Are you a strategic thinker? Interested in charting the strategic direction of SWE? Nominate yourself or someone else for International Senator.
The International Senator is a member of SWE’s Senate, and is responsible for:
- Charting the strategic direction of SWE by developing and adopting long-range goals for the Society.
- Developing and/or adopting proposed changes to the Society bylaws, policies, and procedures that are in line with the strategic plan.
- Conducting essential dialogue with Society membership on long-term trends and issues of common interest.
The deadline for submitting nominations is March 1, 2018 to SWE Headquarters and requires the following:
- Candidate statement as .doc, .docx or .txt, maximum of 400 words. Include name as you want it displayed on the slate.
- Photo in gif or .jpg format, at least 300 dpi. File size 1MB maximum.
Please be aware of the following responsibilities and time commitments before applying for the position:
- Senators must be voting members of the Society (except special Senators) and will serve for a term of three (3) fiscal years
- Senators should anticipate participating in a lot of virtual meetings and communications
- The role typically requires the following time commitments:
- Monthly conference calls – 1 hour each
- Participation in 1 sub-team
- Annual Strategic Planning (2 mandatory face-to-face meetings, calls 1-5 hours per month)
- Strategic initiatives (Variable)
- Committees' strategic planning (Variable)
- Communications (Variable)
- Face-to-face Senate meetings – At least 2 per fiscal year
- Annual Conference (Fall; 3 days – mandatory)
- Winter Senate meeting (Winter; 1 day – mandatory)
- WE Local (Spring; 1 day – currently not required, but highly recommended)
- Offline discussions on bylaws amendments and motions (Variable)
- Active communication with Society membership
- Funding for travel is currently available through SWE for the Winter Senate meeting and annual strategic planning sub-team face-to-face meetings. Future funding to be determined
- These roles and responsibilities are subject to change by the Senate leadership team as the governance changes continue to be implemented
Nominees should possess the five SWE leadership competencies:
- Communication
- Self-Management and Development
- Business Acumen
- Coaching, Mentorship and Sponsorship
- Leadership Abilities
Contact Kate Hull, Speaker of the Senate, to learn more about the role.