Job Description

Work on projects providing training and hands-on support for Young Volunteers with mentorship by Seniors. The projects contain strong elements focused on enabling processes for gender equity, increased youth entrepreneurship, and intergenerational sharing of local wisdom.

Qualifications

• The applicant must be a student returning to school in the fall.
• Field of studies could include: Textile arts, Mi'kmaq or Indigenous studies, heritage, preservation of artifacts, design, and/or community development.
• Having a car is an asset, but not required.
• The ability to work both alone and as part of a team, as well as having good inter-personal and social media communication skills, is essential.

This position can lead to further work with GPI on other projects.

If you're interested, please contact:

Gwen Colman
Executive Director
GPI Atlantic
gwen@gpiatlantic.org
(902) 489-7007

GPI Atlantic is partnering with Dalhousie University, Ecology Action Centre, the Network of European Union Centres of Excellence and the European Union to host a challenging and critical conversation about the implications of status quo measures of national "progress" (i.e. Gross Domestic Product) and options for alternative models.

When
Thursday, January 21st
12:30-2pm

Where
University Hall of the Macdonald Building 6300 Coburg Rd
Dalhousie University

Speakers

We are seeking:

• 1 Youth Research Facilitator
• 1 Youth Communications & Technology Facilitator
• 1 Farm & Forest Product Design Facilitator

To be eligible for the International Youth Internship Program, you must:

• be a Canadian citizen or a permanent resident;
• be a post-secondary graduate by August 2015;
• be between the ages of 19 and 30;
• have not previously participated in an internship within DFATD's IYIP initiative;
• and be legally entitled to work in Canada

Interns will be based in Glen Haven, Nova Scotia (2 months) and in Bhutan (6 months), for a total of 8 months. Internships with GPI Atlantic begin mid-September 2015 and end in early May 2016.

Interns will work with GPI Atlantic and the Bhutan Youth Development Fund (YDF) on their ongoing partnership, which involves providing training for YDF's Young Volunteers in Action (YVIA) as they engage in youth-led research and community development in Bhutan.

You can read more about GPI Atantic's Internships in Bhutan, as well as the other international internships offered through ACIC here.

Applicants must use the ACIC online application process, found at the bottom of ACIC's webpage.

Deadline for applications: 5PM AST, July 22 2015

Authors: Linda Pannozzo and Ronald Colman

This user manual, prepared for policy planners and civil servants, provides - in 90 easy-to-read pages - a clear, succinct, and accessible overview of the principles, structure, and policy applications of the Nova Scotia Genuine Progress Index. An additional 47-page chapter (Ch.5) gives concrete case studies of the GPI full-cost accounting methods. The key purpose of this publication is to indicate the practical policy utility and relevance of the GPI.