ABOUT THE POSITION:

You will participate in a comprehensive program focused on improving financial and growth opportunities for women business owners living in Northern Ontario.

With Post Secondary Education in Business Administration or a related field, you have experience with gender-based analysis, evaluation, business development, group training and facilitation, and related areas. You are a team player, positive and self-motivated with the ability to speak and write in Ojibwe or Oji-Cree, and/or French. Experience working with First Nations and Francophone communities; knowledge of women’s issues, microfinance, and community economic development is a definite asset.

POSITION REQUIRES:

• That you hold a valid driver’s license and personal vehicle insurance;
• Be comfortable as a facilitator/presenter;
• Have excellent communication and analytical skills;
• An ability to accommodate competing demands while meeting deadlines.

Essential to this position is: passion, vision, and a drive to “try” to make a positive impact on society.

EMPLOYMENT TERMS:

Working Area: working from Thunder Bay, Ontario, you must be willing to travel extensively in Northwestern and Northeastern Ontario.

Hour of work: minimum 35 hours/week, Monday to Friday, 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

APPLICATION PROCESS:

DEADLINE: 4 P.M. Friday July 22, 2011. Only those interviewed will be contacted.
E-mail or drop off resumes, cover letter, and three references with permission to contact, to:

Brenda McDougall, CHRP,
Placement Counselor – Accelerated Access Placement Agency
PARO Centre for Women’s Enterprise,
110-105 May St. N., Thunder Bay, ON, P7C 3N9
E-mail: placement@paro.ca