Position: Summer Intern
Compensation: .50/hr, 35 hours per week
Employment Period: 16 weeks within the period between May 2 and August 26, 2011.
Application Deadline: April 8, 2011 by 5:00pm
Overview
The OUSA summer intern will undertake special projects in the areas of research, policy and communications, as well as support the OUSA home office team in the day-to-day operations of the organization. The OUSA intern will work in the home office, located in downtown Toronto.
Research and Policy
The OUSA intern will:
- Develop and carry out an independent research and policy project based on a topic designated by the organization, and supervised by the Directors;
- Spearhead the revision and/or creation of updated issue briefings for the website;
- Revise, when required, facts and figures in standing policies of OUSA; and
- Support the work of the Director of Research and Policy Analysis in projects as required.
Communications
The OUSA intern will:
- Organize and solicit articles for OUSA’s Educated Solutions magazine and other publications;
- Contribute to projects surrounding the forthcoming provincial election; and
- Support the work of the Director of Communications and Public Relations in projects as required.
Qualifications:
The OUSA intern will:
- Have been registered as a full-time student in the previous academic year and intend to return to school on a full-time basis in the next academic year;
- Be legally entitled to work in Canada in accordance with relevant provincial legislation and regulations;
- Have a working knowledge of Microsoft Office;
- Have skills in oral and written communication, research methods, and policy analysis; and
- Have a keen interest in post-secondary education issues.
Knowledge of data processing and statistical analysis software would be considered an asset.
PLEASE SEND APPLICATIONS WITH COVER LETTERS AND RESUMES TO [email protected] BY 5:00 PM, APRIL 8TH, 2011
