President of an organization

The President is the primary student contact for the student

organization and the external spokesperson of the group
who regularly interacts with other student organizations and
University officials. He or she is the liaison between the
student organization and the advisor and other University or
community contacts. The responsibilities of this position tend
to include but are not limited to:
Tasks:
Provide supportive leadership
Preside over meetings
Develop programming
Perform club administration
Recruit and retain members
Train and educate your club
Plan strategy and set goals
Select committee chairmen and make special appointments

Duties:
Goal setting for results- goals must be clear and attainable. In the end, your
satisfaction will come from the knowledge that your club was active on all fronts
and clearly improved during the year.
Monitoring- continuously monitor the clubs progress toward goal accomplishment
and the activities and responsibilities of all officers and appointees.
Evaluating- on-going analysis of club meetings and operation leads to continuous
improvement in the club. Take feedback from your advisors, members and board to
develop ways to improve meetings, projects, and attendance.
Problem solving- make it apparent that you are concerned about your club and
willing to help. Seek input and explore alternatives before making important
decisions.

Recruiting and retaining- make certain all members are active and involved
throughout the year. New membership is the lifeblood of the club and its level of
service. Have an aggressive, yearlong membership campaign with weekly and
monthly goals to be achieved. Make certain new members understand Key Club
before induction and are actively involved immediately after induction.
Training- club officers, board, and committee chairpersons must clearly understand
and carry out their responsibilities throughout the year. a) Communicate with your
divisions Lieutenant Governor and update your club on pertinent information about
your District.

Responsibilities:
Presides at all meetings of the organization
Calls special meetings of the organization
Schedules all practices, classed, and other activities of the organization
Obtains appropriate facilities for organization Activities.
Prepares and files any report required Appoints committee chair people Completes
annual Recognition Forms.
Attends Recognized Student Organization Meetings
Represents organization at official functions
Maintains contact with organization advisor
Maintains contact with organization alumni
Maintains contact with affiliated department or section
Maintains contact with national organization
Remains fair and impartial during organization decision making processes
Votes in cases where there is a tie
Coordinates Organization elections

Job Specifications
Knowledge:
Administration and Management - Knowledge of business and management
principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, human

resources modeling, leadership technique, production methods, and

coordination of people and resources.
Personnel and Human Resources - Knowledge of principles and
procedures for personnel recruitment, selection, training, compensation and
benefits, labor relations and negotiation, and personnel information systems.

Skills:
Judgment and Decision Making - Considering the relative costs and benefits
of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.
Critical Thinking - Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths
and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to
problems.
Complex Problem Solving - Identifying complex problems and reviewing
related information to develop and evaluate options and implement
solutions.
Speaking - Talking to others to convey information effectively.
Social Perceptiveness - Being aware of others' reactions and
understanding why they react as they do.
Coordination - Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions.
Management of Personnel Resources - Motivating, developing, and
directing people as they work, identifying the best people for the job.
Monitoring - Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other
individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.
Management of Financial Resources - Determining how money will be
spent to get the work done, and accounting for these expenditures.
Persuasion - Persuading others to change their minds or behavior.
Negotiation - Bringing others together and trying to reconcile
differences.
Reading Comprehension - Understanding written sentences and
paragraphs in work related documents.

Active Listening - Giving full attention to what other people are saying,
taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as
appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
Systems Analysis - Determining how a system should work and how
changes in conditions, operations, and the environment will affect outcomes.
Systems Evaluation - Identifying measures or indicators of system
performance and the actions needed to improve or correct performance,
relative to the goals of the system.
Time Management - Managing one's own time and the time of others.
Active Learning - Understanding the implications of new information for
both current and future problem-solving and decision-making.
Writing - Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the
needs of the audience.
Management of Material Resources - Obtaining and seeing to the
appropriate use of equipment, facilities, and materials needed to do certain
work.
Mathematics - Using mathematics to solve problems.
Instructing - Teaching others how to do something.
Service Orientation - Actively looking for ways to help people.
Learning Strategies - Selecting and using training/instructional
methods and procedures appropriate for the situation when learning or
teaching new things.
Operations Analysis - Analyzing needs and product

requirements to create a design.

Leadership - Job requires a willingness to lead, take charge, and offer

opinions and direction.
Integrity - Job requires being honest and ethical.
Stress Tolerance - Job requires accepting criticism and dealing calmly
and effectively with high stress situations.

Initiative - Job requires a willingness to take on responsibilities and

challenges.
Dependability - Job requires being reliable, responsible, and
dependable, and fulfilling obligations.
Achievement/Effort - Job requires establishing and maintaining
personally challenging achievement goals and exerting effort toward
mastering tasks.
Independence - Job requires developing one's own ways of doing
things, guiding oneself with little or no supervision, and depending on
oneself to get things done.
Self Control - Job requires maintaining composure, keeping emotions in
check, controlling anger, and avoiding aggressive behavior, even in very
difficult situations.
Attention to Detail - Job requires being careful about detail and
thorough in completing work tasks.
Analytical Thinking - Job requires analyzing information and using logic
to address work-related issues and problems.
Cooperation - Job requires being pleasant with others on the job and
displaying a good-natured, cooperative attitude.
Persistence - Job requires persistence in the face of obstacles.
Innovation - Job requires creativity and alternative thinking to develop
new ideas for and answers to work-related problems.
Concern for Others - Job requires being sensitive to others' needs and
feelings and being understanding and helpful on the job.
Adaptability/Flexibility - Job requires being open to change (positive or
negative) and to considerable variety in the workplace.
Social Orientation - Job requires preferring to work with others rather
than alone, and being personally connected with others on the job.

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