# STRUCTURE & GOVERN a chapter

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Ariadna, former oikos Barcelona president, speaking about their chapter structure, roles & responsibilities.
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Lauriane, oikos Lille Alumna, sharing about the Advisory Council oikos Lille has established.
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**Main recommendations for structuring & governing your chapter:**

* Have **clear roles & responsibilities** e.g. by having core departments with heads/board members&#x20;
* Examples for departments/sub-teams within your chapter:&#x20;
  * Legal (e.g. for contracts, drafting by-laws)
  * Human Resources (e.g. for member recruiting and team buildings)
  * Finance (e.g. for handling the budget and finding sponsors)
  * Marketing (e.g. for social media and on-campus marketing)
  * Digital/IT (e.g. for handling the website)
  * Projects (e.g. managing/coordinating projects of the chapter)
  * Other: Consulting (for consulting projects with businesses), Change (for change initiaitves together with the university)
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