[BCMA] Job Posting - Community Engagement Facilitator (Summer Student)

[Moderated BCMA subscriber listserv]

Position: Community Engagement Facilitator (Summer Student)

Salary: $18.20/hour

Hours: Summer contract, full time, 37.5 hour/week

Contract Term: 16 weeks, May 6 - August 23, 2024

Position Overview:

Nanaimo Art Gallery is looking to add a new member to our team! The
Community Engagement Facilitator shares Nanaimo Art Gallery’s values of
relevance, relationships, innovation, and openness, and is responsible for
expanding the reach of our programs within the community.

The Community Engagement Facilitator will be responsible for engaging with
Nanaimo communities at different events throughout the summer, developing
new ways to track visitor experience, and helping with social media
marketing.

Under the direction of our Education team, the Community Engagement
Facilitator will create visitor surveys and tracking materials to help to
improve the visitor experience, represent the Gallery at community events,
and engage with the community around the development of a new facility,
attend meetings with community partners, create social media content, plan
and facilitate programming for all ages in response to the the exhibition,
and will assist with events and visitor services tasks.

Specific Duties and Responsibilities:


The Community Engagement Facilitator’s responsibilities will include, but
may not be limited to:


   -

   Assisting with the coordination and facilitation of programs and on-site
   and off-site community events (such as Night Market, Pride, Silly Boat
   Races, etc.)
   -

   Assisting with market research around the development of a new facility
   -

   Attending meetings with community partners
   -

   Recruiting and scheduling volunteers
   -

   Researching visitor trends in museums and galleries, and creating
   visitor tracking materials
   -

   Creating and scheduling social media posts and stories
   -

   Providing staffing support to summer camps and at the front desk


   -

   Other duties as assigned
   -

   Will include some weekend and evening work





Requirements: (Qualifications, Knowledge, Education and Skills)

   -

   Clear and confident communicator with strong written and oral
   communication skills
   -

   Ability and willingness to work with the public of all ages
   -

   Creative, enthusiastic, adaptable and self motivated
   -

   Love of arts and culture
   -

   Desire to contribute to and collaborate with a creative team
   -

   Ability to move folding tables, tents, and other equipment
   -

   Valid BC drivers license and access to a vehicle
   -

   Available for evening and weekend shifts
   -

   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)
   -

   Between 16 and 30 years of age at the start of employment
   -

   Willing to commit to the full duration of the work assignment
   -

   Registered as a full time student this past semester
   -

   Intend to return to studies in the fall of 2024


Preferred Qualifications:

   -

   Proficiency in common communication tools (MS Office, Google Suite,
   Zoom, etc.)
   -

   Undergraduate student studying visual art, art history, museum studies,
   Indigenous studies, education, tourism or another related field

To Apply

Please submit a cover letter, detailed resume and 3 references by email to
aisha at nanaimoartgallery.ca with the subject heading “Community Engagement
Facilitator”.

Closing date for applications is Friday March 15, 2024. Only those selected
for an interview will be contacted.

Nanaimo Art Gallery hires on the basis of merit and is strongly committed
to equity and diversity within its community.

The Gallery strives to be a safe space where all voices are heard and
valued and work towards accessibility, anti-racism, 2SLGBTQIA+ inclusion
and encourage diversity in our staff team. We encourage applications from
visible minority group members, women, Indigenous persons, persons with
disabilities, persons of minority sexual orientations and gender
identities, and others with the skills and knowledge to productively engage
with diverse communities. Students from other parts of the country and
those with English as a second language are encouraged to apply.

Snuneymuxw Territory
150 Commercial Street, Nanaimo, BC
250-754-1750
info at nanaimoartgallery.ca
NanaimoArtGallery.ca <http://nanaimoartgallery.com/>
-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: <http://lists.museum.bc.ca/pipermail/listserv-museum.bc.ca/attachments/20240214/33808006/attachment.htm>