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Some of the more interesting employment opportunities we've spotted this week include:

Collective Concerts, one of Toronto’s largest concert promoters, is hiring an administrative assistant. The person that takes on this role will be responsible for maintaining guest lists, posting to social media channels—including Facebook, Twitter and Instagram—and providing journalists with media accreditation, among other duties. The company hasn’t said when it will stop accepting applications, but based on its posting, Collective looks like it’s attempting to fill the position as soon as possible.

With the Luminato Festival approaching—it starts on June 19—the organization in charge of putting on the festival is looking for customer service representatives. This position involves selling tickets and providing festival-goers with information on events, promotions and packages over the phone and through email. At least two years of experience working in a box office environment is required. Additionally, the usual mix of excellent written and oral skill and a pleasant demeanour is required. The deadline to submit an application is this Friday, May 15.

For university and high school students in search of a summer job, the Toronto International Film Festival is hiring camp counsellors for its annual summer camp. Responsibilities include ensuring that campers are playing safely, assisting with cleanup and acting a positive role model. Applicants must be at least 16, have certifications in first-aid and CPR, as well as previous experience working in a camp setting and a love and understanding of film. The deadline to apply is May 22.   

Lastly, the SickKids Foundation is adding a community events manager to its team. Responsibilities include developing, implementing and maintaining fundraising programs for the organization, and using data analytics to help with donor acquisition. The organization’s ideal candidate is someone with a relevant university or college degree, experience developing fundraising programs and knowledge of software programs like Blackbaud, Raiser’s Edge and Convio Experience. Applications should be submitted by this Friday, May 15.

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Right to Play, the Toronto-based organization that uses the power of sport to help children around the world, is adding an Institutional Partnerships Officer to its team. According to the organization’s job posting, much of the position involves developing proposals—researching funding opportunities, analysing opportunities and providing the rest of the organization with proper documentation.

In terms of requirements, the organization is looking for someone with three to five years of relevant experience. Additionally, their ideal candidate is someone with a strong understanding of international development bodies and policies. Applications are due this Friday, May 8, so polish up those resumes.   

The Royal Ontario Museum is hiring a senior manager to oversee its festival initiatives. The person that takes on this role will be responsible for organizing and overseeing the execution of the ROM’s calendar of family-friendly events (think designing fun events that take place in the ROM’s dinosaur room). As this is a senior position, the ROM would like someone with at least 10 years of relevant experience, as well as five years of experience in a managerial role. The deadline to apply is May 15.   

Cloud computing giant Salesforce is adding to its Toronto team. The San Francisco-based company is hiring a product marketing manager, an enterprise campaigns and demand generation manager and a commercial campaigns and demand generation manager. Check out the company’s postings on the Ladies Learning Code job board (linked above) to get a better sense of each position. That said, almost without exception, Salesforce is looking for the best of the best: each position requires at least five plus years of experience, strong creative skills and experience working for a software as a service (SaaS) business. No deadline to apply is listed for any of the three positions.

Finally, SmartSAVER, an organization that helps low income Canadians set up and contribute towards their children’s RESP, is hiring a Digital Community Manager. As with any position like this one, the job involves developing the organization's online and social media strategy, and then implementing it successfully. The company is looking for someone with two to three of experience. Applications are due on the 15th.

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Humber College is adding a professor to its Computer Programming and Game Programming programs. Besides teaching students how to code and create games, the individual that takes on this role will be expected to help with student recruitment as well as mentoring. The college’s ideal candidate is someone with five years of professional experience and a Master’s degree in a relevant subject of study. Understanding of programming frameworks like Java and Oracle are a must, says the school’s posting. The deadline to apply is May 8.

TechSoup Canada, a local non-profit based out of the Centre for Social Innovation, is looking for a communications coordinator to join its team. According to the organization’s posting on Bmeaningful, much of the role involves engaging with other non-profits, helping them understand the services TechSoup offers. The organization says it’s looking for someone that is tech-savvy, a great communicator and outgoing. The deadline to apply is April 30.

The MaRS Discovery District is looking to add a administrative assistant to its building operations team. The role involves helping the rest of MaRS’s building management and operations team with the efficient running of the organization’s College Street complex. As this is a relatively senior position, five to ten years of property management experience are required to be considered for the job. Applications are due on Friday, April 24th, so brush up those resumes quickly.

