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Location Kingston, Jamaica

Start Date Jan – Mar 2018 (flexible)

Length of Placement 12 Months

Open to Canadian Citizens and Permanent Residents of Canada only

The Volunteer’s Role

The overall purpose of this placement is to support the Foundation in addressing the gaps in its fundraising initiatives by building the capacity of its staff members which will in turn enable them to engage its surrounding communities in a more impactful way.

Working in collaboration with the General Manager of the Foundation to whom you will report, you will have responsibility for researching, identifying, preparing and submitting of grant proposals to local and international grant/ donor agencies and the development of fundraising activities in line with the needs of the organization and/or its programs. The role will require an in-depth understanding of the values of the organization as well as the resources needed for existing programs.

As a volunteer, you will:

– Develop a grant/ fundraising strategic plan through research & consultation with staff

– Assist in resource mobilization and grant funding for programs

– Support robust research into funding opportunities in the market

– Assist with writing and submitting grants

– Provide capacity building workshops for knowledge transfer to staff on successful grant writing

– Creating/designing grant writing templates

Essential Academic Qualifications:

– University/Tertiary degree in nonprofit management

– Tertiary degree in Proposal Development

Essential Professional Background:

-Track record of successful grant applications/ fundraising

-Strong appreciation for and ability to use marketing, public relations, and fundraising activities to engage a wide range of stakeholders

– Proven expertise in writing quality grants for at-risk youth

– Excellent written and verbal communication skills; a persuasive and passionate communicator

Support Package

– Modest monthly living allowance (varies depending country)

– Accommodation while in placement

– Return airfare and visa/work permit costs

– Cost of required vaccinations, antimalarial medication and health insurance

– Pre-departure training and in-country orientation

– Travel and accommodation for reintegration debriefing weekend

– Modest support for accompanying partners and dependents going on placement with you for 12 months or longer (Return flight, emergency medical insurance, vaccinations)

– Access to Employee Assistance Program while in placement and upon return

– Cuso International assessment day (Candidates must cover the first $200 of the most cost-effective travel expenses and all accommodation costs).

– Travel and accommodation for the five-day pre-departure training course and for in-country orientation

Location Guyana

Start Date Jan – Mar 2018 (flexible)

Length of Placement 12 Months

Language Requirements English

The Volunteer’s Role

The overall purpose of the placement is to strengthen the capacity of the Guyana School of Agriculture (GSA) to promote and support agricultural development through the education and training of young men and women interested in an agricultural career.

The Curriculum Methodology Specialist will work closely with staff of the Guyana School of Agriculture and a group of stakeholders to review existing curricula and assist in the development of new curricula based on learnings and needs.

The specialist will also provide training to staff at the Guyana School of Agriculture on issues related to curriculum development.

As a volunteer, you will:

– Review and evaluate existing GSA curriculum

– Support development of new curricula and training program which will assist GSA staff and instructors in delivering agricultural training

– Test relevance of new GSA training material in the Guyana context.

– Support GSA staff and key stakeholders to implement new training material

Essential Academic Qualifications:

– Master’s Degree in Education or related field

Essential Professional Background:

-At least 5 years of experience teaching/developing curriculums

-Demonstrated facilitation and training skill

Support Package

– Modest monthly living allowance (varies depending country)

– Accommodation while in placement

– Return airfare and visa/work permit costs

– Cost of required vaccinations, antimalarial medication and health insurance

– Pre-departure training and in-country orientation

– Travel and accommodation for reintegration debriefing weekend

– Modest support for accompanying partners and dependents going on placement with you for 12 months or longer (Return flight, emergency medical insurance, vaccinations)

– Access to Employee Assistance Program while in placement and upon return

– Cuso International assessment day (Candidates must cover the first $200 of the most cost-effective travel expenses and all accommodation costs).

