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Asian Women for Equality is a non-profit organization working as a progressive force to change societal attitudes towards women, especially women of Asian descent; to advance equality for Asian women, and to create opportunities for Asian women to meaningfully participate and take leadership roles in civil society. 

As a small but dedicated group of women working for social change, we are looking for someone passionate about advancing equality for women to help us grow our organization and advance our mission.

As our Program Coordinator, you will partner with us as we grow our organization and capacity in a few different ways:

Building connections within the community: We currently work with many community groups on projects to advance shared goals. Your work will support our agenda to connect and work with existing and new partner organizations. This includes administrative and communications work such as arranging travel, meeting spaces, and accommodations to support meetings with other organizations; sourcing speakers and trainers for training and educational workshops; organizing in-person and virtual events; publicizing events to relevant audiences; and setting up and attending to our table at community events.

Developing and growing the volunteer base:  We are a volunteer-run group and we intend to grow in size, ability, and reach. You will help us identify and find ways to address the different challenges that may prevent Asian women from taking on fulfilling volunteer roles. This includes working with us to develop and implement a sustainable, achievable, timely recruitment, training, and retention strategy. This work may include but is not limited to project management, arranging hands-on training, preparing written and visual materials, documenting processes and practices, and public speaking.

Organizing a community space: You will help maintain our space as a welcoming place for our program and service users and visitors.    

A good match for this position: 

• Aware of and committed to our mandate.

• Experienced supporting established organizations develop and implement creative growth strategies. You understand the need and impact of both short and long- term projects towards meeting organizational vision and goals. 

• You are an accomplished organizer of events and of people with strong  project coordination skills.

• You understand the importance of clear communication and thorough administration practices and procedures including working within budgets in volunteer-led organizations.

• You have solid written and verbal communication skills in English. Attention to detail is important to you. 

• You have experience with report writing, non-profit accountabilities, and professional email standards.

• You have experience conducting surveys and interviews, and collating and reporting on their outcomes and results.     

• You are proficient with Zoom, Google Suite, Microsoft suite and other applications.  You are comfortable learning new technology and able to share knowledge with others.

• You are willing to propose and implement a straightforward social media/engagement strategy to address diverse audiences.

• Proficiency in an Asian language is an asset but not required.

Credentials will only be valued as much as work experience. We particularly welcome applications from Asian women, working-class women, women of colour, and lesbian women. We will consider applications from women who are legally authorized to work in Canada and possess a valid open work permit.

This is a full-time position for 18 months (Sept 15, 2024 - March 31, 2026.) 

Work hours are Monday to Friday but may include evenings and weekends depending on the need. The work schedule is hybrid with regular in-office hours at our space in east Vancouver.