Application deadline: March 26th, 2023
Hours: 37.5 hours weekly
Hourly rate: $24.10 + benefits
Start date:  April 1st, 2023

The Project Coordinator will facilitate a two-year, youth-led groundwork project entitled A Roadmap to Justice, which is a collaborative partnership between the FCJ Youth Network and the Centre for Refugee Children. The project will engage refugee and migrant youth in Ontario to identify ways to make Canada’s immigration and refugee system more child and youth friendly. The Project Coordinator will engage in research, support youth in collecting the lived-experiences of other migrant youth, and will lead the development of a Theory of Change and Implementation Plan to bring about future changes in Canada’s immigration system. This is a joint position of the FCJ Refugee Centre and the Centre for Refugee Children. The Project Coordinator will be an employee of the FCJ Refugee Centre and will be directly supervised by the Centre for Refugee Children staff for the duration of the project.

Responsibilities

• Conduct a comprehensive review of Canada’s immigration and refugee system as it relates to supports for children and youth, identifying existing research, models and best practice documents.
• Facilitate youth leadership in the Roadmap to Justice project through the development and ongoing support of a Youth Leadership Committee, including supporting the formation of a committee governance model/terms of reference.
• Provide support to the Youth Leadership Committee in gathering lived-experience feedback of migrant children and youth using tools such as workshops, interviews, focus groups and surveys.
• Collaborate with the Youth Leadership Committee to new develop partnerships with other youth-led and youth-serving groups to strengthen the collaborative and advance the project.
• Collaborate with the Centre for Refugee Children staff to strengthen existing relationships with community partners and government agencies.
• Support the Youth Leadership Committee and other identified partners in developing a journey map and action plan with recommendations for future work to make the immigration system more child and youth friendly, based on the information collected directly from youth.
• Co-organize a knowledge sharing event at the culmination of the two-year groundwork project.
• Participate in quarterly meetings of the Unaccompanied and Separated Children’s Network in Ontario.
• Participate in and support regularly meetings and activities of the FCJ Youth Network, in collaboration with the Youth Program staff at FCJ Refugee Centre.
• Track Youth Leadership Committee member participation and other youth participation to support accurate and timely disbursement of honoraria to youth throughout the project.
• Adhere to organizational policies, including confidentiality, reporting and anti-oppression.

Qualifications

• Currently between the ages of 18-25
• Lived experience as a refugee or migrant youth in Ontario
• Strong facilitation skills to lead collaborative project with youth and other stakeholders
• Proficiency with use of computers and Microsoft Office 365
• Proficiency in written and oral English
• Knowledge in communication tools such as Zoom, WhatsApp and social media
• Experience in providing mentorship/leadership/peer-support to other youth
• Experience in working with newcomer youth (immigrant, refugee, or non-status) an asset
• Experience in project design or management an asset
• Second language an asset

Applicants for this position must be between the ages of 18-25 and have lived experience as a refugee or migrant in Ontario. As an employer who values diversity in its workforce, we encourage candidates to self-identify as members of the following designated groups: women, visible minority, aboriginal peoples, and persons with disabilities. We strongly encourage applications from applicants who identify as Black or Indigenous.

Interested applicants are invited to submit a cover letter and résumé by email only (in word format) by Sunday, March 26, 2023. Resumes and cover letters should be submitted to contact@CRCrefugee.ca and should include ‘Project Coordinator’ in the subject line.

We appreciate the time that all prospective candidates put into this process, however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

Thank you.

Full time position
Start date: immediately
Application deadline: March 22nd, 2023

Organizational Information

FCJ Refugee Centre strives to meet the diverse needs of uprooted people in communities across Ontario and attempts to address the problems of poverty and lack of resources, isolation, and discrimination through community-based programs which promote self-help, personal growth, community economic development and social justice.

Job Description

The In-House Lawyer will engage in public legal education enhancing our existing programs. Supporting our organization to expanding our remote services to small municipalities and rural areas across Canada to increase our support to refugee claimants and vulnerable migrants. As with all roles within the office, there are overarching responsibilities that apply including attendance to all staff and program specific meetings, following the policies of anti-oppression, confidentiality, the maintenance of accurate client records & files, and reporting.

Responsibilities

• The successful applicant will be practicing Refugee law with an emphasis on matters involving Basis of Claim, RAD Appeals, Deferral Request to CBSA, TRP, H&C applications for vulnerable refugee claimants and precarious migrants.
• Engage with relevant stakeholders (counterparts in project partners, other NGOs, bar associations international organisations and public institutions) for cooperation and case referrals.
• Conduct case-based advocacy, especially for high-risk cases, through petition writing, applying to relevant institutions and other proper methods.
• Identify and report the needs of legal information among refugee community, plan and implement awareness raising activities accordingly.
• Monitor the data and trends in protection, especially for refugees’ registration and access to services, and report them as required.

Qualifications

• Member in good standing of the Law Society of Ontario as of the commencement date.
• Commitment to social justice issues and to working within a client-centered and trauma-informed framework.
• Strong research, writing, and advocacy skills.
• Strong analytical, organizational and time management skills.
• Ability to work effectively as part of a team.
• Strong ability to handle multiple priorities in a high-volume environment.
• Community legal clinic experience preferred but not mandatory.
• Valid driver’s license and ability to travel is an asset.
• Ability to mentor others (Pro bono students and volunteers)
• Additional fluency in other languages is greatly appreciated.

As an employer who values diversity in its workforce, we encourage candidates to self-identify as members of the following designated groups: women, visible minority, aboriginal peoples, and persons with disabilities.

Interested applicants are invited to submit a cover letter and résumé by email only (in word format) by March 22nd, 2023 to: Alexandra Garcia via alexandra.garcia@fcjrefugeecentre.org.

We thank all applicants; however, due to the volume of applicants, only candidates who are selected for an interview will be contacted.

Thank you.

FCJ Refugee Centre

Atenção: A informação fornecida abaixo não tem valor legal. São informações retiradas do site da Imigração no dia 15 de abril de 2021 e estão sujeitas a alteração sem aviso prévio.

Pré-requisitos que se aplicam tanto ao programa para trabalhadores, quanto ao programa para estudantes. Todos os pré-requisitos devem ser cumpridos:

• Para ser elegível você precisa ter um status de Temporary Resident válido no momento em que a imigração recebe a sua aplicação.
  • Pessoas sem status válido e solicitantes de refúgio não são elegíveis. Solicitantes de refúgio com Work Permit ou Study Permit NÃO são considerados Temporary Residents.
• No momento em que a imigração receber a sua aplicação, você PRECISA estar trabalhando em QUALQUER ocupação. Este vínculo trabalhista precisa ser um vínculo legal. Não pode ser trabalho autônomo (Ex: Motoristas de Uber)

Se você cumpre os dois pré-requisitos acima pode ser que você seja elegível para um dos novos programas.

Condições específicas para cada programa:

Os dois programas vão estar disponíveis de 6 de maio de 2021 e vão até 5 de novembro de 2021 ou até que todas as 90,000 vagas forem ocupadas. Se você se encaixa em todos os pré-requisitos e ainda não tem as credenciais do nível de inglês, é importante agendar o seu teste de inglês o mais rápido possível.

Lembre-se, os testes de inglês válidos para a imigração são:

• CELPIP: Canadian English Language Proficiency Index Program
  • Deve ser a opção CELPIP-General test
• IELTS: International English Language Testing System
  • Deve ser a opção General Training