BOARD OF DIRECTORS
 
Arnold Amber
CBC Television Network News
President
 
Mori Abdolalian
CJFE Journalists in Exile
 
Alison Armstrong
Journalist/writer
 
Bob Carty
CBC-Radio "The Sunday Edition and The Current"
 
Barbara Falk
Writer/Lecturer
 
Roger Holmes
The Wainwright Star Chronicle
 
Steve Lukits
Royal Military College
 
John Norris
Lawyer, Ruby, Edwardh
 
Carol Off
CBC Television Network News
 
Philip Tunley
Lawyer, McCarthy Tétrault LLP
 
Olivia Ward
The Toronto Star
ADVISORY BOARD
 
Peter Desbarats
Maclean-Hunter Chair for Communications Ethics, Ryerson
 
Parker Barss Donham
freelance
 
John Honderich
The Toronto Star
 
John Macfarlane
Toronto Life
 
Joe Matyas
Southern Ontario Newspaper Guild
 
Ann Medina
freelance
 
Rick Moffat
Radio-TV News Directors Assn.
 
Lynda Powless
Native Journalists' Association
 
Lloyd Robertson
CTV News
 
Robert Scully
Télémision Information Inc.
 
Julian Sher
Canadian Association of Journalists
 
Keith Spicer
Institut du Monde anglophone Université de Paris III Sorbonne nouvelle
 
Norman Webster
Montreal

CJFE Program Assistant

Job Opening

Canadian Journalists for Free Expression (CJFE) is soliciting applications for the temporary 11-week position of Program Assistant, starting on Monday, June 19. The job is open to all post-secondary students who are planning to return to full-time studies in the fall of 2006.

CJFE is a non-profit, non-governmental organization based in Toronto that works to defend press freedom and freedom of expression in Canada and around the world. To that end, CJFE engages in various activities, including management of the International Freedom of Expression Exchange (IFEX) Clearing House, the Journalists in Distress Fund, the International Press Freedom Awards, as well as special public events on World Press Freedom Day and Word on the Street.

Job description:

The Program Assistant, will report to the Program Manager and will be responsible for the following:

  • Assist in the planning and preparation of the 2006 International Press Freedom Awards fundraising dinner in November
  • Assist in fundraising work including the processing of membership information, and outreach to prospective members
  • Carry out research and writing duties for the CJFE website
  • Conduct research on press freedom issues in Canada and on other topics
  • Support CJFE staff in planning for the CJFE Annual Meeting and the CJFE display at Word on the Street in September
  • Carry out administrative duties for CJFE as needed

    • Qualifications:

  • Must be planning to resume fulltime post-secondary studies in the fall of 2006
  • Must be under the age of 30.
  • Strong communication skills
  • Fluency in English; ability to work in French and/or Spanish considered an asset
  • Detail-oriented
  • Team player; works well independently
  • Computer literate (Word, Excel, Outlook Express, database management)
  • Website Development, Skills in HTML considered an asset
  • Previous experience (work or voluntary) in human rights, international development or journalism considered an asset
  • Interest in and awareness of current affairs

    • Term of employment:

    The position will start on Monday, June 19, and is a full-time (35 hours/week) 11-week position. Rate of pay: $350/week

    If you are interested in this position, send your resume and cover letter by June 7, 2006, to: CJFE, 555 Richmond St. West, Ste. 1101, Toronto, ON, M5V 3B1 OR email here.

    THIS POSITION IS NOW CLOSED

    No phone calls or faxes please. We thank all applicants but we will contact only those selected for an interview.