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Opportunity last updated: June 12th
Events Team – Program, Project & Events Assistant
Barrier-Free Access- Suitable for Community Service/Fine Options
- Suitable for Seniors
This opportunity is available as either a regular volunteer position or an unpaid internship. Please refer to the Schedule section below to choose a commitment.
The unpaid internship position provides you with practical skills and hands-on experience in a professional office setting. If you are new to Canada, this is an excellent opportunity for you to gain office experience, particularly in a Canadian cultural context.
Volunteer Duties
- Assists with our program and events delivery.
- Assists HQ and the Volunteer Program Lead, as well as the rest of the Program Leads with tasks assigned on a per project basis.
- Reporting to the Volunteer Program Lead and the Operations Lead, the Program & Events Assistant will conduct general tasks such as:
- Writing, reviewing, editing, and updating events related content for company websites, blogs, marketing materials, and other mediums at times.
- Conducting research and interviews to learn more about current trends, developments, and perceptions about the subject matter (Events and campaigns for black-led founders and businesses), and then contextualizing your findings.
- Assisting the team with the design of promotional materials for events on a project basis.
- Using social media to engage clients, respond to questions or complaints, and to promote company initiatives relating to BIPOC Foundation’s programs and events.
- Collaborating with internal departments to establish campaign objectives, complete tasks, and identify and solve problems.
- Suggesting new ways to promote program and event offerings and to reach stakeholders.
- Brainstorming and implementing event concepts and assisting with plans and activities.
- Liaising with vendors.
- Assisting management with tasks that aid in negotiating sponsorship.
- Updating HQ and management on various topics and feedback relating to programs and events.
- Assisting with the development, review, and sending of post-event feedback surveys.
- Assisting with the process to obtain permits for specific events, programs, and projects.
- Circulating post-event reports while working with a program leads to preparing and reviewing them.
- Assisting in development of SOP for events creation and delivery.
- Assisting in mobilizing event/campaign volunteers.
- Assisting the project team is responsible for initiating, planning, executing, monitoring, and closing of projects and events.
- Assisting in analyzing and integrating the time, cost, quality, resources, communications, risk and procurement of the projects.
- Managing the planning, budgets, and implementing of projects assigned by HQ and the Volunteer Program Lead.
- Monitoring and reporting on progress of assigned projects.
- Assisting in generating short term and long term project/event timelines and guiding various team’s contributions and deliverables.
- Adapting work breakdowns for changes based on project needs when necessary to meet project outputs, outcomes, and objectives.
- Presenting progress, problems, and solutions to management and HQ or other parties as necessary.
- Monitoring and reporting on progress of assigned projects.
- Assistance in Managing the planning, budgets, and implementation of projects and events assigned by HQ and the Volunteer Program Lead.
Age Requirements
18 years old or above
Schedule
- Regular Volunteers (12–16 hrs/week).
- Unpaid Interns (6–8 months, 20 hrs/week).
Time Commitment
Event-based
Type of Opportunity
Administrative & Office Work,Community Engagement,Marketing & Communications
Application Type
Basic
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This role involves assisting with outreach coordination, managing communication calendars (events, media, and press), and supporting the delivery of public relations initiatives that promote the Foundation’s programs and events.
This position will be a hybrid opportunity with a combination of online commitment, along with in-person meetings held.
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In December 2025, we’ll focus only on event-based opportunities. We’ll respond to other volunteer inquiries or referrals starting in January 2026.