Summer Jobs / Internships

CAFES Paid Internship Position 2025

Hiring: Communications & Community Engagement Coordinator
Type: summer job / age 30 & under
Organization: CAFES (Community Action for Environmental Sustainability)
Location: Ottawa, Ontario (Work from home with some in person attendance at events and meetings, as required)

• Time Commitment: 30 hours/week for 9 weeks (as part of the Canada Summer Jobs Program)
• Ideal Start Date: May 5, 2025 to July 4, 2025

SUMMARY OF ORGANIZATION:

CAFES is a network organization that advocates for environmental sustainability and promotes environmental action and leadership in Ottawa through a membership-based network of residents and community groups. For more information please go to cafesottawa.ca.

ROLE AND JOB DESCRIPTION:

The Intern will work under the guidance of the Executive Director of CAFES.

The Intern will:

• Support engagement with CAFES members/member organizations and their initiatives, including responding to general inquiries from stakeholders and solicit interest and participation in CAFES
• Perform regular updates of the website, database and other communications tools for the membership, CAFES board and CAFES working groups/sub-committees (eg climate caucus) including social media
• Implement CAFES Social Media Strategy across Instagram, Facebook, Bluesky and LinkedIn
• Implement outreach, organizing and program activities of CAFES including community events
• Have equipped workstation and internet to work from home; prepared to work from other locations in Ottawa as required (occasional and for training)
• Follow an agreed-upon work plan for the tasks, level of effort, timelines and deliverables, tracking the work against the work plan using a daily timesheet

COMPENSATION:

$20/hour, 30 hours per week.

SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:

• Demonstrated commitment to environmental sustainability and community development
• Facility with communications platforms and tools including Google Docs, Google Sheets, MS Word, MS Excel, Wordpress, Zoom, MS Powerpoint, Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, Canva
• Capacity to communicate with and work effectively with others in English; French an asset
• Proven capacity to work in a self-directed manner
• Ability to organize work, prioritize, and meet deadlines and targets, and the ability to effectively handle spontaneous demands
• Ideal candidate is a creative, energetic, flexible, motivated, and detail-oriented professional
• Communications background and/or experience

QUALIFIED CANDIDATES ARE:

• Post Secondary graduates or enrolled part time in post-secondary education in environmental studies or related field
• Available to work for the full duration of the internship, including some evening and weekend availability for community events
• Motivated to contribute to local climate action
• To be eligible for employment under the Canada Summer Jobs program you must:
  • be between 15 and 30 years of age at the beginning of the employment period*
  • be a Canadian citizen, permanent resident, or person to whom refugee protection has been conferred under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act for the duration of the employment** and
  • have a valid Social Insurance Number at the start of employment and be legally entitled to work in Canada in accordance with relevant provincial or territorial legislation and regulations

*The youth must be 15 years of age at the beginning of the employment period. The youth may be more than 30 years of age at the end of the employment period as long as the youth was 30 at the beginning of the employment period.

**International students are not eligible participants. As the objective of the Canada Summer Jobs program is to support youth entering the Canadian labour market, the temporary nature of an international student's time in Canada does not allow for a long-term connection to the labour market.

HOW TO APPLY:

If you are an enthusiastic and organized individual ready to contribute to our team, please submit your resume and cover letter to info@cafesottawa.ca with the subject line "Communications and Engagement Coordinator Application - [Your Full Name]."

Please mention you saw this at GoodWork.ca.

We will consider all candidate applications until the position is filled. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for an interview.

Thank you to all applicants for their interest in the position.