The Lazaridis Students’ Society Executive Leadership Team consists of the Co-Presidents and seven Vice Presidents who are responsible for overseeing and leading their respective portfolio. Time commitment will fluctuate throughout the year with a minimum expected time commitment is 20 hours per week. Vice Presidents are expected to attend weekly meetings with the Executive Leadership Team and weekly Full Team executive meetings, alongside facilitating meetings with their own team.
Description of the Role: Vice President, Corporate Relations
As the Vice President, Corporate Relations you are responsible for creating and maintaining a mutually beneficial relationship with key partners on behalf of the Lazaridis Students’ Society. Our partners drive the operations of our organization through their contributions, and you are the liaison between our partners and our student body. You are passionate about providing value for our key partners behind the scenes, creating long-lasting relationships. You are proud to provide value to our student body by creating recruitment opportunities, exclusively for our partnered organizations. Your superb interpersonal, communication skills set you apart, and you have a strong ability to work collaboratively with key partners to develop contracts and deliverables.
Qualifications:
- Candidates must be a student enrolled in a Lazaridis program (BBA, Economics, or Double Degree)
- Passionate about providing value for the students at the Lazaridis School of Business & Economics in line with the Presidents’ strategic vision
- Exceptional leadership abilities
- Ability to work well in a team dynamic, but also autonomously during a demanding schedule
- A self-starter who takes initiative
- Excellent work ethic, always meeting, and at times exceeding, the expectations of your weekly responsibilities
- Creativity and the ability to adapt in a changing environment
- Enthusiasm and a positive attitude, contributing to the culture of the LazSoc team
- Discipline and integrity, setting the example for the rest of the Executive Team and the Lazaridis School community as a whole
- Exceptional professionalism to communicate with external connections and represent the Lazaridis brand
- Ability to accept rejection with poise and resiliency by maintaining a positive outlook
- Ability to work with multiple stakeholders such as the Students' Union, Laurier Alumni, Corporate Sponsors, Faculty Centers, and Subsidiary Clubs
Application Requirements:
- Resume
- Written questions
- Submission of portfolio vision (see final section for more details)
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All applications are due by Friday, February 7th at 11:59 pm and candidates who are selected for an interview will be contacted by Saturday, February 8th. Interviews will take place between Sunday, February 9th and Thursday, February 13th. If chosen for an interview we will provide more specific information. Please be aware that you will be required to present your submitted media for the first half of the interview.
In the event you would like to apply to more than one position, please fill out separate applications for each position.
If you have any questions, please feel free to email Ella Jazvac (ella.jazvac@lazsoc.ca) and/or Abby Yim (abby.yim@lazsoc.ca). For more information about our Presidential platform, please check out our instagram bio @ae4lazsocpres