Tribewanted: Vorovoro

Chief’s Role

1. Propose to tribe development plans for upcoming month with team


2. Liaise with current team over plans and ongoing projects


3. Welcome new tribe members onto Vorovoro and introduce them to cultural sensitivities and island living


4. Represent the tribe with other members of the team around Mali and Labasa


5. Update tribe members online weekly with news and blog


6. 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 (this may mean spending some of your legacy budget on on-going projects)


• Appreciation of the limitations of island life in regards to certain project work


• Prepared to take on auxiliary staff roles


• 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), David (Oct), Sophie (Nov), Jenni (Dec), Irina (Jan), Moya (Feb), Jodie (Mar), Michelle (Apr), Micheal (May), Lisa (July), Charlotte (Aug)

*Please contact adam@tribewanted.com A.S.A.P. if you’re interested in applying for Oct ‘09, Nov ‘09 or Dec ‘09 Chief

Applying For Chief

All potential tribal Chief Applicants must submit answers to the questions below along with a suitable photo, and, (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. Tell us something interesting about yourself


5. In one sentence, why should the tribe elect you Chief?

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

Good luck!