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Position Title: Administrative Assistant
Type: age 30 & under / summer
Organization: SPEC - Society Promoting Environmental Conservation
Project: Elders' Circle
Location: Vancouver, BC

Time Commitment: 30 hours/week
Duration: Summer Term (June–August 2025)

Compensation: $20 per hour
Supervisor: EC Coordinator

Role Summary:

The Summer Student will be supporting SPEC/Elder’s Circle collaborative work through the BC Hub's Seniors for Climate team. Areas of responsibilities will include admin assistance, communication and outreach efforts, and event planning & logistics support.

1. Admin Assistance
Estimated Time: 10 hours/week
Key Responsibilities:
● Assist with scheduling meetings, sending out the agenda, taking minutes, and managing follow-ups
● Updating contact lists on the Action Network database
● Manage general email inquiries and correspondence related to program initiatives
● Organization and maintenance of the BC Hub- Google Drive documents & resources

2. Communications & Outreach Support
Estimated Time: 10 hours/week
Key Responsibilities:
● Assist with the newsletter distribution and email campaigns
● Assist with the marketing/outreach strategies including email or cold calling organizations
● Support any social media outreach including helping with the creation of any promotional materials

3. Event Planning & Logistics Support
Estimated Time: 10 hours/week
Key Responsibilities:
● Assist in developing the event plan and timeline
● Help with scheduling meetings with organizing committees, volunteers, speakers, etc
● Help manage RSVP lists and serve as a point of contact for inquiries
● Assist with the preparation of handouts, supplies and materials for an event

Eligibility
Candidates must meet Canada Summer Jobs Program eligibility criteria:
● Be between 15 and 30 years of age at the start of employment
● Be a Canadian Citizen, permanent resident, or person on whom refugee protection has been conferred under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act
● Be legally entitled to work according to British Columbia legislation and regulations

International students are not eligible. Recent immigrants are eligible if they are Canadian Citizens or permanent residents.

Apply

Please forward your resume and cover letter with “Elder Circle Administrative Assistant” in the subject line by 12:00 noon PT, Wednesday, May 21, 2025 to admin@spec.bc.ca .

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We thank all applicants. Only those invited to interview will be contacted.

SPEC is an Equal Opportunity Employer
Individuals seeking to apply are considered without regards to race, ethnicity, color, age, religion, national origin, ancestry, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender, gender expression, genetic information, physical/mental disability, caregiver status, or marital status. SPEC conducts our work on the unceded lands of Coast Salish peoples, specifically the Squamish, Musqueam, and Tsleil-Waututh, who have stewarded these lands and waters since time out of mind. We continually work to recognize the ways in which we individually and as an organization uphold or oppose colonial systems of oppression and how we can do better. With respect, we understand that Indigenous rights and environmental stewardship are inextricably