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Chicago was great! So here's a job there…

Alison L. sent me this posting for a job that has come up in Chicago. Actually it was held by fellow Canada25 and all round cool guy Aly K.

The job sounds amazing and, as earlier posts can attest, Chicago is a great town!

Program Officer, MacArthur Foundation, Chicago

The MacArthur Foundation seeks a Program Officer for its General Program. The Program Officer will take responsibility for developing and managing the Foundation’s work in three program areas – New Ideas Initiative, Arts and Culture in Chicago and the MacArthur Award for Creative and Effective Institutions. From time to time, he or she may work on other grant making within the General Program. This diverse portfolio will require a Program Officer to help guide strategies for three distinctive programs at different stages of maturity. This is a challenging and exciting opportunity for a young professional with creativity and insight to guide important grant making at the Foundation.

The General Program has almost doubled in size over the last five years and in 2006 made $44 million in grants. During that time is has added two new projects – the New Ideas Initiative and the MacArthur Award for Creative and Effective Institutions – both of which would be in the portfolio of this Program Officer.

The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation is a private, independent grant making institution dedicated to helping groups and individuals foster lasting improvement in the human condition. Through the support it provides, the Foundation fosters the development of knowledge, nurtures individual creativity, strengthens institutions, helps improve public policy, and provides information to the public, primarily through support for public interest media.

With assets of over $6 billion and grants and program-related investments totaling approximately $225 million annually, MacArthur is one of the nation’s largest private philanthropic foundations. The Foundation believes its grant making is most effective when focused on relatively few areas of work, combined with sufficient resources over a long enough period of time to make a measurable difference.

For more information about the requirements of the position, see: https://www.cytiva.com/cejobs/DetailMac.asp?mac47

If you are interested in the position, please send your resume to Aly Kassam-Remtulla at aremtulla@macfound.org

Canadian Foreign Policy Press Job

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Foreign Policy buffs and International Relations geeks take note:

Embassy Newspaper has just informed me that they are looking for an entry level journalist. This is a great paper to work for. It is small, but has an influential readership: the foreign policy community in Ottawa. If you are starting out and want to learn how the sausage is made, this is probably one of the best places to work.

Journalism Job Posting

Embassy Newspaper is seeking a fulltime journalist to join its Ottawa-based newsroom. The position involves writing in-depth news and features in a fast paced independent newsroom. The ideal candidate will have a strong interest in international issues and Canadian politics and be inclined to put time and energy into developing a deep understanding of the people and issues in these communities.

Strong writing, reporting and communication skills are a must.
Specialized knowledge or interest in an international area and language skills would be an asset.
Embassy has an influential readership of 49,000 and is published every Wednesday by The Hill Times. The newsroom environment is demanding but very positive and open.
Salary $26,000- 28,000 plus benefits and 3 weeks vacation per year and growth potential.

Applicants should submit a well written cover letter, a resume and writing samples in a word format or hard copy (No PDF’s) to:
Anne Marie Creskey
Publisher
Embassy Newspaper
69 Sparks St
Ottawa ON
K1P 5A5

Also, on a completely separate note I’ve recently discovered Picket Boy’s behind the lines coverage of the Vancouver municipal strike now in its 3rd (or is it 4th?) week. For those interested it is worth a look. The two line summary so far is: it’s been a ballad of incompetence (the mayor) vs. miscalculation (the unions). The result is a race for irrelevance. Instead of predicting who will win, I suspect that, as is often the case in these types of negotiations, everybody will lose.

Hope to blog on it shortly.

Job Opportunity with Canada's World

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Another Job Opportunity for those interested in Canadian Foreign Policy and International Issues.

Job Opportunity – Ethnocultural Outreach Coordinator

Term: 12 months, 28 hours per week
Rate: $27 per hour
Location: Vancouver
Ideal Start date: September 4, 2007
Application deadline: August 13, 2007

Canada’s World, a project of the SFU Centre for Dialogue, seeks a full-time Ethnocultural Outreach Coordinator to join our national team. Canada’s World is a national citizens’ dialogue aimed at creating a new vision for Canadian international policy. Our secretariat offices are based in Vancouver and we work in collaboration with a series of academic and non-profit organizations across the country.

The Ethnocultural Outreach Coordinator plays a pivotal role in this collaborative initiative. S/he will report to the Director of Canada’s World and work closely with staff, interns, volunteers and advisory committee members in engaging ethnocultural and diaspora communities in a series of dialogues about Canada’s place in the world.

The ideal candidate will be an excellent communicator, well organized, and detail oriented with a passion for, and knowledge of, international policy issues. S/he will be bilingual (French and English), enjoy working in a dynamic work environment and have strong networks within ethnocultural and diaspora communities. S/he will be experienced at facilitating community meetings, compiling tailored resource materials, organizing events and speaking to the media. S/he will possess a post-secondary degree in Arts, Social Sciences or a related field, and enjoy working with people.

