Just Theatre Tour Coordinator

CONTRACT OPPORTUNITY Position: Just Theatre Tour Coordinator Organization: Ontario Council for International Cooperation http://www.ocic.on.ca Position Type: Contract Date posted: September 11, 2007 Duration: October 2007 - March 2008 Deadline: September 21, 2007 - 12 noon Location: Toronto, ON Background: The Ontario Council for International Cooperation (OCIC) is a coalition of Ontario-based voluntary organizations committed to achieving global development in a peaceful and healthy environment, with social justice, human dignity and participation for all. Reporting to the Executive Director, the Just Theatre Tour Coordinator will be responsible for helping to develop, undertake and evaluate all aspects of a pilot school-focused theatre project, to be launched in January 2008. The ideal candidate will be a dynamic organizer with proven experience facilitating projects with diverse stakeholders. S/he will have creative ideas, strong communication skills, and knowledge of international development issues. As a key member of a small staff team, s/he must be able to work independently on a variety of tasks, and to motivate others to participate. Responsibilities: * Further developing a database of and relationships with educators, school boards, teachers federations and the Ontario Ministry of Education to promote the tour and other global education resources and opportunities; * Liaising with key stakeholders (above) and serving as the primary contact person with the actors/theatre company throughout planning, implementation and evaluation of the project; * Creating appropriate communications materials and website content to promote the tour; * Assisting in the development of a workshop to follow the play; * Promoting and booking the tour to schools; * Implementing a media/outreach strategy; * Assisting with the development of the tour schedule and overseeing tour logistics (such as renting vehicles and booking hotel rooms, where necessary); * Driving equipment, props, actors and other materials to schools, on time, throughout the tour; * Introducing the play and representing OCIC at schools; * Facilitating the workshop with students and teachers in schools, where requested; * Documenting best practices/lessons learned; * Assisting with follow-up activities, such as synthesis of evaluations, preparation of financial and final report items; * Responding to tour-related and general telephone, email and fax inquiries, as assigned; * Providing support to OCIC public engagement activities, including the OCIC Global Citizens Forum (October), the Kaleidoscope Real World Video Challenge (from October) and International Development Week (February), as assigned. Desired Experience, Skills and Qualifications: * Valid drivers license, excellent driving skills and comfort driving a van loaded with equipment and actors; * Knowledge of international development issues (especially child labour, fair trade and global citizenship); * Minimum of 2 years experience working with international development organizations; * Demonstrated group facilitation and public presentation skills; * Demonstrated experience in public awareness/engagement with youth; * Demonstrated experience coordinating activities and events; * Knowledge of global education resources; * Ability to build relationships and work as a team player with diverse stakeholders; * Interpersonal and cross-cultural communication strengths; * Detail-oriented with ability to organize work, set priorities, meet deadlines, monitor progress towards goals and track information; * Excellent computer skills (MS Word, Excel, internet, e- mail); * Enthusiastic and creative; * Bilingual (English & French) an asset; * Knowledge of GTA-area schools and experience driving in the GTA an asset. Salary: $15.00 per hour / 28 hours per week To Apply: Interested applicants must submit a cover letter, resume, the names of two references and a writing sample of no more than one page (such as a press release of an upcoming theatre tour, or an invitation to participate in a project) to info dontspaam ocic.on.ca* by 12 noon, Friday, September 21, 2007. Please note Just Theatre Tour Coordinator in the subject line. Interviews will be conducted October 4th or 5th. The Just Theatre Tour Coordinator position will ideally commence immediately thereafter. OCIC is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to hiring individuals who reflect the diversity of Canadian communities. As such, we strongly encourage First Nations people and people of colour to apply and self-identify in their cover letter. While OCIC appreciates the efforts of all applicants, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

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Date posted to GoodWorkCanada.ca: Sep 12 2007

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