Fundraising Event Assistant
Big Little Run – Summer Position

Anticipated Start Date: Monday, May 13, 2024
Anticipated End Date: Friday, July 5, 2024
Rate of Pay: $17.55 per hour, 35 hours per week x 8 weeks

About Us

At Big Brothers Big Sisters of Guelph (BBBSG), it is our collective mission to enable life-changing mentoring relationships in order to ignite the power and potential of young people. By building social emotional competence, mental health and well-being, educational engagement and employment readiness, our vision is that all young people realize their full potential.

Position Responsibilities

Reporting to the Fund Development & Communications Coordinator; the Fundraising Event Assistant will be responsible for tasks including:

• Assist in planning a 5K race, a 10K race, and a Half-Marathon on June 23, 2024
• Assist with volunteer recruitment, volunteer training and event-day volunteer management
• Provide support with community relations/promotions
• Assist with social media promotions
• Plan and execute event day activities
• Solicit prizes
• Complete office tasks such as photocopying and data entry

This position will require both remote work and in-office work, depending on government and public health guidelines

Qualifications

• Post-secondary student, with focus on Marketing, Volunteer Management or Project Coordination
• Strong computer skills: word processing, email and Internet systems, working in a MS Office environment; experience with graphic design considered an asset
• Ability to work independently, take initiative and assume responsibility with minimal supervision
• Exceptional interpersonal and written communication skills
• Interest and knowledge of Big Brothers Big Sisters of Guelph
• Resourceful, creative and detail oriented
• Excellent telephone manner and speaking voice
• Experience working with social media tools, including Facebook, Instagram• Have access to a vehicle
• Evening and Weekend work is required

This position is funded by the Ministry of Employment and Social Development through Canada Summer Jobs. As such, the applicant: is between 15 and 30 years of age at the start of employment; is a Canadian citizen, permanent resident, or person on whom refugee protection has been conferred under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act and; is legally entitled to work according to the relevant provincial/territorial legislation and regulations.

APPLICATION PROCESS

For more information about our agency, please visit our website at www.bbbsg.ca. Apply with resume and cover letter by 5 pm on Monday, May 6th to Taylor.Brick@bigbrothersbigsisters.ca. Please include position title in the subject line. Only those applicants selected for an interview will be contacted.

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Guelph is committed to the principles of equity, diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We aim to hire the best candidate for the position based on their qualifications and merit in terms of knowledge, skills, and experience. Big Brothers Big Sisters of Guelph will not discriminate against job applicants on any of the grounds protected by human rights legislation during any phases of the recruitment, screening and hiring process.

We welcome applications from persons with disabilities and will provide accommodations during all stages of the hiring process, upon request. All hiring managers of Big Brothers Big Sisters of Guelph will treat all job applicants with dignity and respect.

At no time during the interview process will any questions be asked that touch on any prohibited areas outlined in the Human Rights Code (such as age, ancestry, colour, race, citizenship, ethnic origin, place of origin, creed, disability, sex/pregnancy, family status, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, and gender expression).

We thank everyone for their resume; however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.