AIESEC COLOMBO NORTH

2016 - 2017

Local Committee PresidentAPPLICATION PACKAGE

CONTENT

MESSAGE FROM THE LCP

APPLICATION TIMELINE

ELIGIBILITY OF THE CANDIDATE

APPLICATION SUBMISSION

ELECTION PROCESS

JOB DESCRIPTION OF LCP

QUESTIONNAIRE

IF YOUR DREAMSDON'T SCARE YOUTHEY ARE TOO SMALL

MESSAGE FROM THE LCP

Dear Candidate,

Yes! You are almost there which is why you are here reading this.Congratulations on taking your first step towards one of the most challenging yet equallyrewarding opportunities in AIESEC. This is not just a job in my opinion it is a responsibility ofhundreds of young individuals around the world who are part of this local chapter.

To be honest this is the best role I have ever played in AIESEC and I love being LCP.Becoming a LCP will make you a leader of one of the largest and diversified organizations inthe world which is only achieved by around 500 young people worldwide. Trust me, Youwill be constantly pushed to your limit, challenged, questioned and put outside of yourcomfort zone but at the end of your day you will be a completely different person and yeta better person.

Few months back one of the Interns who came down to Sri Lanka asked from me, 'Sohan,What is your worst experience as the LCP?' Unconsciously I replied to her 'I don't have anyworst experiences because at the end of the day all the experiences are become bestexperiences of my life'. Yes, it is the beauty of this organization and this role. Everyday willbe a new challenge for you with a great learning indeed. Now it's your turn. I am really excited to see what you will be bringing to the table,

Good Luck!

Sohan WijegunawardhanaLocal Committee President 15.16,

Colombo North LC,AIESEC in Sri Lanka

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APPLICATION TIMELINE

Application DDL

Application Open

LCP Election

Announcement

23rd Jan 2016

23rd Jan 2016

16th Jan 2016

26th Dec 2015

ELIGIBILITY OF THE CANDIDATE

The Applicant must be an active participant in AIESEC for at least6 months.The Applicant is expected to have completed the full membershipcriteria at the election date.Participation in at least 1 national or international conference.Has to be a team leader or above.

APPLICATION SUBMISSION

Name the application as “FirstName_LastName_LCP_CN”. The

correctly completed and named application packages should be

sent to sohan.wijegunawardhana@aiesec.net on or before 16th of

January 2016, 23:59Hrs Sri Lanka time (+0530 GMT)

To be accepted as a valid application it should reach us before the

deadline mentioned above.

Mention the subject of the email as [CN_LCP_Application] and

submit as a PDF version.

ELECTION PROCESS

After submitting the application, an election will be conducted to

select the LCP. Each candidate will be given a 10 minute speech

on day of the election which will be followed by a question round

of 15 minutes by an audience consisting of the CN membership

and externals.

The Questions and Answer Round is primarily based on the

topics that are related to AIESEC and any voting member will

be given the opportunity to question the LCP candidates. Non-

voting members also will get the same opportunity as time

permits.

Voting will then proceed.

After all the candidates have given their speech the voting will

take place. Keep in mind that there will be no interview for the

selection of the LCP.

JOB DESCRIPTION

LCP acts as the overall organizational leader of the Local Committee

who is in charge of driving the sustainability of the LC's operational

performance and long term breakthrough innovations. As such, the LCP

steers the Executive Board and the rest of the LC in driving the LC's term

ambition, objectives, goals, strategies and tactics that are all aligned

with both AIESEC in Sri Lanka and AIESEC 2020 concurrently. At the

same time the LCP is the major figurehead of the LC who drives the LC's

strategic culture, represents the LC to all its major stakeholders.

STRATEGYMANAGEMENT

Heads in planning LC direction.Ensure the alignment and implementation of nationaland global strategies.Assesses internal and external environment to guidestrategies of LC.

STAKEHOLDERMANAGEMENT

Primarily represents and engage the LC with itsstakeholders (Internal & External).Maintain and strengthens strategic LC partnership.Ensures LC operations are legally sound.

ORGANIZATION MANAGEMENT

Shapes overall LC cultureEnsure LC financial sustainabilityensure that the LC has a sound organizationalstructure

TEAM MANAGEMENT

Ensure mobilization of the EB and differentdepartments.Monitors synergy, performance evaluation andtracking.Coaching and mentoring.Fosters collaborative environment in the EB.

PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT

Drives overall LC performanceEffectively tracks the LC's measures of successand resultsTroubleshoot LCs issues and concerns

QUESTIONNAIRE

Please read and understand the Application Guide beforeyou proceed. It is mandatory to answer all the questions and sectionsThe completed application should ONLY contain aMAXIMUM of 20 pages (Pages of size A4). Make sure youdifferentiate the answers of the questions which sayexplain and explain briefly.Applications which do not meet these criteria will berejected.Application could be edited and formatted in an attractiveway you prefer

IMPORTANT

SECTION 1: PERSONAL INFORMATION

01. Contact InformationSurnameFull NamePermanent AddressPermanent TelephoneMobile NumberE-mailSkype

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02. Describe yourself in 100 – 150 words.

