Hiring: Grants and Internship Assistant

Mon. Nov. 22, 2021

Grants and Internships Assistant, Global College *Work Study Program*

Classification: Office Assistant 2

 

Employee Group	Hiring Range	Start Date	Staff Supervisor	Department	Location	Job Type	Close Date	Professional Area
AESES	$16.30 to $18.46	December 2021- January, 2022	Flavio Fonseca / PM	Global College	Winnipeg, MB	Term	12/03/2021	Research Support

 

Description:

Office Assistants are students, normally in a University of Winnipeg undergraduate program, employed to assist with tasks related to perform grant and internship funding research online. This job includes tasks related to the creation of records and their management through the use of software such as Access and Excel.

Work is performed within defined guidelines and under supervision of the Project Manager at Global College. NOTE: Students must be approved for the 2021-22 Work-Study program in order to be hired for this position. The Work-Study Student Application form is available online here: https://www.uwinnipeg.ca/awards/work-study-program.html  Deadline: Friday, December 3, 2021.

Send your CV and Letter of application for this job to Flavio Fonseca fl.fonseca@uwinnipeg.ca 

Position Overview:

The Grants and Internships Assistant will be responsible for the planning, designing and execution of a continuous search on the World Wide Web for public/private grants and internship funding. S/he will also be responsible for generating a basic database management system that includes a wide array of records and information from the domestic and international funding community. This will system will allow future users to update, consult and manage the available funding opportunities throughout the calendar year.

Duties:

The selected candidate would be required to perform duties including but not limited to:

• Serving as the initial point of contact between GC and the grants and internship providers
• Attending on-line planning meetings, scheduling focused research tasks, filling and submitting requests for information to donors
• Providing GC's directorate summarized information of potential grants matching CG's mandate, principles and strategic planning
• Scheduling and Communicating to GC's directorate the upcoming deadlines for submitting grants and internship proposals
• Updating the directory of Grants and internship providers
• With the help of Global College's Office Coordinator, S/he will post funding opportunities for students on our website
• Guiding students who apply to scholarships and bursaries with the filling of forms
• Creating and revising related promotional material for students
• Providing Updating sections of the Global College website relevant to grants & internship funding research

Qualifications:

A general understanding of interactive research for grant and scholarships funding through the Web.

Please notice that the demonstrated use and management of fundraising programs/software will be considered an asset.

• Currently an undergraduate student at UofW
• Strong organization and time management skills
• Completed at least 70 credit hours
• Desirable: HR/IDS Major
• Experience conducting structured grants driven research on the www
• Experience with social media in a professional setting
• Attention to detail
• Strong interpersonal skills

Others:

Completion of at least 6 credits of Social Sciences, Marketing or Human Rights courses. Opportunity to learn about making grant

applications and applications for ethics approval in assisting the professor in these processes. Must be meticulous in their work with

close attention to detail. The period of work will be from Dec. 2021 - March 31, 2022. The estimated total hours of work is: 63.

Note: This position is represented by the Public Service Alliance of Canada - Research Capacity Unit. 

The University of Winnipeg is committed to equity, diversity and inclusion and recognizes that a diverse staff and faculty benefits and enriches the work, learning and research environments, and is essential to academic and institutional excellence. We welcome applications from all qualified individuals and encourage women, racialized persons, Indigenous persons, persons with disabilities, and 2SLGBTQ+ persons to confidentially self-identify at time of application.

If you require accommodation supports during the recruitment process, please contact Sheena Laurin, HR Assistant at sh.laurin@uwinnipeg.ca or 204-988-7648. 

The personal information of applicants is collected under the authority of the University of Winnipeg Act and 36(1)(b) of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act. All personal information collected via the recruitment process is used to assess the applicant’s suitability, eligibility, and qualifications for employment, and to otherwise support recruitment activities. This information will be provided to participating members of the recruitment process. Questions regarding the collection of your personal information may be directed to the Director, HR Services, 515 Portage Avenue, Winnipeg, MB, R3B 2E9 or 204.786.9066.