Fellowship Coordinator

About this position

The Wildseed Centre for Art & Activism is seeking a Part-Time Fellowship Coordinator. Wildseed is a community space providing organizational, arts, and events space for the Black community of Toronto. Wildseed is a transfeminist, queer affirming space politically aligned with supporting Black liberation work across Canada. Wildseed is a community incubator, rentable space, art gallery, dance studio, and a central hub of activity for Black Lives Matter–Canada.

We are committed to providing an accessible experience for applicants and will work with you to meet your access needs. Requests can be made at any phase of the recruitment process and should be sent to managingdirector[at]wildseedcentre[dot]com.

The Fellowship Coordinator will report to and be supervised by the Managing Director.

This work requires:

• Excellent organizational, office management and communication skills.
• Working independently with some direction and guidance.
• Project management skills are required.
• Administrative & tracking skills; the ability to keep accurate and detailed records.
• Comfortability working in a fast-paced, highly collaborative work environment.
• Understanding of and familiarity with Toronto’s Black activist and critical arts landscape and Black Lives Matter–Canada’s mandate and work.
• Experience with grant writing is considered an asset.
• Multilingualism is an asset.

Job Type: Part-Time, 1-Year Contract covering parental leave with possibility of extension. 10-20 hours per week for the initial phase, with possibility of expansion at a mutually-agreed upon time.

Contract Start: July 16, 2021. 90 day probationary period.

Pay: $30-$35 CAD dependent on experience. Paid biweekly.

Location: Dependent on the work: virtual, remote, or at Wildseed Centre - which is fully compliant with all Municipal, Provincial, and Federal COVID-19 guidelines.

Key Responsibilities

• Working with curators to ensure the safe and smooth running of a 20 month fellowship with 7 distinct residency periods and 6 workshops.
• Liaising with Wildseed Fellows and Artists and maintaining communication between Curators and fellows/artists.
• Coordinating the timeline and scheduling for all Wildseed fellowship activities, including arranging appropriate ASL interpretation and other services as needed
• Working with staff and the board to plan and schedule Fellows use of Wildseed Centre for Art and Activism.
• Tracking budget and workplan documents for the fellowship and supporting curators in preparing any related final reports for grants received.
• Establish and maintain work priorities and ensure deadlines are met and procedures are followed.
• Build & Maintain relationships with vendors, suppliers, and external partners.
• In collaboration with the Managing Director, oversee and project manage Wildseed Centre’s website development.
• Advise on communication strategies for Wildseed programming across our website, social media, and through external communications.
• When possible, identify systems, software, and solutions to support the development and growth of the organization.
• Recommend timelines, proposals, and resources needed to achieve strategic goals.
• Other duties as assigned.

If you have the qualifications to fill this role and feel you could make a meaningful contribution to Wildseed Centre for Art & Activism, apply by submitting your resume and one-page cover letter in a single PDF by Friday, June 25, 2021 at 11:59 PM ET to:

Managing Director

Email: managingdirector[at]wildseedcentre[dot]com

Subject: Fellowship Coordinator

We thank all applicants for their interest, however only those candidates selected for interviews will be contacted.