Canada’s World is an equal opportunity employer. All interested applicants should submit their cover letter, resume and a 200 word response to the following question: What are the greatest challenges and opportunities facing Canada internationally in the next twenty years?

Applications should be mailed to:
Shauna Sylvestershaunas(at)canadasworld.ca,
Canada’s World Fellow,
SFU Centre for Dialogue,
3303 – 515 West Hastings Street,
Vancouver, B.C. V6B 5K3

Job Posting @ Mars

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This job opportunity came through from Ross W., a very cool looking job indeed. I know the MaRS team is excited about this new development. Contact info is at the bottom. Enjoy!

Director, Social Entrepreneurship

The MaRS Discovery District is seeking a Director, Social Entrepreneurship. Reporting to the CEO, the Director will assemble and lead a team of advisors focused on helping new and emerging social entrepreneurs refine, launch and scale their innovative ideas for creating transformative social change.

S/he will also lead Social Innovation Generation @ MaRS (SiG@MaRS) – a node in a new national network linking MaRS, the McConnell Foundation, the University of Waterloo and PLAN. Finally, the successful candidate will become a member of MaRS’ senior leadership team and contribute to the development and evolution of MaRS itself.

Position Overview

The person hired for this position will leverage MaRS’ expertise and networks in supporting emerging entrepreneurs to develop a new suite of programs and services focused on social entrepreneurship.

Responsibilities will include:

Liaising with the other SiG nodes to develop a national social innovation network, spanning idea generation, incubation, evolution and expansion
Building and leading a team with the expertise to help emerging social entrepreneurs test and launch their ideas and strengthen and grow their organizations
Selecting and coordinating a group of external mentors and advisors to work with emerging social ventures and their leadership teams
Developing course material/curricula/programming content, and assembling tools and templates that support social innovation
Creating opportunities to connect social innovators and their commercial counterparts
Build strategic initiatives in financing social ventures, knowledge transfer, and enabling technology platforms for social change
Identifying the key organizations active in this field across the country – and internationally – and developing a partnership strategy that includes government and the private sector
As a young, entrepreneurial organization, everyone at MaRS is expected to be flexible; specific duties/responsibilities will evolve, and staff will be expected to contribute to various projects as needed.

Skills/Qualifications

At least 5 years of experience in the social sector, including roles that involved team formation and leadership
Entrepreneurial experience either creating or building an early-stage venture
Knowledge of public policy and a proven ability to work with public, private and third sector partners
Ability to work both independently and in teams
Exceptional communications skills, both oral and written

About MaRS

MaRS is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to maximizing the economic and social mpact of Canadian innovation. The MaRS Centre – a 700,000 sf convergence centre in downtown Toronto houses over 65 organizations, from investors and scientists to entrepreneurs and policymakers.

Contact Information

Ross Wallace – Director, Corporate Strategy (416) 673-8126 – rwallace@marsdd.com
Applications for this position must be received by July 31, 2007.

Canadian Foreign Policy oriented Job Posting

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I’ve recently been asked to sit on the advisory committee for Canada’s World. An emerging project that seeks to facilitate a national dialogue on Canadian Foreign Policy.

Shauna Sylvester, the founder and director has started the process of staffing up the project. Attached below is the notice. Interested parties should contact Shauna.

Job Posting – Online Community Facilitator and Editor

Term: 18 months
Rate: $55,000 to $60,000 based on experience
Location: Vancouver
Ideal Start date: June 11, 2007
Application deadline: May 23, 2007

Canada’s World, a project of the SFU Centre for Dialogue seeks a full-time On-Line Community Facilitator and Editor to join our national team. Canada’s World is a national citizens’ dialogue aimed at creating a new vision for Canadian international policy. Our secretariat offices are based in Vancouver and we work in collaboration with a series of academic and non-profit organizations across the country.

The On-line Community Facilitator and Editor plays a pivotal role in this collaborative initiative. S/he will report to the Director of Canada’s World and work closely with staff, interns, volunteers and advisory committee members in creating a virtual community where citizens can exchange ideas and learn about Canada’s place in the world.

The idea candidate will be an excellent writer, well-organized, and detail-oriented with a passion for and knowledge of international policy issues. S/he will be bilingual (French and English), enjoy working within a dynamic work environment and capable of analyzing complex discussions and distilling them in plain language communications. S/he will be experienced at facilitating on-line forums and blogs, enjoy editing and working with computers and social networking tools. S/he will possess a post-secondary degree in Arts, Social Sciences, Information Management or a related field, enjoy working in a face-paced dynamic environment and have the ability to think creatively.

