Title: Project Director
We seek a Project Director to coordinate various youth-centred projects and broaden our grassroots network among multiracial and Indigenous girls and young women in Victoria and Vancouver Island. The term-limited position will report to the antidote Board of Directors.
The individual we seek has demonstrated experience in grassroots organizing, managing non-profit organizations, recruiting, training and supporting volunteers and staff through popular education and community development approaches, and experience with girl-centered methods. The successful candidate will have knowledge and experience working in racialized and sexualized violence and violence prevention.
Qualifications must include the following:
• Experience and understanding of gendered racialization and violence issues pertaining to girls and women from racialized and Indigenous backgrounds;
• A minimum of 3 years experience in organizational management, project coordination and financial administration;
• Excellent facilitation, computer and oral and written communication skills;
• A minimum of two years’ experience in staff recruitment, training and supervising staff and volunteers;
• Demonstrated background and training in community development, outreach and grassroots organizing;
• Experience in anti-racist, youth-centred, participatory action research and popular education methodology;
• Ability to multi-task and work with very limited supervision.
• Ability to work with democratic, collaborative organizational processes.
• Ability to work with volunteers from all antidote membership categories;
• Demonstrated success in Fundraising including grant writing;
• Experiential knowledge as a racialized and/or Indigenous person in Canada is preferred.
Working Conditions:
• 25 hours per week at $25/hour. Mainly works from antidote office, with set core hours.
• Additional hours will be required from time to time to accommodate project deadlines, workshop facilitation, attending Board and working group meetings and representing antidote at public events.
• Travel may be required from time to time and will be reimbursed in accordance to antidote Financial Policy
• Start Date: March 1st, 2012 or sooner, but negotiable based on availability.
• This is a limited term position and only statutory benefits will be paid.
DEADLINE FOR APPLICATION: February 20, 2012
For more information or to submit your resume please contact:
Gayle Nye, antidote Coordinator
Email: gayleis@shaw.ca
