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Youth Entrepreneurship Coordinator
(Full time, determinate position ending August 2012 - 3 vacancies, one each in the counties of Stormont, Dundas & Glengarry, Prescott & Russell, and Renfrew)
Under the supervision of the Executive Director of the CFDC, the Youth Entrepreneurship Coordinator will be responsible for the final development and implementation of a bilingual Youth Entrepreneurship Program.
Primary responsibilities will include:
- Community outreach to local elementary, secondary and post-secondary schools;
- Ongoing promotion of program activities to school boards, principals, teachers, and participants, including teacher and student orientation to program content;
- Collaboration with local entrepreneurs to arrange their participation in program activities as required;
- Development of project background and resource materials, including website content;
- Design and implementation of marketing strategies;
- Coordination of community and recognition events;
- Collaboration with regional Program partners and local Small Business Enterprise Centres (SBEC);
- Development and facilitation of Summer Regional Youth Entrepreneurship Camps; and
- Daily program administration tasks.
Qualifications:
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills in both French and English;
- Post-secondary education (College or University) in Business-related field with experience instructing groups; or Post-secondary education (College or University) in an Education-related field with strong knowledge of entrepreneurship principles and practices; or an alternate acceptable combination of education and experience;
- Valid Class G (or G2) Driver's License with clean driver's abstract as well as access to a vehicle;
- Experience developing and implementing new initiatives;
- Comfortable working with children, young adults, teachers and professionals in a collaborative setting;
- Excellent organizational, interpersonal and presentational skills;
- Marketing or public relations experience would be considered an asset.
*Remuneration will be commensurate with qualifications and experience.
*Regular travel throughout the program territory will be required.
Qualified applicants please submit your covering letter and resume by August 10, 2010 to:
Community Futures Development Corporation Renfrew County
Mail: 2 International Drive, Pembroke ON, K8A 6W5
Fax: 613.735.7480
Email: rccfdcinfo@bellnet.ca
Please mark all correspondence: "Attention: Youth Entrepreneurship Program Employment Review Team". Vacancies are in Pembroke, Hawkesbury and Cornwall, Ontario. Please indicate your preferred work location(s) in your covering letter.
We thank you for your interest in this position, however, only those candidates selected for further consideration will be contacted.
Community Futures is a community based non-profit organization that is dedicated to creating opportunities for entrepreneurship and the pursuit of economic growth in rural communities.
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