CJPME is looking for a highly motivated individual who is passionate about CJPME’s human rights mission and who wants to play a major role in the growth and influence of CJPME.
CJPME is a not-for-profit organization whose mission is to empower Canadians of all backgrounds to promote justice, development and peace in the Middle East, and here at home in Canada. CJPME is a national, independent, non-partisan Canadian organization at the forefront of promoting human rights and justice for all peoples in the Middle East, especially for Palestinians.
CJPME is a small organization requiring a versatile individual who can creatively contribute in multiple roles. The position requires skills in activism, organizing, advocacy, policy development, public relations and communications. Bi- or trilingual candidates will have an advantage, as part of CJPME’s constituency is French-speaking and Arabic-speaking. The qualified individual will report to CJPME’s President.
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Palestine Solidarity Activist, CJPME – CJPME Head Office
Start Date: |
Immediate |
Location: |
Montreal (Ahuntsic), QC |
Status: |
Full time |
Job Category: |
Professional position |
Position |
Program- or Executive-level, depending on experience |
Relevant Work Experience: |
Minimum 3 years |
Career Level: |
Experienced |
Education Level: |
University degree, with preference for expertise in political science, management, org development and/or public relations |
Salary: |
Commensurate with experience & qualifications. |
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Industry: |
Non-profit sector |
Schedule: |
Daytime hours (9 a.m. to 5 p.m.) |
Job Description:
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Activism
- Assist in all aspects of the work of launching and supporting human rights campaigns and/or demonstrations
- Organize meetings/events/press conferences with the public, media, partners and volunteers, to socialize the organization’s policies and campaigns
- Be able to speak publicly of the organization, its mandate, and its focal areas
- Represent the organization at community events, occasionally outside office hours
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Communications
- Assist in all aspects of the work of launching and supporting social media communications
- Support the successful rollout of and engagement with organizational campaigns
- Help develop outgoing communications with the public and others
- Help maintain organizational platforms for policy campaigns and related
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Advocacy
- Assist in the development of strategic policies, in various written/graphic formats, that meet advocacy needs, targeting potentially politicians, media, or the general public
- Represent the organization to politicians, media, or the general public to articulate and socialize the organization’s policies and campaigns
- Support the organization’s advocacy work – involving staff, volunteers, and partners – to collectively carry out advocacy policy
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Public Relations
- Develop strategic relationships at various levels with partners, allies, the media and politicians to promote the work and mandate of the organization
- Liaise with elected officials, partners, supporters and volunteers
- Help organize events involving elected officials, the public, partners and volunteers
- Help develop communications, brochures, promotional videos, or other vehicles for relationship building and messaging
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Management and Administration
- Carry out personnel administration, orientation and management of junior staff
- Support some of the administrative processes of the organization as required
- Maintain and update organizational processes and templates
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Bilingual Candidates: Translation review work
- Review translation outputs prior to publishing
Qualifications:
The ideal candidate would have the following qualifications:
- Experience and education
- Minimum 3 years professional experience with roles involving the above skills
- University or post-secondary education
- Communications and writing skills
- Native language skills in English, spoken and written
- Ability to write professional, well-structured, persuasive texts of various lengths
- Strong public speaking ability
- Language skills in French and Arabic would also be an asset
- Knowledge
- Strong knowledge of international humanitarian law, and international human rights law.
- Strong academic knowledge of Middle East history, culture and politics.
- Understanding of Canadian politics, and experience communicating with elected representatives.
- Technology and platform skills
- Solid, hands-on, office experience, with strong experience with all Microsoft Office products (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.)
- Advanced-level familiarity with common social media platforms: e.g. Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, Tiktok, LinkedIn.
- Experience working creatively with many different media platforms and tools (e.g. social media, Websites, on-line tools, video/audio, podcasts, etc.)
- Personality traits
- High integrity and passionate drive for human rights, especially Palestinian human rights
- Strong organizational abilities including planning, delegating, and program development
- Excellent customer relations skills, in-person and over the phone/Zoom
- Skills to collaborate with and motivate volunteers
- Willingness to work flexible hours as needed
Application Procedure:
Serious candidates should email their CVs/resumes along with a cover letter to [email protected]
NOTE: No phone calls please. Candidates selected for interviews will be contacted. Thank you.