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<div id="divRpF845942" style="direction: ltr; "><font face="Tahoma" size="2" color="#000000"><b>From:</b> announce-bounces@lists.wpirg.org [announce-bounces@lists.wpirg.org] on behalf of Cassandra Polyzou [cassandra@wpirg.org]<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, April 06, 2011 5:38 PM<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [wpirg announce] WPIRG Job Posting: Organizational Development Coordinator<br>
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<span style="font-family:Arial; color:white">WPIRG Job Posting</span></h5>
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<span style="font-size:14.0pt; font-family:Arial; color:white; letter-spacing:1.0pt">Submission Deadline: April 27, 2011, 5pm</span></h5>
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:Arial">WPIRG is seeking a dynamic, personable, and creative individual who has a life-long interest in issues of social and environmental justice to fill the full time contract position for the Organizational Development
Coordinator from May 2011- May 2012.</span></p>
<h2 style="margin-top:12.0pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">The Organization</span></h2>
<div class="MsoBodyTextIndent"><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:Arial">The Waterloo Public Interest Research Group (WPIRG) is a student funded and directed organization that provides support for students to research, educate, and take action on environmental
and social justice issues. WPIRG endeavours to foster a non-hierarchical working environment by following consensus decision-making processes. WPIRG strives to be an anti-oppressive working environment by proactively opposing all forms of oppression such as
those based on gender, race, class, sexual preference, age, cultural heritage/ethnicity, religion, gender orientation, and ability.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:Arial">WPIRG has a high turnover in volunteers and the two to three permanent staff provide continuity and stability in this ever-changing organization. They carry out critical support work that maintains the integrity
of the organization, assist volunteers in their activism, and provide connections to other activists and organizations. They have an awareness of and interest in issues relating to racism, sexism, homophobia, classism, anti-semitism, ableism and other forms
of discrimination, and the ability to work with people from a wide variety of backgrounds. WPIRG is a small office environment so staff work collaboratively and share some responsibilities.<span style="">
</span>The primary support for staff is one another. </span></p>
<h2><span style="font-size:12.0pt">The Position</span></h2>
<div class="MsoBodyTextIndent"><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:Arial">The Organizational Development Coordinator is responsible for the overall operations of the organization. Primary responsibilities include financial management, including coordination
of bookkeeping, budget setting, and audit; capacity building; strategic planning, including long-term and short-term planning, operational improvements, and visioning; project evaluation; training and supporting a volunteer Board of Directors; policy development;
grant writing & administration; maintenance of the organizational infrastructure (i.e. maintenance of library, computer network, etc.) which supports the activism of volunteers.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:Arial">Integral to the further improvement in WPIRG's ability to meet its mandate is continuous consultation with volunteers, especially the Board of Directors, in developing new approaches and solutions in all areas.<span style="">
</span>Specific objectives and responsibilities that fall under the categories may be articulated by the Board of Directors in workplans that are developed and approved by the Board from time to time – additional responsibilities may also be added.<b><u></u></b></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:Arial; color:black">This is a full-time one year contract position to replace an employee who is on leave.
</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:Arial">Because WPIRG is located on a university campus, it follows the cycles of university life – four month terms (the busiest terms being Sep-Dec and Jan-Apr with the slowest term being May-Aug).
<span style="color:black">Work time allocated to the various areas of responsibility will vary greatly, depending on the time of year and academic term. Some evening and weekend work is expected.</span></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:Arial">Expected start date is May 16<sup>th</sup>, 2011. The position is 35 hours a week at a rate of $20.01 per hour with extended health care benefits and four weeks paid vacation per year. This is a fixed-term employment
and unionized with the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) Local 1281. </span>
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<h2><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Qualifications</span></h2>
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</span></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:Arial">Demonstrated interest and experience in social and environmental justice and familiarity with contemporary issues and their interconnections</span></div>
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</span></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:Arial">Anti-oppression analysis and proficiency in applying this throughout your work</span></div>
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</span></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:Arial">Ability to prioritize work and manage numerous tasks simultaneously</span></div>
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</span></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:Arial">Excellent problem solving capacity in a fast paced environment</span></div>
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</span></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:Arial">Excellent collaborative skills</span></div>
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</span></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:Arial">Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills</span></div>
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</span></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:Arial">Demonstrated skills and training in inclusive process: theory and practice of consensus decision-making; anti-oppression; group dynamics; and conflict resolution</span></div>
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</span></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:Arial">Ability to design and lead workshops & training</span></div>
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</span></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:Arial">Experience with not-for-profit organizations and working with a volunteer Board of Directors</span></div>
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</span></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:Arial">Experience writing and administering grants</span></div>
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</span></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:Arial">Familiarity with a post-secondary environment</span></div>
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</span></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:Arial">Comfortable learning new technology and software (PC & Mac)</span></div>
<h2><span style="font-size:12.0pt">How to Apply</span></h2>
<div class="MsoBodyTextIndent"><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:Arial">WPIRG 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, single parents, members of ethnic minorities, immigrants and people with disabilities to apply.</span></div>
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<div class="MsoBodyTextIndent"><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:Arial">We encourage applicants to describe in their cover letter the contributions and experiences they, as individuals who identify with marginalized communities, would bring to WPIRG.</span></div>
<div class="MsoBodyTextIndent"><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:Arial">Also in their cover letter, all applicants are asked to provide a brief statement on their views of power and oppression.</span></div>
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<div class="MsoBodyTextIndent"><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:Arial"><b>Deadline for Submissions is Wednesday April 27<sup>th</sup> at 5pm.</b></span></div>
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<div class="MsoBodyTextIndent"><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:Arial">Deliver submissions to The Hiring Committee, WPIRG, Student Life Centre room 2139, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario N2L 3G1; or email applications to
<a href="mailto:info@wpirg.org" target="_blank">info@wpirg.org</a>.</span></div>
<div class="MsoBodyTextIndent"><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:Arial">Only those applicants selected for an interview will be contacted.</span></div>
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<div class="MsoBodyTextIndent"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:15px">Thank you!</span></font></div>
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