President's Role / Duties

Position/job title: President

General Duties of Assigned Portfolio

Goal of Portfolio

The President is responsible for providing structure to the board and to ensure that it remains on track administratively within its vision and commitments. The President is also responsible for maintaining strong effective and productive relationships between the Argonaut Rowing Club and its Affiliates and Stakeholders. The President is an officer of the corporation and the duties associated with that role are set out in the Club By-law.

Duties and Areas of Responsibilities

Primary responsibilities of the President include, but are not limited to the following:

1. Chair all Annual Meetings and Meetings of the club membership.
2. Chair all meetings of the board of directors.
3. Supervise and manage all general affairs and operations of the club.
4. Ensure that board matters are handled properly, including preparation of pre-meeting materials, committee functioning, and recruitment and orientation of new board members.
5. Responsible for stakeholder/affiliate relations (Branksome, other schools/universities, etc.), including conflict resolution and lead in agreement negotiation.
6. Facilitates board planning meetings on an annual basis (or as needed), and ensures that the obligations outlined in the Business Plan, 2020-2024 are achieved including paying interest to ARC Next Investors, and repaying bonds and the bank loan when appropriate.
7. Act as club representative/spokesperson - at presentations, press conferences or radio and TV interviews, when public speaking is required
8. Reviews Board Member Job Descriptions annually to ensure appropriate assignment of duties and responsibilities.
9. Review the performance of the Board and take steps to improve its performance annually.
10. Provide candid and constructive criticism, advice, and comments.
11. Build a collegial, constructive and respectful working relationship within the board that contributes to consensus.
12. Ensures that the Board and its committees are adequately and currently informed - through reports and other methods - of the condition of the club and its operations.
13. Serves ex officio as a member of club committees and attends their meetings when invited or requested.
14. Ensure that published reports accurately reflect the operating results and financial condition of the club.
15. Establish appropriate procedures to define and identify conflicts of interest throughout the club, and diligently administer and enforce those procedures.
16. Ensure that the Club is compliant with ROWONTARIO policies, and that the appropriate staff know their roles and responsibilities as described in the policies
17. Encourage the preservation of the traditions and historical continuity of the Argonaut Rowing Club.

Sub-committees and Reporting Positions

• Board Directors have a responsibility to provide details of major activities of the portfolio and any scheduled sub-committee meetings, to support the President’s responsibility to monitor overall Board governance.
• Planning Committee (Board of Directors)

Evaluation

President’s performance is evaluated annually through reporting to the membership at the Annual Meeting.

Review and Approval Date

The Board reviews the Board Member Job Descriptions annually to ensure appropriate assignment of duties and responsibilities.

Date: ________________________________

Director’s Signature: ________________________________

December 2021