Membership

Background

The Membership Committee is a Standing Committee of AFICS-Philippines and one of the first Committees established with the formation of the Association.

Purpose 

The Membership Committee has the following tasks:

• Endeavour to increase AFICS membership;

• Keep AFICS members engaged with activities of the association; and,

• Support in keeping the Membership Database updated.

Objectives 

For 2026 -2027, the Membership Committee aims to:

• Increase the AFICS membership from average of 10 to 30 new members per year;

• Increase the number of active members from 75 (number of members who joined the UN Day event) to 100 (out of 175 members in Good Standing); and,

• Have a reliable and up-to-date Membership database with more than 57% data updated.

Membership

• • The Membership Committee shall be chaired by a Vice President designated by the Board of Trustees. A Vice-Chair shall likewise be appointed.  They will serve for a term of 2 years.

  • The Vice President/Chair shall report to the Board of Trustees and the Executive Committee on the Committee’s work and seek approval for its proposals.

  • The Chair may recruit AFICS-PHL members as volunteers to support the work of the Committee, taking into account relevant academic and professional experience, particularly in areas such as human resources management, UN pension processes, and benefits administration.

  • Additional volunteers may be engaged on an ad hoc basis to support specific assignments, projects, or analytical work, without being appointed as regular members of the Committee.

Meetings 

The Membership Committee shall hold its regular meetings every first Thursday of the quarter.  Schedule for 2026 are as follows: June 4, September 3, and December 3, 2026, and March 4, 2027

Reporting 

The Membership Committee through its Chair reports to the President, Executive Committee, and the Board of Trustees.