Awards Level 4 - Championship Awards Leadership

Learning Objective

Own the team's season-level award-portfolio strategy, maintain historical submission and interview records across seasons, train the next generation of award-team leads, and coordinate with -- not duplicate -- the Business module's Impact Award lead and the Leadership module's Leadership Award nominee lead. This level represents a proven, multi-season record of award-program leadership, and is expected to take several seasons to accumulate the prerequisites and requirements it involves.

Prerequisites

• Awards Level 3 - Award Program Management
• Project Management Level 3 - Strategic Management
• Leadership Level 3 - Organizational Leadership

Primary Resources

• FIRST: Judge Manual
• LYNK Library of Knowledge: Business (Awards and Judging)

Tasks

1. Award Portfolio Strategy

   • Design the team's multi-season award-portfolio strategy
   • Decide which awards to prioritize across seasons based on team strengths
   • Coordinate with the Business module's Impact Award lead and the Leadership module's Leadership Award nominee lead
   • Lead continuous improvement of documentation and interview practices

2. Strategic Leadership

   • Lead award strategy development
   • Create long-term program plans
   • Build organizational capabilities
   • Drive continuous improvement

3. Documentation & Archive Systems

   • Maintain a historical archive of submissions and interview outcomes across seasons
   • Develop evaluation systems for which awards to pursue each season
   • Implement quality controls for the judges' binder and submissions
   • Design program metrics (e.g. awards targeted vs. won, interview outcomes)

4. Program Legacy

   • Mentor award program leaders
   • Document program knowledge
   • Create succession plans
   • Ensure program sustainability

Level 4 Completion Requirements

• Lead the team's multi-season award-portfolio strategy, reviewed and signed off by a mentor
• Maintain a historical archive of submissions and interview outcomes
• Coordinate with the Business and Leadership award leads without duplicating their work
• Mentor future award-program leaders and create a succession plan

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