— CSMARI: Building Anti-Racism Capacity and Action in the Media Arts

• Application deadline: December 16, 2022
• Anticipated start date: January 9, 2023
• Conditions: $36,000 lump sum contract
  (estimated at 60 weeks, 14h-28h/week, 30$/hour)
• Type of work: Remote*

Us [About IMAA]

The Independent Media Arts Alliance (IMAA) is a member-driven non-profit national organization working to advance and strengthen the media arts community in Canada. Representing over 100 independent film, video, audio, and new media production, distribution, and exhibition organizations in all parts of the country, the IMAA serves over 16,000 independent media artists and cultural workers.

We [The Project]

From April 1 2022, to March 31, 2024, The Independent Media Arts Alliance (IMAA) will undertake “Building Anti-Racism Capacity and Action in the Media Arts” a capacity-building initiative for member organizations across Canada to develop and implement tailored strategies for equity within their organizations, leading to measurable change in the areas of staffing, governance and/or programming. The process will actively engage one cohort of five to six organizations and pair each participating organization with consultants in anti-racism and anti-oppression training and organizational change to conduct self-assessments, identify priorities and determine goals. This framework will involve stakeholders at all levels of each participating organization (staff, board, members, and broader community). Activities will be supported by the creation of peer affinity groups to share learnings between participating organizations.

Preliminary Project Timeline

January 2023: Start of Position

January to February 2023: Research, Consultation, Project Conceptualisation

March to April 2023: Selection of participating organizations

May to December 2023: Project Delivery

December 2023 to March 2024: End of the Project

You [Project Manager]

Mandate

The Project Manager will lead the project and see it through all its phases from visioning, to initiation, delivery and assessment.

Reporting to the National Director, you will work closely with the IMAA team and Project Advisory to implement the project in accordance with sectoral needs, EDI principles, and IMAA’s mandate. The Project Manager will also be called upon to maintain relationships with IMAA’s partners and build new strategic relationships.

Responsibilities

Lead: The Project Manager will lead the CSMARI project from January 2022 — March 2024

• Manage project budgets in collaboration with the IMAA Director
• Lead the selection of participating organizations
• Lead the recruitment of participating consultants
• Vision and execute outreach strategies to ensure the reach and relevance of the CSMARI project to relevant communities
• Work collaboratively with colleagues providing information regarding the research, outreach, participant selection, hiring, interview, and communications phases of the project
• Lead community consultations with stakeholders to inform project deliverables
• Communicate with and prepare reports and updates for public sector funders
• Produce public reports at key milestones in the development process
• Engage in active ongoing evaluation of the project, measuring its impact and making recommendations for immediate improvements and future changes
• Respond to project related tasks and duties as required.

Support: The Project Manager will be the primary support for project participants, ensuring their successful engagement with the initiative.

• Liaise with and between the consultants and the participating organizations
• Support the development of initiative plans, learning timelines, procedures

Qualifications

• Aptitude working within and critical engagement with anti-oppression and equity frameworks
• Experience in project and budget management
• Experience working in artist-run, DIY, and/or independent organizations and collectives
• Excellent organizational skills and practices
• Experience working independently and juggling multiple priorities
• Knowledge of national funding bodies and experience working within the Canadian granting system
• Strong communication skills and experience with remote work and project management
• Bilingualism in English and French
• Facilitation and community building (or consensus building) experience is an asset

Conditions

• Self-employment
• Part-time contract, $36,000 fixed fee contract (estimated at 60 weeks, 14h-28h/week, 30$/hour)
• Remote work with a flexible schedule. You can live anywhere in Canada.

This position is funded through the department of Canadian Heritage