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The Toronto Star is looking for a digital designer to join its design team. The role involves helping the paper produce the kind of interactive long-form features that websites like Vox, Fusion and Motherboard are known for. The daily's ideal candidate is someone that has strong programming and design skills, and has a passion and understanding for journalism. The Star's posting on the Ladies Learning Code job board doesn't mention a specific deadline.    

Moving on, the Toronto International Film Festival is hiring for its newly minted community engagement team. They're adding a team leader and multiple team representatives. Both positions are part-time roles that involve a lot of pounding the pavement and engaging with people in a friendly and enthusiastic manner. The deadline to apply for both positions is April 6. 

Also on the culture front, Ontario Culture Days, an organization that pus together several weekend-long cultural events across the province, is hiring a fundraising associate. It goes without saying that much of this role involves helping the organization add to and diversify its fundraising portfolio—though there's also a documentation and reporting aspect to the position, as well. Ontario Culture Days is looking for someone with five plus years in the not-for-profit sector. The deadline to apply for this position is April 10. 

Finally, Ryerson University is hiring an intermediate distributed systems specialist. The person that takes on this role will help develop, design, test and support web and media systems that will enhance the learning of the university's students. Ryerson is looking for someone that has at least three years of experience building and modifying similar systems. Check out the school's positing on the Ladies Learning Code job board to get a better sense of the specific system and programming language knowledge Ryerson is looking for in its candidates.    

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Book publisher HarperCollins is hiring a publicist on a one year contract. The company is looking for an outgoing individual who has two to three years of experience in the public relations field. Important day-to-day duties include contacting media outlets to secure reviews and interviews, as well as assisting in the planning and execution of any publicity tours the publisher's author may need to embark upon. Interested applicants should apply by emailing dianne(dot)aquilina(at)hapercollins(dot com).  

Toronto Community Housing has a one-year maternity leave position open in its media and public relations department. Responsibilities associated with this director position involve managing all the day-to-day media interactions TCHC and its subsidiaries need to engage in. As this is a senior position, the organization is looking for someone with at least eight years of relevant experience. Applications should be submitted by April 1.  

The Spoke Club is seeking an administrative assistant to help within its membership department. This is an entry-level position that will see the individual that takes on the role assist the club's membership manager with data entry and day-to-day administrative and clerical duties. The club is looking for someone with one to three years of prior administrative experience. Additionally, they would like someone that possesses the usual qualities associated with good administrators—excellent time management skills, strong oral and written skills as well as good research skills. The deadline to apply is March 30.  

Finally, on the tech side of things, retail intelligence startup Askuity is looking to add multiple members to its team. They're hiring an inside sales account director, a technical consultant and a customer success manager. Check out the postings to get an exact feel for each position. The company's office is located near Spadina and Adelaide, and they recently secured a $1.8-million Seed round. The deadline to apply for all three positions is the 31st of this month. 

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The Drake Hotel is hiring a public relations manager on a 12-month contract to help the hotel while its current PR manager is away on maternity leave. The person that takes on this role will be responsible for continuing and building upon the Drake's already in place PR initiatives. According to the job positing on its website, three years of publicity experience is required to be considered for the position, and those with public relations experience in the hospitality, food and beverage or nightlight industries will be preferred. The deadline to apply is March 20.  

Top Drawer Creative, a local ad agency that focuses on working with companies that have a social good aspect to their business, is seeking to fill multiple positions. The firm is hiring a content and community manager, an account executive, and a communications manager. The deadline to apply for the first two positions is this Friday; the deadline for the third position is April 5.   

Mobile developers that would like to ply their trade for a slightly different organization are in luck. The Ontario Institute for Cancer Research is looking for a mobile web developer to help create front-end webpages for the organization's researchers. Experience working with the iOS and Android SDKs are required (sorry, Windows Phone evangelists). Additionally, experience working with JavaScript libraries like Mantle and JQuery Mobile is also a must. There's no definitive deadline on this one; the OICR will keep the positing up until it fills the position.  

Lastly, Automattic, the company behind WordPress.com, is hiring across multiple positions. All told, they're looking to fill 14 positions. If the prospect of never having to wear another a pair of pants to work is appealing to you, then check out the company's job board; although Automattic was started in San Francisco, its more than 300 current employees all work from home, and are located in 36 different countries.   

