NWMUN 2024-2025 Staff Application

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Thank you for your interest in joining the staff of Northwest Model United Nations for the 2025-2026 academic year!

Please fill out all of the questions below and then submit your application. If you have any questions, please email applications.seattle@nwmun.org or applications.portland@nwmun.org at any time.

Conference Information - NWMUN-Seattle 2025
Northwest Model United Nations – Seattle 2025 will be the 19th year of NWMUN-Seattle. Since it was first held in November 2007, NWMUN-Seattle has grown in scope and quality each year. Today, NWMUN-Seattle is the premier collegiate Model United Nations experience in the Pacific Northwest, and also the largest – a forum that cultivates international awareness and understanding, and provides diverse opportunities for educational and cultural enrichment, as well as for personal growth.

Conference Dates: November 21-23, 2024
Staff arrives by: 12 PM, November 20
Staff departs after: 8 PM, November 23
Location: Seattle, WA, USA

Conference Information - NWMUN-Portland 2026
Northwest Model United Nations – Portland 2026 will be the 11th year of NWMUN-Portland. First held in February 2015, NWMUN-Portland is the most innovative conference in the Northwest. NWMUN-Portland provides diverse opportunities for educational and cultural enrichment, as well as for personal growth.

Conference Dates: February 13-15, 2026
Staff arrives by: 12 PM, February 12
Staff departs after: 8 PM, February 15
Location: Portland, OR, USA
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Full Name* This field is required.Please write this as you'd like it to be displayed on the website and in printed materials. (We may use the middle name/initial, or not, depending on space considerations on the website/printed materials.)
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College/University (or alma mater)* This field is required.Attending/graduating from college or university is not a requirement to staff at NWMUN. We collect this information for demographic and diversity purposes. If you have not attended a post-secondary institution, please put "N/A."
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Major (or degree)* This field is required.We collect this information for demographic and diversity purposes. If you have not chosen a major or degree, or if you have not attended a post-secondary institution, please put "N/A."
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Did any current or former member(s) of the NWMUN staff encourage you to apply for staff?* This field is required.We always like to encourage our staff to find prospective new staffers and get them to apply - filling this out allows us to thank them when we hire you and you turn out to be great!
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Which conferences would you like to be considered for? Please select all that apply.* This field is required.Choosing to be considered for both conferences does not affect your chances of being chosen for either in any way, as the hiring process for each conference is completely separate.
NWMUN-Seattle 2025
NWMUN-Portland 2026
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Your application is being submitted after the start of NWMUN-Seattle 2025. Therefore, your application is automatically being considered for NWMUN-Portland 2026 only.* This field is required.
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This application is for the 2025-2026 academic year. However, NWMUN still has one conference this (2024-2025) academic year, NWMUN-Portland 2025 in February. Would you like to be considered for this conference as well?* This field is required.This is in addition to being considered for NWMUN-Seattle 2024 and NWMUN-Portland 2025. Being selected for NWMUN-Portland 2024 does give you preference in selection for the 2024-2025 academic year.
Yes, please consider me for NWMUN-Portland 2025.
No, please only consider me for the 2025-2026 conference(s) I selected in the previous question.
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Which position(s) would you like to be considered for?* This field is required.Directors and Assistant Directors are on all committees (larger committees have two Assistant Directors), and there is also a Director of Special Simulations. The Simulations Team also includes Special Advisers.
Director (a part of the substantive staff)
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What city and state/province (and country if outside the United States) will you be living in at the time of NWMUN-Seattle (in November 2025)?* This field is required.
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What city and state/province (and country if outside the United States) will you be living in at the time of NWMUN-Portland (in February 2026)?* This field is required.
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Why do you want to serve on staff at Northwest Model United Nations? What will you bring to the conference?* This field is required.
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Please list the committees/areas of the conference you would most prefer to serve on the staff for. * This field is required.If committees have been announced, please use the list at seattle.nwmun.org or portland.nwmun.org; if not, just suggest whatever you'd like to see! If you'd like to serve as simulations leadership (e.g. Director of Special Simulations or News Director), please note that as well.
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What would you like for your Committee to accomplish, and how would you contribute to this goal? Reflecting on your previous committee staff experience, what would you improve upon?* This field is required.
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How do you see your relationship with your Assistant Director both prior to and during the conference? How do you see the division of the labor during the conference? How would you prepare your Assistant Director for a future role on staff?* This field is required.
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What is the role of the Assistant Director, in your view? How do you see your relationship with your Director both prior to and during the conference? How would you ideally like to see the division of the labor during the conference? How would you contribute to a successful committee?* This field is required.
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What is your approach to chairing committee? For example, when and how would you use the gavel? Please take this opportunity to give us an idea what your chairing style might be and your mindset when chairing.* This field is required.
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All of the Simulations Leadership positions require significant autonomy; there will not be a great deal of direct supervision. How would you ensure that the Director-General and the rest of the Executive Secretariat are kept informed about what is happening with you and your specific area of work?* This field is required.
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In your opinion, how does the Simulations Team contribute to the long-term success of NWMUN-Seattle? How do special simulations generally (including crisis simulations as well as in-committee briefings) fit in with the rest of the conference's substantive program?* This field is required.
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Please select which Administrative Staff positions you'd like to be considered for (by moving them from the left column to the right column) AND your preference among positions (by ranking them in the right column). If you do not want to be considered for a position, please leave it in the left column.* This field is required.
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Administrative Staff members have a lot of autonomy in their work. What methods would you utilize to ensure consistent flow of communication, delivering updates and/or developments to the Executive Secretariat on the tasks you are performing?* This field is required.
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How do you see your position contributing to the long-term viability of Northwest Model United Nations? What aspects of the logistics of NWMUN, if any, would you improve upon?* This field is required.
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If hired for Committee Staff, what topics would you like to see discussed? Please provide at least 3 suggestions for your top 2 committee choices.* This field is required.
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Based on your past experience with NWMUN conferences, what do you think NWMUN-Seattle 2025 or NWMUN-Portland 2026 could improve upon from previous years? Please give concrete examples if possible.* This field is required.
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Please attach, in .doc, .docx, or .pdf format ONLY, your resume.* This field is required.
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Please look at the sample working paper provided in Word (available at the Staff Applications page at seattle.nwmun.org or portland.nwmun.org, or at https://docs.google.com/document/d/1E8tpl92fVEANe11recxplEqGsTQAFsIX). Make sure that Track Changes is on, and edit the paper as if it has just been submitted to you for the first time during committee session. Please attach it here, with track changes showing, in .doc or .docx format ONLY.* This field is required.This is required for SUBSTANTIVE staff applicants.
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