​

WE'RE HIRING

COME JOIN THE FARSIGHT TEAM!

​

Programs & Communications Associate

​

Description 

FARSIGHT is a boutique leadership & organizational development and coaching consultancy. We help create socially conscious and healthy leadership practices and organizational cultures. Our mission is to prioritize Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, and Anti-oppression as a core leadership competency, fostering a sense of Belonging for all. We work with socially conscious business leaders and their teams to create motivating workplace environments that empower all to rise in their talents. Our work is rooted in a simple question, what future do we want to create? 

​

Our values are grounded in our collective capacity to learn, grow and evolve. We believe in having each others’ back, both internally and with our clients. We insist on joy, transparency, and clarity in all our communications, especially the courageous ones! 

​

We are looking to hire a part-time Programs and Communications Associate to support FARSIGHT’s administrative and business development related growth. This exciting new role will  be instrumental in supporting our current and new clients’ efforts to build more inclusive and  equitable workplaces. This key addition to our team requires someone with great attention to detail, impeccable organization, superb listening and communication skills (written and verbal), be empathetic, strategic, and enjoy engaging with people online. 

​

This part-time position will require approximately 15-20 hours per week (this will grow in time). Compensation is based on experience ranging $25 - $30/hour. Though not a prerequisite for this position, there is an opportunity for commissions on any new business generated. 

​

Role Responsibilities: 

• Project Co-ordination & Management

  • Implement appropriate PM software (Asana) to ensure the team stays on track with project progress.

  • Attend weekly check-ins to track overall progress for all FARSIGHT-related projects.

• Communication & Scheduling 

  • Initiate and continue client communications and scheduling based on project and client needs. 

  • Scheduling assistance for the CEO’s calendar of ongoing projects and clients.

• Zoom Producer

  • Serve as facilitator’s backup support for client

  • Acting as timekeeper, ensuring live events run smoothly and on time. 

  • Run polls and breakout rooms, manage chats, ensure technical support is provided as needed

  • Document themes from client delivery as needed

• Meeting Minutes

  • Participate in client calls, ensuring agendas stay on track and meeting  minutes are documented, in verbatim form as much as possible.

• Support with client-facing deliverables (including but not limited to)

  • Agendas - Create templates for the schedule that presentations should follow to create efficient use of time

  • Slide Decks – Create client presentations and pitch decks. 

  • Client communications – reminders, scheduling etc. 

  • Client Reports – Collect, summarize, format and design responses and prepare reports for sending to clients. 

  • Graphic Design – Occasionally, you may be asked to update/ generate graphics as new projects arise.

 

Qualities: 

• Highly organized and detail-oriented with strong time and project management skills across multiple programs and initiatives.

• Strong work ethic with ability to work effectively both independently and collaboratively in a team environment. 

• HIGHLY reliable and honest with capability to complete tasks in a timely manner.

• Believes in open and honest communication for the greater good of all.

• Highly motivated to problem solve. A solution-oriented mindset where every problem is  an opportunity to solve problems and create smoother systems. processes, and  communications. 

• Thrives on working with individuals across all racial/ethnic identities, gender identity/expression, sexual orientations, physical and mental abilities, and ages.

• Excellent writing, communications, and proofreading skills for our internal, client-facing and social media processes.

• Outgoing, self-motivated go-getter with ability to build and maintain trust and speak professionally and confidently with all stakeholders.

• Passion for social justice issues and desire to contribute towards elevating these topics through a lens of EDIA (Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, Anti-oppression)

• Comfortable with and committed to maintaining confidentiality with all client information. 

 

Experience: 

• We are looking for at least 2-3 years of experience and skill sets for the responsibilities laid out above. This is not a beginner level role.

  • There is opportunity to scale this role in various capacities in the future.

  • Please note, while there is plenty of opportunity to learn and grow in this role, this position requires someone who can inherit, own and drive multiple projects and initiatives seamlessly.  

• High proficiency with project management and productivity tools. Expertise in Gsuite (Google Workspace - Gmail, Gdocs, Sheets), Asana, Zoom,  Excel, PowerPoint

• Demonstrated interest in or experience with promoting EDIA (Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, Anti-oppression) initiatives in workplace environments. 

 

If you are passionate about 

• staying organized, building systems for team organization with the highest standards for attention to detail, accountability, and follow-through, 

• problem solving and creating solutions to drive more efficiency and smoother processes and you believe you would be a great fit for this role, we want to hear from you! 

​

To Apply:

Please fill out this form, which contains a few short questions about you and room to upload your resume and any other supporting documents.

 

If you have any questions, or would like to share your materials in an alternative way (audio, video, etc.) please contact Hannah Fenlon at info@gofarsight.com.

​

Thank you, We are looking forward to getting to know you!

- The FARSIGHT Team

​