Deadline to apply: Monday, April 23rd 2012
* contract starting Monday May 14th, 2012 *
This position is partially funded by the Young Canada Works In Both Official Languages (YCW) program. Candidates must be eligible for YCW positions (full-time students intending to return to school in the fall, not working full-time elsewhere – see www.youngcanadaworks.ca for eligibility details).
PROJECT DESCRIPTION: School Schmool: An Activist’s Guide to McGill, Concordia, and Montreal
School Schmool is an activist day planner for students at McGill, Concordia, and for the Montreal community. It includes relevant and engaging articles, resources, and practical tools for students and non-students alike to participate in social and environmental justice activism, as well as a useful day planner to organize busy academic and activist schedules.School Schmool is a long-time publication of QPIRG McGill; and for the second year in a row, QPIRG Concordia has joined the project to expand the publication to both McGill and Concordia campuses.
**PLEASE NOTE** Two coordinators will be hired – one QPIRG McGill-focused coordinator and one QPIRG Concordia-focused coordinator. Please state which position you are applying for based on your knowledge of and experience with either of the organization’s campus-community links.
TASKS INCLUDE:
* liaising with campus groups, QPIRG working groups, and community groups to promote participation in the publication and expand resource database
* developing student volunteer base of writers, editors and artists
* collecting, selecting, and assembling content into publication format, using desktop-publishing and website-publishing software
* raising funds from campus organizations for publication and distribution costs
* meeting QPIRG Concordia and QPIRG McGill’s mandates to create campus-community links at Concordia and McGill universities
* liaising with the QPIRG staff and board members * developing a web component of School Schmool to digitally archive the project
* meeting with a staff liaison and/or QPIRG board member to give updates on the progress of the project/get support at least once per month through the duration of the summer
* giving at least two oral reports to the QPIRG board through the summer
* producing a final written report of the project giving a summary and evaluation of the organizing that was done and provides QPIRG with any materials that were produced
* developing and implementing an outreach and distribution strategy on and around campus
*helping to organize final launch parties
REQUIRED SKILLS:
* a demonstrated commitment to social and environmental change
* project and volunteer coordination experience
* writing and editing skills
* ability to work collaboratively and by consensus
* familiarity with desktop publishing applications (ex. InDesign, Photoshop)
* familiarity with website publishing applications (ex. WordPress)
* artistic design and layout skills
* experience in fundraising
* knowledge of social and environmental justice organizations in Montreal
* fluency in English (oral and written)
* ability to work in French (oral)
* familiarity with QPIRG Concordia and the Concordia campus and/or QPIRG McGill and the McGill campus
ASSETS:
* fluency in French (written)
Please submit a CV and cover letter by 5pm on Monday, April 23, 2012 – via email to “hiring@qpirgconcordia.org” (please indicate clearly in the subject line which position you are applying to) – dropped off in person at the QPIRG Concordia office during office hours (Monday to Thursday, 12-6pm): 1500 de Maisonneuve Ouest, suite 204 (corner of Mackay – please note the QPIRG is a scent-free and wheelchair accessible space). – sent by mail to: QPIRG Concordia, c/o Concordia University, 1455 de Maisonneuve Ouest, Montreal, QC, H3G 1M8 (it must arrive before the deadline).
QPIRG Concordia and QPIRG McGill have an employment equity policy in effect. People from marginalized communities, including women, Aboriginal people, visible minorities, people with disabilities, Deaf people, gay men, lesbians, bisexuals, two-spirited people, transgendered and transsexual people, and working class people are especially encouraged to apply. Please indicate in your cover letter if you would like to be considered for employment equity (full policy available upon request).
Please note that only candidates selected for an interview will be contacted by the hiring committee.
Your campus community link for social change