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Some of the more interesting employment opportunities we've spotted this week include:

Evergreen Canada is hiring a marketing and communications director. At least 10 years of marketing, communications or public relations experience is required to be considered for this role. Check out the organization's posting on their website for a truly comprehensive overview of all the duties and requirements that go along with this role. The deadline to apply is February 27.

For all the digital natives out there, Telus is seeking a product manager to oversee the company's adherence to online and digital best practices.This individual will be responsible for ensuring all of the company's customer-facing software is intuitive, elegant and easy to use. Three to five years of experience working with a digital firm is a must—though other qualifications, like having done a bootcamp through HackerYou, will be considered an asset, so there's that.

Normally we try to avoid posting about internships here, but this week brings with it a set that look worthwhile (read: they actually pay). MaRS is currently accepting applications for its summer internship program. University students can apply to work for one of the organization's many departments, including its Solutions Lab and its business acceleration program. The internships run from May 4 to August 21. Applications are due February 16. Check out MaRS's careers website for the full list of internships.

Those between the ages of 18 and 30 will also want to check out the Studio [Y] program at MaRS. This intensive, nine month fellowship puts 25 individuals through a comprehensive curriculum on so-called 21^st century skills. Participants are taught things like critical and entrepreneurial thinking, and are then asked to apply those skills while working on projects with real-world partners. The program provides its fellows with a $20,000 stipend so that access is not an issue. Check out the Studio [Y] website to learn more about this groundbreaking program and to find out what's required to apply. Applications are being accepted until March 16.

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The Ontario Trillium Foundation is hiring an individual to oversee the acquisition, development and implementation of business software for the organization. This is a role that will involve managing a small team. Three plus years of experience in a related field are required, as well as experience with MS SQL and a customer relationship management software like Salesforce. The closing date to send an application in is February 2. 

Those that have been considering giving the startup life a chance will want to check out the next series of postings.

Rubikloud, which secured a $7-million Series A investment earlier in the month, is about to expand its team significantly. All told, they're hiring across 12 positions. The positions they're hiring for are as follows: business development and strategy, database engineer, director of product management, director of project delivery, infrastructure manager, lead data scientist, office manager, QA engineer, senior data scientist, UX designer, software engineer and front end software engineer. The deadline to apply for all positions is February 27.

On the culture side, the Art Gallery of Ontario is hiring an assistant registrar. The individual that takes on this role will have several duties relating to the pieces of art the AGO temporarily loans out from other art intuitions. Responsibilities include, managing physical and digital records pertaining to said pieces and writing additional supporting documentation, coordinating the shipment of the pieces, as well as a host of other related duties. Applications must be submitted by February 4

Finally, on the contract site of things, social impact job board Bmeaningful is looking for a part-time web developer. The required qualifications for thw position are fairly standard: three plus years of experience working writing PHP, HTML5/CSS and Java Script, as well as experience working with WordPress. According to Bmeaningful's posting, the position has the opportunity to turn in to full-time work down the road. The deadline to apply is January 30.

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The National Ballet of Canada is seeking a footwear coordinator. This is a one year contract position that will see the person that takes it on become responsible for ensuring that the Ballet's dancers are provided and fitted with appropriate performance footwear—minus Pointe shoes, because they're so important to a ballet troupe there's probably one person responsible just for them. Other responsibilities include painting and styling the company's footwear for each specific production, as well as maintaining a footwear record. In other words, this sounds like just about the coolest job ever. The deadline to apply is January 23.

If you watched even a bit of Canadian television during the 90s, then you're likely intimately familiar with the Canadian Heritage Minute. Whether it was the one about burnt toast or the one about a scrapped supersonic jet, these one-minute infomercials were, almost without exception, well-made, informative and compelling. Now there's a chance to work for the organization that was responsible for their creation. Historica Canada is hiring a Heritage Minutes officer. This is a general administrative position that includes duties like note taking, responding to inquires from the public and conducting research. The deadline to apply is January 21.

The Sick Kids Foundation is hiring for two associate level positions. They're looking for a development writer to help writer and edit the material that gets sent out to their donors, as well as a third party events associate to help with the planning and execution of their calendar of events. The deadline to apply for both positions is January 19.

Finally, while it's not a paid position, we would be remiss not to mention that Ladies Learning Code is looking for a volunteer lead instructor. For those that haven't heard of the LLC, it's a Toronto born organization that puts together digital literacy and coding workshops for women and youth. No previous teaching experience is required to apply for this position, so those with relevant skills and a desire to give back and impart their knowledge should check out the group's website.

