The Vice President (Finance) exercises oversight of, and is ultimately responsible for, the management of all funds belonging to ICA. Duties include overseeing and preparing financial documents (i.e. budget and scale of dues) for Executive Board and General Assembly, with the support of the Secretary General and Secretariat; supporting the Secretary General in the administration and management of the Secretariat; working in concert with the other Elected Officers to oversee the management of ICA between Executive Board meetings; and overseeing, along with the Executive Board, other Elected Officers and Secretary General, the strategic direction of the ICA.
This position does require a significant time commitment and the successful candidate should be willing to set aside at least 15 hours a week and should be able to speak French in order to work with our accountants and auditors and be able to speak English, with some facility in Spanish as an advantage.
Only ICA members in good standing may present themselves as candidates. Please note that in good standing means that a member has no arrears and is up to date with their ICA membership fees. Any member regardless of membership category (i.e. A, B, C or D) may submit their nomination to this post.
For more information on the work of the Vice President Finance, please see financial reports presented at the 2019 and the 2020 General Assemblies.
All interested candidates should submit the following documentation as part of their nomination package:
A brief curriculum vitae (no more than two (2) pages) in French and English
A position statement presenting your vision for what you would like to accomplish as the Vice-President (Finance) and what you would bring to the ICA strategic vision (maximum 500 words) in French and in English.
Three (3) letters of support from ICA members. Please note that these names will be published, but not the letters of support.
If more than one qualified candidate presents themselves for this position there will be an election, the names of the candidates along with their nomination documentation (CV, position statement and the names of supporters) will be announced week commencing 25 October 2021 following which balloting will commence, if applicable. The entire nomination and election process will be overseen by the Evaluation Commission.
If you have any questions regarding the nomination process please do no hesitate to contact ica@ica.org