– Travel and accommodation for the five-day pre-departure training course and for in-country orientation

Company Name: Canada World Youth
Project Title: EQWIP HUBs Powering Youth Innovation for Sustainable Livelihoods
Start: As soon as possible
Working Location: 939 Somerset Street W. Ottawa, Ontario, K1R 6R8, Canada
Schedule: 4 days/week
Salary: $47,332.91 according to the Collective Agreement
Benefits Package: Group Insurance, RRSP

ABOUT EQWIP HUBs

Do you want to work with a team of energetic, skilled and passionate individuals who are motivated to create innovative solutions for sustainable youth livelihoods? If yes, then EQWIP HUBs is the team for you!

Powered by Canadian leaders in global youth development – Canada World Youth (CWY) and Youth Challenge International (YCI) – the EQWIP HUBs project is a global network that connects Canadian volunteers, youth participants, and international partners through innovative programming in six developing countries.

Through 18 knowledge centres in Bolivia, Ghana, Indonesia, Peru, Senegal and Tanzania, EQWIP HUBs offers entrepreneurship and employment training so that young people, especially women, can come together to gain market-relevant skills and learn from mentors. Our youth focused, collaborative and tech-friendly approach is unique. By working in partnership with global peers – we can create a better future for all. Together, we’re on a mission to change the lives of 100,000 youth by 2020.

Whether you’re an experienced Canadian looking to put your skills into action for youth development, or a young person in an EQWIP HUBs country looking for a program to prepare you for the future – we have opportunities for you.

Canada World Youth & Youth Challenge International

Each recognized as Canadian leaders, CWY and YCI bring a combined 70 years of expertise in global youth development. Forty thousand young people around the world have been transformed through CWY’s world-renowned global reciprocal exchange programs and YCI’s youth innovation initiatives, proving young people can lead real change in global health, the environment, and youth livelihoods.

POSITION DESCRIPTION

The Digital Knowledge Coordinator, reporting to the Senior Program Lead, Youth Livelihoods and Learning, will provide technological and digital knowledge mobilization support to the Canada Project Office and 6 implementing countries. S/he will provide insight on how to better leverage technology for project implementation, project monitoring and for knowledge management purposes. S/he will have demonstrated capacities in providing creative database and digital knowledge management solutions and practical experience providing end-user troubleshooting for both software and hardware. S/he will establish and maintain positive, collaborative and productive relationships with project staff.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Learning, Monitoring and Reporting (70%)
• Assess and think strategically about existing information systems and usage, paying particular attention to data systems integration, efficiency, program implementation, and staff usage
• Identify database requirements by analyzing M&E system and working closely with M&E staff in Ottawa and Country Offices
• Design and develop proposed database and add to existing knowledge management systems to fully track, capture and secure all project data, results, successes and challenges
• Lead training sessions and provide ongoing support to staff and volunteers participating in database management and data entry in six country offices (via Skype)
• Provide support to the project monitoring continuum – including tool design, data collection, data entry, cleaning and verification; generating queries and reports; supporting usage and learning
• Determine, enforce and document database policies, procedures and standards
• Support the sharing and visualization of data for project staff, partners and funders
• Support countries to implement tools with offline capacity/automated synching where technology is a barrier to data collection
• Develop, implement and test back-up and recovery plans
• Engage with and leverage existing project Knowledge Sharing Platform to create efficiencies in knowledge mobilization
• Support to the Program Team on any other issues as necessary

IT Support (30%)
• Identify areas of opportunity for the use of enhanced technology across the project
• Develop enhanced technology utilization processes
• Troubleshoot technology issues as they arise in Canada Office and country offices
• Provide guidance to employees regarding tools and strategies to ensure the effective and efficient use of technology (particularly SharePoint)
• Conduct staff briefings on technological optimizations to increase efficiencies
• Provide on-call technical support to employees/users and help in identifying and implementing improvements to technology-based tools
• Support and provide capacity strengthening to IT Managers in field offices
• Design usage protocols and regulate SharePoint system use by staff including adding/deleting new users
• Manage and set-up user permissions and roles within SharePoint
• Provide technical support and make recommendations on hardware and systems maintenance where necessary
• Support to the EQWIP HUBs team on any other issues as necessary

