Men and Boys Program Leader - Halifax, Canada - YMCA of Greater Halifax/Dartmouth

YMCA of Greater Halifax/Dartmouth

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Halifax, Canada

2 weeks ago

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Description

Position Title:
Men and Boys Program Leader (Gender-Based Violence Prevention Project)

Position Status:
Full-Time, Short-Term Contract from August 21 to October 23, 2023

Compensation:
$36,842 per year

Start Date:
August 21, 2023

Location:
YMCA Centre for Immigrant Programs at Bayers Road in Halifax

Since 1853 our YMCA has been a leading community development organization in Nova Scotia that has a mandate to build healthy communities and foster healthy relationships that start with values-based programs and strong partnerships.

At the YMCA we know that our ability to partner with others in our community is through the passion and dedication of our employees and volunteers.

In joining the YMCA, you will become part of a dedicated network of individuals with great enthusiasm for being part of something that positively impacts the communities in which we serve.

The Opportunity

The full-time Men and Boys Program Leader in the GBVP project is focused on engaging men and boys in GBV awareness and prevention.

They will develop dynamic and innovative programs to engage newcomer men and boys in GBV awareness and prevention using feminist, trauma informed and anti-oppressive approaches.

They focus on creating collaborations across YMCA Immigrant Services (YIS) programs for place-based programming to bring GBV awareness to more clients, programs, and demographics.

They will also be responsible for ensuring regular and consistent workshops take place.

This position will also focus on supporting the engagement of a Men's Action Project leadership group who will be champions in GBV awareness and prevention through taking action in their own communities.

This position will also support the National GBV project as needed particularly in relation to the priority of engaging men and boys.

Through the GBVP project and through our youth focused programming in YMCA School Settlement and Youth Outreach programs, a gap has been identified in programming for men and boys around building a healthy lifestyle, engaging in positive relationships, reducing conflict and stress, and exploring constructs of masculinity.

This project will develop programming and lead activities for newcomer boys and men to engage in gender-based violence prevention and awareness by focusing on healthy relationships, communication, and skill building.

Responsibilities

Program Research and Design: Create a curriculum, workshops and programming for newcomer men and boys around GBVP based on our resources and best practices
Facilitate and lead newcomer men and boys programming for GBVP project from a feminist perspective
Program Delivery: Lead a Men's Action Project (MAP) group for young newcomer men to build a cohort of champions in the area of positive communications and healthy relationships. Lead men and boys' groups to engage in topics surrounding GBV
Coordinate and organize logistics of meetings, project information and other materials
Source current resources and information about events, networks, campaigns, and issues related to genderbased violence prevention
Communicate clearly and concisely with Project Coordinator through regular updates and meetings
Complete timely reports and administrative tasks to support the programming
Collaborate across programs to lead placebased programming
Be knowledgeable and meet program targets, outcomes, and funding guidelines
Generate and share activity ideas that correspond to proposed activities and support achievement of program outcomes
Get input from clients and community members
Source current resources and information that can benefit the program and clients about events, networks, campaigns, and issues related to genderbased violence prevention
Be knowledgeable about community resources, programs, and services
Insert information into the Immigrant Service calendar regularly and work collaboratively with the team.

Qualifications & Skills

Strong youth work and program delivery experience
Facilitation and program design and delivery
Lived experience as a newcomer or experience with working with newcomers
Knowledge and experience on Gender-Based Violence Prevention initiatives and best practices
Robust understanding, and sensitivity to issues affecting immigrant and refugee communities
Strong crosscultural verbal/written communication and presentation skills
Demonstrated ability to discuss difficult social issues and generate positive responses with supervisor
Schedule flexibility to accommodate variations outside of regular business hours, as needed
Intermediate to Advanced Microsoft Office Skills (i.e., Excel, Word, Publisher, Dropbox, etc.) and experience in developing multimedia resources, publication, and materials
Additional languages considered an asset (Arabic)
Bachelor's Degree in a Social Work, Education, Youth Work, Public Health, or related field; or equivalent combination of education an