Thank you for your interest in joining our team! A little bit about Venture for Canada:
Venture for Canada is a national charity that fosters entrepreneurial skills and mindset in young Canadians. To be entrepreneurial is to act upon opportunities to create value for others.
We recruit, train, and support young people to work for innovative Canadian small businesses and startups. Through our programs, participants develop the network, knowledge, and entrepreneurial skills to have more impactful careers.
The resourcefulness of Canadians is essential to overcoming our country’s greatest challenges. Venture for Canada is a catalyst of systemic social change by equipping young Canadians to build a more prosperous and inclusive society.
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About the Job Title:
Hi, I’m Kathleen, the People Operations Manager here at Venture for Canada (VFC). I’ll be leading the recruitment for this new opening. I’ve been with VFC since 2019 and have seen it grow from 9 to 30+ team members! We’ve got such a dedicated and hardworking team of amazing people and we’re excited to see it expand! If you’re interested in learning more about our recruitment process and workplace philosophy, check out our Careers page here.
At VFC, the Stakeholder Engagement Intern plays an essential role in enabling Venture for Canada to access the support of external stakeholders. Working closely with the Leadership Team, the Intern offers project coordination and organization to ensure that these relationships are developed, maintained, and valuable to all parties. Day to day, the Intern will explore and interact with VFC’s external ecosystem, identifying mission-aligned event sponsors and speakers who will add value to our suite of youth-serving programs, and supporting their introduction to VFC.
Role Responsibilities
- Conduct research to identify individuals and companies (i.e. “stakeholders”) aligned with VFC’s mission, who can be asked to contribute as event speakers or sponsors;
- Manage and maintain accurate stakeholder data in Hubspot CRM;
- Support colleagues in engaging new stakeholders, including:
- Using project management skills to track steps toward successfully engaging a new stakeholder;
- Supporting colleagues to draft emails, troubleshoot challenges, and schedule interactions with prospective stakeholders as needed.
- Represent VFC as a point of contact for new stakeholders, both online and in-person, where relevant; and
- Directly work with the VFC Leadership Team.
- Any other reasonable responsibilities as requested by VFC.
Job Requirements:
- Verbal communication skills: comfortable speaking with new people in person, and on the phone.
- Written communication skills: comfortable writing a professional and efficient email to an organizational stakeholder.
- Stakeholder Management: experience interacting with important stakeholders and navigating their needs.
- Attention to detail.
- Experience with Hubspot as a CRM would be an asset.
- Public speaking experience would be an asset.
- Proficiency with Google Workspace/Gmail, HubSpot, Slack, Zoom, and the Windows operating system are assets
- Must be legally authorized to work in Canada.
- Must be currently enrolled in post-secondary education.
- Must have Canadian citizenship, PR, or Refugee status, unfortunately, International Students are not eligible due to our funder’s requirements.
Interested in this role but don’t think you have the “right”: experience? We look for transferable skills too! We also heard only 1% of candidates will ever meet every single requirement on most job postings, so really it’s not a big deal if you don’t meet all our requirements.
Venture for Canada is committed to providing equal pay for equal work with salaries in line with industry standards. The salary for this position is 770/week. This is a 12 week contract.
Location: Virtual, home office must be within Canada.
Start Date: January 13, 2025
Internal Job Level: L1
Venture for Canada is committed to making the workplace fit what you need. If you require accommodation, we will work with you to meet your needs. Please reach out to us at kathleen@ventureforcanada.ca for any accessibility requirements. Additionally, our employees are responsible for assisting in protecting the company and customer data by following information security policies and procedures.
