[BCMA] Contract Opportunity: Project Liaison - Strategic Digital Needs Assessment

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 Contract Opportunity:
Project Liaison - Strategic Digital
Needs Assessment

The Yukon Historical & Museums Association (YHMA) is seeking an independent
contractor to provide support for a strategic digital needs assessment of
Yukon museums and cultural centres, acting as a liaison between project
partners, assessment participants, and the firm contracted to complete the
assessment.

*Background*

The YHMA, in partnership with the Yukon First Nations Culture and Tourism
Association (YFNCT), has engaged the firm Nordicity to conduct a strategic
digital needs assessment of Yukon museums and cultural centres, responding
to the opportunity for digital transformation in Yukon’s heritage sector.
While digital innovation has long presented opportunities for heritage
organizations, the COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated this trend as physical
gathering continues to be limited into the foreseeable future.

The project will create benefits across the entire heritage sector as well
as the broader community of interested heritage participants and
traditional knowledge bearers. In addition, cross-sectoral collaboration
could generate spillover benefits for sectors such as the arts and culture,
education, and tourism.

Key areas of interest for the assessment will includes means for increased
collaboration in the sector as well as avenues for digital knowledge
sharing or e-learning opportunities. The outcome of the work will provide
an opportunity to build a strong, more cohesive heritage sector while
exploring opportunities to use digital tools to share the history of Yukon
and its First Nations more widely.

The project will consist of four phases, as follows:

   - Research Design
   - Data Collection
   - Strategic Analysis
   - Reporting

*Duties and Responsibilities*

   - Participate in and take minutes for project meetings with YHMA, YFNCT,
   and Nordicity
   - Provide meeting minutes to YHMA within 2 business days
   - Communicate with Yukon museums and cultural centres to provide details
   of the project and encourage their participation in the needs assessment
   - Secure registrations from needs assessment participants for project
   kickoff meeting
   - Facilitate flow of information between project partners, Nordicity,
   and Yukon museums and cultural centres, including project updates and
   reports
   - Assist with scheduling and confirming participants for stakeholder
   interviews and roundtables
   - Distribute and secure responses to digital assessment survey/tool
   - Receive and respond to inquiries from project participants
   - Create and maintain an ongoing record of project contacts and
   communications, and provide copy to YHMA at conclusion of project

*Qualifications*

   - Familiarity with Yukon heritage sector, particularly museums and
   cultural centres, and Yukon First Nations
   - Experience in adhering to external project timelines
   - Strong organizational, time management, and communication skills
   - Ability to self-motivate and work independently
   - Ability to work and communicate with diverse individuals
   - Knowledge and comfort using computers and internet - email, digital
   meeting software, word processing, spreadsheets, file sharing
   - Experience with project management, data collection, and/or public
   engagement an asset

*Terms of Contract:*

   - Duration of the contract is upon signing to May 15, 2021, with
   possibility of extension
   - Hourly rate of $50.00 per hour (excluding GST), to a maximum of 160
   hours or $8,000 (excluding GST)
   - Liaison is responsible for providing his/her/their own workspace,
   office equipment, internet access, and telephone service
   - Liaison will be remunerated upon submission of a monthly invoice,
   including an outline of activities undertaken and number of hours worked

*To Apply:*

Please email cover letter, résumé, and references to Lianne Maitland,
Executive Director, at info at heritageyukon.ca. Reference “Project Liaison -
Strategic Digital Needs Assessment’ in your subject line. Applications will
be accepted until the position is full.

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