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Our new project coordinator, Jennifer (centre top), joins her first steering committee meeting, March 4, 2024
SUDU Project Coordinator
Term: March 1st to May 30th
*Evaluation at 3 months with possibility of long-term extension, pending review
Hours: Part-time, 20-25 hrs/per week with possibility for more hours if needed and/or desired
Rate of pay: $30/per hour
What is SUDU? Surrey Union of Drug Users (SUDU) is a peer-led organization that aims to improve the living conditions of people who use unregulated drugs in Surrey, B.C., through education, advocacy, and capacity-building. We are committed to advancing justice-oriented drug policy that upholds the human rights of people who use drugs.
We hold weekly membership meetings (open to all members), steering committee meetings (open to elected board member representatives and staff), and sub-committee meetings (open to all members).
Supervision and reporting structure: The project coordinator will report primarily to the SUDU Board of Directors. Direct (day-to-day) supervision of the project coordinator role falls on SUDU Organizers.
Qualifications
What follows is a list of responsibilities that fall under the SUDU project coordinator role:
The Project Coordinator will help facilitate decision-making by:
Please forward your cover letter and resume to [email protected]
Competition closes by end of day on Monday, February 12th, 2024
Term: March 1st to May 30th
*Evaluation at 3 months with possibility of long-term extension, pending review
Hours: Part-time, 20-25 hrs/per week with possibility for more hours if needed and/or desired
Rate of pay: $30/per hour
What is SUDU? Surrey Union of Drug Users (SUDU) is a peer-led organization that aims to improve the living conditions of people who use unregulated drugs in Surrey, B.C., through education, advocacy, and capacity-building. We are committed to advancing justice-oriented drug policy that upholds the human rights of people who use drugs.
We hold weekly membership meetings (open to all members), steering committee meetings (open to elected board member representatives and staff), and sub-committee meetings (open to all members).
Supervision and reporting structure: The project coordinator will report primarily to the SUDU Board of Directors. Direct (day-to-day) supervision of the project coordinator role falls on SUDU Organizers.
Qualifications
- Experience working with grassroots, democratic and action-oriented organizations.
- Excellent oral and written communication skills.
- Ability to work in a sometimes unstructured and contingent work environment and to work with people who use drugs in a respectful and constructive way.
- Excellent organization skills and ability to keep records.
- A proven understanding of how to collaborate and work cooperatively in a team-based approach to service delivery.
- Knowledge of the history of drug user organizing in the Lower Mainland is an asset.
- Knowledge of local bylaws, Society Act, welfare policy, and criminal justice process is beneficial.
- Basic computer literacy and ability to communicate with members over multiple platforms.
- Class 5 Drivers License
What follows is a list of responsibilities that fall under the SUDU project coordinator role:
- Board meetings: Attending, helping coordinate, and keeping minutes.
- Weekly membership meetings: Assisting with coordination of weekly member meetings (ensuring we have relevant topics, guests; creating/updating a working calendar of topics, subject to change as priorities change, and under direction of the Board).
- Membership recruitment: Postering in the community, maintaining social media page.
- Transporting equipment and supplies as needed for events, meetings, etc.
- Administrative tasks
- Projects: Undertaking projects delegated by the Board.
- Getting paid: Keeping track of hours via the shared drive and coordinating with SUDU Organizers for remuneration.
- Decision-making: Understanding and supporting the decision-making process of SUDU. Major activities, priorities, directives, and actions are made collectively by the Board via voting. Understanding that decision-making can be a slow process and adjusting pace according to the pace of the Board.
The Project Coordinator will help facilitate decision-making by:
- Bringing items of consideration to the Board and providing more information when needed.
- Advising on project/activities/priorities as appropriate.
- Keeping track of project/activities/priorities and reminding Board members of upcoming deadlines.
- Communications: Becoming familiar with each Board member’s communication methods (e.g. phone and email, phone only, etc.).
Please forward your cover letter and resume to [email protected]
Competition closes by end of day on Monday, February 12th, 2024
Precarious: A Transformative Musical Tale
Precarious is a community collage play produced by the Mission Overdose Community Action Team, including Moms Stop The Harm and Safe Mission Society. Created by community members, family members, and peers - those with lived/living experience - the play unveils the stories of the unregulated drug poisoning emergency.
Told with warmth, humour, and authenticity, Precarious acknowledges the risky times in which we all live and engages and uplifts the audience with a vision for transformation, and you can sing along.
Through songs and scenes the play weaves together some of the history of prohibition, explores the facts and fiction within the unfolding human tragedy of the Fentanyl crisis, and celebrates the heroism of peers and families on the front lines.
https://www.stopodmission.ca
Precarious is a community collage play produced by the Mission Overdose Community Action Team, including Moms Stop The Harm and Safe Mission Society. Created by community members, family members, and peers - those with lived/living experience - the play unveils the stories of the unregulated drug poisoning emergency.
Told with warmth, humour, and authenticity, Precarious acknowledges the risky times in which we all live and engages and uplifts the audience with a vision for transformation, and you can sing along.
Through songs and scenes the play weaves together some of the history of prohibition, explores the facts and fiction within the unfolding human tragedy of the Fentanyl crisis, and celebrates the heroism of peers and families on the front lines.
https://www.stopodmission.ca