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This past Wednesday, the Government of Ontario issued an update on its Jobs and Prosperity Fund.

The fund, which was proposed in 2012 and passed in 2014, was, according to the government, created to streamline and improve Ontario's suite of private sector support programs.

The $2.5-billion the provincial government allocated to the fund is currently being split between three streams: a new economy stream which, among other things, is meant to help private sector companies improve their research and development capacity; a strategic partnerships stream that is aimed at finding and building partnerships between the government and the innovative entrepreneurs, companies and organization that call Ontario home; and a food and beverage stream that is meant to help the province's food manufactures improve their productivity and help them gain access to new markets.

“The Jobs and Prosperity Fund gives us the flexibility to offer strategic incentives, where necessary, to secure anchor investments in key sectors,” said Brad Duguid, Ontario's Minister of Economic Development, in an email interview.

Despite providing no concrete numbers, Duguid says the grants have already created results. “We’re already seeing the benefits that this fund will bring — our investments through JPF in companies such as Cisco, OpenText, Ford and Honda. These investments have already helped to create and retain thousands of good paying jobs in Ontario, and billions of dollars in private sector investment.”

Prior to the 2014 election, former Progressive Conservative Leader Tim Hudak criticized the program and other similar Liberal initiatives as “corporate welfare”. The program is set to last 10 years.

Source: Government of Ontario

MaRS is attempting to fill several senior positions at its headquarters on College St. They're hiring a new director of real estate finance, director of finance, investment director, investment manager and construction project manager. Each position has different required qualifications, but the common theme is that MaRS really does want the best of the best; all of the positions require about five to ten years of experience in a relevant field. The deadline to apply for these positions varies between January 9 and 12, so brush up those resumes and cover letters and send them along.

An organization called InterAccess is hiring a manager of education and outreach. According to their website, they're a “public gallery, educational facility and production studio dedicated to the creative use of technology, electronic art and new media culture.”

The person that takes on this role will be required to develop new educational programs for the organization, as well as help find and develop sponsorship opportunities for InterAccess. Two to three years in a related field is required to apply for this position. The deadline to apply is January 16.

For those interested, InterAccess is also hiring a general manager and program coordinator.

Similar to the previous position, the Toronto International Film Festival is hiring a senior manager for their adult learning program.

The main responsibilities that come with this role are managing and developing the festival's Reel Talk, Books on Film and Food on Film programs. Additionally, as one would expect with a position of this nature, much of it involves being a spokesperson for the organization and its programs. Five to seven years of experience in a related field is a must. The deadline to apply is January 9.

Finally, looking to do something different this new year? Why not become an organic farmer for a season!

The Sleepy G Farm is one of many farms outside of Toronto looking for help this summer. The work is sure to be demanding, but, if Hollywood is to be believed, it will also likely be incredibly rewarding. Besides being able to partially disconnect from technology for several months, successful candidates will be given the chance to learn cool skills like blacksmithing, animal care and pasture management.

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CivicAction, a local organization that is dedicated to solving the city's social, economic and environmental woes, is attempting to fill two positions. The project officer position it's hiring for involves working with various stakeholders to design and implement the organization's new programs. In contrast, the project manager position involves being responsible for overseeing all of CivicAction's leadership programs, including its Emerging Leaders Network and DiverseCity Fellows. The deadline to apply for both positions is January 2.

For those with a journalism background, the Literary Review of Canada is hiring a new editor. According to its posting, the ideal candidate is someone with extensive experience in print media (sorry, young journalists!), an ability to work cordially with a wide array of writers and a knack for networking. In other words, everything one would expect from an editorial position. The deadline to apply is January 2.

Also on the culture front: SummerWorks, the city's venerable summer theatre and music festival, is hiring a new general manager (PDF link). A minimum of four years of experience in arts administration is required for this role. Reporting to and working extensively with Artistic Producer Michael Rubenfeld (check out the interview Yonge Street did with him), the festival's new general manager will be responsible for helping manage the festival's budget, deciding on its critical path, and overseeing staff hiring—among many other duties. The deadline to apply is January 10.

Finally, The Art Gallery of Ontario is hiring an assistant for its development division. Not only is this an opportunity to work in one of the city's most handsome building, it's also a chance to help the gallery execute on its special events. Responsibilities include drafting relevant written materials as needed, maintaining a record of each event, and helping with the logistics of each event. The deadline to apply for this position is December 24.

