Tribewanted: Vorovoro

Chief’s Role

1. Propose to tribe development plans for upcoming month with voting where needed
2. Liaise with current chiefs over plans and ongoing projects
3. Manage island development budget of $5000 per month with tribewanted team
4. Source and implement island development budget with tribewanted team, local team and tribe members
5. Choose, plan and implement chief’s legacy with tribe members
6. Welcome new tribe members onto Vorovoro and introduce them to cultural sensitivities and island living
7. Represent the tribe with Bengazi and team around Mali and Labasa
8. Update tribe members online weekly with news and blog
9. Take part in tribal TV
10. Support tribewanted team, island family and tribe members

"Being a chief of the tribe was an experience. The chance to meet so many people from across the world and to integrate so closely with a Fijian community, with no boundaries, was too great to miss."

- Kimbo, November ‘06 Chief, and ex-Island Manager

"Sometimes when I look back on the pictures and remember my time on Vorovoro, it seems too perfect to ever have been my life."

- Riah, December ‘06 Chief

"We had achieved a lot in the time I was there, we had built 2 lofts in the Great Bure, had finished and furnished the Chief bure, had built 7 beds from the driftwood, had built a Tree house, a Poker table, a Football Pitch and had started the Water tank. Altogether it was the best 2 months of my life and I plan to go back as soon as I possibly can."

- Craig Enderby, Tui Bitu, March ‘07 Chief

Detailed Chief Criteria

It is highly recommended that all Chiefs arrive on Vorovoro one week before the start of their month, and stay for up to 4 days of the following month, to allow for a smooth handover with the outgoing and incoming chiefs.

A suitable candidate should be expected to display the following:

• Proof of previous activity in the tribe
• Reference from another Tribe member
• Genuine leadership skills and proof of relevant previous experience
• Enthusiasm – you will be expected to lead from the front
• Strong communication skills
• Previous developing world travel experience
• Ability to compromise own goals for overall good of project
• Appreciation of the limitations of island life in regards to certain project work
• Prepared to take on auxiliary staff roles
• Experience of handling sizable budgets
• Ability to listen and take on board the experience and guidance of others around them

Being a chief of the Tribe is a rewarding but hard and demanding job, all applicants will be expected to show an awareness of this

Contact a Chief

Year 1 > Sept 06 – Aug 07
Warren (Sept & Oct), Kimbo (Nov), Riah (Dec), Stu (Jan), Craig (Mar), Micki (Apr), Tom (May), Ryan (June), Adam (July), Sam (Aug)

Year 2 > Sept 07 – Aug 08
Chris (Sept), Ciaran (Oct), Carol (Nov), Alice (Dec), Sharon (Jan), Christy (Feb), Jim (Mar), Kaz (Apr), Linda (May), Tom (June), Mariah (July), Dan (Aug)

Year 3 > Sept 08 – Aug 09
Paul (Sept)

Chief Application Deadlines and Voting dates

• Sept 08 Chief: Application deadline 03/06/08 - The tribe has voted for Paul Sloggett

• Oct 08 Chief: Application deadline 01/07/08 - No Applications Received

• Nov 08 Chief: Application deadline 29/07/08 - No Applications Received

• Dec 08 Chief: Application deadline 25/08/08 - No Applications Received

• Jan 09 Chief: Application deadline 29/09/08 Voting 30/09/08 > 14/10/08

• Feb 09 Chief: Application deadline 27/10/08 Voting 28/10/08 > 11/11/08

• Mar 09 Chief: Application deadline 24/11/08 Voting 25/11/08 > 09/12/08

• Apr 09 Chief: Application deadline 29/12/08 Voting 30/12/08 > 13/01/09

• May 09 Chief: Application deadline 26/01/09 Voting 27/01/09 > 10/02/09

• June 09 Chief: Application deadline 23/02/09 Voting 24/02/09 > 10/03/09

• July 09 Chief: Application deadline 30/03/09 Voting 31/03/09 > 14/04/09

• Aug 09 Chief: Application deadline 27/04/09 Voting 28/04/08 > 12/05/09
  
  

*Please contact adam@tribewanted.com A.S.A.P. if you’re interested in applying for October ‘08 or November ‘08 Chief

Applying For Chief

All potential tribal Chief Applicants must submit answers to the questions below along with (if possible) a 60 second video (‘chief-cast’) about why they should be elected Chief.

1. Why would you like to be Chief?
2. What, other than your skills, makes YOU the right person for this role?
3. What would you like to achieve as Chief?
4. As Chief you will be given a small pot of money with which to leave your legacy. How will you spend it?
5. Tell us something interesting about yourself
6. In one sentence, why should the tribe elect you Chief?

Please e-mail both your answers to the questions and your chief-cast to: adam@tribewanted.com

Good luck!