QUALIFICATIONS

• Must be eligible to work in Canada
• Degree or Diploma in Information Technology, Statistics, Computer Science or related field
• 2 – 4 years of experience in Information Technology, Knowledge Management, Database Administration or related experience
• Strong familiarity with and working knowledge of technology platforms, applications, databases, current trends and opportunities
• Knowledge of analysis software is strongly desired (Excel, Access, Power BI, etc)
• Experience utilizing M&E databases for quantitative data analysis and visualization
• Experience using SharePoint (protocols, permissions, set up, organization etc)
• Ability to troubleshoot technical issues
• Diligence toward working accurately with large amounts of data
• Ability to manage competing priorities, work with deadlines and schedules
• Energetic and collaborative spirit, with the ability to work independently and take initiative
• Excellent organizational skills and strong attention to detail
• English fluency required, French and Spanish language skills an asset

Deadline to apply: Thursday, September 14th, 2017 at 5pm EST. Applications will be considered upon submission. Please submit your cover letter and CV as a one document Word or PDF e-mail attachment to hr@eqwiphubs.org with “Digital Knowledge Coordinator” in the subject line. Applications will not be considered beyond the deadline.

No phone calls about the position can be accepted. We thank all applicants for their interest; however only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

Location Tanzania

Start Date Sep – Nov 2017 (flexible)

Length of Placement 9 Months

Language Requirements English

English Reading: Level 4, Writing: Level 4, Speaking: Level 4

Language Scale: http://www.cusointernational.org/languageratingscale

Open to Canadian Citizens and Permanent Residents of Canada only

The Volunteer’s Role

The objective of this placement is to support the Tanzania Local Economic Development project (T-LED) Head of Project (HoP), the T-LED Core Services Lead Advisor, and Cuso International Country Director in directing and managing the delivery of Core Services, develop & administer T-LED training programs, assess training and development needs for organizations, enable individuals and groups develop skills and knowledge, create training manuals, present in-person training sessions and monitor training for effectiveness.

As a volunteer, you will:

– Identify training needs and contribute to the development & improvement of training content, materials and delivery methodology.

– Develop and conduct effective Train-the-Trainer training programs and coach Business Development Services colleagues, Partner trainers and Advisors.

– Support the Finance Officer develop, monitor and manage the Core services budget

– Work with M&E specialist to ensure that T-LED Core services metrics, monitoring and recording are integrated in overall project M&E framework and tools

Essential Academic Qualifications:

– A degree in education or related field or equivalent experience.

Essential Professional Background:

– At least three-five years’ experience in delivering effective adult education programs

– Experience developing engaging professional development curriculum.

– Facilitation, coaching and training skills

Support Package

– Modest monthly living allowance (varies depending country)

– Accommodation while in placement

– Return airfare and visa/work permit costs

– Cost of required vaccinations, antimalarial medication and health insurance

– Pre-departure training and in-country orientation

– Travel and accommodation for reintegration debriefing weekend

– Modest support for accompanying partners and dependents going on placement with you for 12 months or longer (Return flight, emergency medical insurance, vaccinations)

– Access to Employee Assistance Program while in placement and upon return

– Cuso International assessment day (Candidates must cover the first $200 of the most cost-effective travel expenses and all accommodation costs).

– Travel and accommodation for the five-day pre-departure training course and for in-country orientation

Location Lanarm district, Laos

Start Date Jul – Sep 2017 (flexible)

Length of Placement 12 Months

Language Requirements English

English Reading: Level 5, Writing: Level 5, Speaking: Level 5

Language Scale: http://www.cusointernational.org/languageratingscale

Open to Canadian Citizens and Permanent Residents only

The Volunteer’s Role

The overall purpose of this placement is to support the transformation of the existing smallholder agricultural production group into an agricultural cooperative. As a volunteer, you will work closely with the Provincial Agriculture and Forestry Office/ Provincial Agriculture Extension and Cooperative (PAFO/PAEC) to assist farmers for establishment of cooperative groups and help them to build their capacity how to management the cooperative groups. In the meantime, you will provide training of trainers to PAEC staff on cooperative knowledge and skills.

