Communications and Events Coordinator

ARC Foundation is looking to fill a 30 hours/week 9-week contract position. This is a Canada Summer Jobs funded position. Applicants must be between the ages of 15-30. Reporting to the Communications Manager, the SOGI 123 Communications and Events Coordinator will focus on communications and events for ARC Foundation.

Position Type: 9-week contract position at 30 hours/week, ideally starting June 15, 2026
Location: ARC Foundation Office, Vancouver, BC or reporting remotely from elsewhere in Canada
Reports to: Communications Manager
Compensation Range: $22 – $27.85 per hour
Application Deadline: May 7, and then on a rolling basis until the position is filled

ABOUT ARC FOUNDATION

ARC Foundation was founded in 2007 to build Awareness, Respect and Capacity through education. ARC Foundation’s vision is a world where children and youth of all sexual orientations and gender identities live authentic lives. ARC Foundation is the registered charity behind SOGI 123, an inclusive education initiative that equips educators with tools and resources for supporting 2SLGBTQ+ students and creating safer and more inclusive school environments for all students. ARC facilitates the delivery of SOGI 123 in BC, Alberta, the Yukon, and Atlantic Canada, with online resources available to educators in other regions.

MAIN FUNCTIONS

The Communications and Events Coordinator will support the implementation of key ARC Foundation projects as assigned by ARC’s Communications Manager. This is an operational role that will focus on supporting the delivery of SOGI 123, a Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity (SOGI)-inclusive education initiative. The Communications and Events Coordinator will work closely with the communications and development team, as well as the broader ARC Foundation national team.

WHAT YOU’LL BE DOING

  • Support ARC Foundation communications including:

    • ARC Foundation and SOGI 123 brand application, ensuring consistency in both internal and external communication formats

    • Assist with content for ARC Foundation and SOGI 123 websites and communications campaigns

    • Support fund development efforts, including assisting with donor communications and updating fundraising materials, as needed

    • Support social media launch through creating and posting content, monitoring account activity, and measuring KPIs

  • Support event planning and coordination including:

    • Assist with pre- and post-event communications with ARC team members, volunteers, vendors and sponsors

    • Event day logistics such as set up, liaising with vendors, coordinating volunteers, supporting guest experience, clean up, etc.

  • Explore new community partners and relevant available research to support organizational goals.

  • Carry out project administration duties, including scheduling meetings and taking meeting notes.

  • Maintain a project plan and monitor progress of agreed objectives. Communicate with colleagues and collaborators to report on project progress.

  • Attend presentations and meetings as support, as required.

  • Support the team and/or lead with additional administrative tasks, projects, initiatives, or other duties as they arise.

WHO YOU ARE

  • Must be between the ages of 15 and 30 to satisfy Canada Summer Jobs funding requirements

  • Excellent organizational and time management skills

  • Self-motivated and able to work independently

  • Proven ability to maintain a high level of competence and confidentiality handling sensitive information and materials

  • Comfortable using MS Office such as Teams, OneNote, PowerPoint, Excel, and Word, as well as Apple products and software.

  • Experience with Adobe InDesign, Mailchimp and/or WordPress as an asset.

  • Strong written and verbal communication skills

  • A collaborative approach with ability to build strong working relationships with team members

  • Ability to work remotely, as needed

  • An interest in creating systemic change to support students of all sexual orientations and gender identities; preference may be given to those with lived experience within the 2SLGBTQ+ community.

WHAT WE OFFER

  • The opportunity to create real, impactful systemic change while shaping an innovative operations and workforce model.

  • A role within a strong and robust team that is focused on growing both a program and an organization.

NOTE: Some duties will require availability at specific times during the work week, flexibility of work hours and approach are negotiable.

ARC Foundation: Committed to Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Accessibility

At ARC Foundation, we embrace our core values of accessibility, adaptability, collaboration, empathy, and integrity. In line with our values, ARC Foundation endeavours to provide meaningful employment for talented, motivated individuals from a broad intersection of communities, so that our team reflects the diversity of the communities we serve. Lived experience is therefore an asset and 2SLGBTQ+ identified people, Indigenous people, people of colour, and people across the spectra of age and abilities are encouraged to apply and, if comfortable, self-identify.

ARC Foundation offers a range of measures to ensure an inclusive and accessible workplace. Our application and interview processes are designed to be accessible to all applicants. If you require access measures or have questions about our policies, please contact people@arcfoundation.ca.

ARC Foundation respectfully acknowledges that our offices are located on traditional, ancestral, unceded homelands of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish) and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations. We are humbled by and grateful for the opportunity to work on this and many other Indigenous homelands across what is colonially known as Canada.

We thank all candidates for their interest in joining ARC Foundation; however, only candidates chosen for an interview will be contacted.

Please submit a cover letter and resumé to people@arcfoundation.ca with “Communications and Events Coordinator” in the subject line of the email. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis until the position is filled.