Canada’s World is an equal opportunity employer. All interested applicants should submit their cover letter, resume and a 200 word response to the following question: What are some of the greatest challenges and opportunities facing Canada internationally in the next twenty years?

to: Shauna Sylvester shaunas@canadasworld.ca, Canada’s World Fellow, SFU Centre for Dialogue, 3303 – 515 West Hastings Street, Vancouver, B.C. V6B 5K3

Job Description

The Online Community Facilitator/Editor is responsible for facilitating the virtual presence of Canada’s World. S/he reports to the Project Director and works with web design staff in ensuring that the on-line components of the initiative are developed and delivered to maximize citizen engagement. Specific duties include:

Communications and Marketing

Assisting staff in identifying appropriate modes of marketing the website
Inviting community members to use the site, assisting them with access and logistical issues
Responding to information requests from community members in a timely manner
Developing on-line tools to maximize social networking and outreach to existing and potential community members

Editing and Regulation

Overseeing the approval of content across the site and ensuring that quality content is approved and inappropriate content is declined
Consulting with appropriate stakeholders when editorial issues arise and addressing them in a sensitive manner
Bringing attention to and/or enforcing community norms, rules and procedures
Acting as the primary liaison with the web hosting organization, suppliers and licensing bodies

On-line Programming

Uploading content onto the site, creating groups and folders and updating web pages
Maintaining a daily blog which summarizes the key ideas from the days’ online deliberations
Facilitating a daily on-line forum based on the key themes from the citizens’ dialogues
Designing and monitoring on-line surveys and developing summary reports of their findings
Tracking and monitoring web usage to identify areas for strength and improvement

Planning, Administration, Reporting

Providing advice to the Director and web design team on strengthening the on-line dimensions of the initiative
Working and supporting interns and volunteers in web-related activities
Providing written reports for presentation to funders as necessary
Participating in evaluations of the on-line program
Participating and representing Canada’s World at external meetings as requested
Participate actively on the Canada’s World staff team and share in the administrative duties

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Call for Applications – World Youth Fellowship

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Hi friends – the Gordon Foundation (great people, great organization) have just issued a call for applications for the upcoming year’s World Youth Fellowship. I’ve posted the details below and encourage anyone interested to find out more information here.

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Global Youth Fellowship – Call for Applications/Appel à candidature

The Walter and Duncan Gordon Foundation is pleased to announce the 2007 call for applications for the Global Youth Fellowship. This initiative is intended to complement the grants we award through the Foundation’s Global Citizenship Programme. The Global Youth Fellowships are targeted towards emerging, young Canadian leaders who demonstrate potential to enhance Canada’s role on the world stage. The Fellowships will provide successful candidates with a cash award of $20,000 as well as other forms of support.

To be eligible for consideration, applicants must be Canadian citizens or landed immigrants between 24 – 35 years of age with previous international experience – paid or volunteer. They also need to demonstrate a sustained commitment to international issues through studies, career choices and volunteer activities.

For bios of the 2006 Global Youth Fellows, please visit our website.

Application Deadline: Friday, April 20, 2007 by 5:00 p.m. EST

Application form and guidelines as well as more information about the eligibility criteria can be found on our website at: www.gordonfn.org.

We welcome your help in circulating this call for applications as broadly as possible.
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La Fondation Walter et Duncan Gordon a le plaisir de vous annoncer l’appel à candidature pour son programme de bourse de recherche des jeunes citoyens du monde 2007. Cette initiative vient compléter les subventions que nous octroyons au travers du programme de Citoyenneté mondiale de la Fondation. La bourse de recherche des jeunes citoyens du monde s’adresse aux jeunes chefs de fil Canadiens, hommes ou femmes, possédant un potentiel pour améliorer le rôle du Canada sur la scène internationale. La bourse de recherche offrira aux candidats et candidates retenues un appui financier de 20 000 $ ainsi qu’un support logistique.
Pour être admissible, les candidats doivent posséder la citoyenneté canadienne ou le statut de résident permanent, être âgés de 24 à 35 ans, et posséder une expérience professionnelle ou bénévole internationale. En outre, ils devront pouvoir démontrer leur intérêt durable aux questions internationales par l’entremise de leurs travaux de recherche, de leur choix de carrière ou de leur engagement bénévole.

Découvrez la biographie des jeunes boursiers citoyens du monde 2006 sur notre site Internet.

Date limite de dépôt des candidatures : Le vendredi 20 avril 2007 à 17 h 00 HNE.

Visitez notre site Internet à www.gordonfn.org pour obtenir les critères d’admissibilité ou le processus de sélection.

Merci par avance de diffuser cet appel à candidature le plus largement possible.

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Job Opportunity for Canada-US buffs

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Just a quick note for friends interested in Canada-US relations. The Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars in Washington DC is looking to hire a Program Associate for its Canada Institute. You can read more about the opportunity here. I’m a big fan of David Biette, the institute’s Director. He’s thoughtful, friendly and always willing to engage young thinkers with new ideas. The Deadline is January 31st. Thank you Alison L. for the heads up!

Speaking of the Woodrow Wilson Canada Institute, I’m laying over an extra night in Ottawa next week so I can attend their panel on Canada-US Intelligence Sharing in light of Judge O’Connor’s “Report of the Events Relating to Maher Arar.” The panel should very much be worth taking in, especially given US Senator Leahy’s growing interest in the case.

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