Youth Program Coordinator – Summer Position
Key Information
Job Title: Youth Program Coordinator
Type: Summer Contract (4 days a week; 32 hours per week)
Start Date: June 1, 2022
Reports to: Director of National Awareness Programs
Location: Hybrid – Remote and 2200 Yonge Street, Suite 1600, Toronto, ON M4S 2C6
About CANFAR
The Canadian Foundation for AIDS Research (CANFAR) was founded in 1987 and aims to end Canada’s HIV epidemic by leading national strategies to increase prevention, testing, treatment, and linkage to care, and end HIV stigma. Fueled by fundraising, CANFAR supports research, builds awareness, and cultivates partnerships.
Over the past three and a half decades, CANFAR has raised and invested more than $22 million in close to 500 grants to HIV/AIDS research projects that have led to tremendous breakthroughs in HIV prevention, testing, access to treatment, stigma, and the search for a cure.
Annually, CANFAR reaches thousands of Canadian youth and educators through its national youth awareness program. Since 1993, CANFAR has distributed free educational materials to secondary school teachers to prevent HIV among youth and empower young people to make safer and healthier decisions around their health and well-being. CANFAR’s educational resources have been used in schools in every province and territory. CANFAR’s national youth awareness program continues to build on nearly 30 years of success in providing youth across the country with free and accessible resources on HIV prevention and education.
Job Summary
Under the supervision of the Director of National Awareness Programs, the Youth Program Coordinator will support CANFAR’s youth-focused educational program by assisting with program planning and development, report writing and data analysis, youth outreach and engagement, knowledge translation, and national partnership-building.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
Reporting to the Director of National Awareness Programs, the Youth Program Coordinator will be responsible for:
• Working with the Director of National Awareness Programs to engage a National Youth Advisory Committee to collect input from youth across Canada to inform Sexfluent’s programming at the International AIDS Conference and feedback to be implemented into the national resource
• Research outreach, promotion and partnership opportunities with national and community-based organizations working in mental health for Indigenous youth, 2SLGBTQIA+ youth, and street-involved youth to amplify the Mental Health Launch of Sexfluent and increase the program’s HIV awareness reach and impact nationally
• Coordinate university and college campus outreach to establish national networks of CANFAR Clubs and assist with development of the Program
• Assist in the preparation and programming for CANFAR’s networking zone at the International AIDS Conference in Montreal from July 29 to August 2, 2022, which includes activities planning, logistics planning, and national coordination
• Maintain correspondence with key national partners in CANFAR’s national youth awareness program.
Experience and Qualifications
• Bachelor’s degree, certificate or equivalent in Public Health or Global Health, International Development Studies and/or Community Development, Sociology, Women’s and Gender Studies, Sexual Diversity Studies, Social Work, or a related field.
• 1-3 years of experience working in a not-for-profit environment
• 1-3 years of experience working in youth engagement and/or educational programming
• Demonstrated understanding of HIV/AIDS and associated issues relevant to CANFAR’s mission
• Strong communications skills, both verbal and written with proven experience in report writing
• Strong critical thinking and analytic skills
• Ability to prioritize, problem solve, and self-manage, while working collaboratively with others in a fast-paced environment
• Fluency in French (oral and written) an asset
• Genuine interest in supporting social causes, youth engagement, education, community development, and relationship-building.
Eligibility
This position is funded through the Canada Summer Jobs program. As a result, in order to be considered for this position, applicants must be between the ages of 15 and 30 at the start of employment, a Canadian Citizen, permanent resident, or person on whom refugee protection has been conferred under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act, and legally entitled to work. For more information on eligibility, please visit: https://www.canada.ca/en/employment-social-development/services/funding/canada-summer-jobs/screening-eligibility.html and consult the section “What youth participants are eligible.”
Equal Opportunity Employer
CANFAR is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees, regardless of race, colour, ancestry, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, or Veteran status.
As such, we encourage applications from youth with culturally diverse backgrounds and youth of all gender identities and sexual orientations. CANFAR also recognizes the need for experience, knowledge, and guidance from communities disproportionately impacted by HIV, including those with lived experience or living with HIV.
Work Location
This position will allow the individual to work in a hybrid/remote model and at CANFAR’s office, located at 2200 Yonge Street, Suite 1600, Toronto, ON, M4S 2C6, when required.
To Apply
Please send your resume and cover letter to Roxanne Ma, Director of National Awareness Programs, at rma@CANFAR.com with the subject line, “Youth Program Coordinator,” by Sunday, May 29, 2022 11:59 PM EST.
We thank all applicants; however only those selected for interviews will be contacted.
