[Viva] Fwd: FYI: call out for Project Coordinator

[Margarite Sanchez]

I don't know about this organization personally and there isn't much time
before the deadline but I thought maybe some of the Viva aboriginal women
would be great for this position. It looks like a good grassroots job.

margarite





*Subject:* call out for Project Coordinator

  Hello,

Please circulate this announcement widely to your contacts.

Chee Mamuk is looking for a fantastic, organized Project Coordinator to
coordinate this years Around The Kitchen Table training.
Attached and below is a call-out for the contract position of Project
Coordinator.

Around The Kitchen Table Chee Mamuk's Aboriginal women's cultural sexual
health project.

Start date is April 1st, 2010
Contract runs 900 hours until March 31, 2011

Please send resume and cover letter by March 12, 2010.



* Contract for a Project Coordinator*



*Around the Kitchen Table, Aboriginal Women’s Cultural Sexual Health Project
*

Chee Mamuk, Aboriginal Program, STI/HIV Prevention and Control,

BC Centre for Disease Control



Around the Kitchen Table (ATKT) is a project aimed to increase Aboriginal
women’s knowledge and awareness on HIV, hepatitis and sexually transmitted
infections.



ATKT honours Aboriginal women as natural teachers and leaders in their
communities and follows a traditional approach, recognizing that traditional
knowledge and skills are passed through informal day-to-day activities.  By
building on traditions and bringing women together to learn about HIV, ATKT
helps increase healthy self-esteem and identity.



The goal of ATKT is to train women in Aboriginal communities to be ATKT
leaders. These leaders then implement a series of ATKT sessions with women
in their own communities. These sessions combine information about HIV,
hepatitis and sexually transmitted infections (STIs) with cultural
activities such as cedar bark weaving or beadwork.



The Project Coordinator will coordinate a four-day ATKT training as well as
provide follow-up support to ATKT leaders in planning and implementing ATKT
sessions in their communities.



*Duties and Responsibilities of this contract:*

·         Recruiting participants

·         Developing poster/registration forms

·         Coordinating ATKT planning meetings

·         Arranging and planning teleconference calls with the communities
prior to training communities to develop a project budget

·         Coordinating preparation of training materials

·         Booking a training venue

·         Arranging meals, flights, accommodations for ATKT leaders

·         Liaising with communities regarding seed funds

·         Following-up with communities on implementation and assist with
any challenges

·         Facilitating an online network of ATKT leaders

·         Writing a report on the project’s success and challenges
  *Qualifications:*

   - Post-secondary education with an undergraduate degree preferred,
   preferably in the health sciences, education or social sciences
   - Ability to provide culturally competent services to Aboriginal people
   - Experience working with Aboriginal women in rural, remote and urban
   areas
   - Experience working in HIV/AIDS field
   - Excellent organization skills and ability to manage time effectively
   - Excellent analytical, critical thinking and communication skills
   - Initiative and the willingness to work collaboratively with others
   - Demonstrate initiative and the willingness to work collaboratively with
   others.

 Interested and qualified individuals are encouraged to submit a cover
letter along with a current resume to. Preference will be given to people of
Aboriginal ancestry:



Melanie Rivers, Program Manger, Chee Mamuk

655 West 12th Vancouver V5Z 4R4, melanie.rivers at bccdc.ca



This contract would be approximately 900 hours and would begin April 1st,
2010 and finish March 31st, 2011. Closing date to apply is March 15, 2010 or
until position filled.

Hoy chewx (Thank you),
Melanie Rivers, 7imlamelwet, BA
Program Manager, Chee Mamuk
STI/HIV Prevention and Control
BC Centre for Disease Control
An Agency of the Provincial Health Services Authority

655 W 12th Ave
Vancouver BC V5Z 4R4

604 707 5614 phone
604 707 5604 fax
www.bccdc.ca
www.youthhavethepower.com

Please note my phone number, fax and website have changed.


Hoy chewx (Thank you),
Melanie Rivers, 7imlamelwet, BA
Program Manager, Chee Mamuk
STI/HIV Prevention and Control
BC Centre for Disease Control
An Agency of the Provincial Health Services Authority

655 W 12th Ave
Vancouver BC V5Z 4R4

604 707 5614 phone
604 707 5604 fax
www.bccdc.ca
www.youthhavethepower.com

Please note my phone number, fax and website have changed.
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