SECOND ROUND
DEAR CANDIDATE Its time to dare to win for Colombia! Welcome to the year of powerful leadership stories. AIESEC seeks to develop huge and meaningful leadership experiences and the time has come not only to make the big decision of becoming the new local president of your entity but to seek for every single member of your entity to believe and to dream along with you about doing big things and to contribute to your cities as well. This decision wants to make history, it wants to change your reality, your city and your local entity, its up to you to make it happen. This is were you find magic in AIESEC and this is your chance to have a huge role of responsibility but it will also bring an unforgettable year with challenging experiences and incredible memories. The people who have had the privilege to be local president have had significant changes in their lifes. Today you will begin to understand that you will become part of the most important leadership experiences that AIESEC in Colombia has to offer. Along with your MC GOL you will help to transform an AIESEC for Colombia and to make this country a better one. "It is always the right time to do the right thing" Martin Luther King
MC GOL 16-17
EB MEMBER PROFILE INTELLECTUAL & PSYCHOLOGICAL Many aspects of one’s personality can effect being part of a leadership team in AIESEC in Colombia. Some of them are obvious: constant learning, systematic thinking, creativity, adaptability to change, sense of responsibility, capacity of analysis, patience, listening, and supportiveness but also you have to keep in mind that the most important thing is to understand why as a leader of this amazing organization in AIESEC in Colombia you are doing what you are doing. Great leaders inspire action and lead consciously
AIESEC UNDERSTANDING A broad understanding of the association is required in order to execute an LCEB position properly. An understanding of our vision, values, identity, current direction, country development, and systems is certainly something we will look for in all candidates.
SOCIETY KNOWLEDGE A broad knowledge of world and organizational systems, current trends and issues facing society and cultural issues are important to lead a Local Committee. Practical understanding of new management theories (e.g. learning organization, self-organizing systems) is also important in managing the diverse environments in which AIESEC operates. In addition, each position requires skills and knowledge in the areas of national management and budgeting, project management, human resources management, and good understanding of English.
OTHERS Overall, there is no perfect candidate profile; however, good candidates will possess strong competencies in the areas of social behavior, motivation, task orientation, and people management skills. The key component is balance - within the individuals and within the team of individuals.
EVALUATION, NOMINATION, ELECTION PROCESS The application process is divided into 5 parts: 1. Your Profile: Please fill CV (max. 1 page): Where you have to describe your AIESEC and external experience and main achievements in each role – Personal references (Someone who lead you, Someone who lead me, and external) 2. General Questionnaire: Answer all the questions listed below. (max. 8 Pages) 3. Resume Challenge: General explanation of your application. (max. 1 page) 4. Video: Attach the link of a 3 minutes video where you explain the summary of your application 5. Test THT (This test will send to you during the process and you will full inside the deadline ) The entire application (Questionnaire, Resume Challenge and Video link) should be maximum 10 pages in font size 10 points and page seize A3. Make sure you create 1 file for your profile and all your answers. We expect 1 PDF file only. *Late applications won`t be received, no exceptions. Please submit your application in following format: “LCP2017_application_ AIESEC Colombia_Local Entity_ name surname.pdf” (e.g.: LCP2017_application_AIESEC Colombia_San Andres_David Ospina.pdf Deadline: Thursday, August 25th 2016, 11:11 PM. The application must be sent through: https://podio.com/webforms/16494673/1108376 Each document must be uploaded on the link in Podio If you have any questions concerning the application process or the questionnaire please contact your LOCAL ELECTION MANAGER
NOMINATION For any LCP candidate the nomination results will come from an evaluation of the following points by the elections subcommittee: • Personality • Alignment with organizational purpose • Local entity management • Team management • National General Assembly Member
5. External interview (evaluated by the selected external person). 6. Test THT + psychological interview (In charge of National Office)
The nomination process will be composed by: 1. Application + Video (evaluated by the MCP and MC OD team). 2. MC Interview (evaluated by the MC OD Director). 3. LCP Interview (evaluated by the current LCP or the election manager of the LC). 4. Local General Assembly Member interview (evaluated by the selected member from LCP 2016).
Regarding the communication with the LCs: The LC election manager will promote the forums and the virtual spaces (with the candidates that get nominated) to assure that all the applicants can have meetings to answer the questions and doubts from the LCs, if you want to have extra meetings with all the LCs please contact before the LC election manager
About some procedures during the LCP Elections process:
ELECTION TIMELINE
FIRST ROUND
SECOND ROUND
Application: Sunday 14 August to Thursday 25 August 11:11PM Interviews: Friday 26 August to Thursday 1 September Nomination: Friday 2 September Assembly: Saturday 3 September
Application for entities without applicants in first round: Wednesday 31 August to Sunday 11 September 11:11 AM Application for entities with applicants in first round: Sunday 4 September to Sunday 11 September 11:11AM Interviews: Monday 12 September to Tuesday 15 September Nomination: Friday 16 September Assembly: Saturday 17 September
THIRD ROUND
Announcement Process, Coming Soon!
APPLICATION LCP 2017
GENERAL QUESTIONS 1. How do you understand the role of LCP 2017? 2. What is your biggest dream/BHAG in your life? How is being local president going to help you get there? *please answer this question using a letter format addressed to the members of your entity 3. How to create/promote/ behaviours value based with the culture of your local committee? 4. How can we achieve and AIESEC for Colombia viral, smart and integral. This question is based on the plan of AIESEC in Colombia. Please specify your specific proposals about each point mentioned.
SPECIFIC QUESTIONS 1. If your entity has been having more outcomes than incomes for the past 3 months, what would be the financial analysis of that situation? Propose an action plan to fight and change this reality. 2. Assess the current state of your local entity and extend the drivers that will take you to accomplish your goals as LCP 2017 3. What is the role that your entity must and will have in 2017 according to AIESEC 2020 and the statements of this vision. 4. Pick out a program which will be the main focus of your entity in 2017. Create clear strategies of how to support the program and then pick another program that isn't as develop as the others and come up with a plan on how to achieve to develop it in your term
YOU NEED TO PUT IN ONE PAGE THE RESUME OF YOUR APPLICATION
This must be included in your resume: 1. 2. 3. 4.
Market focus (Products and Market opportunities) Goals per program NPS goal TXP Goal