Director for Process

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alternate names: Director for Orderly Cooperation, Director for Productive Conflict

The Director for Process seat exists because not everyone is familiar with democratic decisionmaking, which is a practice that requires skill and dedication, especially as an organization grows large.

• Demonstrate relevant experience in democratic decisionmaking. Ideally, the director will be able to enrich Free Geek and broaden our capacity with experiences from outside the native culture. Will assist with determining and encouraging an appropriate and effective level of formality in board operations.
• Model and teach facilitation and groupwork skills. We cannot assume that board members have experience in democratic decision-making; with important policy and strategy decisions on the line, competence is important. The director will act as role model and mentor in the realm of participation, working with the Chair to ensure effective facilitation.
• Pay attention to in the intra-organizational connections that connect groups within the whole. The best in-group process will be worth nothing if not informed by and communicated with the rest of the organization. The director will evaluate the channels of communication and draw attention to ones that are insufficient or dysfunctional.
• Assist with planning and carrying out the Town Hall Meeting. This organizational forum is a key piece of our governance and requires skill and dedication in carrying it out.

About this document

This draft is being created by the Board recruitment committee to enable the recruitment of a board member to this skills-based seat. To be presented to the board for approval at the July 13, 2011 meeting.