STAND Managing/Outreach Committee Application for 2008-2009

Submitted by Visitor on 29 May 2008 - 9:16am.

Thank you for considering to apply to be a Coordinator on one of STAND's 2008-2009 Management or Outreach Committees.

About STAND: STAND: A Student Anti-Genocide Coalition is a student movement made up of over 1,000 college and high school campuses across the United States. STAND envisions a world without genocide. In working towards this goal, STAND's mission is to educate, provide resources for, and unite the student anti-genocide movement. STAND is the student division of the Genocide Intervention Network, which is working to build a permanent anti-genocide constituency to stop genocide and mass atrocities.

About the Positions: STAND Committee Coordinators work as a cohesive national leadership group to plan, promote, and carry out national and international student efforts to empower students to end genocide whenever and wherever it may occur.

In Addition to position-specific responsibilities, ALL MC members will be expected to: * -Devote 20 hours per week to their respective STAND committee; * -Arrange your schedule around mandatory weekly conference calls with your committee; * -Manage your own time and other obligations (including obligations to your local stand chapter) in order to meet these time commitments; * -Fulfill all projects, assignments, and responsibilities in a timely and effective manner and in coordination with other appropriate members; * -Be accountable to and maintain regular contact with STAND/Genocide Intervention Staff members; * -Communicate regularly, accurately, and transparently with your Task Force members; * -Hold your fellow colleagues accountable and expect to be held accountable by them; * -Be motivated by a genuine passion for human rights and ending genocide worldwide.

To Apply:

1. Thoroughly read over this application and the specific job description document to apply for a specific Coordinator position.

2. Complete the information form and questionnaire below.

3. Attach an up-to-date résumé and a writing sample to this application. (NOTE: if you are applying for the Materials or Technology Coordinator positions, please include a portfolio with your application with examples of your design/formatting/website work. if this is not included in your resume email this information to jobs@standnow.org)

The Next Steps: Qualified applicants for positions will be contacted by a current Committee members shortly after submission for an interview.

I. Basic Information

Position you are applying for: *

Name: *

E-mail address (the one you check most often): *

Phone Number (the one at which you are most likely to be reached): *

School: *

City: *

State: *

Month and year of expected graduation (you must be a full-time student during the 2008-2009 school year): *

Will you be an undergraduate or graduate student next year?: *

Undergraduate

Graduate

Major/concentration:: *

II. Application Questions

Please type your responses to the following questions. It is ok if your answers take up more space on the page than is currently allotted after each question. Email jobs@standnow.org if you have any difficulties.

Explain, IN NO MORE THAN ONE SENTENCE, why you believe people should act to stop genocide.: *

What specific experiences or skills make you especially suited for the Coordinator position you are applying for? (1 paragraph): *

Which of the duties for your desired job do you think is the most important, why and how do you plan to fulfill it?: *

Give 2 specific ideas you have to improve or expand upon the area of STAND for which you wish to be responsible for?: *

How would being selected to this position affect your local STAND chapter/ Darfur Advocacy group?: *

Finally, briefly highlight any other relavant leadership experience not included in your resume: *

What other major time commitments do you have for the coming year? (please list): *

Please list some times you will be available for 30-45 minutes in the upcoming week for a phone interview: *

III. Attachments

Attach resume here:

Writing Sample:

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