[BCMA] Public Engagement Intern Position

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Maritime Museum of BC

Internship Opportunity

 

Position: Public Engagement Intern

Term: October 1st, 2019 to March 31st, 2020

Hours: 35 hrs/ week

Salary: $16/ hr

Number of Positions: 1

Location: Victoria, BC

 

The Maritime Museum of BC is seeking a recent graduate for an internship
position to work in public engagement with all members of the Museum team.
The Museum's mission is to promote and preserve our maritime experience and
heritage and to engage people with this ongoing story. The Museum collection
represents a rich link to the province's nautical and industrial roots. The
Museum cares for over 35,000 unique artifacts, in excess of 40,000
historical photographs, a collection of 35,000 ships' plans, and an
internationally recognized chart collection. As well, the Museum also runs
popular outreach programs featuring such topics as WWII and Women on the
Home Front, Pirates, HBC and Fort Victoria, Early Explorers to the West
Coast, Immigration, Navigation, Ocean Conservation, and shipwrecks.

 

The Public Engagement Intern will interact on a regular basis with visitors
and school groups on behalf of the Museum. The successful candidate will
develop and deliver high-quality museum programs and tours to a wide variety
of audiences, including children, adults, and seniors. Objectives include
delivering current programs and tours; researching and developing new
program initiatives; assisting with marketing strategies including
maintaining key relationships around town and posting regularly to social
media; and assisting with front-desk visitor engagement. By producing new
programs and other public engagement initiatives, the successful candidate
will leave a legacy for the future of the Maritime Museum of BC community
and educational engagement. 

 

 

Duties

.         Deliver and develop new content for children's programming.

.         Deliver and develop new content for programs geared towards
seniors/ local interest groups.

.         Deliver workshops, tours, and on sight programs, as necessary.

.         Assist with evaluating the success of all programs.

.         Assist with marketing initiatives, including but not limited to
maintaining the Museum's relationships with local hotels, other near-by
tourist destinations, and the downtown Victoria Visitors Information Centre.

.         Actively post to the Museum's social media platforms (Facebook,
Instagram, and Twitter).

.         Assist with daily operations and administration, primarily with
relation to front desk visitor engagement.

 

Skills and Qualifications

.         Skilled and enthusiastic communicator

.         Ability to work closely as a team

.         Basic knowledge of Canadian and BC History

.         Ability to undertake detailed tasks and follow direction

.         Basic understanding of program representation

.         Ability to work independently when required

.         Ability to carry about detailed assignments

.         Ability to supervise and direct program participants

.         Availability for weekday, weekend, and evening work as required

.         Current First Aid Certificate and/or a second language are
considered assets

.         Must have an active driver's license of an N license or higher
with no at fault accidents in the past two years, and no more than two
traffic violations in the past two years.

 

Eligibility

 

This is a Young Canada Work funded position. As such, candidates must meet
the following criteria:

 

*         are a Canadian citizen or a permanent resident, or have refugee
status in Canada (non-Canadians holding temporary work visas or awaiting
permanent status are not eligible);

*         are legally entitled to work in Canada;

*         will be between 16 and 30 years of age at the start of employment;

*         are willing to commit to the full duration of the work assignment;

*         will not have another full-time job (over 30 hours a week) while
employed with the program;

*         are an unemployed or underemployed college or university graduate,
that is, not employed full-time;

*         are a recent graduate who has graduated from college or university
within the last 24 months at the start of employment;

*         are not receiving Employment Insurance (EI) benefits while
employed with the program; and

*         have not previously participated in or been paid under this or any
other Career Focus internship program funded under the Government of
Canada's
<http://www.servicecanada.gc.ca/eng/epb/yi/yep/newprog/general.shtml> Youth
Employment Strategy.

 

Candidates who identify with the Government of Canada's job equity groups
(i.e., women, persons with disabilities, visible minorities, and Aboriginal
peoples) are encouraged to apply.

 

Please apply with resume and cover letter to Brittany Vis, Associate
Director, by email at info at mmbc.bc.ca, or by mail to 634 Humboldt St.,
Victoria, BC, V8W 1A6

 

Applications are due September 6, 2019.

 

We would like to thank all applications for their interest in this positon.
Only candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.

 

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