This work experience placement is part of the CreateAction Inclusive Social Innovation program. The Content and Data Coordinator will be part of a network of 25 CreateAction participants and will join in regular peer learning and training sessions delivered by the program partners: the Canadian CED Network and the National Association of Friendship Centres. 

Candidates must meet the following criteria:

1. be between 15 and 30 years of age (inclusive) at start of placement;
2. be a Canadian citizen, or permanent resident or a protected person as defined by the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act;
3. be legally entitled to work in Canada;
4. be legally entitled to work according to the relevant provincial/territorial legislation and regulations; and
5. be experiencing one or more barriers to employment; and/or
6. be not in education, employment, or training (NEET).

Responsibilities: 

Support Content Development and Publication for the Ontario Organic Knowledge Base
 

• Assist in the development of a knowledge base information management system, including data entry, content creation, and editing;
• Assist in growing our repository of subject-specific resources related to organic standards, regulations, science and the organic system in Canada;
• Assist in answering organic inquiries related to the organic standards and regulations.

Data and Information Management Support 

• Support the maintenance of clean and up-to-date member data for industry reporting and member management purposes;
• Assist in the continual improvement and maintenance of social media tracking and monitoring systems (e.g. follow MPPs on Twitter, organize Hootsuite platform etc.).

Membership and Communications Support

• Suppprt OCO’s social media strategy, creating engaging content and images;
• Help to create monthly e-newsletters and alerts using Mailchimp and Hubspot;
• Assist with the development and delivery of advocacy campaigns and member mail-outs;
• Support the improvement of internal communications systems (e.g. improve internal organization systems);
• Assist in the identification of and outreach to prospective members; 
• Support the development and implementation of new member benefits.

Other Project Support

• Support the Stable Funding project and advocacy work for an Ontario Organic Regulation as needed; 
• Take meeting notes, draft communications content related to committee work, support advocacy efforts (including events), and provide any other support needed;
• Distill information from government and organizational policy statements into digestible and engaging communications;  
• Assist in the identification of and outreach to prospective project partners;
• Support the planning and promotion of member webinars and events.

The Ideal Candidate:

Has some combination of the following skills: 

• Highly motivated, can work independently and in a team; 
• Knows how to juggle and prioritize multiple priorities; 
• Has strong written communications skills and an eye for design; 
• Has strong data management skills and experience using Excel or Google Sheets to organize, analyze, and present insights gleaned from data, 
• Experience with non-academic report writing and/or journalism,
• Possesses very strong attention to detail, including for the purposes of proofreading and editing, 
• Experience using information and/or data systems, such as membership or fundraising databases,  
• Takes initiative to constantly improve their work and the work of the organization; 
• Passionate and knowledgeable about food and agriculture; knowledge of organics an asset; 
• Experience using or is comfortable learning to use various online communications and data management tools (e.g. Survey Monkey, Wordpress, Statamic, Mailchimp, Google Analytics, Canva, Google Suite, custom software) 
• Experience with graphic design tools an asset (Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator, Canva etc.); 
• Some understanding of the Ontario political climate and public sector is an asset;
• French language skills are an asset.

To Apply: 

Send your resume and cover letter as one file to hiring at organiccouncil.ca. Please include at least 2 examples of work that demonstrates the skill set outlined in the job description. 

Applications received in any way other than as described above will not be considered.

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