Volunteer Opportunities

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Current Positions

Volunteer Opportunities for Stand For The Dead Project Team

Stand for the Dead High School Liason (1)

Time Commitment: 5-10 hours/week

Mission Statement: The integral link between Stand’s High School Chapters and the Stand for the Dead Team

Responsibilities

  • Communicating with Stand’s high school chapters regarding their involvement with SFTD
  • Facilitating communication between Stand’s high school chapters and the SFTD team
  • Updating the SFTD team on the activities and needs of high school chapters involved with the STFD Campaign

Qualities Desired

  • Desire to make a difference for the people of Darfur!
  • An understanding of the needs of high school students
  • Personable
  • Excellent communicator (oral and written)
  • Detail oriented

To apply:

  1. Submit a CV
    • Tell us a bit about yourself.
  2. Submit a cover letter
    • Let us know why you’re the best candidate for the position including why you would be good at the particular section you have chosen to apply for. The letter needs to have the following important information:
      1. Information about your plans for the next 12 months, including where you will be located and what your primary activities will be
      2. Why you want to be a Stand for the Dead Liaison for the coming year
      3. What you bring to a position (highlighting things that may not be clear on your CV)

Please submit your application to Gabriela Lopez at glopez@standcanada.org.

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Volunteer Opportunities for Stand High School Chapter Team

Interested in joining the Stand High School Chapter team? Please submit your application to Gabriela Lopez at glopez@standcanada.org with a resume and cover letter explaining why you want to join the team.

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Volunteer Opportunities for Stand University Chapter Team

New Chapter Integration Coordinator (1)

Time Commitment: 2-5 Hours/Week

Mission Statement:  Integrating new universities seeking to establish a Stand University Chapter at their school.

Responsibilities:

  • To be the first point-of-contact for new schools seeking to get a Stand Chapter up and running at their school
  • To hold one-on-one calls with the person(s) interested in leading the chapter at their school
  • To provide all relevant information/materials to the person(s)
  • To answer questions/provide guidance to the person(s) interested in running the Stand Chapter
  • To effectively pass off the new chapter to the appropriate Regional Outreach Coordinator once the integration process has been completed
  • To ensure new chapter rep has undergone Stand orientation process

Qualities Desired

  • Desire to make a difference for the people of Darfur!
  • Excellent communication skills (both oral and written)
  • Personable
  • Outgoing

Perks

  • A practical opportunity to put your skills to use in the context of an NGO seeking to improve the situation in Darfur
  • Gaining real-world experience with a national, not for profit organization
  • Opportunity to lead and learn from a team of dedicated volunteers
  • Cultivate relationships with youth committed ending genocide whenever and wherever it occurs

To apply:

  1. Submit a CV
    • Tell us a bit about yourself. The emphasis should be your experiences as an educator or team leader.
  2. Submit a cover letter
    • Let us know why you’re the best candidate for the position. The letter needs to have the following important information:
      1. Information about your plans for the next 12 months, including where you will be located and what your primary activities will be
      2. Why you want to take on this role
      3. What you bring to a position (highlighting things that may not be clear on your CV)

Please submit your application to Gabriela Lopez at glopez@standcanada.org.

Chapter Digest Writers (6)

Stand Canada’s Chapter Digest is currently seeking people interested in sharing advocacy stories, tips & experiences to join our team of writers.

The Chapter Digest is a twice-monthly newsletter that helps connect chapters and supporters from across the country. Highlights include features on:

  • Chapter of the month (high school and university)
  • “Stand on the Hill” – highlighting a Member of Parliament who is a Stand supporter
  • Tips on effective advocacy

Read past issues of the Chapter Digest here.

This is a new project for Stand and team members eager to help this project develop further are welcome.

Responsibilities

  • 12 month commitment to work with the Chapter Digest editor to produce your article once a month
  • Production of an article on an issue or event related to chapter development or highlighting chapter accomplishments

Qualities Desired

  • Self-motivated
  • Enjoys writing
  • Works well with deadlines
  • Background knowledge about grassroots advocacy & chapter development is a strength

Perks

  • A practical opportunity to put your research and advocacy skills to use in the context of an NGO seeking to enforce international human rights law in Darfur
  • Gaining real-world experience with a national, not for profit organization
  • Opportunity to work with and learn from Stand’s Advocacy team
  • Cultivate relationships with youth committed ending genocide whenever and wherever it occurs

To Apply

The application has three parts:

  1. Submit a writing sample
    • Please submit a 1 page writing sample to give us a sense of your writing style. It can be anything you like: a blog post, editorial, extract from an academic paper etc. Submitting a piece on a human interest issue (community events, etc) is recommended, but not required.
  2. Submit a CV
    • Tell us a bit about yourself. The emphasis should be on chapter experience with Stand. Let us know which chapter & events you’ve participated in.
  3. Submit a cover letter
    • Let us know why you’re the best candidate for the position including why you would be good at the particular section you have chosen to apply for. The letter needs to have the following important information:
      1. Information about your plans for the next 12 months, including where you will be located and what your primary activities will be
      2. Why you want to be a Chapter Digest writer for the coming year and why you want to write a particular section.

Please submit your application to Gabriela Lopez at glopez@standcanada.org.

 

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Volunteer Opportunities for the Fundraising Team

Events Team Member (2)

Time Commitment: 2-3 Hours/week

Mission Statement:  To help develop and execute engaging and innovative events for Stand that support organizational growth, fundraising and advocacy activities.