Ultimately you will contribute to:

– Increase food security and agricultural production in local communities

– Improve income security from enterprise development and market linkage

– Build local management and agricultural extension capacities

As a volunteer, you will:

-Develop a training programme on how to form agricultural cooperatives

-Advise PAEC team forming and implementing the agricultural cooperative model

-Strengthen the capacity and knowledge of the new cooperative management committee

-Strengthen the capacity of cooperatives on Gender mainstreaming.

-Identify gender mainstreaming activities and initiatives that directly tackle issues relating to inclusion (people with disabilities, indigenous minority groups, and people living with HIV/AIDS).

Essential Academic Qualifications:

Qualified (Degree/Diploma) in Agricultural Studies, Business Management & Administration or relevant qualification.

Essential Professional Background:

-3+ years’ experience in development

-Agricultural and cooperative development and forming skills

-Understanding and experience of cooperative management and scaling-up

-Skill in training and facilitating others to reach development outcomes

Support Package

– Modest monthly living allowance (varies depending country)

– Accommodation while in placement

– Return airfare and visa/work permit costs

– Cost of required vaccinations, antimalarial medication and health insurance

– Pre-departure training and in-country orientation

– Travel and accommodation for reintegration debriefing weekend

– Modest support for accompanying partners and dependents going on placement with you for 12 months or longer

– Access to Employee Assistance Program while in placement and upon return

– Cuso International assessment day (Candidates must cover the first $200 of the most cost-effective travel expenses and all accommodation costs).

– Travel and accommodation for the five-day pre-departure training course and for in-country orientation

Location Bogotá, Colombia

Start Date May – Jul 2018 (flexible)

Length of Placement 12 Months

Language Requirements Spanish

Open to Canadian Citizens and Permanent Residents of Canada only

The Volunteer’s Role

Use your skills and expertise in curriculum development and entrepreneurship to support Bogota’s technical school!

The Fundación Escuela Taller de Bogotá (Technical School Foundation of Bogota) offers training in traditional trades such as carpentry, construction and restoration, and culinary arts through a methodology of “learning by doing” that centers on harnessing the abilities of its students, who are mostly from vulnerable communities, to be competitive and productive agents of change, as part of a larger objective to build peace in Colombia.

You’ll support the team of professionals and technical staff, who are at the heart of the organization, in the development and continuation of the vision, policies and strategies that will move current educational programs in line with new legislation on work and human development.

As a volunteer, you will:

– Carry out a needs-assessment of the Education and Training area of the school, identifying and prioritizing different areas for improvement.

– Design a vision and details of the strategic, social and academic policies in short-medium and long-term basis, supporting the development of the strategic plan for the academic area.

– Propose new opportunities to mainstream entrepreneurship within each of the academic areas.

– Help enrich the academic calendar and areas by implementing activities that include a combination of academic content, different teaching methodologies or pedagogic tools, include didactic learning and practical application.

Essential Academic Qualifications:

– University degree in education or pedagogy, social sciences background, preferably with a focus on education, trades or technical educational programs.

– Desired coursework or equivalent experience in finances, local development, strategic planning, communications.

– Familiarity with the concept of stakeholder engagement and knowledge of development principles and social enterprises.

Essential Professional Background:

– Experience working with vulnerable groups and youth from diverse backgrounds

– Experience with academic program design and facilitating workshops

– Ability to work with little supervision and guidance.

Support Package

– Modest monthly living allowance (varies depending country)

– Accommodation while in placement

– Return airfare and visa/work permit costs

– Cost of required vaccinations, antimalarial medication and health insurance

– Pre-departure training and in-country orientation

– Travel and accommodation for reintegration debriefing weekend

– Modest support for accompanying partners and dependents going on placement with you for 12 months or longer

– Access to Employee Assistance Program while in placement and upon return

– Cuso International assessment day (Candidates must cover the first $200 of the most cost-effective travel expenses and all accommodation costs).

