Groundswell is hiring two roles for fall – a Business Mentor (position description here) and a Community Coordinator (below). If you’re interested, send a quick note with your CV and a short statement about what the new economy means to you to communications@groundswellcommunity.ca

Responsibilities:

• Coordinate the introductory week to our program beginning in September – arrange a welcome to the territory, guest talks from people with deep roots in the DTES, and general “getting to know you” activities.
• Coordinate our community time on Wednesday evenings, coordinate guest speakers who are running alternatives to business, bring our community together to have fun.
• Negotiate community agreements – ensure everyone is on the same page about ground rules and expectations.
• Bring in external facilitators for anti-oppression workshops and other conversations that can help our community grow with integrity, as needed.
• Put together panels, talks etc. on issues related to ethics and social innovation, with particular attention and sensitivity to the current concerns with predatory development in the Downtown Eastside.
• Help co-organize a month-long class on Community Mapping.

Qualifications:

• Top priority is the attitude you bring to your work: you are principled, but not dogmatic. You want to bring more people into the conversation around anti-oppression without watering down the values. For you, it’s less about ego and more about making justice happen in the world.
• You have experience doing facilitation, with particular expertise in anti-oppression work, and lived experience of marginalization within the rapidly changing economy of Vancouver.
• You’re detail-oriented, and can plan and run an event with no necessary boxes left unchecked.
• You’ve got great connections to folks throughout the community who can help us have a challenging and productive conversation about the economy in Vancouver.
• Your desire to critique is balanced with a strong desire to create something better. You’re eager to be part of an ongoing dialogue about what “better” looks like.

8-month contract with strong possibility of extension, $20.10 per hour, 16-24 hours per week.

Note - position will be filled as soon as possible.