Are you interested in academic advocacy and improving the engineering education at Queens? Do you have a passion for marketing, event planning, working in teams and leadership? If you answered yes to both these questions than you should apply for the BEDFund Marketing and Outreach Coordinator role. In this role, you will work with the BEDFund Committee (which includes the Head Manager, Discipline Club Coordinator, and Director of Academics) to improve student engagement with the BEDFund, an endowment fund created to improve Queen's Engineering students' access to high-quality educational resources.
Responsibilities in the position include:
- Planning events to gather BED Fund suggestions and proposals from the student body.
- Marketing the BED Fund and events.
- Educating the student body on what the BED Fund is to increase awareness.
- Attend biweekly BED Fund Committee meetings
- Review BED Fund proposals with the rest of the team and decide which proposals to approve.
Estimated time commitment: 3-5 hours/ week.
Applicants should have the following skills:
- Leadership
- Organization & time management
- Creativity
Technical skills (computer, social networks, etc.) - Good communication skills
- Good team work skills
Additionally, experience with marketing, social media campaigns, or other outreach-related initiatives is an asset; however, this experience is not required for the role. All interested applicants, regardless of prior experience, are encouraged to apply!
The Queen's Engineering Society and the Human Rights and Equity Office encourages applications from women, visible minorities, Indigenous peoples, Persons with disabilities, and members of the LGBTQ2S+ community. The HREO will provide accommodation support to applicants with disabilities. If you require an accommodation during the interview process, please contact the HREO at equity @ queensu.ca or 613-533-2563.
Applications are due Thursday, March 23rd at 11:59pm, with interviews tentatively scheduled for the weekend of March 25th and 26th.
If you have any questions about the application process or role, please email the Incoming Director of Academics, Jack Walker, at
academics @ engsoc.queensu.ca