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Council Staff
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The Council Staff is the body of residents and citizens that are employed by one or more of the Ministries of the Council. The Council Staff provides a direct path for residents to get involved in the government beyond just Congress. It is ideal both for new residents who want to gain experience in how the government operates, and for experienced citizens who are looking to contribute to the region though our executive branch.
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There are currently five/six Ministries: Secretary-General, Domestic Affairs, Foreign Affairs, Role-Play, and President/WA Affairs. The names alone should provide a rough idea of what each Ministry does. In the second part of this post, there are details about the various job opportunities within each Ministry.
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Getting ahead of ourselves, huh? You haven't even bought me dinner yet. There are 3 things you need to do:
Step 1: Meet the requirements: You will need to (1) Have a nation in the DSA and (2) Be a Member of Congress. If you don't know how to do that, Click On This Link. You just make an account on our off-site forum and then fill own like a 2 question application for that. Pretty simple.
Step 2: Figure Out What You Want To Do. Below, you will find detailed descriptions of the various jobs available within each Ministry. By consulting those, you can decide which Ministry interests you the most. You can join more than one Ministry, but make sure you have enough time to commit.
Step 3: Ask: Ministers gives Staff positions to those who are interested and give them when they feel they need help. Just ask around and see if any need help.
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If you have any questions about the Council Staff that isn't addressed here, feel free to contact the Minister's head guy,
Student Loan Debt. If you have questions about certain Ministries, then feel free to ask the respective Minister. Their names are listed below next to their Ministry.
The Secretary General is our elected record keeper and official spokesperson of the DSA. They oversee people becoming Members of Congress, keep accurate records of our laws and Charter, make sure our offsite Forum is accurately categorized, and oversee all our elections and legislative voting. You can apply to be a Council Aide to offer general assistance with Secretary-General responsibilities.
The Ministry of Domestic Affairs is one of our two Activity Ministries, in charge of promoting activity in the community, boosting regional morale, looking over the region, and helping members, both new and old, learn about the culture and functioning of the DSA. You can apply to be a Council Aide to offer general assistance with Domestic Affairs or, if you think you're up for it, you can apply to be a Director of one of its Departments.
♦ Department of Immigration - The Department of Immigration is in charge of ensuring the growing population of the DSA is well informed about the culture of the DSA, as well as its Regional Principles. This including helping new residents who have questions, composing the Welcome Telegram that new residents get when entering the region, and being a welcoming face for those who may feel nervous first being here. In this department, you will be expected to help new residents get settled, be available for questions, and find ways to improve how the region welcomes new residents.
♦ Department of Community Affairs - How boring would it be to join a community and there be nothing to do? That's what this Department is for. The Department of Community Affairs is in charge of getting the region active with events and activities. Ranging from games to contests to polls and anything else that can help make the community feel like a community. In this department, you will need to find ways to help stimulate activity among residents and create projects that help in that.
♦ Department of Justice - Part of being in charge of domestic affairs is also checking to see if residents are in compliance with the rules. The Department of Justice is entrusted with upholding the regional rules, laws, and principles. This ranges anywhere from assisting member nations in meeting our residency requirements to submitting recommendations for disciplinary actions against any residents breaking the rule to investigating rules violations.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is the diplomatic voice of the DSA to other regions across NationStates. They maintain diplomatic relations with our allies, coordinate foreign policy, and communicate with other regions. You can apply to be a Council Aide to offer general assistance with Foreign Affairs or you can become an Ambassador.
♦ Ambassador: The Ministry, to actually find out what is happening in our allied regions, sends Ambassadors to our allied regions. As an Ambassador, you will send a puppet nation to the allied region you are assigned to and will act as the face of the DSA for them. Learn about what is going on there, chat with the locals, even join in on their festivities and general talks. Every 15 days (so just twice a month), you will give a report back to our Minister of Foreign Affairs of the latest developments in the region. Maybe you'll have a lot of things to talk about, maybe little to nothing, as long as the Minister gets a good idea as to what our allies are doing.
The Ministry of Role Play is one of our two Activity Ministries in charge of overseeing, developing, and stimulating activity within DSA Role Play. They oversee a wide variety of aspects from the Rule of RP with what is and isn't allowed to the updating of our regional maps to creating events for role play players to engage in and developing any projects that could help make DSA RP more fun, fair, and welcoming. You can apply to be a Council Aide to offer general assistance to the Ministry or you can ask if you can work on more specific projects for the RP community, from anthropology to outer space guidelines to global weather and anything really. Along with that, if you're experienced enough, you can apply be a Director of one of its Departments.
♦ Department of Cartography - Student Loan Debt: A regional map is an important aspect to developing a region's role play as it provides a physical space one can imagine for their nation and helps develop ideas as to what kind of world their stories are in. The Department of Cartography is in charge of creating and maintaining a map for DSA RP to operate in. You will be expected to maintain and regularly or frequently update at least one map to be used by the RP community and to accommodate to the reasonable wishes of RPers with their desired national administrative boundaries on the regional map.
♦ Department of Sports Leagues - 
Talamia: While [role] playing with yourself is fun, why not [role] play with others? And what better way to do that than in in-character competitions? The Department of Sports Leagues is in charge of forming and developing RP sporting events and/or competitions for DSA RP members. You will be expected to provide some kind of competitive event for RP nations to engage in with some level of frequency. You will decide and lay out how scores and scoring are determined and what requirements there are to be in the competitions
♦ Department of War and Peace - 
Sessnia: We're in a game where players RP as nations, of course someone is going to want to go to war. The Department of War and Peace is in charge of overseeing and moderating any and all war role plays occurring between DSA nations. You will be in charge of either enforcing implemented Rules of War and Peace or creating and implementing new Rules of War and Pace to ensure that players can easily and fairly engage in war role plays.
Almost every region as a World Assembly Delegate, the person with the most World Assembly endorsements and represent them in the NationStates mechanic of the World Assembly. The Ministry of World Assembly Affairs ensures that the World Assembly Delegate have as many endorsements as possible to strengthen regional security and the region's standing in World Assembly Resolution votes. The Ministry also works towards increasing the average amount of WA endorsements in the region and involving the residents of the DSA in the World Assembly. You can apply to be a Council Aide to offer general assistance to the Ministry.
