PPP Seeking Cultural Events Coordinator

Pacific Peoples' Partnership is seeking an enthusiastic and self-motivated Cultural Events Coordinator to organize educational and cultural events in the Victoria and Southern Vancouver Island area. These events will raise awareness of environmental and human rights issues in the South Pacific with a special emphasis on West Papua and links to Canadian First Nations. Successful candidates welcome the opportunity to practice cross-cultural skills, while deepening knowledge of South Pacific and First Nations cultures, international trade agreements, international Human Rights and environmental conventions.

Candidates must be under 30 years of age and full-time post-secondary students returning to school in September 2009.

Duties will include:

• Coordinating educational and cultural events
• Working with youth, community and environmental partners
• Writing proposals, press releases and articles for Tok Blong Pasifik.
• Supervising volunteers
• Responding to phone, email and other queries.

Skills sought include:

• Organized and able to prioritize and meet deadlines.
• Strong computer ability (Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Access)
• Effective communication,
• Accuracy and attention to detail.
• Ability to cope creatively with change.

This position is ideally suited (but not limited) to students in First Nations Studies, Indigenous Governance, Environmental Studies, International Relations, Pacific and Asian Studies, Anthropology

This is a 14 week term position that will end on August 29th, 2009.

Please reply with CV and cover letter to info - at - pacificpeoplespartnership.org