Coordinator, Advocacy Jobs

Full Time, Temporary (CSJ)
Kingston, ON (home-based)
CNIB invites you to build a career as unique as you! We are currently searching for a Coordinator, Advocacy! Reporting to the Program Lead, Advocacy and Accessible Community Engagement (Ontario East), the Coordinator, Advocacy will assist in the execution of CNIB's local advocacy initiatives. The successful candidate will assist with the development and implementation of local advocacy initiatives and programming including planning content, producing materials, and ensuring that regional advocacy volunteers have all the tools and information required to carry out advocacy initiatives.
Your impact at CNIB

• Support CNIB Accessibility and Research initiatives.
• Provide support with the development and implementation of interactive activities and programming for people of all ages living with sight loss from youth to seniors.
• Provide communication support such as key messages, social media and program offerings.
• Analyze programs on an ongoing basis and implement changes with prior approval.
• Inclusively facilitate advocacy programs for participants with sight loss, along with family members and friends, regardless of income.
• Coordinate community outreach efforts with regional and local CNIB foundation staff and volunteers.
• Contribute to maximizing the independence and personal empowerment of people who are blind or partially sighted.

Requirements
Who you are:

• Must be able to work independently.
• Strong writing skills.
• The preferred candidate will be a youth who is blind or partially sighted.
• Proficient in MS Word, Excel, Outlook and PowerPoint.
• The ideal candidate has a demonstrated interest in advocacy, disability rights and public policy.
• Mature and responsible.
• Knowledge and experience in advocacy.

We want to hear from you if you have:

• Personal or professional experience relating to blindness and sight loss is considered an asset.
• Personal or professional experience working with assistive technology and/or accessible environments is considered an asset.
• The preferred candidate will be in post-secondary education or a recent graduate.

Eligibility
This position is funded through Canada Summer Jobs. To be eligible to participate in the Canada Summer Jobs initiative, individuals must:

• Be Canadian citizens, permanent residents or persons to whom refugee protection has been conferred under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act; and
• Be legally entitled to work in Canada in accordance with relevant provincial/territorial legislation and regulations.
• Be between 15 and 30 years of age at the start of the employment,

Benefits
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CNIB is committed to creating and fostering an inclusive culture and welcomes applications from diverse candidates, including but not limited to the Black, Indigenous, and People of Colour (BIPOC) community, persons with disabilities, people who are blind or partially sighted, and those who identify as women, gender diverse, and/or 2SLGBTQ+. We strongly encourage applications from applicants with sight loss. Direct lived experience would be a definite asset. If at any stage you require accommodation, please let us know and we will work with you to support your accessibility needs. We're excited to review your application!
Please note: while we invite applications from all interested and qualified applicants, we are unable to follow-up with every applicant.
Closing date: June 9, 2023
About Us
Life is a beautiful, wonderful, complex thing. Life with sight loss should be no different. At CNIB, we're on a mission to change what it means to be blind, and we're not slowing down. We think big, take risks, embrace change, and ask questions. We're inviting you to be part of the conversation.
Our diversity is our strength – we take pride in our inclusive workplace and are committed to recruiting and selecting in a fair, transparent, and accessible way. CNIB welcomes applications from those who have demonstrated a commitment to upholding the values of inclusion, diversity, equity and accessibility (IDEA) to join us in expanding our capacity for inclusion in the broadest sense. To this end, we strongly encourage applications from members of groups that have been historically disadvantaged and marginalized, including but not limited to Indigenous peoples, racialized persons, persons with disabilities, people who are blind or partially sighted, and those who identify as women and/or 2SLGBTQ+. We enthusiastically invite applications from applicants with sight loss. Direct lived experience is a definite asset. CNIB is committed to accommodating applicants with disabilities and will work with applicants requesting accommodations at any stage of the hiring process.
Our team's health and wellness are a priority, which is why we offer comprehensive benefits, competitive compensation, and flexible work schedules developed to help you stay healthy.
At CNIB, we are relentlessly passionate about what we do. We are in our second century of smashing societal barriers and stigmas through innovative programs and powerful advocacy. We are a collaborative, empowered team that drives achievement and equality. If that sounds like your cup of tea, let's talk.