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Content

1. Letter to the applicant

2. Job description

3. Application package

4. Advice

Letter to the Applicant

If you are reading this, with the intention to apply for the LCP 1617 position, I would sincerely like to

thank you and congratulate you for your bravery and your willingness to continue what we have

been doing during this term, but also to make it better. AIESEC Blida needs more people like you.

Let’s be honest: The LCP position isn’t for everyone. You may find yourself spending a lot more time

doing AIESEC work than you already do. You might stop caring about your personal life or school

work in general. You may become a lot more stressed out. But, you will also experience the most life-

changing year you ever had, and I can guarantee that. You will be constantly pushed to your limit,

challenged, questioned and put outside of your comfort zone. But, at the end of your term, you will

be a completely different person –a better person.

Keep in mind that you are applying because you know you are the best thing that could happen to

AIESEC Blida in 2016. Always remember that you will be changing lives.

Remember that being a leader doesn’t start when you are standing in front of the plenary giving

your speech: it started a long time ago, and this is just the next logical step in your personal

development as a human being.

In the end, don’t forget that you are doing this for yourself too. Because you know this is the right

decision to make and that you will do everything to become a great LCP.

I am m sure our LC will be safe and very performant with a leader like you.

I believe in you and wish you the best of luck.

Tarek Islam MAACHE

LCP 1516, AIESEC Blida

Job Description

Role

The LCP is responsible for leading, motivating and driving the Executive Board and the whole LC.

The LCP’s responsibility is to ensure that strategies and initiatives are aligned to achieve the

organization’s purposes and goals. As the face of the Local Committee, the President is also

responsible for building networks of support for the LC by representing AIESEC to stakeholders and

the external community. Furthermore, the President is responsible for representing the Local

Committee in conferences and National Legislative Meetings.

Timeline

LCP 1617 Election: November 20th – 21st, 2015

EB Election: December 4th – 5th, 2015

Transition: November 22nd, 2015 – January 31st 2016

Term officially runs: February 1st, 2015 - January 31st, 2015

LCP 1718 Election: October 2016

Transition 1718: November 2016 – February 2017

Time Commitment

25 – 35 hours per week

Applicant Qualifications

Leadership and management skills | Critical thinking | Interpersonal skills | Organizational skills |

Presentation skills | Excellent oral/written communication skills | Time management |

Team management | Mentorship and coaching ability |

Responsibilities

• Set the strategic and long-term vision for the LC

• Ensure that strategies and initiatives are aligned with long-term vision

• Ensure accountability of Executive Board in activities

• EB team management

• EB Election and selection planning, coordination, and supporting successors with selection

• Overall project planning and reviewing

• Plan and facilitate executive meetings, LC meetings, Board of Advisors meetings and transition

• Ensure knowledge management of the LC is maintained (vision, objectives, GIS, MEC)

• Facilitate the sharing of information and resources among portfolio teams

• Participate in all LC events

• Assisting in recruitment activity

• Manage, recruit, and maintain the Board of Advisors

• Ensure that quarterly minimum standard submissions are submitted in a timely manner

• Work with VP Finance to ensure financials are completed correctly and on time

• Represent the AIESEC Blida at conferences and bring back learning to the LC

• National representation

• Provide input and feedback on national strategies

• Attend all AIESEC Algeria legislative sessions

• Branding alignment

• Develop and maintain public relations

• External representation of AIESEC in the business community

• Rewards and recognition of the excellent members of the LC

Personal Benefits and Learning

• Future AIESEC Opportunities

Member Committee Vice President (MCVP)

Member Committee President (MCP)

National Support Team Member (NST)

Delegate at Regional and International Conferences (IC, MENACO…)

Facilitator (FACI)

• Additional benefits

Increased employability, including national and global AIESEC partners

Develop large network of contacts

Entrepreneurial skills can be gained or enhanced

• Competencies Developed

Effective written and verbal communication

Teamwork

Time management

Planning and organization

Problem solving

• Skills Developed

Strategic thinking, planning and execution skills

Organization and time-management skills

Facilitation and presentation skills

Goal setting, tracking and delegation

Intrapersonal skills

Application Package

The application package should contain the following five (5) files:

1. Questionnaire answered (.pdf)

2. Action Plan of the year (.pdf)

3. Blank Paper Challenge (.pdf)

4. Link to the video (.txt)

5. LCP Contract filled and signed 6.

Feel free to customize your application files in the way you prefer (design, colors, etc.)

