01/04/2022
Committee Applications for Women in Finance Society are now open!
If you would like to apply for any of the roles below, please send a brief manifesto (max 300 words) to [email protected]
Deadline: 5pm Wed 20th April 2022, manifestos will then be collated and voting will occur online the following week
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Available roles:
1. President;
2. Vice-President and Head of Sponsorship;
3. Treasurer;
4. Secretary;
5. Equality Officer and Head of Society Relations;
6. Head of Marketing;
7. Head of Outreach
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Details on available roles:
President:
- Manages the commitee team and ensures good relations and practices are maintained
- Main point of contact for Bristol SU staff and societies
- Represents the Women in Finance Society at meetings and events
- Decides which members of the commitee certain tasks are delegated to
- Helps out other commitee members with any of the roles or tasks below where needed
- Ensures aims and objectives of the group are achieved
- Arranges regular meetings, including the EGM/AGM for handover
- Attends meetings and events
Vice President and Head of Sponsorship:
- Steps in for the president where needed, including organising and chairing commitee meetings or other events as required
- Able to provide help and support to other members of the commitee where needed
- Applies for sponsorship (most of the work for this is done at the beginning of the year, as firms tend to pick who they sponsor before the October/November recruiting season)
- Makes sure sponsorship requirements are met throughout the year, and compiles the sponsorship documents as necessary
Treasurer:
- Administers and reports on the group's finances
- Issues invoices and collects payments from clients in a timely manner and creates comprehensive and readable financial reports on events where necessary
- Alongside the president, responsible for approving any expense claims on expense-365
Secretary:
- Writes up the weekly round-up email for members, recording any/career opportunities that are sent to the uobwomeninfinance email and a short commercial awareness section (1/2 news stories a week)
- If the 22/23 secretary decides to continue to use mailchimp as the software for the weekly email, the secretary will be responsible for making sure the member list is updated on mailchimp regularly, to ensure, where possible, that emails are being sent to all members
- Checks incoming email regularly, and replies to most of the emails that are sent to the uobwomeninfinance gmail account
- Takes minutes at commitee meetings and the AGM
Equality officer and head of society relations:
- Equality officer, makes sure all members are treated equally
- Helps organise any joint events with other finance societies at the university
- Keeps in contacts and maintains relationships with other finance societies at the university
Head of Marketing:
- Creates advertisements on social media for events throughout the year
- Creates or posts any other required social media posts (such as those required by sponsors) on platforms such as Fb, instagram and Linkedin
Head of Outreach:
- Organises events with external speakers or external companies, and communicates about the event with these individuals
- Responsible for the logistics of events (i.e: room bookings) throughout the year
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Even if you don’t think you have a lot of experience, apply for a role! The society exists to give people an opportunity to have a position of responsibility in a financial setting. It is an invaluable experience where you learn a lot, and we encourage you to apply
Send your manifesto (max 300 words) for one of the roles above to [email protected]
We hope to hear from you soon!