– Travel and accommodation for the five-day pre-departure training course and for in-country orientation

– Bonus: Additional return flight home or cash in lieu after 12 months of service for volunteers who extend for another 6 months

Location Lilongwe, Malawi

Start Date May – Jul 2019 (flexible)

Length of Placement 9 Months

Language Requirements English

The Volunteer’s Role

This is an exciting opportunity for you to contribute to a regional nutrition program led by CARE Canada!

The Southern Africa Nutrition Initiative (SANI) will improve the nutrition of women of reproductive age and reduce stunting of growth for children under five years old in Mozambique, Zambia, and Malawi. The Nutrition Policy Advisor will contribute to the implementation of the SANI project in Malawi.

As a Monitoring & Evaluation Advisor you will contribute to the SANI team in Malawi by providing technical support in the areas of data management and in strengthening training and field reports. In your role you will also develop a analysis to review project data and contribute to project learning.

Live in a small house with many of the amenities that will remined you of home, while being surrounded by the green and peaceful Lilongwe neighbourhoods. Being walking distance from supermarkets provide the opportunity to join the community and meet your neighbours as you stroll the streets in Lilongwe Malawi.

Apply for this position today to join the SANI team in making a difference in Malawi!

As a volunteer, you will:

-Provide technical support to staff/Government partners on data management

-Provide technical support to the development of a data management system for project interventions

-Participate in routine project monitoring activities on quarterly basis

-Generate analysis and co-facilitation of technical review meetings with project staff

-Support the writing of project reports and updates from field monitoring visits

Essential Academic Qualifications:

BA Degree in Statistics, Health and Data management, International Development / Social sciences

Quantitative data collection, analysis and interpretation

Essential Professional Background:

At least 2 years of experience working in data management at project level

Support Package

– Modest monthly living allowance (varies depending country)

– Accommodation while in placement

– Return airfare and visa/work permit costs

– Cost of required vaccinations, antimalarial medication and health insurance

– Pre-departure training and in-country orientation

– Travel and accommodation for reintegration debriefing weekend

– Access to Employee Assistance Program while in placement and upon return

– Travel and accommodation for the five-day pre-departure training course and for in-country orientation

– Bonus: Additional return flight home or cash in lieu after 12 months of service for volunteers who extend for another 6 months

Location Chiro, Ethiopia

Start Date May – Jul 2019 (flexible)

Length of Placement 10 Months

Language Requirements English

The Volunteer’s Role

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced Water, Sanitation And Hygiene Support professional to contribute to a regional nutrition project led by CARE Canada!

As WASH Advisor, you bring strong technical expertise to the Growing Nutrition for Mother and Children (GROW) project in Ethiopia

Working with colleagues you will ensure that GROW builds local capacity to improve nutrition water and sanitation practices in target communities. This will involve working with colleagues to conduct situational analysis, sharing international and evidence-based best practices, developing and testing knowledge, attitude and practice tools to identify gaps in current sanitation and hygiene practices, and supporting the team to carry out the GROW WASH strategy in Ethiopia. This includes a focus on the capacity assessment, training and mobilization of Water Point Committees at the local level.

You bring to this role a solid understanding of a Community Led Total Sanitation (CLTS) approach to implementation and the development of tools and resources, strong analytical skills, and an ability to work with a range of stakeholders using strong relationship building and facilitation skills.

Apply to this position and use your skills to make a difference in the lives of the people in Ethiopia!

As a volunteer, you will:

-Facilitate capacity building for project staff and key stakeholders in WASH and CLTSH

-Support the GROW Ethiopia WASH and CLTSH strategy

-Increase the knowledge of CARE staff on the WASH approach

-Document WASH and CLTSH practices with team and partners

-Promote WASH marketing and hygiene behavior change components of the project

-Provide technical assistance to achieve all technical WASH outputs

-Ensure timely collection, compilation, and analysis of quality data, as well as the production of reports on all, GROW WASH activities

-Participate in meetings, training and other assessment/events as required

-Design or create strategies to guaranty the sustainability of the intervention at the end of the project

Essential Academic Qualifications:

– Master’s degree in in Environmental Health/Public Health

Essential Professional Background:

