MCVPAIESEC in Finland

2016‐17

Application Booklet

Second Round

Opening Note

Dear Applicant,

Hello you who is reading this. I am very happy that you decided totake the brave step and apply for the MC. I know you might have a lotof questions and you might be even a little bit scared. Good. That isexactly what life is about. Nothing great has ever came out fromdecisions where you don’t feel scared.

Now when I’m writing this I have been MCPe for three days. Theinduction was started immediately and I can promise you we will havea lot of challenges ahead. It is good. Challenges are what we needwhen we want to achieve something great. Every challenge is also anopportunity which has to be utilized. Without challenges there isnothing to learn either. I can promise you that it is not going to beeasy, but it will be very rewarding.

Thank you for applying and let’s do it!

Antti Randell MCPe 2016 - 17 AIESEC in Finland

Let today be the start of something new!

Contents

Job Description

Requirements

Learnings

MC life

Timeline

Questionnaire

Job Description

- National direction and strategy creation- Implementation of global/national/local strategies

- Supporting LC operations- Research and training for MC and LC development

- Preparing and participating in MC meetings- MC planning and review

- Regular evaluation of performance and progress- MC team events and evaluations

- MC succession planning- MC transition

- Review and revision of the AIESEC In Finland compendium- Submission of Global surveys and reports

- Reporting and general national communication- International communication, contact to AI and other entities

- Office management (documentation, physical knowledge and informationsystems management)

- Virtual knowledge and information management

- Managing national functional teams- LC/LCVP coaching and mentoring

- Conference management, planning, participation and facilitation- National functional meetings

- Representation in international events- External presentation of AIESEC in Finland

Specific JD of each MC member will be defined after selection. The SelectionWorking Group wants to clarify that if you are applying for this opportunity, you areapplying for the MC and giving your preference of which particular tasks you wantto do. Please keep in mind that you may or may not be selected for the tasks you

applied for.

General Responsibilities

Information Management

Team and Management

Internal and External Events

Requirements Offered Learnings

Timeline

-Global AIESEC Direction-AIESEC 2020

-Global Exchange timelines-AIESEC in Finland

Direction-AIESEC in Finland

Products-Current state of LCs

-Current state of exchanges

-Strategic Management ofan organisation-Leading teams

-Work-life balance-Working under stress

-Multi-tasking-Advanced facilitation and

training skills

Application Released: 8th Feb, 2016Application Deadline: 7th March 23:59 GMT +2, 2016

LC QnA: 10th March, 2016Interviews: 19th March, 2016

Announcement: 21st March, 2016Transition: Starts upon selection + physical transition from 1st

June, 2016Term starts from 1st July, 2016.

All examination periods or other extra commitments of thecandidate should be communicated in advance.

As an applicant you shouldhave knowledge of the

following things:

These are some things youcan get out of this

experience

MC LifeThe MC term officially starts on the 1st ofJuly 2016 and ends on 30th of June 2017.However, once elected, the MC should beavailable for transition as well as other

required commitments for the MC Job onregular basis. It is highly recommended

that the elected MC be available toattend EuroXpro '16, in Bulgaria from 10th

to 16th April.

The MC position is a full-time role and requires full commitment of 40/hours perweek(except for weekends of conferences and special events). Each MC member

gets 20 days of paid-holidays for the term. All work related travel costs in Finlandare covered. Full or partial coverage for international meetings will depend on the

budget situation.

The MC office is located in Helsinki. The current office has separate work stationsfor each member as well as kitchen and washroom and includes wifi and sauna

facilities. The location of the office might be changed in the coming months.

The MC team will receive enough financial compensation per month to cover basicaccommodation, internal travel and food costs. The final compensation amount will

be communicated once the budget is finalized.

The MC team stays in MC flats located in Helsinki and the surrounding regions. Theaccommodation includes a separate room for every person and shared kitchen, toilet

and shower. Wifi, heating and water charges are included in the rent.

Full commitment forMC role is

mandatory fromselection onwards.

Application InstructionsThe applicant must submit his/her application before 23rd January, 23:59 GMT +2to antti.randell@aiesec.net and CC it to pranav.pandit@aiesec.net arranged in the followingorder in a single pdf file. Name your file as Name_MC_Application_1617. The font must have asize of at least 12 and the size of each page should be A4. The total length of the completeapplication package should not exceed 10 pages. The package should include:

- Cover page (Optional)- Application Questionnaire- AIESEC CV- Personal CV- Endorsement Letters

- Logistics form (which has to be filled via this link only): http://bitly.com/logisticsMCfinland

- Attach a 800x600 size portrait picture of yourself in JPEG format separately to the email.

