Two simple steps to help us grow
1) New membership application form must be completed and sent to: infosa@cips.org.za or fax 086 743 3030
2) The membership application form must include the name and membership number of the referring member.
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Recommend a Member and get rewarded
1) Receive a R139 book voucher for Kalahari.net if you recommend 1 new member*
2) Receive a free CIPS book if you recommend 2 new members*
3) Receive a R250 Woolworths voucher if you recommend 3 to 4 new members*
4) Choose a free training course from our training portfolio if you recommend 5 or more new members*
5) 1 Free admission to the CIPS Pan African Awards dinner 2012 if you recommend 10 or more new members*
Grow your Procurement community - Here are some recruitment tips from CIPS
Be familiar with the benefits that CIPS offers members.
1) Supply Management is the profession’s leading magazine in the procurement & supply chain profession.
2) we offer world class professional development opportunities and the designatory letters, MCIPS are recognised around the world.
3) access to free local networking events and cutting-edge open and customised learning events and conferences
4) free downloads of professional resources, practioner papers and exam practice questions and answer papers at www.cips.org
5) and finally it's your professional body; think of the reasons why you are a member!
Need more information? Check out www.cips.org/memberbenefits
Recommend CIPS to your colleagues in a positive manner.
Show your enthusiasm and give first-hand accounts of how your CIPS membership has been a great investment in your career. Prospective members will be much more likely to join CIPS if you tell your story with excitement.
Share your passion!
Provide new recruits with CIPS URL – www.cips.org so they can browse for themselve and take a look at the online podcasts and videos that explain what CIPS does.
Personally deliver new member application forms to your recruits, make sure you've got the correct referral application forms
Identify the best candidates for CIPS membership
The key to successful recruitment is asking the right people to join. Your olleagues, young professionals and new employees in your organisation are all great prospects and will appreciate that you have gone out of your way to help them with their careers. Procurement and supply chain is key to a number of areas within your organisation – so consider sharing the benefits of CIPS with colleagues in these areas.
When discussing membership with a prospect, listen for clues as to what they expect from a professional body.
Stress those member benefits that meet their specific needs. For instance, an entry-level studying member may be more interested in our qualifications ladder or the CIPS networking opportunities. Whilst a senior executive is likely to be more interested in how CIPS resources can help improve procurement and supply chain across the organisation.
Invite a prospective colleague to attend a CIPS free networking event to experience first-hand the professional benefits of CIPS membership. This is a great chance for them to experience both the educational and networking activities of their local branch. This can be a particularly productive way to convey potential studying, affiliate and Management Entry Route members the value of this local professional development opportunity.
Keep issues of Supply Management magazine to attract the eyes of potential new members.
Post announcements of CIPS on your office internal communications board. It’ll give you a great chance to explain the value of CIPS.
Welcome your team’s newly hired individuals in other teams and departments - to use the opportunity to discuss CIPS.
Follow up with prospective members to see if they've mailed their applications. Remind your recruits that CIPS is the world’s largest professional purchasing and supply organisation.
Send an email or handwritten note thanking your recruits for considering CIPS
Terms and Conditions
Eligibility
1. The programme is open to all paying members of CIPS Southern Africa only.
2. The new member must be joining as a paying MCIPS, Affiliate, Associate, Diploma or Certificate member of CIPS Southern Africa and is defined as an individual who has never been a member of CIPS and has completed and submitted their application form and paid the subscription fee.
3. Referrals for free or discounted student members do not incur rewards.
4. Referrals for retired or unemployed discounted members do not incur rewards.
5. The membership application form must include the name and membership number of the referring member.
6. Rewards for member referrals are only applicable to individuals not companies.
7. Employees of CIPS, CIPS Southern Africa and their relatives and partners are excluded from entry.
Rewards
1. All rewards will be given at the discretion of the Membership Manager. Should a dispute arise, the arbiter will be the Managing Director of CIPS Southern Africa whose decision is final.
2. No cash alternative is available. Rewards are not transferable.
3. Rewards will be delivered within 4 weeks of CIPS receiving an eligible member referral. The referrer is under no obligation to accept any reward.
4. Once a referring member has received their reward, the contract is complete. Any future referrals will be treated as a new entry.