Officials Role Description
Prospective Committee Bureau will have to choose from available positions listed on the Officials’ application form. Whatever choice made, below are the role description of it.
PRESIDENT
-The President is the presiding officer of a General Assembly. The President shall have complete control of the proceedings at any meeting. These duties shall include declaring the opening and closing of each meeting of the committee, directing its discussions, ensuring observance of the Rules of Procedure by ruling on all Points of Order, granting the right to speak, and announcing decisions. The President may, in the course of the discussion of an item, propose to the committee the limitation of the time to be allowed to speakers, the limitation of the number of times each representative may speak, the closure of the list of speakers or the closure of the debate. He or she may also propose the suspension or the adjournment of the meeting or the adjournment of the debate on the item under discussion.
VICE PRESIDENTS
-Vice Presidents are needed for the General Assembly. Vice Presidents may be called upon to replace the president. Acting as the president, he or she has the same powers and duties as the President.
SECRETARY
-Provide continuous guidance and advice to the President concerning the organization of work, status of negotiations, and conduct of business including interpretation of the Ghana International Model UN rules of procedure.
-Prepare the talking points for the President for each Committee meeting in consultation with the President;
-Be expected to respond to informal questions on the Committee’s agenda and follow-up with delegates on issues related to the Committee’s agenda;
-Provide procedural guidance to the President while seated at the podium alongside the President;
-Be well versed in the GIMUN rules of procedure, General Assembly and UN resolution processes;
-Be expected to be knowledgeable about the substantive work of the General Assembly, particularly as it relates to the theme of the conference and general Member State positions on the issues;
-Communicate regularly with the GIMUN Secretary-General on all and any conference developments.