Summer job: Organizing Marketing Specialist

Job title: Summer job: Organizing Marketing Specialist

Job description: Job type: Temporary Canada Summer Jobs posting for 8 weeks, 37.5 hours per week
Start Date: June 28, 2021

Dogwood is an independent, non-partisan, non-profit organization working in the unceded Indigenous territories known as British Columbia. Dogwood brings people together to transform our democracy, uphold Indigenous rights and defend the climate, land and water that sustain life in B.C. Our supporters, volunteers, donors and staff value people, the environment, justice and democracy.

People at Dogwood share a long-term vision of a society that is democratized, decolonized and decarbonized. Where our commitments to each other and the place we live have made B.C. an inspiring example for others.

We currently have an opening for an Organizing Marketing Specialist to join our community outreach team over the summer.

As part of the team you’ll get to

• Build grassroots support for Dogwood campaigns in the community and online
• Recruit new volunteers
• Collaborate with other youth organizers and Dogwood staff

To be considered for this position, you need to:

• Demonstrate an understanding of Dogwood’s campaigns and commitment to the organization’s mission and values;
• be comfortable talking to people in person (in accordance with current public health guidelines), over the phone, and online using social media;
• be between 15 and 30 years of age at the start of the employment;
• be a Canadian citizen, permanent resident, or person to whom refugee protection has been conferred under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act for the duration of the employment;
• have a valid Social Insurance Number at the start of employment and be legally entitled to work in Canada.

Other personal strengths, knowledge, lived experience, training or aptitudes in areas of organizing, campaigning, community-building, volunteer management, using Nationbuilder, Facebook, Instagram, Twitter or other or specialized technical/digital skills would be considered additional assets in this role and we encourage you to highlight them in your application.

To Apply:

If you’re interested in this position please email a cover letter and your resume ASAP to . Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis and candidates may be contacted for interviews throughout the posting period and through early June. Only applicants selected for interviews will be contacted.

When submitting your application please name and save your attachments with your first and last name in the title, i.e.: “Mira_Singh_Cover_Letter.pdf” and “Mira_Singh_Resume.pdf.”

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Dogwood is committed to becoming a workplace where people of diverse identities, backgrounds and abilities want to work and feel safe working. We encourage all qualified applicants to apply including Black, Indigenous and people of colour; people of all gender identities and abilities. Dogwood strives not to discriminate based on race, nationality, ethnicity, religion, political belief, age, gender, sexual orientation or class.

Company: Dogwood

Expected salary: $20 per hour

Location: Courtenay, BC – Comox, BC

Job date: Fri, 04 Jun 2021 05:52:22 GMT