Do you want to be part of the founding team of what will soon become the biggest society at King’s College London University? Are you willing to dedicate time and effort to make KCLBC the best society ever? Do you want to establish great connections and make lots of friends? Well now is your chance: We’re recruiting for the 2008/2009 committee - to apply, send an email with your CV or covering letter to zain@zainjaffer.com or call 07957906062 and ask for Zain!
Positions available:
Position: Vice President, Events
Role: You will plan out all future events, competitions and parties, identify notable speakers, and be ultimately responsible for the smooth running of all KCLBC events. As Vice President, you will also work on overall strategy of the club.
Requirements: You must have excellent social skills as you will be in touch with a range of individuals from celebrity entrepreneurs to the press. Applications from first and second year students will be favoured because of the time and effort required for this position.
Benefits: You’ll build an impressive list of contacts, make tons of friends, learn about business, and probably get a job offer from someone before you leave.
Position: Vice President, Media
Role: You will plan and launch KCLBC’s first print based magazine, spearhead the development of an impressive online business resource and use technology wherever possible including recording events. As Vice President, you will also work on overall strategy of the club.
Requirements: You must have an excellent understanding of technology as you’ll be pushing it to its limits. Applications from first and second year students will be favoured because of the time and effort required for this position.
Benefits: You’ll gain incredible experience, learn about business, and will probably go off and start a technology company with someone you meet through the society.
Position: Secretary
Role: You’ll bring organisation to the chaos, arrange meetings and keep a tab on things. Initially, you will help launch the society, making sure that we adopt the right structure and are not in breach of any rules. You will also make the rules. You’ll be responsible for administration, and will work closely with the rest of the committee.
Requirements: You must be very organised and have a fine eye for detail.
Benefits: You’ll shape the society for life, learn about business, make great friends, and will become the ultimate business manager.
Position: Treasurer
Role: You’ll give the official nod with regards to the general finances of the society, create budgets and financial plans, and help gain sponsorship. You will need to keep abreast with all new development and work closely with the committee. As a side-role, you can help create online practice numeracy tests for students, and give input on a financial markets training/internship program we plan to offer to KCLBC.
Requirements: You must be financially literate, have relevant experience and act with integrity.
Benefits: You’ll gain real accounting experience, learn about business, and be mentored by an investor who will work with the society - a definite role if you want to get into banking or venture capital.
Update: 23 September, 2008: We have filled or modified the positions listed above, however, we will be opening up more positions soon. Please join our facebook group or keep visiting this website.
You can apply for more than one position and you don’t have to study a related degree to apply. Knowledge of Business will be useful. If you want to work with the society but do not want to apply for any of the above positions - we have a few more positions coming up in the next few weeks, so please email zain@zainjaffer.com or call Zain on 07957906062.
The current committee
Name: Zain Jaffer
Picture: (coming soon)
Role: Founder & President
Responsibilities: Launching the club, working on overall operations, ensuring sustainability of the society and expanding services the society offers.
Bio: 20 years old, final year Bsc Management, launched a few technology companies before university, and a happy guy.
Name: Frances Willey & Tuan
Role: Post grad operations & founding team (provisionally)
Responsibility: (coming soon)
Name: Harpreet Sood & Devi
Role: Founding team (provisionally)
Responsibility: (coming soon)
Name: Orie Enav
Picture: (Coming soon)
Role: University Liason
Responsibility: Identifies partnership opportunities with relevant societies within King’s and similar societies/clubs at the top 10 universities in the UK.
Bio: 19 years old, final year Bsc Management, did 2nd year in Toronto as an exchange student, and is a genius.
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