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For the technically inclined, Nascent Digital, a local software design and development house on Adelaide Street, is attempting to fill multiple positions. They're hiring a front end developer, a full stack developer, a QA analyst, a QA lead, a support engineer and an UX designer.

All told, the firm seems like a great place to work; they've worked on some compelling projects in the past—they helped Tumblr create a unique Windows Phone version of the company's mobile app, for example—and they have a diverse and talented team already in place. Each position has slightly different requirements, though the common theme here is that they're seeking candidates with about three to five years of experience in a related field.

Heritage Toronto is seeking an executive director. The person that takes on this role will become the organization's de-facto CEO, responsible for leading it in its planning, fundraising and outreach initiatives. The group hasn't listed overly detailed requirements, though one imagines they're looking for an organizational maven. It should also go without saying, but only those with a strong passion and love for this great city should apply.

For those not ready to take on a significant leadership role at present, but see themselves in such a role down the line, Artscape has an interesting opportunity. The arts charity is looking for an executive assistant. The role involves working with the organization's president and CEO, Tim Jones. In other words, this is an opportunity to learn from one of Toronto's leading social entrepreneurs.

Finally, Textbooks for Change, an Ottawa-based startup that's moving to Toronto in 2015, is hiring a business developer. The company collects textbook donations from Canadian post secondary institutions and sends the majority of them to African universities—the other half is either recycled or resold to students in North America. According to its positing, Textbooks for Change is growing quickly and needs help expanding its operations into the United States, which is where the business developer comes in.

Like the Heritage Toronto's listing, this listing is light on specific requirements, though the company does warn this is not a “cushy” or “easy” position. “This job will be the most challenging role you've ever had,” they say in their posting.

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An exciting organization called Teach For Canada is attempting to fill multiple positions at its Toronto head office. They're hiring a director of teacher recruitment, a director of teacher selection and support, a director of community engagement and a director of teacher development.

Those with a passion for education reform should take a look; this non-profit recruits and trains students that are about to complete their bachelor of education and places them in remote and aboriginal communities throughout Canada, all in an attempt to narrow the education gap between Canada's big cities and its more remote towns.

The Toronto International Film Festival is looking for a director of digital. This role involves taking a leadership role in developing the film organization's digital strategy, as well overseeing the creation of its online assets. A minimum of eight years of experience in a related field is required.

Also on the film front, Hot Docs is hiring a publications coordinator. The individual that takes on this role will be responsible for overseeing the creation of all the public and industry facing literature that Hot Docs publishes throughout the year. The requirements—managing a team of contributors, copy editing and overseeing printing—are all things that should be familiar to anyone that's managed a publication in the past, so, current and former editors, take a look.

Finally, the Canadian Diabetes Association is seeking a web designer to develop and update their internal and external web content. Additional responsibilities include creating one-off email layouts for special events and ensuring the organization's web content has a consistent look and feel. The only requirement the Canadian Diabetes Association has listed for this position is two years of experience in web design—experience with a non-profit is a plus, though not necessary.

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Some of the more interesting employment opportunities we've spotted this week include:

Push, a Toronto-based startup, is hiring an Android developer. Besides the usual core requirements—experience with Android Studio and a previously released app on the Google Play store—the company is also asking that potential candidates be able to show that they’ve completed at least one bicep curl at some point in their life. Good stuff.

Sun Life Financial is hiring a health and wellness consultant. This role involves helping the company implement its healthy workplace initiatives. Major responsibilities include working with Sun Life’s group benefits group, as well as researching ways for the company to improve its offerings. Sun Life is looking for candidates that have between one and three years of experience implementing similar programs at other workplaces.  

The Toronto Arts Council is seeking a grants assistant. The role involves being the first role of contact and support for those applying for a TAC grant. The organization does not list specific experience requirements for this position; instead, it says that they’re looking for someone that possesses “strong organizational skills, attention to detail and ability to multitask.” Additionally, TAC is looking for someone with a positive attitude and a “willingness to pitch in”. 

Also hiring on the arts and culture front is Artscape. The organization is looking to fill a sales and events manager position at its nearly completed Artscape Sandbox location. The new building, which is located at 21 Widmer Street, will provide space for artists to rehearse, exhibit and teach at, as well as provide space for private and public events. The sales and events manager will be responsible for implementing many of the services that will define the building.  
  
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