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Status: Filled

Posted: Wednesday, April 16, 2008

Director, Web Communications & Design

About Endeavour Volunteer Consulting for Non-Profits (Endeavour)

Founded in 2007 by a team of University of Toronto alumni, Endeavour Volunteer Consulting for Non-Profits (Endeavour) brings together skilled volunteers to provide pro-bono management consulting to non-profit and social mission organizations in Toronto and neighbouring cities. Endeavour is currently led by eight executives and five advisors working in consulting, industry, the public sector, and academia. To learn more about us, visit www.endeavourvolunteer.ca.

Volunteer Role

To support our growing success, we are looking for a motivated and committed individual to join our Executive Team as Director, Web Communications & Design. This person will be responsible for helping to maintain and build Endeavour's professional image and communications with the public through our website (www.endeavourvolunteer.ca). Our website reflects the professionalism, quality, energy and talent of our people and organization, and is regularly updated to communicate and promote our work to the public. It is usually the public's first, and most frequent, point of contact with our organization. Website visitors and users include potential, current and former volunteers (including industry professionals, university professors, graduate students, and undergrads), clients, partners and supporters.

This position offers a great opportunity to build your portfolio, exercise and showcase your creativity, join a growing organization of energetic volunteers from diverse fields, and learn more about consulting and the non-profit sector.

The Director, Web Communications & Design will be responsible for:

  • Maintaining and building upon our well-designed website

  • Regularly updating the website with content and images

  • Laying out content in a way that encourages readership

  • Suggesting and implementing enhancements (e.g. new content, layouts)

  • Occasionally consulting with the other Endeavour Executives and Event Photographer to update/create pages (each section/page of the website will be "owned" by an executive member)

  • If possible, assisting with the design of other communications (e.g. newsletter, presentation slides, information packages, etc.)
As a member of the Executive Team, the Director, Web Communications & Design will also participate in strategic planning, events and other executive responsibilities.

Requirements

We're looking for someone who has:

  • The skills to carry out the above-mentioned responsibilities

  • A sense of urgency (the ability to update the website quickly!)

  • Strong initiative to get things done and implement improvements

  • A knack for simple, eye-catching design

Assets:
  • Excellent writing skills

  • The ability to assist with the design of our other communications

  • The ability to enhance images and create professional-looking graphics

Benefits

  • Build your portfolio

  • Exercise and showcase your creativity

  • Contribute to and enjoy the success of a growing organization

  • Work with other enthusiastic volunteers from diverse backgrounds and industries

  • Gain insight into consulting, and the non-profit and social sectors
Application

This position is already filled. Thank you for your interest.

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