With over 20,000 members, SSMU’s role is to represent students and to offer services since 1908.

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Avec plus de 20,000 membres, l'AÉUM a pour rôle de représenter les étudiants et de leur offrir des services depuis 1908.

The duties of the Speaker On-Call shall be to open and preside over meetings of the Legislative Council and the General Assembly in a fair and impartial manner in both official languages.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

1. Open and preside over the Legislative Council meetings and the General Assemblies in a fair and impartial manner in both official languages.
2. Serve as Chair for the Steering Committee;
3. Provide orientation and training on SSMU’s governing documents and rules of procedure at the annual Legislative Council retreat and once in the Winter semester; 
4. Follow procedures outlined in the Internal Regulations of Governance to establish Standing Rules for the Legislative Council and the General Assembly;
5. Collect all Councilors’ information, to be submitted to the President before the beginning of the upcoming academic year;
6. Support the Parliamentarian with preparing all necessary documents for the Steering Committee before Legislative Council meetings and General Assemblies;
7. Before the Legislative Council, the Board of Directors, and General Assemblies, insert announcements of impending meetings in the campus media;
8. During meetings of the Legislative Council, Board of Directors, and General Assemblies, control and edit documents if need be (minutes and motions);  
9. After meetings of the Legislative Council, General Assemblies, finalize documents (approved minutes, motions and reports), publicize the decision made by the Legislative Council;
10. Co-chair the Accountability Committee with the Parliamentarian and notify the constituency in question should any Councilor(s) miss two (2) meetings of the Legislative Council;
11. Work in collaboration with the Parliamentarian to ensure that preparatory measures prior to meetings of the Legislative Council are taken; 
12. Work with the Parliamentarian and Communications Department to ensure that the Legislative Council room is set up, including moving tables, chairs, microphones and speakers;
13. Coordinate food for all meetings of the Legislative Council with the President;
14. Undertake semesterly review of Legislative Council and how it can be improved for Members and Councilors;
15. Compile and publicize the voting record of meetings of the Legislative Council;
16. Work in collaboration with the Governance Manager and the Communications and Publications Manager to ensure updated documents are accessible on Vibe and on the website.

17. Liaise with Councillors, Executives, staff and Members for various inquiries;

18. Interpretation of the SSMU’s governing documents as required.

• Diligence and impartiality in execution of duties;
• Good communication skills in English and French desirable; 
• Strong knowledge of parliamentary rules of procedure, specifically Robert’s Rules of Order Newly Revised and Code Veronneau required;
• Strong time management skills essential;
• Knowledge of the SSMU’s Constitution, Internal Regulations, Policies and Plans essential;
• Strong conflict resolution skills desirable;
• Competence working in a high-pressure work environment desirable;
• Must be a SSMU Member;
• Must be available on-call.

• Paid position: $17.28 per hour
• Hours: On average 1 hour per week
• Contract: September 12, 2022 – Mai 31, 2023
• Deadline to apply is on September 7, 2022
• http://ssmu.mcgill.ca/

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• Poste rémunéré : 17.28 $/heure
• Heures : En moyenne une heure par semaine
• Contrat du 12 Septembre 2022 au 31 Mai 2023
• La date limite pour présenter une demande est le 7 Septembre 2022
• http://ssmu.mcgill.ca/