Deadline: Sunday June 14, 2009 5:00 PM
Toronto Area

Ruckus Conference Co-ordinator

Part-time (20 hours per week)

Youth Action Network (YAN) is looking for a conference coordinator. YAN is dedicated to helping youth become more informed and actively involved in order to move towards a just and sustainable society. We strongly believe in the ability of youth to affect change in the world. We understand the need for a stronger voice and for greater participation in our local and global communities. The main functions of YAN are to provide information and promote action. YAN is always looking to develop the capacities of youth in a variety of different manners and through this position are interested in helping a young person develop organizing, outreach, planning, and marketing skills.

Your primary responsibilities as Ruckus Coordinator will involve planning and implementing Ruckus during November 2009.

Ruckus! is a two-day, anti-racism conference for youth, and a week-long series of events leading up to the conference.


The Ruckus Coordinator is responsible for the organization and coordination of all the Ruckus events, involving tasks such as:

  1. Outreach
  2. Develop publicity/media campaigns
  3. Coordinate the Ruckus section of the YAN website which acts as a central point to Ruckus week activities
  4. Coordinate volunteers and student placements to work on events for Ruckus.
  5. Recruit and organize a steering committee and/or organizing team
  6. Draw partnerships with youth organizations, non-governmental organizations, governmental bodies/groups, and individuals for the endorsement, development or implementation of Ruckus and related projects.
  7. Communicate with school board representatives and teachers.
  8. Develop a project budget in consultation with the YAN financial directors and manage expenditures according to the budget.
  9. Produce a final report on the outcomes of all projects undertaken, as well as recommendations for future projects.
  10. Pursue external funding and grants for Ruckus 2010

This contract position will begin the week of June 22, ending the last
week of August (dates flexible). The hours for July and August will be
20 hours a week and 25-30 hours a week for the first two weeks of
September (as needed).  Salary will be $ 9.50 per hour, with some
benefits.

JOB REQUIREMENTS:

Passionate about social justice and anti-racism
Work from a strong anti-racist, anti-oppression framework.
Ability to recruit and coordinate volunteers
Familiar with publicity work; should be media-savvy.
Project budget management.
Self-motivated/Self-directed.

ASSETS:

Layout and design skills.
Web design skills.
Knowledge of grant/proposal writing.
French or other language.

ELIGIBILITY: Applicants must be students meeting the following criteria:

- Are between 15 and 30 years of age;
- Have been registered as a full-time student in the previous academic
year and intend to return to school on a full-time basis in the next
academic year;
- Are Canadian citizens, permanent residents, or have official refugee
protection status under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act;
and
- Are legally entitled to work in Canada, according to relevant
provincial/territorial legislation and regulations.

METHOD OF APPLICATION:  Cover Letter and Resume

Email to hiring@youthactionnetwork.org with “Ruckus Coordinator
application” in subject line.

APPLICATION DEADLINE: Sunday June 14, 2009, 5:00 PM.

Our office is located in downtown Toronto at Queen St. W. and John St.
We offer a very positive work environment, with possibilities for
future contract work. You are free to work out of the office or out of
your home, or both. There is very little supervision so you must be
motivated and capable of working individually, with little management.

We regret to inform that only applicants considered for an interview
will be contacted.

Youth Action Network is committed to an anti-oppressive and
non-discriminatory workplace environment.  YAN welcomes the
contributions that individuals from marginalized communities bring to
our organization, and invites Aboriginal people, people of colour,
women, gays, lesbians, bisexuals, queer-oriented people, transgendered
people, transsexual people, intersexed people, working class people,
single parents, members of ethnic minorities, immigrants and people
with disabilities to apply.  Please self-identify in your cover letter
if you feel comfortable doing so.  We regret that the YAN office is
not wheelchair accessible.