[opirgyork] DEADLINES: OPIRG Hiring + Working Group Applications - this week!

[OPIRG York]

Hey Folks,

Two quick reminders of deadlines for this week- *Thursday August 1st
at 6pm*is the deadline for applications for the full-time position of
Coordinator
of Administration and Information. And *Friday, August 2nd* is the deadline
for working groups applications for OPIRG York!

Please ensure you get your applications in on time!! All the details
including contact information are below. Thanks all!
-OPIRG York
www.opirgyork.ca
416-736-5724
opirg at yorku.ca


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*OPIRG York is Hiring: Six-month contract for a full-time position of
Coordinator of Administration and Information- Deadline August 1st*

Ontario Public Interest Research Group - York

Six-month contract for a full-time position of Coordinator of
Administration and Information

*Start Date:*  August 19, 2013

OPIRG - The Ontario Public Interest Research Group - is a student-based
social justice, education and action organization at York University. OPIRG
York is currently hiring for a six-month term for the Coordinator of
Administration and Information position to replace a permanent staff member
on leave.  The employment term will end February 24, 2014. This is a
unionized position with CUPE Local 1281.

Salary:  $20.90/hr, 30 hrs/wk, comprehensive healthcare plan

Hours of work:  30 hrs, 4 days a week, plus occasional evening and weekend
work.

OPIRG welcomes the contributions that individuals from marginalized
communities bring to our organization, and invites aboriginal people,
people of colour, women, gays, lesbians, bisexuals, queer oriented 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.

RESPONSIBILITIES:
• Administration:  financial management, record keeping, audit preparation,
correspondence, office organization, grant writing, maintenance &
development of Resource Centre and supervision of office volunteers and
grant staff.
• Project & Event Coordination:  assist board & volunteers with
event/project programming, including conceptualizing, planning,
publicizing, organizing, coordinating logistics, follow-up.
• Provincial PIRG:  participate in the Ontario PIRG network as needed.
• Promotion & Outreach:  assist in the production of outreach materials
(e.g. pamphlets, posters, press releases), networking with campus/community
groups on common issues, share responsibility with Volunteer Coordinator
for radio show.
• Participate in Decision-making:  attending board meetings, staff
meetings, relevant working group & committee meetings, assist in policy &
planning, using consensus process.

QUALIFICATIONS:
The ideal candidate will possess the following skills and experience from
either paid or volunteer work:
• Strong knowledge of bookkeeping, bank reconciliations, budget creation
and maintenance, audit preparation; familiarity with Quickbooks accounting
software is an asset.
• Experience networking & community development with a diversity of groups,
familiarity with local community centers, activist groups & resources
especially within an anti-racism framework.
• Awareness of activism in a broad range of issues including anti-racism,
indigenous sovereignty and self-determination, student rights,
environmentalism, opposing corporate rule/government cutbacks,
globalization, sexism, classism, homophobia, transphobia, and other forms
of discrimination.
• Experience in supervising volunteers and grant staff, coordinating
research projects, especially related to social justice, political action
and environmental issues.
• Experience working with community resource centers.
• Experience working with volunteers.
• Experience coordinating projects & events, especially related to
anti-racism, social justice & political actions.
• Familiarity with consensus decision-making, organization & strategic
planning, and evaluations.
• Experience creating promotional/public educational materials.
• Strong organizational, office coordination & time management skills.


Applicants must provide a resume, cover letter, and one-page statement
about “Community organizing and working through oppression and privilege.”
This page is intended to give the hiring committee a sense of your
community organizing experience and how you locate/understand yourself
within that work. We encourage applicants to describe the contributions and
experience that they, as individuals who identify with marginalized
communities, would bring to the OPIRG organization in their cover letter.
Applications that do not include a statement will not be considered for
short listing.

For the purpose of the statement it is important to note that OPIRG-York
sees anti-oppression as a process that acknowledges the existence of
systemic oppressions (including, but not limited to, racism, sexism,
homophobia, transphobia, and ableism). Through practices and policies, we
seek to actively identify, challenge, and address oppression wherever it
exists, in all its various forms.

Please send your resume, cover letter, and statement by 6PM Thursday August
1st, 2013 to: opirgyorkhire at gmail.com

PLEASE NO FAXES AND NO PHONE CALLS

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*OPIRG York Working Groups Information + Application- Deadline August 2nd*

WORKING GROUPS INFORMATION & APPLICATION<http://opirgyork.ca/working-groups>

The full application package and working group policies for OPIRG York are
available at the above link as well! Please check out the callout and apply
to be a working group!

*What role do working groups play at OPIRG?*

Working groups are central to the functioning of OPIRG.  They consist of a
group of volunteers who work on a specific issue pertaining to
anti-oppressive, anti-colonial, anti-imperialist, social justice and
environmental issues. The working groups are dedicated to enacting change
on campus and/or in the broader community, and function autonomously.
Working groups receive funding from OPIRG and access to the OPIRG office.
OPIRG York is committed to change at York University but we ALSO envision
larger community interaction. We want to blend student organizing with
grassroots activism to ensure broad social and environmental change. Thus,
we are encouraging applications for working groups with a broad vision,
especially those who come from traditionally marginalized communities.

*The 2012-2013 OPIRG York working groups were: *

-       YU Free Press
-       Environmental Justice
-       Students Against Israeli Apartheid
-       Art for Justice
-       Progressive Filipino Canadians for Community Empowerment and
Development (PFCCED)
-       Vanier Prison Support Line working group
-       Students for a Free Tibet
-       Justice is Not Colorblind

The OPIRG York board will approve new working group applications as they
come in - so please send in your applications of interest! (
http://opirgyork.ca/working-groups)

Interested in joining one of our existing or past working groups, we can
put you in touch! Our working groups are always looking for new members,
volunteers and people who are passionate about the many issues that they
cover!

If there is a social justice/political issue that you would like to work on
that isn’t represented in our working groups – start your own! We provided
lots of support, funding and outreach help to get your issue out there to
the York community.

For more information on how to get involved with one of our working groups,
email victoria at opirgyork.ca and look online for more information plus the
application package here: http://opirgyork.ca/working-groups.

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-OPIRG York
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www.opirgyork.ca
416-736-5724
opirg at yorku.ca


*There are many ways to get involved at OPIRG. Apply to be a working group:
**http://opirgyork.ca/working-groups*
Contact victoria at opirgyork.ca for further information.

*We also have three different collectives: *PrOPIRGanda Radio, Radical
Reading Room and PrOPIRGanda Zine- see the callouts below. You can contact
us about ways to get involved in these collectives: opirgyork at gmail.com.
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