Division Director
The Division Director represents the District Director within a division and leads it by supporting the Area Directors who serve its clubs, so that every club in the division achieves its mission.
Responsibilities
- Give the Area Directors in the division counsel, information and service, and contact each of them at least monthly about club visits and Distinguished progress
- Coordinate the division’s activities and events, and set division goals
- Chair the division council and hold its meetings, at least twice a year
- Help train Area Directors and club leaders
- Analyze division and area results, and support clubs in reaching Distinguished status
- Support the building of new clubs in the division
- Attend district executive committee and district council meetings
What you’ll gain
- Build mid-level leadership skills: team supervision, coaching and mentoring, performance feedback and goal tracking
- Division Director training from the district, at least four hours, by 30 September
- A complete term, 1 July to 30 June, counts as the district officer requirement for the Distinguished Toastmaster (DTM) award
- Division Director service counts toward the requirements for Program Quality Director and Club Growth Director
- The role is unpaid; expenses incurred for the district are reimbursed to the extent the adopted district budget provides
Who we’re looking for
- An active member of a club in good standing in the district
- When you take office, an active member of a Toastmasters club in good standing in this district for 12 consecutive months within the past three years
- At least six consecutive months as a member of a district council (for example as a Club President or Vice President Education), in this district where practicable
- You may be re-elected Division Director for one more term in a row
- Evaluated by the District Leadership Committee in this election cycle; once interviewed for any division, you may run from the floor for any division
- Not competing in a current Toastmasters speech contest cycle while you are a candidate
- Sign the Officer Agreement and Release Statement, and submit a Candidate Biography Form and a photograph
How this role is filled
Elected at the annual meeting of the district council.
- Term
- One year, 1 July to 30 June
Paperwork to run for this role
To run, fill in these Toastmasters forms and send them to the contact address below.