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| This page describe the role of State Manager
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| Initially created for the US community, in order to organize the editing effort across their fifty states, this role is now used in several other communities, as a springboard for country-wide responsibilities, providing an intermediate step between the [[Area Manager]] role and the [[Country Manager]] Role.
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| From a global perspective, "State" is defined as a subdivision of a country, generally resulting from a geographical, administrative or political division or resulting from the grouping of several cities / districts. It is a territorial unit that make sense for the citizens. It is the local communities respectability to define what is a "state" in the context of their country.
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| From this standpoint, a State Manager takes a responsibility for a "State"
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| == Requirements ==
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| The eligibility requirements for the title of State Manager are specific to each country and are usually defined by the country management (Local and Global Champs).
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| As a guideline, it is recommended to consider the following minimum requirements as a good practice:
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| * Experienced rank 4 editor or better
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| * Active in community
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| * Active in the forums and chat
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| * Active in mentoring (informal or formal)
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| == Roles & Responsibilities ==
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| The exact scope of SM's responsibilities is specific to each country and is usually defined by the country management (Local and Global Champs). As a guideline, it is recommended to consider the following minimum scope as a good practice:
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| * Having editing rights in their entire "state".
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| * Making sure Unlocks/Updates related to their "state" are addressed timely.
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| * Working with editors on issues that are related to editing and other issues as they arise.
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| * Maintaining and updating a closures list for their state.
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| * Maintain/Update/Lead a dedicated "State" thread or sub-forum in the Waze Forum.
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| **They can monitor the forum, post updates, keep enthusiasm about "state" discussions going, and help keep the Country Managers informed.
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| * Help inform editors about existing policy and helps evolve that policy based upon their work within a "state".
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| * Identify key areas in their "state".
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| * SM will contribute to identify the good and the bad editors.
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| * Keeping Country Manager (and local Champ where available) informed with good and bad editors (Basically the Country Managers would like to get the SM's opinion on an editor)
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| * Keeping an eye on newer editors throughout the "state" and educate them by mentoring them informally or formally.
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| == How to become a State Manager ==
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| The SM nomination process is specific to each country and is usually defined by the country management (Local and Global Champs).
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| As a guideline, it is recommended to let the final approval/decision assigned by the Country Champs and the Country Coordinator, especially because this role is not the same as AM with a larger area. There is a much greater community involvement with this role.
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| There could also be multiple SMs for a "state".
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