– Minimum 2 years’ experience in WASH programming, particularly in sanitation and hygiene

– Understanding behaviour change and health promotion methods

Support Package

– Modest monthly living allowance (varies depending country)

– Accommodation while in placement

– Return airfare and visa/work permit costs

– Cost of required vaccinations, antimalarial medication and health insurance

– Pre-departure training and in-country orientation

– Travel and accommodation for reintegration debriefing weekend

– Access to Employee Assistance Program while in placement and upon return

– Travel and accommodation for the five-day pre-departure training course and for in-country orientation

– Bonus: Additional return flight home or cash in lieu after 12 months of service for volunteers who extend for another 6 months

Location Yangon, Myanmar

Start Date May – Jul 2019 (flexible)

Length of Placement 7 Months

Language Requirements English

Cuso international in Myanmar is looking for a keen individual like you to support the local office with partnership development! We’re seeking to go beyond supporting highly skilled volunteers and want to offer the same high-level support to our partner organizations. If you’re interested in a ground-level look at program development with local partners, then consider this placement!

As a volunteer, you will:

– Support the partners in identifying a possible consortium program

– Work with partner organizations leaders to influence their engagement

– Support program prepositioning, development and implementation

– Share and build the capacity of the partners and help integrate their technical areas

– Set strategies and execute plans to address the partners’ program quality needs together with the management of the partners.

Essential Academic Qualifications:

-Bachelor’s degree required in a field related to International development or Program development and relevant technical certifications are preferred.

-3 to 5 years’ experience providing increasingly proficient technical support in the relevant field of expertise that includes:

Organizing, planning and writing and analysis on project development
Leading all aspects of large and complex proposals and managing integrated proposal teams
Essential Professional Background:

-Demonstrate a winning track record in program development

-Bring flexibility, lots of creativity and enthusiasm to every project the partners undertake.

-Exceptional writing skills and the ability to multi-task and work under tight deadlines within a complex partnership environment.

-Being aware and sensitive to international development issues and diverse cultures

Support Package

– Modest monthly living allowance (varies depending country)

– Accommodation while in placement

– Return airfare and visa/work permit costs

– Cost of required vaccinations, antimalarial medication and health insurance

– Pre-departure training and in-country orientation

– Travel and accommodation for reintegration debriefing weekend

– Modest support for accompanying partners and dependents going on placement with you for 12 months or longer (Return flight, emergency medical insurance, vaccinations)

– Access to Employee Assistance Program while in placement and upon return

– Travel and accommodation for the five-day pre-departure training course and for in-country orientation

– Bonus: Additional return flight home or cash in lieu after 12 months of service for volunteers who extend for another 6 months

Company Name: Youth Challenge International
Project Title: EQWIP HUBs Powering Youth Innovation for Sustainable Livelihoods
Start: As soon as possible
Working Location: Ottawa and Toronto, other locations in Canada may be considered
Schedule: 4 days (30 hours) a week, contract until November 30th, 2019
Annual Salary: CAD $35,880.00

ABOUT EQWIP HUBs

Do you want to work with a team of energetic, skilled and passionate individuals who are motivated to create innovative solutions for sustainable youth livelihoods? If yes, then EQWIP HUBs is the team for you!

Powered by Canadian leaders in global youth development – Canada World Youth (CWY) and Youth Challenge International (YCI) – the EQWIP HUBs project is a global network that connects Canadian volunteers, youth participants, and international partners through innovative programming in six developing countries.

Through 18 youth centered EQWIP HUBs Bolivia, Ghana, Indonesia, Peru, Senegal and Tanzania, EQWIP HUBs offers entrepreneurship and employment training so that young people, especially women, can come together to develop market-relevant skills, learn from mentors and access technology. EQWIP HUBs is an initiative rooted in global collaboration making it a unique catalyst for sustainable development. Together, we’re on a mission to change the lives of 100,000 youth by 2020.