03. Please provide details of your highest academic level achieved, studies completedand other relevant academic backgrounds. - Date - Academic qualification - University / college / institute - Notable Achievements

04. Please give details of all relevant practical and professional work experience inchronological order (starting with the most recent). Indicate whether it was full-time,vacation work or another type of position. (Do not include AIESEC here) - Date - Employer/ Institute/ Organization - Description of your role - Notable Achievements

Academic and Working Experiences

Timeline (Personal availability)

05. Please mention all the co-curricular activities, extracurricular activities, all other activitiesthat you will be involved in (Clubs/ societies/ Professional exams/ part time, full time jobetc.)

06. List down and Show a timeline of any academic / professional exams (E.g. Semester endexams, CIM, Chartered, CIMA and etc.) and other events (Ex. Tournaments and Personalengagements etc.) that can hibernate you. - March '16 - June '16 (Transition) - July '16 - June '17 (Term)

SECTION 2: AIESEC EXPERINCE

01. List all positions held with the relevant year, your key achievements and your keylearnings. - Date - Role / Responsibility - Description of the role / responsibility - Measurable Results

02. List down the conferences (National and International that you have attended) - Date - Your role (OC, Faci, delegate…) - Conference name - Key Learning

03. What are your three basic learnings/values for life, which you have derivedthrough your AIESEC experience?

SECTION 3: GENERAL QUESTIONS

01. What was your “WHY” in joining AIESEC? What is driving you to continue AIESEC? Whyhave you decided to stand for LCP? What do you want to gain out of this experience? (Stickto 4-5 lines maximum for each sub-question)

02. Please mention about your top 3 strengths and top 3 weaknesses and briefly explainhow you plan to utilize your strengths and minimize your weaknesses during your LCPterm?

03. How would you maintain the balance between organization values and personal values.Which is more important to you and why?

04. How can AIESEC be relevant to Sri Lanka now? What trends do you see in Sri Lanka thatAIESEC has to play a role in?

05. Culture drives performance or performance drives culture? What is your thought on thisand in this context what are your plans for EB development and EB management?

06. What kind of leadership do you demonstrate and how do you think it will help you in theEB and in working with the membership? Explain.

07. Explain the Leadership Development Model of AIESEC according to youracknowledgement.

SECTION 4: SPECIFIC QUESTIONS

01. In your opinion what is your role as the LCP? Do you think an LCP should both work in anoperational level and a strategic level or only in strategic level? Explain briefly.

02. Do a SWOT analysis about AIESEC CNLC and originate solid conclusions to identify andexplain the following; a. What are the biggest challenges that CNLC is going to face in the term 16/17? b. Areas that the LC needs to develop c. How are you going to overcome the LC’s weaknesses during the term 16/17?

03. Critically evaluate the performance of CNLC over the past term (15/16) compared to itsprevious terms (from term 2012/2013 – 3 terms). Your analysis should originate solidconclusions to identify the current state of AIESEC CNLC. Include; a. GCPs and BCPs (Good case and Bad case Practices) b. What are the key learning points you can take out of this for term 16/17?

04. Considering the conclusions of previous 2 questions state your key focus areas forterm 16/17 and explain why?

05. What is your vision for your LC and where do you want to see AIESEC CN LC by the endof your term? How would you make sure that your vision would be achieved? Explain.

06. In your opinion, briefly explain the role of LCP in, a. Exchange Delivery b. Financial Sustainability & Proper Governance c. Relationship Management (Partnerships and Communication with stakeholders(LC/Exchange/Event)

07. How are you going to address a situation where one of your EB members is notfulfilling his/her job description? Explain briefly.

08. If you are given the opportunity to hand pick the next EB, statewhat type of a teamwould you select. (Without mentioning names) Include what kind of people (qualities) andwhat type of team culture you’ll have (Ex.: LCVP TM should be someone who is good withpeople) Explain briefly.

09. State and explain your growth strategies/goals/objectives (i.e. numbers) for the nextterm program wise. (TMP, TLP, GIP (Outgoing & Incoming), and GCDP (Outgoing &Incoming)). State the aid you require from support functions for each. Further elaboratehow you are planning to maintain the quality in delivery and experience from a NPS point ofview.

10. In your opinion what is the role of MC? How would you collaborate with the MC to driveyour LC plan and achieve your LC goals while supporting the MC to achieve national goals?Explain briefly.

SECTION 5: BLANK PAGE CHALLENGE

Here, you can do whatever you want but make sure you are limiting to a only a single page

Good Luck!For any further queries, please contact:

Sohan WijegunawardhanaLocal Committee President,Colombo North Local Committee,AIESEC in Sri Lanka.

Mobile: +94 718893746 Email: sohan.wijegunawardhana@aiesec.net

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