Reports To: Faculty Advisors, SAIT, external partners/sponsors and Program Manager (Enactus Canada)

Job Overview: The President ensures that meetings are run in an orderly manner, represents the organization with outside authority or organization, assigns duties as required to other executive members and ensure all Enactus SAIT affairs are conducted lawfully, ethically and in compliance with policies and regulations. He/she sets annual objectives and further policy development, ensures that all assigned duties are completed to the expected standard and in a timely fashion. The president frequently represents the organization in civic and professional association responsibilities and activities in the local community, the province, and at the national and international levels. (Other executive leaders bear responsibility for these ventures as interested or assigned as well.)

The President works alongside with Vice President to establish the direction of the team for the year. The role ensures that the team is well supported, and the leadership team has adequate direction.

Responsibilities and Duties:

• President in their role wherever needed such as, but not limited to

  • Liaising between the team and faculty advisors, with schools and sponsors, and more

  • Helping with reporting

  • Assisting with decision making

• The President accountable to their responsibilities, and managing any conflict that may arise where the President is involved

• Creating, communicating, and implementing Enactus SAIT's vision, mission, and overall direction

• Leading, guiding, directing, and evaluating the work of other executive leaders

• Formulating and implementing the strategic plan that guides the direction of Enactus SAIT

• Direct involvement with half the projects, while the Vice President is involved in the other half

• Maintain open line of communication with leadership team, general members, and faculty advisors

• Continuously help develop team structure and accountability

• Assist leadership team in their roles wherever necessary

• The President, alongside the Vice President will follow the hiring process as necessary

• Host monthly executive meetings, and monthly general meetings

• Give feedback and maintain an open line of communication with each team member, preferably via email, in person, or in messenger.

• Manage any disputes that arise that are not managed by Human-Resources Team

• Remind team of opportunities with at least one week’s notice, as possible

• Train and transition successor

Qualifications/Requirements:

• Demonstrates clear knowledge of Enactus SAIT Structure and the Enactus organization

• Must be passionate about Enactus, and exhibit this passion during the interview process

• Must have volunteered with Enactus for at least 100 hours

• Minimum 6 months volunteering with demonstrated active participation in Enactus

• Be driven, passionate, dedicated, and accountable

• Must be a team player, and ensuring there is motivation with the team

• Have a drive to be social and help people

• Be able to effectively communicate to variety of people