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NC Meeting Position Proposals - 2012-06-06

Summary of Proposed Positions

  • Information Officer (Information Committee)
    • Events Officer
    • Treaties Officer
    • Inquiries Officer
  • International Relations Officer
  • Campaigns Officer (Campaigns Committee)
    • Infographics Designer
    • General Designer
    • Video Producer
    • Social Media Coordinator
    • News Trauler (Troll)
  • Press Officer (Media Relations Committee)
    • Media Writer

Proposed Positions

Information Officer (1)

Summary

An officer for the purpose of managing Events, Treaties and Inquiries Officers and considering the creation of further positions to

Requirements

  • Ability to manage a team of people

Responsibilities

  • Host meetings

Events Officer (1)

Summary

An officer for the purposes of calling meetings, managing calendars and updating the Party with events that we should or might like to attend.

Requirements

  • Can keep time
  • Fairly active
  • Very reliable

Responsibilities

  • Announcing meetings
  • Updating an event calendar with relevant events
  • Proposing meeting dates to the National Council
  • Being a conduit between committees and NC for requesting meetings

Treaties Officer (multiple)

Summary

An officer for the purposes of watching the development of treaties, and taking part in the negotiation process such as attending public consultations and making enquiries as to the content of the agreement.

This officer would report to the National Council and give regular updates to the Party as treaties develop.

Requirements

  • An interest in and an understanding of the affect that treaties may have on domestic and international law
  • The time to pursue various Government departments in order to get information
  • A keen eye for detail and weasel words

Responsibilities

  • Keeping up to date with new treaty and FTA proposal
  • Informing the party of updates to treaties and FTAs
  • Attending stakeholder forums wherever possible
  • Provide regular reports of updates in the treaty process

Inquiries Officer (multiple)

Summary

An officer for the purposes of watching the development of inquiries and assisting in the development of a response to these inquiries.

This officer reports to the National Council.

Requirements

  • An interest in inquiries
  • Ability to keep up-to-date so we do not miss any inquiries

Responsibilities

  • Keeping up to date on new inquiries and changes to current inquiries
  • Provide regular updates in inquiry process

International Relations Officer (1-2)

Summary

An officer for the purposes of interacting with foreign counterparts in other parties and meeting our responsibilities defined in the PPI statutes.

This officer reports to the National Council.

Requirements

  • An interest in international issues
  • A willingless to branch out to foreign parties
  • Multi-lingual is a plus

Responsibilities

  • Interacting with foreign parties
  • Attending PPI fora
  • Regularly discuss anything of importance with the National Council

Campaigns Officer (1)

Summary

An officer for the purposes of leading the Campaigns Committee.

This officer reports to the National Council.

Requirements

  • A desire to create and manage interesting campaigns
  • The ability to manage a small group of people

Responsibilies

  • Planning and executing campaigns with National Council approval
  • Constantly on the look out for new campaign targets
  • Provide regular reports into the happenings within the committee

News Trauler (1-5)

Summary

A member of the Media Relations Committee for the purposes of trauling news websites and physical publications for relevent articles to respond to in brief.

Requirements

  • Available at irregular times
  • interact with Social Media coordinator

Responsibilities

  • Keeping up-to-date with current news articles, both domestic and international, replying to them mentioning the pirate party in the process.

Infographics Designer (1-3)

Summary

A committee member for the purposes of developing vibrant infographics to visualise our goals and policies.

This committee member reports to the Campaigns Officer.

Requirements

  • Talented at the creation of infographics
  • A desire to create infographics

Responsibilities

  • Working with others to find enough information to make detailed infographics
  • Creating infographics

General Designer (1-3)

Summary

A committee member for the purposes of developing graphics for the party such as general website graphics or posters for publication.

This committee member reports to the Campaigns Officer.

Requirements

  • A talent for visual design
  • A desire to create great graphics

Responsbilities

  • Create graphics for campaigns and other situations

Media Writer (1-2)

Summary

A member of the Media Relations Committee for the purposes of assisting with the writing of press releases and other material for distribution to the media.

This committee member reports to the Press Officer.

Requirements

  • Available at irregular times
  • Iniative to begin press releases quickly
  • Preferable PR or journalism experience (but not required)

Responsibilities

  • Keeping up-to-date with current affairs, both domestic and international

Modifications to Existing Positions and Committees

Update Requirements and Responsibilities of State/Territory Coordinators

Rationale

I do not believe we ever formally defined what we expect from our state or territory coordinators, and I think it is time that we attempt to do just that.

Summary

An coordinator for the purposes of managing and maintaining state/territory branches of the Pirate Party in order to organically grow in these areas.

This coordinator reports to the National Council.

Requirements

  • The time to actively recruit people into the party
  • Active and social

Responsibilities

  • Host regular meetings
  • Recruit new members
  • Provide monthly formal reports into the activity and growth of the region
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