{"id":177,"date":"2007-05-29T17:22:23","date_gmt":"2007-05-29T21:22:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.femilicious.com\/blog\/2007\/05\/29\/summer-job-in-toronto-at-nac\/"},"modified":"2007-05-29T17:22:23","modified_gmt":"2007-05-29T21:22:23","slug":"summer-job-in-toronto-at-nac","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.femilicious.com\/blog\/2007\/05\/29\/summer-job-in-toronto-at-nac\/","title":{"rendered":"Summer Job in Toronto at NAC"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I got this today from the Women&#8217;s Studies department.  Looks like an interesting summer position, but too far away for me.  Could be a great opportunity for a geeky feminist if you live in Toronto and are still looking for a job.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Communications Assistant<\/strong> (Summer Student)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Employer:<\/strong>      National Action Committee on the Status of Women (NAC)<br \/>\n<strong>Job term<\/strong>:       Contract, Full-time<br \/>\n<strong>Location: <\/strong>      Toronto, ON<\/p>\n<p>The National Action Committee on the Status of Women <strong>(NAC) <\/strong>is a non-profit\/non-governmental organization that has been working to ensure the full equality rights of women and girls in all their diversity for 35 years.  <\/p>\n<p><strong>Job Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>NAC is presently seeking a vibrant student to work as a Communications Assistant to work in our National Office.  The student will provide support and assistance in research, project development, facilitation and coordination of NAC seasonal initiatives and activities.  <\/p>\n<p><strong>Responsibilities:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Communications<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Assist in regular website maintenance. Compile and distribute electronic newsletters.<\/li>\n<li>Assist to design and implement new strategies.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Membership<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Assist in the processing of membership requests and to do specific follow-up with group and individual members on various issues.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Special Projects<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Could involve but is not limited to: detailed policy research, project management and development, grant writing assistance, design, selected writing, special event coordination and implementing new administrative procedures.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Office administration<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Administrative support to the Executive Coordinator: could include research, organizing meetings, helping to liaise with committees.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Qualifications<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The qualified candidate for this position will be someone who has a strong research and analysis skills-set, advanced effective research and effective written and oral communication skills, strong inter-personal abilities and has a strong interest and\/or academic background in women\u2019s studies or any of the social sciences.<\/p>\n<p>In particular, we are looking for someone who:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Is a university or community college student; must have finished the school year and intend to return to school in September.<\/li>\n<li>Has advanced computer and Internet literacy, including online research experience.<\/li>\n<li>Has excellent written, verbal and telephone communication skills.<\/li>\n<li>Is well organized, able to work independently and collectively.<\/li>\n<li>Thrives in a small, open-concept office space.<\/li>\n<li>Demonstrates the capacity to respond quickly to emerging priorities.<\/li>\n<li>Demonstrates good trouble-shooting abilities, flexibility and creativity.<\/li>\n<li>Has experience in and enthusiasm for women\u2019s issues, community development and\/or community-based researchc\n<\/li>\n<li>Basic web site development skills are an asset.<\/li>\n<li>Knowledge of written and spoken French is a definite asset.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Contract Details:<\/strong> The contract is for full-time (30 hours\/week) for a maximum of 12 weeks at $10 per hour.<br \/>\nDeadline for applications no later than <strong>NOON June 4, 2007.<br \/>\n<\/strong><br \/>\nInterested candidates are invited to submit a current CV and cover letter via email to:<br \/>\n<strong>Enisone Kadiri, Executive Coordinator, NAC-CCA<br \/>\nEmail: enisone.kadiri@nac-cca.ca<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>No faxes or phone calls please. While we thank all candidates for their interest, only those short-listed will be contacted.  <\/p>\n<p>NAC works from an anti-oppression framework and maintains feminist principles.  We are committed to diversity and equitable opportunity; as such, we encourage applications from traditionally marginalized communities. Our place of work is wheelchair accessible.<\/p>\n<p>*Funding for this position is provided, in part, by the Summer Career Placements program of Human Resources and Social Development Canada (HRSDC).*<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I got this today from the Women&#8217;s Studies department. Looks like an interesting summer position, but too far away for me. Could be a great opportunity for a geeky feminist if you live in Toronto and are still looking for a job. Communications Assistant (Summer Student) Employer: National Action Committee on the Status of Women [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[25,15,17,12,39,9,3,28,2],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.femilicious.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/177"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.femilicious.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.femilicious.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.femilicious.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.femilicious.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=177"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/www.femilicious.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/177\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.femilicious.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=177"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.femilicious.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=177"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.femilicious.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=177"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}