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>> Job Offer: QPIRG Concordia is hiring a new Working Group and Programming/Campaigns Coordinator
Wednesday, August 27, 2008 - 07:22 PM A full Job description is available on request. Click on the title to see the full job callout! La version en français suivra bientôt. QPIRG Concordia is Hiring a Working Group and Programming /Campaigns Coordinator The Quebec Public Interest Research Group (QPIRG) Concordia is a student-funded, non-profit organization that strives to: research, raise awareness of, and motivate action on diverse grassroots social and environmental justice issues; make campus-community links; and inspire sustainable change through fun, inclusive, and non-hierarchical methods. We are presently seeking a new full-time coordinator to work alongside our two other full-time coordinators. A full Job description is available on request Responsibilities Shared with Co-Coordinators: Office Coordination and Organization Project Coordination Outreach and Community Building Organizational Publicity Policy Development Board and Staff Relations Legal Relations Sole Responsibilities: Working Group Coordination Programming and Campaigns Requirements: • At least a year of experience (paid or volunteer) in community organizing / community activism • Extensive experience programming events and running campaigns • Experience with event publicity and outreach • Ability to collaborate with campus and community groups on current campaigns pertinent to QPIRG • Ability to work with a broad range of people and political perspectives • Ability to work autonomously and work non-hierarchically in groups • Experience with consensus decision-making • Commitment to social change, and to QPIRG’s mandate to fight all forms of oppression • Bilingual in oral French and English • Computer literacy • Understanding of organizational process • Anti-oppression analysis and proficiency in applying this to all levels of decision-making • Strong knowledge of political, social, economic and environmental issues • Ability to support and organize with both volunteers and staff • Ability to work occasional irregular hours • Ability to problem-solve and prioritize tasks in a chaotic work environment Assets: • Experience with volunteer coordination or volunteer development skills • Experience in non-profit sector • Experience in student organizing • Knowledge of Montreal community groups • Familiarity with PIRGs • Experience developing organizational policy • Experience with budgeting • Knowledge of languages other than English and French, including sign languages • Familiarity with Concordia university systems and the campus milieu • Bilingual in written French and English • Comfort and Experience with public speaking Employment equity: QPIRG Concordia has an employment equity policy (full policy available upon request). People from marginalized groups are encouraged to apply. Please state in your cover letter that you would like to be considered for employment equity. Contract duration: This is a two-year renewable contract, beginning in late September, 2008. Salary: Starting salary is $17.72/hr for 28 hours a week (including some evening and weekend work) including 3 weeks of paid vacation and health benefits. How to apply: For more information including the full job description and the employment equity policy, contact QPIRG at (514) 848-7585, or email us at info@qpirgconcordia.org. Please send us your cover letter and CV before September, 12, 2008, 5pm, titled Attn: Hiring Committee. Address: QPIRG Concordia. 1455 de Maisonneuve West, Montreal, QC, H3G 1M8; email: info@qpirgconcordia.org. For more information about QPIRG Concordia, please check out the rest of our website or come by the office! |
