STUDENT INTERNATIONAL
BUSINESS COUNCIL (SIBC)
Position Descriptions – Spring 2010 Elections
Peace through Commerce
EXECUTIVE BOARD
Dean of Business School
Faculty Advisor
President
Chief
Financial
Officer
Vice
President
Strategic
Planning
Director
Secretary &
Event
Director
Marketing
Director
Internship
Director
Membership
Director
IT Director
Funds
Director
LEADERSHIP
Nothing can stop the man with the right mental attitude
from achieving his goal; nothing on earth can help the man
with the wrong mental attitude.
Thomas Jefferson
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I must follow the people. Am I not their leader?
Benjamin Disraeli
The best executive is the one who has sense enough to pick
good men to do what he wants done, and self-restraint to
keep from meddling with them while they do it.
Theodore Roosevelt
PRESIDENT
Responsibilities:
 In charge of all SIBC related matters
 Hold’s weekly all-council, board and advisor meetings
 Manages all operations & delegates responsibility to board
members
 Creates projects & arranges speakers – Peace through
Commerce
 Sits on SBA Directors Advisory Board
 Contact with ND, BC & IBC
 Upholds relations with Dean of Business School, President
of USD & Benefactor
Qualities:
 Innovative, passionate, organized & ability to multi-task
 Candidate for Lucca Leadership Conference
VICE-PRESIDENT
Responsibilities:
 Assist the President in meeting goals of SIBC
 Representative for events & meetings (ICC, AS)
 Create New Projects & planning for speakers
 Takes role as President in President’s Absence
 Close relationship with President
Qualities:
 Organized, motivated, & dependable
 Candidate for the Lucca Leadership Conference
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER (CFO)
Responsibilities:
 The backbone of SIBC
 In charge of $700,000 Endowment
 Creates and manages operating budget
 Duties of collecting, recording, & depositing any/all
funds
 Approve all expenditures, while keeping with vision
of “Peace through Commerce”
 Keep accurate records – can be requested at any time
by President, Advisor, Dean and/or Benefactor
Qualities:
 Financial background, organized, logical & grounded
 Candidate for the Lucca Leadership Conference
STRATEGIC PLANNING DIRECTOR
Responsibilities:
 Long term planner of objectives:
Finances
 Marketing
 Membership
 Projects
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Leads Strategic Planning Meetings (2 per semester)
 Solves current problems with feasible solutions
 Projects reasonable and obtainable goals per semester
 Utilizes vision of Peace through Commerce in plans
Qualities:
 Goal oriented, realistic, & organized
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MARKETING DIRECTOR
Responsibilities:
 Advertises the essence of SIBC:
Flyers
 Event Promotions (Alcala Bazaar, Guayaki)
 Speakers
 Bulletin Board
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Leads the Marketing Project(s)
 Displays SIBC as the best club on campus
 Delivers convincing pitches
Qualities:
 Creative, effective group skills & excellent
communication skills
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INTERNSHIP DIRECTOR
Responsibilities:
 Discover domestic & International work
experience opportunities
 Provide Internships that:
Increase self-awareness
 Give real-world experiences
 Exposure to “Peace through Commerce”
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Networking beyond own social network
 Interview SIBC candidates
Qualities:
 Persistent, hard working, international
background (preferred) & a “networker”
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MEMBERSHIP DIRECTOR
Responsibilities:
 In charge of each and every SIBC member
 Assists President in allocating member to
projects
 Manages emails to members & updates
membership database
 Representative at Alcala Bazaar
 Coordinates relations with Alumni & keeps
strong alumni database
Qualities:
 Exceptional organizational skills, good
communicator & a motivated recruiter
SECRETARY & EVENT DIRECTOR
Responsibilities:
 To ensure smooth transition from board meeting to
exec board
 Prompt attendance at every all-council meeting &
board meeting
 Interpret all issues discussed at board meetings,
organize them, & email meeting notes to all board
members
 Plan & organize events (End of year dinner, holiday
parties, speaker events)
 Work with President & CFO for events
Qualities:
 Extremely organized, good note taker, outgoing &
reliable