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Hiring: Project Manager – Columbia Basin Pride Guide and Queer History Project

28 January @ 8:00 am 14 February @ 5:00 pm

Fernie Pride is excited to find our new Project Manager for the Columbia Basin Pride Guide and Queer History Project!

This is a contract position open to people residing in the Columbia Basin region and can be primarily remote with some in-person requirements as necessary.

The Project Manager is responsible for the successful management and coordination of the Columbia Basin 2SLGBTQ+ Pride Guide and Queer History Project. This two-year project is multifaceted and involves working with multiple community partners and organizations.

This position starts March 1, 2025 with a six month review and a pay rate of $40/hour. The successful candidate is an independent contractor and will not be an employee of Fernie Pride.

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Employment Opportunity

Columbia Basin 2SLGBTQ+ Pride Guide and Queer History Project

Project Manager

Fernie Pride Society is pleased to offer a position for a community-minded, compassionate, and eager individual to fill our position of Project Manager. If you agree with the following statements, we want you to apply:

  • You enjoy contributing to your community using collaboration and relationship building
  • You enjoy research, data collection, and project execution.
  • You love teamwork but are great at working independently.
  • You live in the Columbia Basin region.

Hours: Up to 40 hours per month

Rate of Pay: $40 per hour for duration of contract

Job Term: March 1, 2025 to March 31, 2027

Job Details: This is a Contract Position and the successful applicant is responsible for their own CRA reporting and associated payables. Fernie Pride Society is to be invoiced monthly for services provided. Applicants are independent contractors and will not be an employee of Fernie Pride Society. The successful candidate will be subject to a six-month (September 1, 2025) evaluation for contract extension.

Purpose: The Project Manager is responsible for working in partnership with the Fernie Pride Society Board of Directors and the Fernie Pride Executive Director to manage and coordinate the Columbia Basin 2SLGBTQ+ Pride Guide and Queer History Project. The Project Manager contributes to the overall success of the organization by effectively implementing this important Columbia Basin project.

Key components of the project are:

The Kootenay Pride Guide: this guide will comprehensively map the region and share the tools, services, businesses, and organizations that directly serve the 2SLGBTQ+ community and allies. The Guide will be available in print and online versions allowing residents and visitors to readily access information. In rural areas, it is common for people to travel to neighbouring towns for health care, groceries, etc. The Guide will allow them to gain insight into what services and resources are offered, where they are, and how to access them – an invaluable tool for Queer people in rural southeast British Columbia. Think of it as a Yellow Pages for the queer community.

Columbia Basin Queer History Project: The Columbia Basin has a long history of 2SLGBTQ+ people creating change and claiming space. Our history is disappearing rapidly for a multitude of reasons as well as the fact that queer history is also a victim of rural isolation. Over the last century there are definite pockets of Queer communities surviving and thriving in the Columbia Basin but often these groups existed in quiet silos due to rural politics, religion, violence, and geography. Working with Kevin Allen, Historian in Residence at the Calgary Central Library, author of the best-selling book: Our Past Matters: Stories of Gay Calgary, and founder of the Calgary Gay History Project, you will assist in the  preservation of regional Queer History which will result in a book, website, and travelling display materials.

Physical Requirements: The successful applicant should be able to lift tables, chairs, program materials, etc when setting up for events and activities as required or have access to supports that can assist in accomplishing these tasks as required.

How to Apply: Please send a cover letter and resume as one .pdf document to info@ferniepride.ca. Please indicate “Project Manager – YOUR NAME” in the subject line. Applications accepted until 5pm, February 14, 2025. The position will remain open if we are unable to fill the position at that time.

Primary Responsibilities

  • Ensuring project partners adhere to provided timelines and deliverables
  • Ensuring documentation is maintained throughout the length of the project
  • Communicating plans, actions, risks, and issues to Fernie Pride and key stakeholders
  • Managing and building relationships with multiple partner organizations
  • Managing day-to-day activities for the Columbia Basin 2SLGBTQ+ Mapping and History Project
  • Analyzing project data and producing monthly progress reports in advance of Fernie Pride Board meetings
  • Coordinate internal and external resources, ensuring that the Project remains within scope, schedule, and budget
  • Organizing project outreach events and presentations
  • Represent Fernie Pride Society in the community
  • Form a strong alliances with collaborating partners
  • Other duties as assigned

Qualifications:

  • A passion for collaboration and team projects
  • Valid driver license and vehicle as some travel throughout the Columbia Basin will be required
  • Excellent interpersonal skills and sound judgement
  • Experience in coordinating multiple project partners and stakeholders
  • Experience in long-term project execution and management
  • Strong oral and written communication skills
  • Strong presentation skills
  • Time management skills
  • Demonstrated organizational skills
  • Experience facilitating workshops/meetings/events/activities
  • Has access to personal computer and internet connection
  • Basic understanding of social media
  • Basic understanding of Word, Excel, Power Point, Zoom, etc
  • Has a positive attitude and is not afraid to think creatively
  • Strong attention to deadlines and budgetary guidelines
  • Must be available to work some evenings and weekends as required

If this sounds like you, Fernie Pride Society encourages you to apply!

Fernie Pride Society is committed to employment equity and prioritizes applications from underrepresented groups. In recognition of structural and systemic barriers to education and employment, we will work with applicants where possible to address gaps in experience; professional development funding is potentially available on an annual basis. Fernie Pride values the experiences and skill sets gained through non-traditional employment; including lived experience, unpaid or emotional labour, and community organizing.

We encourage applications from qualified candidates who reflect the diversity of our communities. If you have a disability and require accessibility accommodations throughout all stages of the application and employment process, please contact info@ferniepride.ca.

Fernie Pride acknowledges that we reside on land located within Qukin ʔamakʔis, the unceded traditional territory of Yaq̓it ʔa·knuqⱡi’it. We recognize that we live and work within their vast lands. ʔakanuxunik̓ are from Yaq̓it ʔa·knuqⱡi‘it and are members of the Ktunaxa speaking peoples of Columbia, Idaho, and Montana.

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The Fernie Pride Society supports and connects the 2SLGBTQ+ community in the Elk Valley.  Incorporated in December 2016, the Society is a hub for 2SLGBTQ+ people and their allies, programming special events as well as providing resource referrals.

 

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Fernie Pride acknowledges that we reside on land located within Qukin ʔamakʔis, the unceded traditional territory of Yaq̓it ʔa·knuqⱡi’it.

We recognize that we live and work within their vast lands. ʔakanuxunik̓ are from Yaq̓it ʔa·knuqⱡi‘it and are members of the Ktunaxa speaking peoples of British Columbia, Idaho, and Montana.

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