[opirgyork] Job Posting - OPIRG York Full Time Volunteer Coordinator

[aruna at opirgyork.ca]

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Job Posting
Job Description: Full Time Volunteer Coordinator

OPIRG York, the Ontario Public Interest Group, a student based social
justice and environmental education and action organization at York
University is seeking a full time, permanent Volunteer Coordinator.

Start Date: Monday July 23rd, 2012 to Monday August 6th, 2012 (Flexible
dates)
Deadline for Applications: Friday July 6th, 2012 by 6:00pm

Salary: $20.63/hour (+ cost of living adjustment), 30 hrs/wk comprehensive
health care plan.

Hours of work: 30 hours / week, office hours 4 days a week, plus evenings
and occasional weekend meetings and events.

Terms of employment: Staff are supervised by and responsible to a
volunteer Board of Directors and unionized under CUPE Local 1281, with a 6
month probationary period.

Responsibilities:

* Volunteer Coordination: recruitment, orientation, placement, training
and supervision of volunteers; assist in the coordination of Working
Groups (e.g. animal rights, art for justice, etc.); maintain volunteer
database; support, evaluation and appreciation of volunteers/working
groups.
* Project and Event Coordination: assist board and volunteers with
event/project programming, including conceptualizing planning,
publicizing, organizing, coordinating logistics, follow-up.
* Promotion and Outreach: producing outreach materials (e.g. pamphlets,
posters, press releases, newsletter, radio), networking with
campus/community groups, on common issues.
* Participating in Decision Making: attending board meetings, staff
meetings, relevant working group and committee meetings, assist in policy
and planning, using consensus process and practicing anti-oppressive
polices.
* Administration: assist the F/T coordinator of Administration and
Information with correspondence, office organization, grant proposals;
maintenance and development of Resource Centre.


Qualifications:

The ideal candidate will possess the following skills and experience from
paid/volunteer work:
* Experience working with volunteers, esp. in nonprofit organizations with
volunteer board/committees.
* Awareness of anti-oppressive politics surrounding a broad range of
issues, including (but not limited to): Anti-racism, Indigenous
sovereignty and solidarity, sexism, environmental justice, student and
workers’ rights, opposing corporate rule/government cutbacks, ableism,
migrant justice, globalization, classism, homophobia, Transphobia and
other forms of discrimination.

* Experience coordinating projects and events, especially related to
anti-racism, social justice, environmentalism and political action.  *
Familiarity with consensus decision making, organization and strategic
planning, and evaluations.
* Experience in supervising volunteers and grant staff, coordinating
research projects, especially related to social justice, environmental and
political action issues.
* Experience working with a community Resource Centre.
* Experience creating promotional/public education materials, familiarity
with computers.
* Experience in networking and community development with a diversity of
groups, familiarity with local activist groups and resources.
* Strong organizational and time management skills.

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Please send your resume, with three references, cover letter and a one
page statement on your student/anti-racist activism including your views
of power and oppression by Friday, July 6th, 2012 at 6 pm to:

opirgyorkhire at gmail.com
OR
Attn: Hiring Committee
OPIRG - York
C449 Student Centre
York University
4700 Keele Street
North York, Ontario
M3J 1P3

Please NO FAXES
We regret that only those selected for an interview will be contacted.
Please note that all interviews will be held between July 16th and 20th
2012.

Employment Equity Policy:
OPIRG welcomes the contributions that individuals from marginalized
communities bring to our organization, and invites Indigenous peoples,
people of color, women, gays, lesbians, bisexuals, queer-oriented people,
transgendered people, transsexual people, intersexed people, working class
people, single parents, members of ethnic minorities, immigrants and
people with disabilities to apply.

We encourage applicants to describe the contributions and experience they
as individuals who identify with marginalized communities, would bring to
the OPIRG organization in their cover letter.
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