Title: IFSR District Coordinator

Appointed by: Regional chairperson

Reports to: Area or country coordinator, or regional  chairperson

Supervises: Assistant District Coordinators and District Committee members as needed.

Qualifications: The candidate should:

1. be an active Scouter and an active Rotarian;

2. have the ability to work alone as well as the ability to work effectively within a group;

3. communicate effectively to both individuals and large groups;

4. have a working knowledge of and ability to effectively use e-mail and other electronic methods of communication;

5. have a desire to support and promote the goals and objectives of IFSR, and to recruit and organize others in the pursuit of IFSR’s stated goals and objectives.

Responsibilities

The District Coordinator shall:

1. Actively promote the goals and objectives of IFSR in his/her Rotary District and its affiliated Rotary Clubs;

2. Recruit Rotarians in his/her Rotary District who are or have been Scouters or Scouts to become members of IFSR;

3. Promote cooperation between his/her District and its affiliated Rotary Clubs and the local Boy Scout and Girl Scout Councils;

4. Organize and/or promote service projects by Rotarians which support Scouting;

5. Organize and promote activities within his/her Rotary District which enable Rotarians who are also Scouters to become acquainted each other;

6. Organize, promote, and/or encourage projects by Rotarians that enhance the ability of the local Scout Councils to deliver the Scouting program;

7. To assist local Scouting professionals in having the opportunity to speak to and potentially become members of Rotary International;

8. Carry the message of IFSR to local Rotarians through presentations at Rotary Clubs, and through presentations and/or exhibits at Rotary events;

9. Carry the message of IFSR to local Scouters through presentations at Scouting activities, and through presentations and/or exhibits at Scouting events;

10. Generate support locally for IFSR global projects such as the IFSR Centennial Project to have Rotary sponsor local and third world Scouts at the Centennial World Scout Jamboree in 2007.

11. To participate when and if possible in regional and/or international meetings of IFSR at regional, national, and international Scouting and Rotary events such as RI Conventions, Jamborees, and Annual Meetings.

Term of Office

The appointee as IFSR Rotary District Coordinator shall serve for a term of one Rotary program year from July 1 to June 30. He/she may be reappointed for an unlimited number of terms.

Additional Responsibilities