Resilience Researcher Required for CreateAction Intern Position
Work from home anywhere in Canada - Flexible Hours; Solid Team Support
CreateAction is funded by Human Resources and Skills Development Canada delivered by the Canadian CED Network.

Participants must meet the following the criteria:

• a post-secondary, college, or university graduate
• between the ages of 15 and 30 inclusively at the time of selection, and out of school
• a Canadian citizen, a permanent resident, or a protected person within the meaning of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act and legally entitled to work in Canada
• not currently receiving Employment Insurance benefits
• can demonstrate a lack of labour market attachment to field of study (under-employed or unemployed)
• can demonstrate that working in the field of Community Economic Development is a career goal
• has not previously participated in a Career Focus work experience placement

Preference will be given to candidates located in Vancouver or Victoria. However, other locations will be considered given the capacity of the candidate to work independently with distance supports.

The Canadian Centre for Community Renewal (CCCR) has a long history of publishing, promotion, and working in the Community Economic Development field in Canada and internationally. We seek a solid researcher who can dig for contacts and cases and has good documentation skills. This position also requires a self-starter and independent person who works well alone (at home) with a distance team for support and coaching. The intern will:

1. Conduct research, evaluate, and document examples of projects and cases with a focus on organizations and groups that are experimenting with and replicating innovations in communities and regions that are relevant to transitioning to a low-carbon future. We are particularly interested in examples of how to restructure ownership to community and co-operative forms of tenure.
2. The research will target Municipalities, First Nations, Transition Towns that identify they are making progress, organizations, groups, and networks working with: land trusts, housing affordability, energy conservation, renewable energy, and local food systems. Some interviews may be conducted at a distance as a follow-up to learn more about key examples.
3. The student will promote writing opportunities in the ejournal i4, referring interested people to our editor and identifying stories that hold potential for publication in i4.
4. The student will systematically build the i4 database for targeted distribution of the e-journal. The objective will be to add 1,000 new contacts.
5. The position includes a day a week for learning activities based on student learning objectives and the position itself, as well as participation in several Canadian CED Network events with other interns/students. Ongoing coaching and learning supports will be provided by various CCCR staff.

The position pays $15/hour and is scheduled to start October 4th and runs to March 18, 2011. Send resumes with a cover letter stating your learning outcomes for this position to Michelle Colussi: mcolussi@telus.net. Start date is as soon as possible - although the deadline for submissions is listed as October 12, 2010 this placement is slated to be filled as soon as possible. See www.cedworks.com for more details about CCCR.