The REC Chair’s duties include but are not limited to those listed below. The REC Chair
shall:
(a) Be responsible for organizing and promoting the Ryerson Engineering Competition.
(b) Directly report to and work in full cooperation with the RESS President
(c) Form a committee which the REC Chair must oversee**
(d) Acquiring/finding industry professionals as Judges for the competition
Eligibility
Candidates for the position of REC chair must meet the following requirements:
(a) Must have attended at least one of the REC, OEC, CEC as a spectator or participant.
(b) Must have one year experience in the organization of REC.*
(c) No member shall chair the REC for more than one year.
(d) If paid the alumni fee, an alumni may be eligible to chair the competition***
Time Commitment required
(a) 5-10 hours/week during initial planning stages
(b) 15-20+ hours/week for last three weeks leading up to competition.
Skills/Experiences preferred (but not required):
(a) Experience acquiring sponsorship
(b) Experience in establishing industry contacts
(c) Strong leadership skills (required to manage a team of 10+ members/volunteers)
(d) Strong work ethic & time/energy management skills.
(e) Strong presentation skills (must be comfortable presenting in front of hundreds of competitors, judges and school faculty)
(f) Creativity
*Can be exempted if strong relevant experience is demonstrated (Upon RESS President's discretion).
**Selected committee members require RESS president's approval.
*** Must show commitment and availability (Upon RESS President's discretion).
Deadline to Apply: July 24th, 2019
For more information, please refer to RESS's policy manual, available here:
http://ress.ca/governanceFor questions, please contact
prez@ress.ca