16 week contract August 31 – December 18, 2020

$7680 contract: $16/hr, 30 hours/ week

Funded through Young Canada Works, eligibility restrictions apply

Reporting to: Becky Welter-Nolan, Executive Director

Deadline for Applications: August 19, 2020

We are seeking an Online Mentorship Project Coordinator to facilitate the design and implementation of our new online mentorship and consulting program.

Reporting to the Executive Director and working in tandem with the Programming Coordinator, the Project Coordinator will help us outreach to established artists across the province and enrol them as online mentors in our Meet a Mentor program to be launched in the November of 2020. The program will build off our existing Mentorship and New Grad programs, giving emerging and mid-career artists direct access to a variety of mentors locally and regionally on a project by project basis similar to a consulting program. The Coordinator will be tasked with developing promotional material for the program, contacting potential mentors directly to discuss participation, distribute and collect mentor contracts, and create mentor profiles on our website.

Experience:

The ideal candidate would be a recent graduate of an undergraduate or college program, and be eager to gain experience work in arts administration or peer-to-peer education. This position requires a highly motivated and organized individual with keen attention to detail; exceptional computer literacy; previous experience editing wordpress websites or working with Adobe suite is considered an asset. A knowledge of visual arts practices and involvement in Nova Scotia’s visual arts community is preferred. This position requires a high level of skill in both phone and email communication. This position is ideally suited to someone who manages multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment and who possesses the ability to work independently as well as work collaboratively with staff, artists and volunteers in a shared work environment.

Eligibility:

Funding for this position is made possible through the Cultural Human Resources Council program, Career Focus (Young Canada Works). As a result, eligible candidates must be:

– are a Canadian citizen or a permanent resident, or have refugee status in Canada (non-Canadians holding temporary work visas or awaiting permanent status are not eligible);

– are legally entitled to work in Canada;

– will be between 16 and 30 years of age at the start of employment;

– are willing and available to commit to the full duration of the work assignment;

– will not have another full-time job (over 30 hours a week) while employed with the program;

– are an unemployed or underemployed college or university graduate, that is, not employed full-time;

– are a recent graduate who has graduated from college or university within the last 24 months at the start of employment;

– are not receiving Employment Insurance (EI) benefits while employed with the program; and

– have not previously participated in or been paid under this or any other Career Focus internship program funded under the Government of Canada’s Youth Employment Strategy.

Location:

The Visual Arts Nova Scotia office has a fully accessible entrance and washroom which is also gender neutral. A workspace can be made available at ground level. Successful candidates should be available to work at Visual Arts Nova Scotia as required, but are encouraged to work from home part time as we are still in the process of reopening our offices.

Visual Arts Nova Scotia advances the visual arts through leadership, education, and communication.

For more information about our organisation, please visit: www.visualarts.ns.ca 

Accessibility:

Visual Arts Nova Scotia is committed to employment equity, and we strongly encourage applications from those who identify as Indigenous, Black, Persons of Colour, 2SLGBTQIA+, and/or Persons with Disabilities. If you have specific needs that you would like us to address, or any concerns please reach out or mention them in your application.

If an alternative method of submitting you application is preferred, such as audio or video, please contact us so that we can assist you. 

Application Guidelines:

• Cover letter outlining your skills and interest in this position

• Resume detailing relevant work and volunteer experience

• Names and contact details of two references

Please direct applications to:

Becky Welter-Nolan, Executive Director

director@visualarts.ns.ca

With the subject line: Online Mentorship Project Coordinator

Deadline: August 19, 2020