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•Contributes significantly to improving the experiences of members.• Inspires others to go above and beyond. •Leads by example. •Demonstrates dedication and passion for the society. •Motivates members to participate in Societies Events (Sports, Charity Events, Showcase, Volunteering). •Encourages participation of all members.•Expands club membership by promoting the club to new students. •Broadens the range and number of opportunities available to members. •Recognises the strengths of the committee and delegates committee jobs accordingly. •Manages complaints/issues professionally and maturely.• Initiates positive change within the Society.

•Organises regular meetings. •Delegates jobs to members of the committee.•Encourages participation. •Liaises with the Societies President and Societies Committee. •Chairs committee meetings.•Books meeting rooms for committee and society meetings.

•Does not retain the respect of the team •Functions as an individual but not as a member of the team•Does not carry their fair share of the workload •Unreliable •Does not attend meetings.•Fails to listen to the opinions of members and committee. •Disregards feedback, ideas or suggestions from members. •Refuses to take ownership of issue or complaints.

Exceptional Society Chair

Good Society Chair

Poor Society Chair

Poor Society Chair

•Does not retain the respect of the team •Functions as an individual but not as a member of the team•Does not carry their fair share of the workload •Unreliable •Does not attend meetings.•Fails to listen to the opinions of members and committee. •Disregards feedback, ideas or suggestions from members. •Refuses to take ownership of issue or complaints.

Poor Society Chair

Good Society Chair

•Organises regular meetings. •Delegates jobs to members of the committee.•Encourages participation. •Liaises with the Societies President and Societies Committee. •Chairs committee meetings.•Books meeting rooms for committee and society meetings.

Good Society Chair

•Contributes significantly to improving the experiences of members.•Inspires others to go above and beyond. •Leads by example. •Demonstrates dedication and passion for the society. •Motivates members to participate in Societies Events (Sports, Charity Events, Showcase, Volunteering).

•Encourages participation of all members.•Expands club membership by promoting the club to new students. •Broadens the range and number of opportunities available to members. •Recognises the strengths of the committee and delegates committee jobs accordingly. •Manages complaints/issues professionally and maturely.•Initiates positive change within the Society.

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I organised an end of year performance to showcase the achievements of members of Stage Society throughout the academic year.

I had to consider room bookings, ticket prices and running order of the show. As well as this I had to publicise the event to break even.

This had a successful outcome as 100 people attended the event and we covered our costs.

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I organised an end of year performance to showcase the achievements of members of Stage Society throughout the academic year.

I delegated tasks to relevant committee members to create routines for the performance. I formulated a thorough marketing strategy to publicise the event across campus and continually evaluated this to be able to adapt my strategy.I researched similar events at other universities to determine what was feasible and forecasted the costs of the event to be able to chose a pricing strategy accordingly.

As a result, I was able to host a successful event, exceeding attendance from previous year by 80% and showcase the achievements of my members. Furthermore, as I conducted recruitment of new members at the event, this led to an increase in membership the following year.

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I was involved in organising a trip to Germany for my society members. It was a great trip. Everyone was happy.

In organising a trip to Germany, I researched a range of options and negotiated a deal to ensure the best value for money for members. I formulated a successful marketing strategy to encourage participation and engage members to attend our annual society trip to Germany.

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Competency questions – testing your skills

Give an example of when you had to manage a challenging situation, either a project or a person?

Describe a situation in which you influenced or motivated people?

Describe a time when you solved a problem. How did you go about it?

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