WICE has run on volunteer power for our entire history – nearly 50 years. Volunteers manage the activities, teach some courses, and run the administration of the organization. We – and hopefully you – are the biofuel that makes WICE go and helps members make the most of everything we have to offer. Come join us!

Benefits

In addition to the fun of meeting new people and working together to run WICE, volunteering brings some specific benefits:

    • Waived membership fees;
    • Reduced course fees (after 3-month trial period);
    • Reserved spots in WICE courses, classes, workshops, and other activities;
    • Free admission into WICE's monthly apéros;
    • Invitations to volunteer-only events (e.g., lunches, apéros);
    • Plus you'll have a chance to:
      • Develop marketable skills;
      • Fill resume or CV gaps with professional activities; and
      • Meet our 40+ member Volunteer Community and have fun making it all happen at WICE!
Volunteer

Volunteer Categories

We have three general categories of volunteer:

  • Board of Directors Members
  • Team Leaders and Assistant Team Leaders
  • Team Members and Organizers

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 WICE 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 attending monthly board meetings of 1 1/2 - 2 hours. Anyone desiring to be on the Board of Directors needs to be a WICE member, and should communicate their interest no later than 01 June.

Team Leaders and Assistant Team Leaders

In a world where jobs and entire career fields are being decimated by artificial intelligence, robots, and automation, there is one skill that will never be replaced: leadership. Leadership always has been, and always will be, the most essential and sought after skill in every industry, profession, and career field.

WICE provides motivated volunteers with the opportunity to develop and hone their leadership skills in a unique environment. If you can perform as a successful leader in an all-volunteer organization, you can perform as a successful leader anywhere.

We have six teams of volunteers, each running one of our six functional areas: Membership, Programs, Marketing, Finance, Information Systems, and Administration. Each of the six teams requires a Team Leader, and, in some cases, an Assistant Team Leader.

Team Leaders should have some degree of executive skills, or a desire to develop executive skills (in some cases, WICE may pay for outside leadership training), and they are expected to make a minimum commitment of at least one year.

If you are interested in developing your leadership skills at WICE as either a Team Leader or Assistant Team Leader, please contact us at wice@wice-paris.org

Team Members and Organizers 

Team members work somewhere in one of our six teams, usually in relatively well-defined jobs. For example, current open positions for team member volunteers include:

  • Executive Assistant. Work directly with the President to help manage and coordinate all the moving parts of WICE.
  • Process Manager. Work with our Administrative Team to manage and improve the core business processes that keep WICE running.
  • Volunteer Coordinator. Help ensure WICE volunteers receive proper training in harassment and other important policies, and that they are aware of and are taking advantage of the full benefits available to them. Help create a sense of camaraderie and a community feeling by coordinating monthly apéros and other social events just for volunteers.
  • Development Director. Let you imagination run wild in conceiving and coordinating fundraising activities and donation campaigns to help WICE keep membership fees and course costs among the lowest in Paris.
  • Training Video Producer. Produce training videos to help volunteers and regular members understand designated WICE policies (e.g., Privacy, Harassment) and to more easily use to WICE's technology suites.
  • ChatGPT Prompt Specialist. Help keep current with 21st century technology by developing ChatGPT prompts to enable AI augmentation of the various departments. (This is a great opportunity to develop a marketable skill.)

Organizers conceive and organize member-facing activities, such as:

  • Morning coffees at a favorite café
  • Afternoon teas either at a member's home or in one of Paris's many tea salons
  • Walks around Paris, either with a specific focus or just to walk
  • Day trips to a local chateaux or cathedral or other point of interest
  • Museum tours
  • Culinary activities, such as wine tastings, cooking classes at a local cooking school
  • Special-interest lunches, such as our UK-Irish Lunches, and our WICE Men's Lunches
  • And so on . . .

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

What are you waiting for?

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

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