Communications & Research Assistant

**Please note that applications can only be considered if they include a resume/CV and an explanation in the initial email of why you are qualified for this role** Developing an effective communications strategy and implementing it is often done better when there is a second mind involved; challenging, reviewing, researching alternatives and offering different perspective. This role will provide strategic and operational advice and support to the Communications Officer specifically for Linkedin and one or two other communications products. They will also provide select internet research support on key learning strands within our program.

Communications & Research Assistant

Developing an effective communications strategy and implementing it is often done better when there is a second mind involved; challenging, reviewing, researching alternatives and offering different perspective. This role will provide strategic and operational advice and support to the Communications Officer specifically for Linkedin and one or two other communications products. They will also provide select and limited internet research support.

Start Up Business Structure Implications

# of individual students required: 1 We are rolling an ongoing social science research to practice project from an institutional base to be it's own entity. We need someone to explore the different registration options in Canada and their implications both in terms of cost, legality, tax (internal). Our goal is to gain clarity on the right legal structure e.g. nonprofit, corporation, B-corp, foundation for our new entity. The task is three-part: 1. Research the options for formally incorporating e.g. company, B-corp, non-profit 2. identify the internal implications of each option e.g. financial, internal systems-process etc. At minimum identify the questions I need to ask to whom e.g. accountant, financial advisor etc. Deliverable would be a two part report - options, implications and recommendations. Ideally this would be completed by the end of May, but there is some room to discuss this if necessary.

Create dynamic, accessible videos

We are looking to create video content for our website that engages our audience and offers an accessible introduction to what we do. At present our site is largely text heavy and would benefit from more dynamic or engaging material that aligns with our brand and mission. Working closely with our Communications & Project Officer, our ideas will be assessed to determine which topics are best fit, the style, breadth and approach of the video. At this juncture it will be determined if there is time to do 1 or 2 (pending length and complexity).