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ADMINISTRATIVE STAFFER

Prior to conference, Admin Team members primarily assist with preparing conference materials. Admin members also receive extensive training on business communication and other professional skills necessary to represent MUNUC to advisors and delegates. Finally at conference, the Admin Team runs Delegate Services, the hub of MUNUC, where attendees come to register, buy merchandise, and report any and all crises. Additionally, Admin Team members have the opportunity to assist Deputy Directors and members of ExCom with a huge variety of special projects throughout the year. The Admin Team is divided into an Administrative Staff and a Technological Staff. The Tech Staff works closely with the Admin Team on the behind-the-scenes tasks before conference. For MUNUC 33, this includes work on taking and editing videos and other media. MUNUC produces training content for delegates around the world, and the Tech Staff will help to implement this. Additional tasks include helping to maintain the MUNUC website, and for the first time ever, app development for MUNUC 33’s conferences.

TRADITIONAL-SIDE ASSISTANT CHAIR

Assistant Chairs are an important part of all traditional committees, handling a wide range of responsibilities. Under direction of committee executives, traditional-side ACs help engage students in the discussion and work with them on writing resolutions, facilitating negotiation between blocs, and answering questions. Perhaps most importantly, ACs take notes during committee sessions in order to give feedback to interested delegates, helping them to improve their skills. In short, ACs function as the eyes and ears of the committee, and work closely with delegates directly.

CRISIS ASSISTANT CHAIR

Crisis ACs work under the direction of the Crisis Director of their committee, supplying the delegates with a steady stream of updates and responding to queries and directives from individual delegates. Because of this, there is a lot of room for creativity for Crisis ACs during committee. Frequently, a Crisis AC will also be present in the committee room to assist the Chair, monitor communication between the rest of the team and the Chair, and give expert speeches to delegates.

MODERATOR

The Moderator maintains order and supervises debate in a traditional committee. While the Chair is responsible for all substantive matters, the Moderator handles procedural issues and runs committee debate under the direction of the Chair. During conference, the Moderator will answer delegate questions, help direct debate, and encourage productive discussion of the topic.

After your first year in MUNUC, even more opportunities become available. All of the above positions are open to any interested MUNUC member, regardless of year, but once you have the experience of conference, you can apply to run your own committee, designing the topics and implementing your ideas. Alternatively, you can apply for one of the Deputy Director roles, taking on the responsibilities of coordinating a large part of conference. After two years of MUNUC experience, you are free to apply for a position on the Executive Committee, which is the central body responsible for managing the whole conference.

EXPERIENCED ASSISTANT CHAIR (EAC) and ADMIN STAFFERS (EAS)

Returning Assistant Chairs, for either traditional or crisis committees, have the chance to return to a similar but more senior role the next year. Unlike a normal AC, an EAC, is able to join a committee during Spring Quarter, meaning that they can help the chair with some of the substantive content of committee. The EAC will also help their Chair or Crisis Director train the new staff, and generally takes more of a leadership role in committee. Returning Administrative Staffers are able to take on the role of an EAS. An EAS helps to train new members of the Admin Team, and is also able to choose administrative or tech projects to head up in consultation with the Deputy Director of Administration. MUNUC is an organization with many moving parts, and the EASs leverage their experience and skills to keep those parts moving.

CHAIRS

In brief, chairs run our committees. Each committee has a Chair who oversees all matters both substantive and procedural, and who coordinates and helps train the committee staff. They are also the primary authors of the Background Guide, the document that delegates use to learn about the issue to be debated. They work with Assistant Chairs, EACs, and Moderators to make sure they provide a rewarding committee experience for the delegates. Chairs are organized into USG-Groups, and will work with an Under-Secretary-General throughout the year to craft their vision.

CHAIR-LEVEL DEPUTIES

MUNUC’s administrative side is proud to have five chair-level Deputies who help coordinate a myriad of tasks both before and during conference. The Deputy Director of Administration helps the Chief Administrative Officer lead the Admin Team, and helps run Delegate Services during conference. The Deputy Director of Technology helps the Chief Technology Officer with technology issues and helps coordinate the Tech Staff. The Deputy Director of Delegate Training helps with delegate preparation, particularly through CHPMUNC, our Model UN preparation program for Chicago Public School students on the South Side. The Deputy Director of Branding is responsible for content development, corporate partnerships, and advertising matters, as well as helping to develop a consistent style for all MUNUC materials throughout the year. Finally, the Deputy Director of Communication manages MUNUC’s social media presence, and consequently has a huge role in helping to bring schools to conference and keep them excited and informed about all MUNUC events.

CRISIS DIRECTORS

Crisis Directors are the “behind the scenes” leaders of committees with crisis elements. They work with a committee Chair to lead the delegates through the weekend. A Crisis Director oversees notes, writes the “storyline” or “crisis arc” for a crisis committee, and leads the Crisis Staff assigned to them. Often taking joy in throwing delegates into situations they didn’t expect—think assassinations and wars—Crisis Directors are fast thinking and creative.

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

ExCom is a group of 15 people who work year-round to coordinate this organization. Under-Secretaries-General oversee groups of committees, and are the guiding voice for committee matters. Our Member-at-Large and Chief of Staff oversee the general membership and are go-to contacts for everyone in MUNUC. Our Chief Financial Officer, Chief Administrative Officer, Chief Technology Officer, and Director of Outreach keep the organization humming along, and coordinate all the logistics of a conference of over 3,000 people. Our Chief Strategy Officer manages all international partnerships and programs. Finally, our Secretary-General and Chief Operating Officer oversee all aspects of the organization and conference. If you’d like to know more, check out the “ExCom” tab under “About.”