Speaker and Youth Empowerment Coordinator

PRIMARY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

1.Speaking and Facilitating
- Deliver in-person and virtual educational and motivational speeches and workshops focused on SEC through the themes of prevention, youth empowerment, and leadership making use of multimedia resources to engage elementary, high school, university students, other youth in community organizations, teachers and other adults
- Continually modify/tweak speech and workshop content to suit a variety of age groups, needs groups, and special requests from schools and school boards
- Coordinate and complete an array of administrative tasks relating to the above-mentioned school visits and outreach activities (coordinating presentations with educators and partners, collecting survey results etc. )
- Serve as a youth ambassador and speaker before the media (when needed) and at events such as conferences, launches, volunteer fairs, etc.

2.Campaigns and Communications
- Design and develop student and youth awareness, advocacy, and fundraising campaigns
- Design and develop tools such as resource guides, videos, and trainings to educate and assist students in raising awareness, advocacy, and fundraising
- Support the development of curriculum and tools on SEC and market to educators and parents
- Co-develop and co-organize special campaigns and events
- Create informative and inspiring web content for a youth audience and ensure quality digital user experience
- Develop social media content for youth and tweak based on engagement, key learnings and data
- Develop youth newsletter

3.Relationship Management
- Maintain professional and positive relationships with students and educators to encourage ongoing action and participation in OneChild's school-based-programming
- Identify and steward relationships with key youth to serve as speakers/ambassadors of the organization
- Ensure healthy and strong school relationships and expanded school involvement with OneChild
- Assist in developing school-based retention and loyalty strategies
- Ensure internal data systems are regularly saved, clean and updated with the changes and the status of each school contact

4.Monitoring and Evaluation
- If required, revise monitoring and evaluation protocol, that clearly assesses/measures the impact of youth programming from the perspective of participants, teachers, administrators and the community at large
- Implement tools to regularly assess the impact of school-based programming, and makes adjustments as necessary
- Distributes and collects monitoring and evaluation tools as well as assisting in data analysis
- Utilize various resources to identify trends, gaps and opportunities for growth and produce reports to senior management to educate the entire staff team on the youth pulse around SEC awareness and action

Fulfill any other responsibilities established and revised from time, to time by senior management.

QUALIFICATIONS, EDUCATION, AND EXPERIENCE

Qualifications, Education and Experience
- B.A. from recognized university or accredited College diploma—preferably in equity studies, women’s studies, political science, sociology, international development— or other related experience
- Demonstrated experience with strong public speaking and facilitation skills is mandatory
- Experience mentoring, coaching or mobilizing groups of young people
- Experience with advocacy work
- Experience working with Canva, Kahoot, Hootsuite, Google Drive, OneDrive, Zoom, Microsoft Office
- Significant experience with all social media platforms
- Experience with Wordpress is considered an asset
- Experience with Photoshop or other digital editing software is considered an asset
- Experience in video editing is considered an asset
- Adept in researching, writing and delivering motivational speeches and presentations
- Passion for the issue of SEC and a demonstrated ability to motivate others to take action (fundraising or marketing experience an asset)
- Charisma and dedication to youth leadership skills development
- Respect for leadership and the ability to work both independently and report to the Executive Director
- Highly self-motivated, eager to take initiative, independent, and a strategic thinker
- Ability to calmly manage multiple challenges and meet deadlines
- Reliable, bondable and able to follow instructions, as well as take responsibility for individual actions and honour commitments in a timely matter
- Diplomacy, politeness and exercises good judgment when working with youth and is a positive role model for young people

Mandatory Certifications
- Criminal Record Check, including Vulnerable Sector Check
- Valid Driver’s License and access to a vehicle

Working Conditions
- Early mornings may be required, evenings and/or weekends may be required to represent the organization at events.
- Domestic travel may be required

**Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis and the position may be filled prior to the deadline.**

**Job Types**: Full-time, Fixed term c