Call for applications: AO Trauma Asia Pacific Community Development Committee Chairperson

We are pleased to announce the call for applications for the position of AO Trauma AP Community Development Committee Chairperson. We encourage all AO Trauma members who fulfil the eligibility criteria to apply for this position.

Terms of office:  

July 1, 2025 – June 30, 2028: three (3) years term

Eligibility and requirements

Please see the detailed job description for the position here.

Nomination and electoral process

  • Applications must be submitted through the online application system by October 13, 2024
  • The Nomination Committee (NomCom) will review all applications and approve the eligible candidates by October 25, 2024
  • Online voting will start in early November 

Electorate and Voting Mechanism

Based on the AO Trauma AP Terms of Reference, the following voting mechanism applies:

Electorate:

  • Current AO Trauma AP Regional Board member who is not running for this election has one vote each, current AO Trauma AP Board Chairperson has the casting vote if required
  • One vote per AO Trauma AP Council (13 councils), the administrative control of the vote is allocated to each Council Chairperson. If the Council Chairperson runs for the election, the Education Officer of that council acquired the administrative control of the vote

Voting mechanism:

  • The votes will be cast anonymously through the electronic voting tool
  • Simple majority by anonymous e-Voting. >50% of casted votes
  • If none of the candidates reaches the necessary majority in the first round, a second round with the top two candidates is run
  • The NomCom will then ratify the election process, inform the candidates of the election outcome

If you have any questions please contact us here.