Responsibilities:

  • To work as part of the events team to generate ideas, plan and execute events!
  • To assist in the execution of Nation-wide events campaigns (such as film tours, speaker events)
  • To think outside the box
  • 48 hour turn-around time on emails
  • To make fundraising an easy, fun and fulfilling activity for the organization!

Qualities Desired

  • Desire to make a difference for the people of Darfur!
  • Self-motivated
  • Creative and dynamic
  • Reliable
  • Willing to seek out new information
  • Experience planning events an asset

Note: Currently the National Events team is working out of Toronto – as the organization grows, we will be developing positions in other areas of the country. If you would like to start a branch of the National events team in another city, we welcome your application.

Perks

  • Joining an incredible network of volunteers and learning from their experiences
  • The ability to be creative and have fun while making a difference!
  • Real-world event planning experience – the events can be as big as you want them to be!

To apply:

  1. Submit a CV
    • Tell us a bit about yourself.
  2. Submit a cover letter
    • Let us know why you’re the best candidate for the position including why you would be good at the particular section you have chosen to apply for. The letter needs to have the following important information:
      1. Information about your plans for the next 12 months, including where you will be located and what your primary activities will be
      2. Why you want to be an Events Team Member for the coming year
      3. What you bring to a position (highlighting things that may not be clear on your CV)

Please submit your application to Gabriela Lopez at glopez@standcanada.org.

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Advocacy Team Roles

STAND Advocacy Researcher Position

Advocacy Researchers play a critical role in developing STAND Canada’s advocacy strategy by informing our  positions, campaigns and advocates by conducting research on behalf of the National Advocacy team for both  our national- and chapter-level advocates.

Mission Statement: Successful candidates will be critical members of the STAND Canada’s  national advocacy team.

Time Commitment: approximately 5-10 hours per week until the end of Parliament’s
Spring 2012 session (usually early June)and may need to do occasional work evenings and weekends

Responsibilities:

  • Monitor House of Commons, Senate transcripts (a.k.a. Hansard) for mentions of Darfur/Sudan, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, genocide, etc;
  • Keep track of opportunities for STAND to meet Members of Parliament and Senators at public events nationally, such as at conferences and social events;
  • Compile background on key MPs as necessary.
  • Attend regular telephone meetings to distribute assignment with the Advocacy Director and Deputy Advocacy Director .
  • Researchers keeping-track of Hansard and MP meeting opportunities will need to submit their findings at least once per week (however, splitting-up the work over the week and submitting items as completed is recommended)

Qualities Desired:

  • Should be available to develop resources, conduct research and write reports for STAND Canada’s national and chapter teams
  • Will have a good knowledge of human rights issues, Canadian national politics, political science, international relations, international development or a related field;
  • Will be committed to social justice issues and, more specifically with genocide and crimes against humanity prevention
  • Should be able to work with minimal supervision and should be self-driven;
  • Should be able to work as part of a team
  • Bilingualism is valuable, but not required

Perks:

  • A practical opportunity to put your research and advocacy skills to use in the context of an NGO seeking to enforce international human rights
  • Opportunity to work with and learn from Stand’s Advocacy team
  • Cultivate relationships with youth committed ending genocide whenever and wherever it occurs
  • Gaining real-world experience with a national, not for profit organization

To apply:

    1. Submit a CV
      • Tell us a bit about yourself.
    2. Submit a cover letter
      • Let us know why you’re the best candidate for the position including why you would be good at the particular section you have chosen to apply for.
Please submit your application to  Scott Fenwick, Advocacy Director at STAND Canada, and should be sent to sfenwick@standcanada.org. Please quote “Advocacy Researcher” in the subject line.

STAND Digest Layout Editor

Stand Canada’s monthly Digest is currently seeking a person interested in international law, conflict analysis, research, and advocacy to join our team as a layout editor.

The Digest is a monthly report which contains analysis on current events relevant to the current situation in the Sudans and offers a unique Canadian perspective.

Past issues of the STAND Digest can be found on the STAND website.

Responsibilities

  • 12 month commitment to work with Digest Team to produce one issue per month
  • Edit layout of STAND Digest with new articles each month
  • Availability for periodic conference calls and online chats to coordinate Digest production

Qualities Desired

  • Must have access to and proficiency with Adobe InDesign program
  • Self-motivated
  • Works well with deadlines
  • Background knowledge about/experience doing research on Darfr  is a distinct strength

Perks

  • A practical opportunity to put your graphic design skills to use in the context of an NGO seeking to enforce international human rights law in the Sudans
  • Gaining real-world experience with a national, not for profit organization
  • Opportunity to work with and learn from Stand’s Advocacy team
  • Cultivate relationships with youth committed ending genocide whenever and wherever it occurs

To Apply

The application has three parts:

  1. Submit a design sample
    • Please submit a design sample to give us a sense of your style. It can be anything you like: a web page, poster, pamphlet etc.
  2. Submit a CV
    • Tell us a bit about yourself.
  3. Submit a cover letter
    • Let us know why you’re the best candidate for the position including why you would be good at the particular section you have chosen to apply for. The letter needs to have the following important information:
      1. Information about your plans for the next 12 months, including where you will be located and what your primary activities will be
      2. What you bring to a position (highlighting things that may not be clear on your CV)

Please submit your application to Gabriela Lopez at glopez@standcanada.org