WICE  has been a dynamic, all-volunteer organization for almost 50 years. We take great pride in the professional quality of our work and in providing a welcoming and satisfying environment for volunteers. 

Whether you are trying to develop a marketable skill, keep your resumé free of gaps, or you simply want to meet new people and have fun in Paris, WICE's volunteer program has a place for everyone.

We have four general categories of volunteer:

• Board of Directors Members
  
• Department Heads
• Department Members
• All-purpose Volunteers 
  

Board of Directors Members

Members of the Board of Directors are elected by the membership each year at an annual meeting, which is usually held in mid-July. The Board of Directors is a working board, with each member expected to take on some small, additional volunteer task. Each member is expected to make a minimum commitment of two years, and each position requires 7 - 10 hours a week.

WICE also has an open position for a Managing Director. The Managing Director attends board meetings and works with the board to ensure that action items stay on track and that the short-term activities of WICE align with WICE's longer-term goals and objectives.

Department Head Volunteers

WICE has six departments: Membership, Programs, Marketing, Human Resources, Information Technology, and Development.

Each of the six departments requires a leader, or Department Head, those leaders need to have some level of executive skill. Department Heads are expected to make a minimum commitment of at least one year, and each position requires 7 - 10 hours a week.

WICE currently has openings for a Marketing Director and a Development Director.

Department Volunteers

Department volunteers work somewhere in a department, usually in relatively well-defined jobs.

For example a department volunteer may:

• Work in the Marketing Department as a graphics designer or as a social media manager;
• Work in the Membership Department as an analyst;
• Work in the Information Technology Department managing some aspect of WICE's IT systems;
• Work in the Development Department researching grants.
  

Department volunteers are expected to make a minimum commitment of at least one year, and they can expect to work 5 - 7 hours a week.

We have a variety of department volunteer positions open at any given time. If you are interested in this sort of position, please contact us at wice@wice-paris.org

Multi-purpose Volunteers

Multi-purpose volunteers may be called upon to help with the variety of unexpected or irregular situations that arise.

For example:

• When we have an apéro, we might need someone to help collect tickets at the door;
• When we have a pétanque game, we might need someone to help keep score;
• When we set up a stand at an all-day marketing event, we might need someone to help man the table.

Multi-purpose volunteers are not expected to make any particular commitment, either in duration of the volunteer position or in terms of hours per week. These are strictly ad hoc assignments.

For more information on any sort of volunteer position, please contact wice@wice-paris.org