Project Management Assistant Intern, Community Healing Days Project by the Family Care Collective

January 8, 2024 | by User Posts

Description of Organization

The Family Care Collective (FCC) is a community organization for families in Montreal with a focus on advocacy, community support, and access to information. We offer drop-in services for new and expecting parents in Montreal to receive social support and guidance to navigate resources related to reproductive health, mental health, medical care, childcare, work, and housing. We recognize that for many people, starting a family, often in a new country, poses challenges that affect the experience of pregnancy and the adjustment during the postpartum period and beyond.

We offer free individual and group meetings as well as regular workshops and social events to help new and expecting parents navigate this process with the support of the FCC community.

We bring a person-centered, interdisciplinary and integrative approach to support maternal health and the wellbeing of the family, drawing on a strong network of healthcare practitioners, activists and researchers. Our values of equity, dignity and feminist ethics are at the heart of our work as we advocate for the physical and mental health of the whole family.

Responsibilities and deliverables

We are looking to hire an intern to help us exclusively with the new upcoming Community Healing Days extension. They will be working alongside another SHIFT intern and the project coordinators. Tasks might include:

Support the development of the Family Care Collective network to support its services in maternal mental health and family wellbeing
Archiving of relevant media and research articles
Social media communications support to help manage Facebook page and other social media accounts

Assets and Requirements

Student must be registered as a Concordia student
Strong English communication skills necessary and bilingual skills an asset for some translation work
Strong organizational skills
Experience with social media
Previous administration of projects is an asset
Ability to work independently, and also in a team
Ability to meet deadlines

Duration: Winter Semester (12 weeks between January – April 2024, exact dates to be determined between the Host Organisation and student)

Site of employment: Hybrid, we often meet in the Concordia area at a café, at SHIFT Centre, or at Studio 414 (site for the CHD project)

*All SHIFT interns are welcome to co-work at SHIFT’s space (LB-145) throughout the work week.

Hours: 120 hours total (roughly 10 hours a week)

Remuneration: $2000

Please note that SHIFT payments are made as honorariums, sent in 2 installments at mid-semester and the end of the semester.

Deadline to apply: 12th November, 2023

By the deadline, the student should:

Send a cover letter and resume to Millie and Suparna by email: millie.tresierra@gmail.com; suparna.choudhury7@gmail.com (email subject: “Project Management Assistant application”) by midnight on 12th November, 2023

For more on/from the SHIFT Internship Program, go to our web page or subscribe to our internship opportunities mailing list!

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NEWS

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