Education Program Coordinator – Summer Position
Position Type: Education Program Coordinator – Summer Position
Salary: $22.00/hr, 32 hrs/week
Term: 12 weeks
Start Date: June 5, 2023
End Date: August 31, 2023
Reports to: Director of National Awareness Programs
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, and linkage to care, and to end HIV stigma. Fueled by fundraising, CANFAR supports research, builds awareness and cultivates partnerships. Over the past three decades, CANFAR has invested more than $22 million dollars into innovative HIV/AIDS research projects across the country that have led to tremendous breakthroughs in HIV prevention, testing, treatment, care, 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 over 25 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 Education Program Coordinator will support CANFAR’s youth-focused educational programming by assisting with social media content development and writing, community outreach and engagement, partnership-building, resource development, and knowledge translation.
Reporting to the Director of National Awareness Programs, the Education Program Coordinator will play an integral role in generating awareness for the organization’s mission, events, activities and youth resource, Sexfluent.ca. You’ll assist in developing and updating CANFAR’s awareness and educational content for our website and digital platforms, database research, managing a content schedule for blogs and outreach for Sexfluent.ca, and assisting with the development of CANFAR’s annual, national World AIDS Day campaign.
This role supports CANFAR’s national awareness platforms and will assist in conveying key messages of CANFAR’s priority across a variety of audiences. You’ll get to help amplify CANFAR’s messages and strengthen our national partnership-building efforts by engaging in outreach with community-based organizations across Canada to unify the sector in ending the HIV epidemic in Canada.
This role is ideal for college or university students who are interested in pursuing a career in the not-for-profit field, education and awareness, or public or global health and want to learn through first-hand experience and guided mentorship.
Task and responsibilities
• Research content and write copy for CANFAR’s website, blog articles, newsletter, and social media.
• Review CANFAR’s database and historical records to assist in the publishing of CANFAR’s research funding history.
• Update website information and language to increase SEO and searchability.
• Conduct outreach and consultations with community partners across Canada to develop themes for the 2023 World AIDS Day campaign.
• Working with the Director of National Awareness Programs and Marketing Manager to develop content for the annual World AIDS Day campaign,
• Create outreach materials to engage government officials in endorsing World AIDS Day.
• Stay up-to-date on the Canadian HIV/AIDS landscape and bring new ideas to the table.
Qualifications/Skills required:
• Bachelor’s degree, certificate or equivalent in Communications, 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 community engagement 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, health, education,2SLGBTQ+ issues, 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.”
CANFAR is committed to employment equity and believes that youth play a key role in innovation, de-stigmatization, networking, community engagement, and design to inform our educational programming targeted at youth. 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.
Deadline for applications: May 31, 2023 11:59 PM EST
Please submit your resume and cover letter to: awareness@CANFAR.com.
Please include the ‘Job Title’ in the subject line.
We thank all applicants; however only those selected for interviews will be contacted.
Marketing and Communications Coordinator – Summer Position
Position Type: Marketing and Communications Coordinator – Summer Position
Salary: $22.00/hr, 32 hrs/week
Term: 12 weeks
Start Date: June 5, 2023
End Date: August 31, 2023
Reports to: CANFAR Marketing Director
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, and linkage to care, and to end HIV stigma. Fueled by fundraising, CANFAR supports research, builds awareness and cultivates partnerships. Over the past three decades, CANFAR has invested more than $22 million dollars into innovative HIV/AIDS research projects across the country that have led to tremendous breakthroughs in HIV prevention, testing, treatment, care, 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 over 25 years of success in providing youth across the country with free and accessible resources on HIV prevention and education.
Job Summary
Reporting to CANFAR’s Marketing Director, the Marketing and Communications Coordinator will play an integral role in generating awareness for the organization’s mission, events, activities and more. You’ll assist in the creation and maintenance of campaign and always-on content calendars, audience and landscape research, managing campaign assets and assisting in putting together toolkits of communications and marketing collateral for CANFAR’s network.
This role supports CANFAR’s fundraising and donation platforms, and will assist in conveying strategic key messages across a variety of digital and traditional channels. You’ll get to help lead our social media and newsletter tactics, and assist with strategy and uncovering new opportunities to help us get the message out about ending HIV in Canada.
This role is ideal for college or university students who are interested in pursuing a career in the not-for-profit field, fundraising, or advocacy and awareness for organizations and want to learn through first-hand experience and guided mentorship.
Task and responsibilities
• Contribute to CANFAR’s marketing and communications endeavours
• Brainstorm ideas for content and campaigns
• Manage social media content calendars
• Manage CANFAR’s social media channels, including channels belonging to Sexfluent.ca
• Assist in content creation for social media, website, presentation decks, reports, etc.
• Write copy and use Canva to edit visual templates
• Research support for campaigns and strategic growth
• Stay up-to-date on the Canadian HIV/AIDS landscape and bring new ideas to the table
Qualifications/Skills required:
• Bachelor’s degree, certificate or equivalent in Communications, Marketing, or a related field.
• 1-3 years of experience working in a not-for-profit environment
• 1-3 years of experience working in marketing/communications
• Strong communications skills, both verbal and written with proven experience in website copywriting/editing, SEO, etc.
• 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
• Demonstrated understanding of HIV/AIDS and associated issues relevant to CANFAR’s mission
• Genuine interest in supporting social causes, health, 2SLGBTQ+ issues, research, fundraising, 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.”
CANFAR is committed to employment equity and believes that youth play a key role in innovation, de-stigmatization, networking, community engagement, and design to inform our educational programming targeted at youth. 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.
Deadline for applications: May 31, 2023 11:59 PM EST
Please submit your resume and cover letter to: amazerall@CANFAR.com.
Please include the ‘Job Title’ in the subject line.
We thank all applicants; however only those selected for interviews will be contacted.
