[ANSTHRLD] Fwd: Deadline Reminder--Sovereigns of Arms

[Jennifer Smith]

FYI, but mostly as a reminder about Ragged Staff -- a highly organized
administrative position that requires no great heraldry experience at
all, but is absolutely essential to the submissions process!

-Emma



---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Amy Kennedy-Butler <olwyngdh at gmail.com>
Date: Thu, Feb 10, 2011 at 2:47 PM
Subject: Deadline Reminder--Sovereigns of Arms
To: SCAHRLDS at listserv.aol.com


Greetings!

We would like to remind all interested parties that the deadline for
applications for the position of Laurel, Pelican, and Wreath Sovereign
of Arms is March 1, 2011. All interested parties should see below for
details on how to apply.

We would also like to remind everyone that Laurel is accepting
applications for a replacement Ragged Staff Herald. Details are also
below.

As of this writing, we have received the following applications electronically:

 Alexander Ravenscroft: Laurel
 Emma de Featherstan: Wreath
 Gabriel Andvaka: Laurel
 Juliana de Luna: Pelican

While we anticipate that this list might change before the deadline,
we urge all members of the College of Arms and the kingdom Colleges of
Heralds to provide their feedback to the Board of Directors on these
applications.

The Call for Applications was on the August 2010 Cover Letter. It read
as follows:

>From The Sovereigns: Call for Applications

Laurel Principal Sovereign of Arms

The Laurel Principal Sovereign of Arms (Laurel) is the principal
heraldic officer of the Society and the head of the College of Arms.
Laurel is responsible for fostering the study and practice of
heraldry, supervising the processing of submissions, and overseeing
the heraldic activities of the Known World.

Laurel is an unpaid position, currently requiring approximately 20
hours a week. The position requires considerable tact and patience,
armory and onomastic knowledge, supervisory ability, the ability to
work within tight deadlines and coordinate closely with Wreath,
Pelican and other staff to produce a Laurel Letter of Acceptance and
Return monthly, computer literacy and word processing skills, reliable
e-mail and telephone access, and time and ability to travel.

Resumes must be sent in both hard copy to:
Laurel Resume, SCA Inc.
Box 360789
Milpitas CA 95036
and electronically to bids at heraldry.sca.org.
The electronic applications will be posted on OSCAR with addresses,
other contact information, and legal names stripped from them. Resumes
ust be received by March 1, 2011. The present Laurel's warrant expires
in June 2011.

Wreath Sovereign of Arms

The Wreath Sovereign of Arms is an educational deputy of the Laurel
Principal Sovereign of Arms, responsible for the consideration of and
decisions concerning armory submitted for registration by the College
of Arms.

Wreath is an unpaid position, currently requiring approximately 20
hours a week. Some knowledge of period heraldry is useful; knowledge
of SCA heraldry is essential. The position requires considerable tact
and patience, research and reasoning ability, a clear understanding of
the Rules for Submission and past Laurel rulings, the ability to write
clearly and succinctly, the ability to work within tight deadlines and
coordinate closely with Pelican, Laurel and other staff to produce a
Laurel Letter of Acceptance and Return monthly, computer literacy and
word processing skills, reliable e-mail and telephone access, and time
and ability to travel. Given the current structure of the office, a
high-speed internet connection is useful but it is useful but it is
not required.


Resumes must be sent in both hard copy to:
Laurel Resume, SCA Inc.
Box 360789
Milpitas CA 95036
and electronically to bids at heraldry.sca.org.
The electronic applications will be posted on OSCAR with addresses,
other contact information, and legal names stripped from them. Resumes
must be received by March 1, 2011. The present Wreath's warrant
expires with the present Laurel's warrant in June 2011.



Pelican Sovereign of Arms

The Pelican Sovereign of Arms is an educational deputy of the Laurel
Principal Sovereign of Arms, responsible for the consideration of and
decisions concerning names submitted for registration by the College
of Arms.

Pelican is an unpaid position, currently requiring approximately 20
hours a week. The position requires considerable tact and patience,
onomastic knowledge, research and reasoning ability, a clear
understanding of the Rules for Submission and past Laurel rulings, the
ability to write clearly and succinctly, the ability to work within
tight deadlines and coordinate closely with Wreath, Laurel and other
staff to produce a Laurel Letter of Acceptance and Return monthly,
computer literacy and word processing skills, reliable e-mail and
telephone access, and time and ability to travel. Access to a good
research library is desirable but not required. Given the current
structure of the office, a high-speed internet connection is useful
but it is not required.

While the current Pelican intends to apply for her warrant to be
renewed (having just stepped up in June of 2010), all applications are
welcome.

Resumes must be sent in both hard copy to
Laurel Resume, SCA Inc.
Box 360789
Milpitas CA 95036
and electronically to bids at heraldry.sca.org. The electronic
applications will be posted on OSCAR with addresses and other contact
information stripped from them. Resumes must be received by March 1,
2011. The present Pelican's warrant expires with the present Laurel's
warrant in June 2011.

Ragged Staff

Ragged Staff is the file clerk for the Laurel office. Ragged Staff
receives all submission paperwork from each kingdom's submissions
herald (both paper and electronic), sends electronic copies to Pelican
and Wreath, and files the paper copies. Ragged Staff also manages
inactive files both to ensure that they are available as necessary as
well as to determine which can be scanned and archived.

Shauna Ragged Staff has given notice that she wishes to retire after
the current tenure is over, subject to some limitations: she wants to
finish the current file pull that is in process, and she is willing to
keep the job for a few months until the new Laurel team is in place
and shakes things down. We are, therefore, looking for a replacement.

Ragged Staff is an unpaid Laurel staff position. The job requires
approximately 20 hours of work per week, computer literacy, an
attention to detail, administrative expertise, and ability to handle
multiple independent processes on separate schedules. Reliable high
speed internet access is required, for uploading scans. The job
requires the ability to store a large number of file cabinets,
currently around 20, plus some other administrative paperwork.

Interested parties may contact the incumbent, Shauna of Carrick Point,
at ragged-staff at heraldry.sca.org for a more complete list of what the
job currently entails. Applications for the job should be sent to
Laurel at laurel at heraldry.sca.org

Thank you,
Olwyn Laurel