC Confirmed 22 SEP
Semis 7 OCT
4 Teams. Teams limited to using 10 Kwh to cook. Engineers design power system.
Finale 16 OCT
2 Teams. Teams have to provide lighting for the event, and are limited to 10 Kwh. Engineers design the power system
Organising Committee Application Process The rest of the application process will be based on the information provided on the previous two pages. Please follow the instructions provided properly to avoid an automatic rejection of your application. Your application must be handed in in a PDF file named in the following format: OC_ECOCHEFS15_APPLICATION_NAME_SURNAME.pdf
The deadline for applications is 11 September 2015 at 23:59. All late applications will automatically be rejected. Applications must be sent both of the following email addresses or they will be automatically rejected: -langa.msithole@aiesec.net -chamlesh.kissoondharry@aiesec.net You may direct questions regarding the application process to Langalakhe via 0833813032 on WhatsApp or langa.msithole@aiesec.net on email
Applications (3–11 SEP)
Interviews (12-15 SEP)
Announcement of OC team (16-17 SEP)
Organising Committee Job Descriptions Below are the basic job descriptions for each available role on the ECO CHEFS organising committee. Note that they are subject to change based on the requirements of the project. President – (OCP) -Liaising with the AIESEC UCT executive board members and team leaders. -Liaising with the UCT and nearby universities’ society offices and engineering faculties. -Delegating tasks to OCVPs -Crisis management -Learning and following UCT venue and events policies and procedures -Managing the workload of the OC -Addressing unforeseen tasks relating to ECO CHEFS -The ‘first person to arrive, and last person to leave’ in a literal and figurative sense -Provide a report of the event for PR and future event management
VP Marketing -Produce and distribute content for social media relating to ECO CHEFS. – including but not limited to Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Email, and YouTube -Generate mailers containing important information for viewers and teams of ECO CHEFS -Produce physical marketing campaigns for ECO CHEFS -Leverage networks around themselves and AIESEC UCT to increase brand awareness about ECO CHEFS -Promote the AIESEC Leadership Development Model
VP - Logistics
VP – Team Servicing
-Liaise with the AIESEC UCT finances team regarding funding needed for equipment/material for ECO CHEFS -Ensure that the needed equipment/material is available at the correct location ahead of time for every ECO CHEFS round -Ensure that there is a system in place for limiting and keeping track of spectators of each ECO CHEFS round -Ensure that any necessary emergency services are easily accessible and nearby. Deliver a briefing of safety procedures before each round
-Communicating with every team participating in ECO CHEFS on a daily basis -Ensure that teams arrive on time for each round of the challenge and have necessary information regarding the round -Liaising with the selected judge for ECO CHEFS and confirming details regarding each round -Ensure that the teams and judge have appropriate places to relax/prepare themselves before each round -Address any team/judge related crises together with the OCP
OC Role Details OCP
OCVP Marketing
OCVP Logistics
OCVP Team Servicing
Prerequisites to apply
-Project + Team Management Experience -Works well under pressure + Strong sense of urgency -Mature enough to accept and provide feedback -Availability: 5-10 hours/week, increasing in urgent cases
-Have a good understanding of social media tools -Able to edit quickly using graphic software like Adobe Photoshop/Corel Draw/GIMP -Creative in marketing -Project Management experience -Availability: 5-10 hours/week, increasing in urgent cases
-Above average ability to communicate in high-tempo environments -Above average time management skills -Event organising experience -Strong familiarity with the Cape Town map (i.e. able to get around Cape Town quickly) -Availability: 5-10 hours/week, increasing in urgent cases
-Experience with communicating with many people at once -Customer service knowledge and understanding -Crisis management experience -Availability: 5-10 hours/week, increasing in urgent cases
Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
-Return on investment for resources provided -Hours of work completed by the OC each week -Responsiveness to external communication (e.g. duration and constituency of responses to emails) -All the KPIs for the OCVPs
-Number of teams signed up -Number of spectators -Social media impressions (FB: page likes, Twitter: RTs, etc.)
-Level of preparedness of venues before each round -Speed of responses to emergencies
-Feedback from teams and judges during each round regarding servicing -Level of punctuality of teams and spectators during each round
Learning Points and Benefits
-Organise the first ECO CHEFS challenge -Event management experience -Networking opportunity -Project management experience -University Relations Experience
-Event marketing experience -Organisation-based social media experience -Improved portfolio of work done
-Improved time management and organising skills -Event management experience -Team work experience
-Customer service experience -Communications experience -Team work experience
General Questionnaire The following questions should be answered in the pdf containing your application. You must include the section names, questions, and answers in the document that you submit. SECTION A: Personal Details SECTION B: Experience Name; Date of Birth; Mobile Phone number; Email Address; Skype Include a List and describe roles that you have held in other Username; Link to Facebook Profile picture of organisations or AIESEC over the last 5 years Timeline (Having a FB profile is yourself prerequisite for this application) SECTION C: APPLICANT CHARACTERISTICS
SECTION D: ROLE RELATED QUESTIONS
1. Describe yourself/interests you have 2. Explain what your strengths and weaknesses are 3. What are your thoughts/understandings regarding the ECO CHEFS challenge? 4. Other than OC work, what do you hope to spend your time on in the next 2 months?
1. Which role are you applying for? (You may only apply for one) 2. Why do you want to work in that role? 3. What skills do you think you have that will make you most suitable for the role? 4. If you were accepted, what strategy would you use to make sure that the work for your role was completed on time? 5. Please describe your understanding of the role that you’re applying for
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