Call for Applicants - WIC Members (November 2024)
The WCA Integrity Committee (WIC) is looking for new members! Everyone may apply, and we encourage community members who are not part of the WCA Staff to send their application.
The committee would greatly benefit from the diversity of their members. We strongly encourage applications from community members with a different cultural background, nationality, age, and gender from the current members.
What does the WIC do?
The WCA Integrity Committee primarily performs independent investigations regarding WCA community members, WCA staff, Regional Organizations, and incidents during WCA Competitions or on official, online WCA platforms. The WIC also provides feedback to WCA Delegates on managing incidents, and we actively work on training materials related to these topics. Members work an average of 3-6 hours per week.
For more details of our rights and duties, please see the following materials:
- Motion 10.2024.3 - Integrity Committee
- Motion 15.2024.1 - Suspensions and other Sanctions
- Code of Conduct
- Code of Ethics
- The Disciplinary Log
Feel free to ask questions about any of this in the Integrity section of the WCA Forum.
Open Positions
The WIC is split into three sub-teams to manage different duties. We are looking to fill up to 9 positions in total.
The Conduct Team investigates violations of the Code of Conduct and WCA Regulations. This position will primarily perform investigations into cheating and behavioral concerns. There are up to three open positions for this team.
The Ethics Team investigates violations of the Code of Ethics amongst WCA Staff. This position will primarily perform investigations into staff conduct and financial concerns. There are up to two open positions for this team.
The Documentation Team performs administrative duties or research and development on training materials for staff (a candidate would not do both tasks unless they specified interest). For administrative work, this position will primarily support the WIC Leader in bookkeeping and miscellaneous projects. For research and development, this position will primarily focus on acquiring best-practice training materials and writing documents for WCA Staff on handling disciplinary incidents, conflict resolution, and related topics. There are up to four positions for this team.
Requirements
Minimum requirements:
- Ability to communicate in English (written)
- 18 years of age or older by January 1st, 2025
- Familiarity with the WCA competition environment (having attended a few competitions)
- Willingness to use Slack for communication
Qualities we look for:
- Logical and analytical reasoning
- Ability to work collaboratively
- Confidentiality
- Positive representation of the community
Desirable experience:
- Fluency in a language other than English
- (Conduct Team) Expertise in one or more speedcubing events
- (Conduct & Ethics Team) Experience in dealing with interpersonal conflict or mediation
- (Documentation Team - Development) Experience with Learning Management Systems (LMS), experience as a trained educator, and/or experience with professional documentation
- (Documentation Team - Administrative) Experience with GSuite and Slack
How to Apply
Applicants can send their application as a PDF document to the WIC leader at slongbehn@worldcubeassociation.org before December 8th, 2024 at 11:59 PM UTC. The application document should contain:
- A brief personal introduction
- Summary of activities done for the WCA and for the cubing community
- Overview of skills relevant to the role
- Motivation for applying to the WIC
- Which position(s) you are interested in
Everything should be contained in a single PDF file. Applicants can expect a reply to confirm the receipt of the application within 24 hours. The selection process will start after the application period is over, and it may include an interview or other kinds of assessment, depending on the specific position applied for.
If you have any questions feel free to contact the WIC Leader at slongbehn@worldcubeassociation.org.