The package should be sent in an archive (.rar)

The file should be named as: “Name_Surname_LCP1617”

The email subject should be as: “LCP1617_Name_Surname”

The application package should be sent to: tarek.maache@aiesec.net

Deadline to send your application: November 17th, at 23:59 pm

Please notice that, according to our compendium, only members of LC Blida with an EB

experience are eligible (so think about joining the EB team if you want to be LCP one day).

The EB 1617 applications should be released by the LCPe (with the support of the LCP1516)

3 days max. after the LCP election. Thus, every LCP applicant should prepare their

application package before November 24th (the best would be to start working on it now).

NB. Any application that doesn’t fulfil all these requirements will be rejected.

While answering the following questions, be as brief and concise as possible.

Think about people who will read your application. They are the ones who will vote for you.

Still, be yourself and give the most honest answers possible.

Personal Information

Picture

1. First name

2. Surname

3. Number

4. E-mail

5. Skype

6. Address

7. Area of studies

8. Academic year

9. Current AIESEC Position

AIESEC Experience (05 questions)

1. Please list the AIESEC meetings you have attended and the role you had, in the table below.

2. How are they relevant to your position as LCP?

Year Meeting Location/Country Role

3. List all relevant positions held in AIESEC.

Dates Position LC/OC

4. Rank the 3 main areas where you have had the most experience.

Highlight briefly your experiences in each area.

Area Describe briefly your experience How would this benefit the position you are standing for?

5. What area(s) in AIESEC do you know least about and how are you going to remedy that

before your term begins?

General Questions (04 questions)

1. Why are you applying to be LCP?

2. What are your current and expected commitments until the end of February 2016?

3. Draw a portrait of the perfect LCP, according to you.

4. Describe the LCP you will be towards your EB, the LC membership and the LC stakeholders.

LCP Blida 1617 Specific Questions (07 questions)

1. What is your understanding of AIESEC 2020?

2. How will you get the best results in your term (driving oGCDP, iGCDP, oGIP, iGIP, B2B and

progression through the MEC)?

3. Evaluate AIESEC Blida’s operations and exchange performance over the last year and how

they impact AIESEC Blida today.

4. Perform a brief SWOT analysis of our current functions/portfolios.

5. How do you think AIESEC Blida could take a more active role in the National Plenary?

List 3 action steps for 2016 towards this.

6. Describe the structure of the EB team you will implement?

Justify it briefly.

7. Please, evaluate the culture of LC Blida in the form of a keep/stop/start table.

How would you create the ideal LC culture for the next term?

Describe your action plan of the year 2016 with details about the timeline and the methods you’ll use

to realize it.

File Format

Upload the video on YouTube and attach the link to your application.

Duration

Minimum 3 minutes, maximum 5 minutes (you must talk to the camera for at least one minute).

Language

English

Content

Express your motivation for being LCP of AIESEC Blida. This question can support your answer:

Why do you want to be LCP of AIESEC Blida for the term 1617 –and why should we elect you?

NB. This video may also be used to introduce you to the plenary during the LCP Election day.

Please read carefully and attach to your application.

I, [full name], through submission of my completed application forms, hereby acknowledge:

• That all information on my completed application forms portrayed is complete and true;

• That I consent to have my submitted application forms reviewed by the general membership of

AIESEC Blida;

• That I will answer all questions posed to me by the general membership and the executive of

AIESEC Blida in complete honesty based upon the application I have submitted.

In addition, I hereby agree that if I am selected as the Local Committee President of AIESEC Blida for

the term 2016/2017, I commit:

• To recognize, accept and fulfil the requirements and responsibilities as a President, to the best of

my ability, for a period of no less than 12 months commencing on February 1st, 2016 through

January 31st, 2017;

• To participate fully in AIESEC Blida EB turnover, commencing upon the date my position is

announced;

• To uphold and portray the best interests of AIESEC Blida, AIESEC Algeria and AIESEC, as an

international organization, to AIESEC’s interactive community and all other communities for which

I may interact on behalf of AIESEC Blida.

Signature: [Full name] + [one phrase to express your dedication and willingness to become LCP]

Date: DD/MM/2015

Advice

If you’re brave enough to apply for LCP of AIESEC Blida

Even if you start writing it now, it may take you 2 weeks to finish it and you’ll

probably find yourself submitting it few minutes before the deadline.

Just sayin’.

Good Luck.