Vice-President

Overview

A Vice President of RoboJackets is, in essence, a project manager of the holistic and far-reaching project that is RoboJackets. This entails ensuring the project continues to function as planned, as well as finding methods through which challenges which might hinder the project are removed and finding methods through which the project may be made more efficient or better supported in some fashion.

Ex Officio Duties

According to the RoboJackets Constitution: "The Vice President will be the junior executive officer and will act on the behalf of the President in the event of his/her absence. The Vice President will work with project managers to ensure projects are executed as planned, and assist in presidential duties."

Those serving as the Vice President will often find the President not to be absent very often as a direct result of the temperament required of a President, and will, therefore, see fit to find themselves tasks to aid in improving the organization as a whole.

Additionally, a liberal interpretation of "act[ion] on behalf of the President in the even of his/her absence" involves accepting direct delegation of Presidential duties from the President. Unfortunately, rarely do Presidents recognize or remember this particular privilege, and, therefore, Vice Presidents should be obstinate and observant in relieving the President of tasks.

Pro Tempore Presidential Duties

See President

Project Management

There is no one way to manage a project, but good project management strategies have a few things in common:

• Measurable, achievable goals with accountable people supporting them

• Healthy amounts of forethought around objectives

• Flexibility in the face of challenges

Information on Common Tasks

Preparation and Distribution of Core Agendas

Vice President has historically been the Core officer to prepare and send Core Meeting Agendas in the form of Google Docs out to the Core email list. It is recommended to do this at least five calendar days prior to the Core Meeting to allow ample time for leaders to fill in their sections with their reports, and to allow those who wish to bring important business to the attention of officers to do so within their reports.

One perennial section of a Vice President's report in Core Agendas is the Recognitions section, into which any Core member may submit a name of a member and a reason for submitting them to have their name and accomplishment read. Often this is reserved for tasks considered un-glamorous and annoying, and, by providing direct recognition and gratitude, may encourage others to volunteer for similar tasks in the future.

Key Management

The Vice President is responsible for ensuring