Canada World Youth & Youth Challenge International

Each recognized as Canadian leaders, CWY and YCI bring a combined 70 years of expertise in global youth development. Young people around the world have been transformed through CWY’s world-renowned global reciprocal exchange programs and YCI’s youth innovation initiatives, proving young people can make a real difference in global health, the environment, and youth livelihoods.

POSITION DESCRIPTION

Reporting to the Communications & Marketing Manager, the Social Media & Marketing Assistant role supports EQWIP HUBs with the management of our social media channels, website and e-news content, and digital marketing planning. This role will be responsible for the volunteer acquisition and brand awareness strategies for our cross-channel SEM, SEO, and digital marketing. The successful candidate must be skilled at using data-driven insights to make decisions. The role will rely on a strong self-starter attitude, organizational skills, attention to detail, focus on quality and results.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Support the overall strategy and execution of the SEO, SEM, and digital marketing plans with the goal of exceeding volunteer acquisition and engagement targets
• Execution of email marketing campaigns, including: contact segmentation, implementing 3-step onboarding, and reporting and analysis
• Develop new and creative growth strategies, on-going maintenance and execution of A/B tests, measurement and reporting of results
• Respond and adapt to changes in digital marketing trends, strategies, platforms, tools and best practices including remarketing, database marketing, interests targeting, and display ads
• Utilize strong analytical ability to evaluate and optimize each channel and increase conversions at target CPA
• Set up/assess and optimize Google AdWords and Facebook/Instagram Targeted Ads to engage target audiences in the EQWIP HUBs project through EQWIP HUBs, CWY and YCI channels
• Facilitate the global integrated communications planning and produce creative, engaging and timely channel communications in support of project goals
• Create, schedule and manage social media content and channels for EQWIP HUBs Facebook, LinkedIn, YouTube, Google+, Twitter and Instagram accounts
• Integrate multi-channel efforts across the project, and between CWY & YCI, to cultivate and strengthen audiences and increase volunteer applications
• Identify and manage website content and blog updates based on brand positioning and volunteer engagement strategies
• Establish and maintain positive, collaborative and productive relationships with staff and implementing partners to source information and support their communications activities
• Obtain and curate content from volunteers in the six countries where EQWIP HUBs operates including:
o Photography – select and edit on Photoshop
o Video – select and edit on Premiere Pro
o Content re-purposing, both owned and shared

TECHNICAL QUALIFICATIONS

• Must be eligible to work in Canada
• 2-4 years in a digital marketing management role, including email marketing, SEO/SEM and campaigns with a focus on social media
• Experience in using a SEM bid management tool
• Google AdWords certification or equivalent experience
• Experience in identifying target audiences and driving qualified traffic through digital campaigns that engage, inform and motivate
• Solid knowledge of website analytics and email and social media management tools (e.g., Google Analytics, Mailchimp, and new tools as required)
• Working knowledge of WordPress, HTML and CSS development and constraints
• Up-to-date with the latest trends and best practices in online marketing and measurements
• Demonstrated writing skills and with abilities to write creatively for a variety of audiences
• Experience working for an international development organization or project
• Post-secondary degree or diploma desired; concentration in Marketing or Digital Marketing preferred
• Adobe Creative Suite (specifically Photoshop, Illustrator) experience required
• Previous experience working on volunteer recruitment campaigns related to international development/non-profit is an asset
• Bilingualism (English and French) is an asset

BEHAVIOURAL COMPETENCIES

• Strong organizational and analytical skills and data-driven thinking
• Excellent project management skills, ability to work on strict deadline pressure, and manage multiple projects with a high attention to detail
• Proven interpersonal and communication skills to work with a diverse group of staff, volunteers and partners
• Ability to work collaboratively on a team, yet be comfortable running a project or task independently

Deadline to apply: Tuesday, April 30th, 2019 at 5pm EST. Applications will be considered upon submission. Please submit your cover letter and CV as a one document Word or PDF e-mail attachment to hr@eqwiphubs.org with “Social Media & Marketing Assistant” in the subject line. Applications will not be considered beyond the deadline.

No phone calls about the position can be accepted. We thank all applicants for their interest; however only those selected for an interview will be contacted.