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+# Role Description: Rust Council Representative
+
+This is a description of the role and responsibilities for a Rust Council Representative.
+Representatives should read and be familiar with the [Policies governing the Leadership Council][forge-lc].
+
+[forge-lc]: https://forge.rust-lang.org/governance/council.html
+
+## Goals
+
+- Represent the needs and interests of the team and subteams you represent within the Council.
+- Represent the needs of the Rust Project at large within the team and subteams you represent.
+- Ensure effective communication, collaboration, and coordination among teams.
+- Work towards the long-term success of the Rust Project.
+
+## Time Budget
+
+- 2-5 hours per week typically
+  - Sometimes more time can be needed, even up to 20 hours a week.
+
+## Tasks / Activities / Responsibilities
+
+- Participate in Council meetings, discussions, and decision-making processes.
+- Help establish and execute processes and policies concerning the operation of the Council itself.
+- Provide updates on Council activities and decisions to the team, subteams, and the Rust community.
+- Solicit feedback on Council proposals, decisions, and relevant matters from the team and subteams, and communicate feedback and objections to the Council.
+- Collaborate with other Council Representatives to identify, prioritize, and delegate work beyond established team purviews.
+- Assist in coordinating cross-team efforts, roadmaps, and long-term Project success.
+- Establish and maintain the Rust Project's official mission, vision, aims, positions, and opinions.
+- Coordinate Project-wide changes to teams, structures, or processes.
+- Make decisions on urgent matters when necessary.
+- Coordinate with the Foundation and the Project Directors to convey the needs of the Project and how to best use the resources of the Foundation.
+- Elect Project Directors (annually).
+
+## Qualities of a Council member (required skills)
+
+- Strong understanding of the Rust Project, its teams, processes, and ecosystem.
+- Ability to prioritize others' needs, representing all viewpoints from their team.
+- Ability to collaborate, communicate, delegate, and work effectively within diverse teams.
+- Interest in contributing to Project operations and governance, with sufficient time and energy to dedicate to Council needs.
+- Familiar with the needs of their team and subteams.
+- Time management and task prioritization abilities.
+- Commitment to evolving with the changing needs of the project.
+- Ability to work in a low-structure environment and help construct necessary structure incrementally.
+- Desire to lean into conflict and its transformation into a healthy part of collaboration.
+    - Ability to collaboratively introspect one's own values and those of others, to seek out understanding and consensus.
+
+## Term Length
+
+- 1 year term
+- Soft limit of 3 consecutive years - rotation encouraged