Campaign Support Team Member

Status: Temporary (4-5 weeks)

Schedule: Monday-Friday, a maximum of 35 hours per week

Dates: Be available between September 5th, 2023 and October 13th, 2023

Area: Alberta OR Saskatchewan OR Manitoba OR Ontario OR Quebec (1 person per region)

Salary: $20/h + mileage OR gas reimbursement and car rental costs

 

Founded in 1994, Breakfast Club of Canada (BCC) is a charitable organization that provides funding, equipment, training, and support to school breakfast programs across the country. The Club is dedicated to ensuring every child starts their day with a nutritious morning meal, in a safe and secure environment.

 

THE MANDATE

Every year, Costco and Walmart stores host a national fundraising campaign to raise funds for hungry children across Canada. Those retailers’ customers can choose to contribute to feeding children by adding a donation amount to their total bill.

 

BCC is looking to hire a Campaign Support Team Member in each region: Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario and Quebec. This person should be known for their communication and interpersonal skills. Their duties will involve visiting and stewarding Costco and Walmart stores in specific areas as well as supporting managers and employees in creating a favourable fundraising environment for clients.

 

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES

  • Visit and steward Walmart and Costco stores during the specified period of time.
  • Speak on behalf of BCC at Walmart and Costco in-store meetings.
  • Report results daily.
  • Quickly assess challenges and opportunities in locations upon arrival in various locations and share with your BCC contact.
  • Respond to questions from store associates and feedback from customers.
  • Express local impact and share BCC and local school information with store and warehouse staff.
  • Monitor and support in-store fundraising events where appropriate.
  • Suggest additional fundraising ideas to store contacts.
  • Take pictures of highly visible displays and share with your BCC contact.
  • Communicate potential media opportunities to BCC contact.
  • Motivate associates and employees to raise more funds for BCC.

 

REQUIREMENTS

  • Available 35 hours/week for 4-5 weeks in September and October 2023 during the weekdays before 5pm.
  • Valid driver’s licence and access to a vehicle or be able to rent a vehicle.
  • Geographically savvy with a strong knowledge of the local area to create an efficient schedule to visit multiple locations.
  • Excellent interpersonal skills.
  • Ability to interact with the public.
  • Ability to learn and communicate the benefits of partnership with BCC.
  • Ability to encourage and engage in constructive dialogue with stakeholders.
  • Entrepreneurial spirit with the ability to work independently.
  • Attention to detail and strong ability to capture and share relevant information.
  • Basic knowledge of the not-for-profit sector.

 

TO APPLY

Please email your résumé to cv@breakfastclubcanada.org. Only selected candidates will be contacted for an interview.