JOB POSTING: Regional Coordinator – BC (part-time), Pan-Canadian Task Force on Women in Migration Project
ABOUT MIGRANT WORKERS CENTRE (MWC)
Founded in 1986, MWC is a non-profit organization that works to promote and advance access to justice for migrant workers by providing legal services, advocacy, research, public education, and engaging in law and policy reform initiatives. Our members include migrant workers working in low-wage jobs in the caregiving, agriculture, food processing, retail, and hospitality sectors, including migrant workers who have lost legal status in Canada. MWC envisions a society in which all workers are entitled to secure immigration status and access to fair, safe employment. We strive to advance the rights of migrant workers to equally participate in Canadian society and the Canadian economy.
PROJECT SUMMARY
Funded by the Women and Gender Equality Canada’s Feminist Response and Recovery Fund, this project seeks to develop a Pan-Canadian Task Force on Women in Migration with the goal of addressing the intersecting vulnerabilities that women migrants experience. Women’s relationship to immigration policies, pathways and status has been identified as creating barriers to and challenges for equitable inclusion in Canadian society.
The task force will bring together experts in the field, including women with lived experience, academics, migrant advocates and service providers to collaborate across sectors and disciplines, share and pool resources, identify best practices, empower women with lived experience, engage in research using feminist methodologies, develop policy solutions, and inform policymakers. The task force will consist of a National Coordinating Committee (NCC) and four Regional Coordinating Committees (RCCs) in the provinces of Ontario, Quebec, British Columbia and Manitoba.
POSITION SUMMARY
Across the project, there are four regional coordinator positions available, in BC, Manitoba, Ontario and Quebec. These positions are anticipated to be part-time, 15 hours per week, contract positions for a period of two and half years (until March 2024). This is an exciting opportunity to work at a regional level to support the creation of a national network of women with lived experience, academics, migrant advocacy and community organizations and to identify trends and promote policy solutions aimed at ending discrimination against women migrants in Canada.
The Regional Coordinators will be responsible for supporting the development of the regional work plans and implementing the regional project activities, coordinating resources and activities to ensure project deliverables and timelines are achieved, in accordance with the project plan and budget. This will require expertise in project management, advocacy and facilitation skills. The Regional Coordinators are housed at the respective Regional Partner organizations and report to designated supervisors. A National Coordinator/Advocacy lead is responsible for overall project coordination.
Application Deadline: Friday, December 10, 2021
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Regional Coordinator – BC (part-time), Pan-Canadian Task Force on Women in Migration Project
