Contract Position: $6000 flat rate, based on $25/hr wage. Flexible schedule (self-managed), estimated 5-10 hours per week, 24 weeks (February – July 2023).
Primary Job Location: Vancouver/Unceded Territories, Chinatown/DTES/Hogan’s Alley
Reporting to: Christina Battle (221A fellow); Jesse McKee (221A Head of Strategy); Tao Fei, (221A Program Producer)
Due Date: Open until filled
Projected Start Date: February 2023
Backgrounder: What is a mesh network?
Primary Duties and Responsibilities
- Research and Prototyping (20%)
- Acquire a basic understanding of the technology of mesh networks, learning alongside Christina Battle and 221A staff
- First Deliverable: Participate in, document, and synthesize all research interviews led by Fellow Christina Battle
- Community Outreach and Engagement (50%)
- Act as the Chinatown Mesh Network’s primary liaison with community partners and stakeholders in Chinatown/DTES/Hogan’s Alley
- Identify and encourage the participation of community groups in proximity to the x̱aw̓s shew̓áy̓ New Growth《新生林》garden, and ensure their interests are represented at all stages of the project
- Participate in team meetings as necessary (including bi-weekly afternoon standing meeting)
- Second Deliverable: Design and implement an onboarding process for community node partners, including in-person workshops/meetings as necessary
- Dissemination and Design (30%)
- Support the design of materials (print and web) and dissemination of project information to key stakeholder groups
- Final Deliverable: Contribute to the production and delivery of a working model or toolkit for future mesh networks to be developed by other communities. Format to be determined with Fellow Christina Battle
Candidate Qualifications
- Attributes
- Lives/works in Vancouver/Unceded Territories, and is familiar with or active within the project’s intended communities of Chinatown/Downtown Eastside/Hogan’s Alley
- Aptitudes for relationship and community building
- Uses creative and imaginative approaches to project design
- An interest or basic understanding of mesh network technology or other distributed networks, considered an asset
- Basic web and social media skills
- Graphic design software skills considered an asset
- Cultural competencies
- An understanding of the conditions, factors of influence, and engagement expectations that may be encountered in designing for low-income, immigrant, urban Indigenous and other marginalized communities.
- Chinese or other community relevant language skills considered an asset
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Priority for this position will be given to:
- Black, Indigenous, and other racialized applicants
- People living with disabilities
- Women, queer, trans, 2-Spirit and non-binary people
To apply, please send a CV/resume along with a short email (2 paragraphs maximum), explaining why you would be a good candidate and what interests you about the project.
Email: hr@221a.ca