Program Evaluation Coordinator – Summer Position
Key Information
Job Title: Program Evaluation Coordinator
Type: Summer Contract (4 days a week; 32 hours per week)
Start Date: June 1, 2022
Reports to: Director of National Awareness Programs
Location: Hybrid – Remote and 2200 Yonge Street, Suite 1600, Toronto, ON M4S 2C6
About CANFAR
The Canadian Foundation for AIDS Research (CANFAR) was founded in 1987 and aims to end Canada’s HIV epidemic by leading national strategies to increase prevention, testing, treatment, and linkage to care, and end HIV stigma. Fueled by fundraising, CANFAR supports research, builds awareness, and cultivates partnerships.
Over the past three and a half decades, CANFAR has raised and invested more than $22 million in close to 500 grants to HIV/AIDS research projects that have led to tremendous breakthroughs in HIV prevention, testing, access to treatment, stigma, and the search for a cure.
Annually, CANFAR reaches thousands of Canadian youth and educators through its national youth awareness program. Since 1993, CANFAR has distributed free educational materials to secondary school teachers to prevent HIV among youth and empower young people to make safer and healthier decisions around their health and well-being. CANFAR’s educational resources have been used in schools in every province and territory. CANFAR’s national youth awareness program continues to build on nearly 30 years of success in providing youth across the country with free and accessible resources on HIV prevention and education.
Job Summary
Under the supervision of the Director of National Awareness Programs, the Program Evaluation Coordinator will support CANFAR’s youth-focused educational program by assisting with program planning and development, report writing and data analysis, youth outreach and engagement, knowledge translation, and national partnership-building.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
Reporting to the Director of National Awareness Programs, the Program Evaluation Coordinator will be responsible for:
• Researching outreach, promotion, and partnership opportunities to assist in the development of workshop programming for Sexfluent, as per the goals of CANFAR’s national youth HIV awareness program
• Conduct consultations with community-based organizations across Canada to develop a capacity-building model and resources for youth workers to promote and implement Sexfluent
• Develop the content for CANFAR’s annual Voices for World AIDS Day campaign, to focus on a global theme, and assist in national partnership outreach
• Assist with Sexfluent content and resource development, blog posts and copywriting, social media content support, youth ambassadors’ outreach, and other distribution and national scaling efforts
• Assist in the preparation and programming for CANFAR’s networking zone at the International AIDS Conference in Montreal from July 29 to August 2, 2022, which includes activities planning, logistics planning, and national coordination.
Experience and Qualifications
• Bachelor’s degree, certificate or equivalent in Public Health or Global Health, International Development Studies and/or Community Development, Sociology, Women’s and Gender Studies, Sexual Diversity Studies, Social Work, or a related field.
• 1-3 years of experience working in a not-for-profit environment
• 1-3 years of experience working in youth engagement and/or educational programming
• Demonstrated understanding of HIV/AIDS and associated issues relevant to CANFAR’s mission
• Strong communications skills, both verbal and written with proven experience in report writing
• Strong critical thinking and analytic skills
• Ability to prioritize, problem solve, and self-manage, while working collaboratively with others in a fast-paced environment
• Fluency in French (oral and written) an asset
• Genuine interest in supporting social causes, youth engagement, education, community development, and relationship-building.
Eligibility
This position is funded through the Canada Summer Jobs program. As a result, in order to be considered for this position, applicants must be between the ages of 15 and 30 at the start of employment, a Canadian Citizen, permanent resident, or person on whom refugee protection has been conferred under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act, and legally entitled to work. For more information on eligibility, please visit: https://www.canada.ca/en/employment-social-development/services/funding/canada-summer-jobs/screening-eligibility.html and consult the section “What youth participants are eligible.”
Equal Opportunity Employer
CANFAR is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees, regardless of race, colour, ancestry, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, or Veteran status.
As such, we encourage applications from youth with culturally diverse backgrounds and youth of all gender identities and sexual orientations. CANFAR also recognizes the need for experience, knowledge, and guidance from communities disproportionately impacted by HIV, including those with lived experience or living with HIV.
Work Location
This position will allow the individual to work in a hybrid/remote model and at CANFAR’s office, located at 2200 Yonge Street, Suite 1600, Toronto, ON, M4S 2C6, when required.
To Apply
Please send your resume and cover letter to Roxanne Ma, Director of National Awareness Programs, at rma@CANFAR.com with the subject line, “Education Program Coordinator,” by Sunday, May 29, 2022 11:59 PM EST.
We thank all applicants; however only those selected for interviews will be contacted.