AIESEC CV (max. 1 page)Please divide your AIESEC CV into Roles held in AIESEC and Conferences attended. For eachrole please specify the title, duration, results achieved, key learning as well as absolute andrelative growth in results as compared to same duration in the previous year. For conferences,please specify maximum 3 conferences which were most significant in your AIESEC career asdelegate/faci/chair along with size of the conference, dates of the conference and yourlearnings.

Personal CV (max. 1 page)Please mention your full name, citizenship, contact details (email,phone and skype atleast) aswell as a link to your linkedin profile. Under academic qualification please mention relevantprojects which your were part of (if any) and clearly state your learnings from the same. Underprofessional experience, clearly state the timeline and responsibilities of each role you wish tomention along with results achieved. Please include language proficiency and hobbies in theend.

Endorsement Letters (max.1 page each)Please provide at least 2/3 endorsement letters which clearly mention name, contact detailsand signature of the person who is endorsing you.

a. A letter from someone who led you in the past.b. A letter from someone you've worked with in the same team.c. Function specific

Submit your application in the given order with the necessary details under each category tothe correct email address within the given time according to the given timezone. Latesubmissions, incomplete applications as well as application which exceed page limits will notbe accepted. If anything is missing in your application, you will be notified only if it is sent 12hours before deadline. You are advised to submit your application at least one day before thedeadline

Questionnaire

General Questions

Function Specific Questions

1. In your opinion, what is the relevance of AIESEC, in Finland?

2. Why do you want to apply for MC 2016-17 of AIESEC in Finland? What will yougain from this experience?

3. What are your strengths are weaknesses associated with this position? Pleaseelaborate your opinion on the consequences of the same for the MC role.

4. What trends do you see shaping the Finnish society over the next 5 years andhow should AIESEC adapt to these trends?

5. Evaluate the operational year 2015 for AIESEC in Finland for the first preferenceposition you wish to apply for.

6. At the end of your term on 30th June, 2017, where do you see AIESEC in Finlandin terms of the first preferred functional area which you want to apply for? Explainin detail some key strategies you will implement to make this happen.

1. Describe in details how would you ensure to provide leadership in every exchangeand high quality experiences from the perspective of CEM.

2. Explain the importance of iGCDP, iGIP to the LCs? What do you think LCs aremissing in their operations and how would you energize LCs in doing the missingelements?

3. What is the value proposition for iGIP in Finland? How can you make sure thatthe approving of the candidates happens in a month since opening a position?

Please reply to all questions in this category

Remember that you are applying for the MC and you can be given more than oneposition once selected

Please choose any 5 questions you wish to answer, however, remember that thoseanswers should reflect the top two roles you wish to apply for in order of preference.

4. In your opinion what is the biggest challenge (1 biggest challenge) of LCs in theoperations of iGCDP and what one solution would you initiate in solving that?

5. What one thing you can improve in iGCDP & iGIP? How will you do it?

6. How will you ensure sustainable growth in LC Talent Capacity? Why is thisrelevant?

7. What would you do in order to keep people in LC’s engaged with AIESEC? Namestrategies or actions LC’s should take in order to have people that invest enoughtime in AIESEC.

8. How can LC’s accelerate the inner and outer journey of their AIESECers? Whatshould they do to develop the 4 leadership qualities? Indicate practical examples.

9. Create a strategy for unifying EwA activities across the country. These eventsmust include external companies and prizes and appeal to Corporates/Organizationsand students. Please include KPIs and targets per LC. The realization of the projectshould take place in Q4 and Q1/Q2.

10. How can we improve in our marketing strategies in order to achieve 100%growth in all our programs, provide 5 key elements and justification supported withdata.

11. What is the biggest bottleneck in the Marketing-OGX synergy and how will youovercome it?

12. Describe way how you will make MC and LCs budgets sustainable. Be as much asdetailed oriented as possible.

13. Evaluate current financial and legal situation in AIESEC in Finland.

14. Considering that currently most of the MC budget comes from sales and grantsfrom foundations, how will you ensure that by the end of your term most of themoney is coming from operations and sales?

Function Specific Questions

General Information

Current MC Contacts

The selection process will consist of mainly interviews, speeches and QnA. Theselection working group will assess the candidates throughout the process andprovide recommendation to the General Assembly of AIESEC in Finland. The

selection working group consists of current + elect MCP, one LC representative,representative of the Board and two externals.

If you are applying for an operations related role (OGX/ICX)

- One recommendation letter from an EP you realized, endorsing your contributionin providing them exchange standards and lead spaces.

If you are applying for Marketing/Finance related role

- One recommendation letter from an external endorsing your skills in the same

If you are applying for TM related role

- One recommendation letter from an AIESEC member who received all the teamstandards and lead spaces.

SISU

Recommendation Letters