President

The President is responsible for:

1. Overseeing the calling and conduct of Executive Committee meetings, including approval of the agenda and minutes;
2. Overseeing and planning the operation of TIME’s projects and events in conjunction with the Executive Committee;
3. Liaising with the Faculty of Medicine (FOM), UQ Medical Society (UQMS) and its affiliated groups;
4. Representing TIME at the Medical Student Board and attending subsequent MSB meetings;
5. Providing support to the Executive and Management Committee and wider TIME volunteers;
6. Facilitating the voting process by the Executive Committee on related TIME matters;
7. Providing updates to the Chair of the Board from the meetings of the Executive Committee;
8. Facilitating active communication channels between the Executive Committee and the Board of Directors;
9. Being involved in selection of the Management Committee members as appropriate.

The President serves as the figurehead and external representation of TIME and should actively promote TIME’s values and goals throughout their term.

Ideal candidates:

• Have a passion for global health and TIME
• Driven and organised to increase TIME’s public image as an organisation both locally and nationally
• Prior experience within TIME preferred but not mandatory

Time requirements:

• Weekly 5 hours
• Peak periods 10 – 20+ hours/week (early year planning, GHC, handover, attendance at multiple TIME events)
• Attendance is expected at all TIME events where feasible
• Attendance at AMSA Global Health Council I and II (in Melbourne 2018) and the Global Health Conference (in Melbourne 2018) are not mandatory but highly encouraged
• Attendance at meetings: TIME Executive, TIME Board of Directors, Medical Student Board and more informally, meetings with our patron (Professor van Driel), sponsors, external and student organisations and individual TIME Management Committee members