World Food Program Committee Leadership Council Job Description

Are you interested in making the world a better place? Are you interested in joining the movement to end global hunger? Friends of the World Food Program (Friends of WFP) is a U.S.-based, nonprofit, nonpartisan organization that focuses on building support in the United States for the United Nations World Food Program (WFP) and other hunger relief initiatives. We are seeking entrepreneurial, self-starting leaders with follow through to establish WFP Committees in their communities. In January 2008, Friends of WFP launched a grassroots, outreach campaign - the WFP Committee Program - that organizes and mobilizes volunteers in the campaign to end global hunger through fundraising, advocacy and awareness-raising activities. If you are interested in being part of the movement, read on...

Responsibilities:

• Complete our two-month training and orientation program.
• Work with other local volunteer leaders to establish, set priorities for and lead your WFP Committee.
• Establish and submit WFP Committee goals every six months, outlining a minimum of three goals.
• Events will focus on raising awareness in your community about global hunger, fundraising, political advocacy and working with your local media, among others (event information is provided during your orientation, and event planning support is provided by your State Coordinator and Friends of WFP).
• Maintain regular communication with your State Coordinator.
• Recruit and organize additional volunteers for committee support.
• Participate in meetings with your Committee Leadership Council and subcommittees.
• Keep up to date with issues relating to global hunger and food security.
• Participate in national monthly conference calls for event planning ideas and presentations from WFP leadership around the world.

Training: All members of the WFP Committee Leadership Council will first complete a two-month training and orientation (via conference calls and online tools), after which you will assume leadership within your WFP Committee. Upon completion of the training and orientation, members of the WFP Committee Leadership Council will participate in monthly conference calls regarding events, program updates, hunger and WFP education.

Apply: Contact the Outreach Department for more information about the WFP Committee Program and to apply directly. Interested individuals should submit their resume, with a completed application and a short statement of interest, to bward@friendsofwfp.org. Please indicate "WFP Committee of (your city or town)" in the subject line.

WFP Committee Leadership Council Application

Name:
Email:
Phone number:
Full Address:

I am interested in (Select One):

Volunteer leadership (starting a new Committee)

General volunteer (assisting a Committee with events)

1. Do you have any experience with the following?
· Fundraising
· Legislative/advocacy activities
· Leading awareness/educational activities
· Public speaking
· Volunteer management
· International relations/development
· Organizing meetings
· Working with the media

If yes, please elaborate on related experience.

2. A WFP Committee Leadership Council should consist of 3-8 individuals. Do you have other individuals to recommend for this committee? If so, list their name, phone number and email address.

3. What inspired you to apply for this position? Why is solving global hunger important to you?

4. What type of role do you see yourself serving as part of the committee? (i.e., public speaker, silent organizer, event planner, etc.)

5. What networks do you have access to within your community? (i.e., universities, public sector, private sector, faith-based, etc.)

6. How long have you lived in your community?

7. How many hours per week or month do you expect to commit to this volunteer position?

8. How web and computer savvy do you consider yourself to be? Please rate on scale of 1-5 (1 being not very savvy, 5 being very savvy).

9. How did you hear about this volunteer opportunity?

Please send your resume, this application and a short statement of interest to Brian Ward with the subject title of: WFP Committee of (your city or town) to bward@friendsofwfp.org.

• Qualifications * Must be entrepreneurial, self-starting leaders with demonstrated follow-through. * Experience with creating/developing new initiatives; must be resourceful and able to accomplish much with limited resources. * Works well with others. * Well-spoken and dynamic. * Is learned in or has an interest in learning more about the issue of global hunger, the work of WFP, international development, food security and the legislative process. * Has a broad social and/or professional network. * Able to communicate effectively across a broad spectrum of people. * Experience in organizing people and events.