Club Executive Roles

President

  • Assist the president in all of his/her duties.

  • Ensure that the club runs as outlined by the Constitution.

  • Maintain a relationship with the SUO and ensure club goals are met on campus

  • Maintain the relationship between the VOC Okanagan with the VOC Vancouver in a manner which promotes interaction of the members of both clubs.

Vice President

  • Act as a coordinator of all Executive positions.

  • Act as Chair of Executive and General Meetings.

  • Responsible for calling Meetings.

  • Responsible for setting agendas of Meetings

  • Be an ex-officio member of all committees.

  • Ensure that there is a suitable schedule of trips of all levels for our members.

  • Ensure the clubs resources are easily accessible to members.

  • Act as the club liaison to the UBCSUO executive as well as be responsible the proper registration and renewal of the club in accordance with UBCSUO policy.

  • Be responsible for all Club financial matters, especially budgeting and accounting.

  • Includes the formation of a Budget at the beginning of each Academic Year as outlined by the constitution

Treasurer

  • Plan meeting agenda, run meetings and take notes. 

  • Post a copy of the meeting minutes and email execs with a meeting recap within one - three days of meetings. 

  • Keep record of all club documents in the club file including duplication of those kept by the Treasurer and, Gear Master:

  • VOCO documents: constitution and structural/protocol documents

  • Financial Records: Budget records and Info, as well as Proposed Budget, and Fundraising Records

  • Events Records: the VOCO Club Event Calendar, reports of Fundraising, Club, and Member events as well as Info, Summaries, and Journals.

  • Record of minutes from the Executive and General Meetings, and Registration Forms

  • Be responsible for booking of meeting rooms for the VOCO Executive Meetings.

Secretary

  • Be responsible for mail correspondence with members at info@ubco-voco.com, ensuring that inquiry are answered or otherwise dealt with in a timely manner.

  • Coordinate all Club Meetings in collaboration with the President.

  • Be responsible for the development and maintenance of the Member Handbook.

  • Record eligibility for membership according to qualifications completed.

  • Maintain a list of members and publish a handbook of all paid-up members, plus Alumni and Honourary members who have requested in writing to be included.

  • Maintain the Club Calendar; aiding the Event Liaisons, Event Coordinators, and Club Liaison in posting, and ensuring that all posts are made properly.

Membership Coordinators

  • Act as the Club Events Liaison

  • Ensure that all Club Events are suitably run; these events include the four Annual Events, the Club Safety Events, Club Socials, and Club Fundraisers.

  • Ensure that all Club Events are adequately publicized by ensuring they are included in the Club Newsletter, and Club Calendar.

  • Act as a resource for the executive members coordinating Club Events.

  • Act as the Member Events Liaison

  • Ensure that all Club Events are suitably run.

  • Maintain a list of all potential Member Events, as well as those that are being held, and have been held.

  • Promote members to coordinate club events.

  • Ensure that all Member Events are adequately publicized by ensuring they are included in the Club Newsletter, and Club Calendar.

  • Act as a resource to members that would like to run Member Events.

Events Coordinators

  • Act as the Club’s representative to the Alpine Club of Canada (ACC) and ensure that student membership cards as well as ACC resources are available members of the VOCO.

  • Ensure the registration of the VOCO and its members as a Student Outdoor Club of the ACC and see to the distribution of membership cards.

  • Attend ACC Member Meetings of the Okanagan Section

  • Ensure that ACC meetings and relevant events are made available to members through the Newsletter, and appears on the Club Calendar.

  • Act as the Club’s representative to the Federation of Mountain Clubs of British Columbia (FMCBC).

Club Rep

  • Be responsible for coordinating the construction, and maintenance of the VOCO website & Instagram account.

  • Act as the club liaison to the webmaster of the VOC Vancouver to maintain a joint web presence.

  • Be responsible for the VOCO Weekly Newsletter

  • Receive information from Event Coordinators and the Executive Officers and include it in the Newsletter

  • Actively seek out relevant material to publish within the Newsletter.

  • Publish the weekly* contents of the Newsletter on the VOCO Website.

  • Actively seek out and collect material and photographs to publish in the VOCO Journal

  • Actively seek out and collect material to have published in the Annual VOC Journal.

Editor

  • Maintain Club Equipment

  • Maintain an inventory of Club Equipment.

  • Maintain the VOCO Library, guide books, maps, old journals, and current records.

  • Maintain and develop relationships with current and potential club sponsors.

  • Set deposits and policy for equipment, subject to Executive approval.

  • Maintain a regular way in which members can make contact and borrow gear.

  • Maintain record of gear requests and present gear purchase proposals to the VOCO executive.

  • Assume financial responsibility for gear to the extent of the appropriate deposit.

Gear Master

  • Be responsible for coordinating the construction, and maintenance of the VOCO website & Instagram account.

  • Act as the club liaison to the webmaster of the VOC Vancouver to maintain a joint web presence.

  • Be responsible for the VOCO Weekly Newsletter

  • Receive information from Event Coordinators and the Executive Officers and include it in the Newsletter

  • Actively seek out relevant material to publish within the Newsletter.

  • Publish the weekly* contents of the Newsletter on the VOCO Website.

  • Actively seek out and collect material and photographs to publish in the VOCO Journal

  • Actively seek out and collect material to have published in the Annual VOC Journal.

Web Master