Cultural mediation and communications agent

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Cultural mediation and communications agent

€ 38 714 annual gross + benefits i.e. possibility of an additional 6.5 hours per month (time accumulated over the 35 hours per week) at 125% the hourly rate + 7 OTR (refunded overtime) days a year, transportation benefit, 13th month, and health insurance benefit

Fixed term

full-time – 24-month-term-duration

Assistant

Locally Engaged Staff (LE-06)

Embassy of Canada, 130 rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré, 75008 Paris

19-02-2021 at 23:59 UTC/GMT

Under the supervision of the Director of Communications, the incumbent:
• Develops and implements communication and promotional plans to inform a French audience about the activities of the Canadian Cultural Centre (CCC) and with its partners, as well as promote Canadian artists and culture;
• Designs and writes (in French and in English), for various audiences and on a variety of media (texts; visual supports, multimedia), innovative content to promote the activities of the CCC and to inform a French audience about Canadian artists and Canadian culture;
• Contributes to increasing and diversifying the CCC’s audience by recommending cultural mediation activities, communication tools and news communication partnerships;
• Designs activities and prepares cultural mediation tools about the CCC’s exhibitions and appropriate for various audiences;
• Develops and promotes activities for youth, including online workshops;
• Coordinates and executes the CCC’s online events; prepares reports on the reach and scope of these events;
• Recommends plans and executes the CCC’s annual advertising plan; prepares reports on the reach and impacts of the ads.

Candidates will initially be selected based on the essential qualifications relating to education, experience and the required linguistic profile. Qualifications constituting an asset may also be taken into account for the screening of applications. Candidates will have to clearly demonstrate, in their covering letter (750 words maximum), the manner in which they meet these criteria by explaining clearly and concretely how they meet each criterion of the essential qualifications and also, where appropriate, the qualifications considered assets. Please note that it is not sufficient simply to assert that one meets the requirements or to list current responsibilities.
Short-listed candidates will subsequently be assessed in relation to the qualifications with the help of tools such as: written exam, interview, role-play, simulation exercise, reference checks and psychometric tests.
Education:
Higher education diploma (equivalent to French baccalaureate + 2 i.e. a validated level 5 French diploma) or an equivalent Canadian degree, with a specialisation in a field relevant* to the position to be filled.
*Note: Fields relevant to the position are the following: Communication, marketing, cultural mediation and museology.
Languages:
Bilingual (French and English – both written and spoken) with excellent writing skills and excellent oral expression in both languages
Experience :
-a minimum of 3 years of relevant* and recent** experience in a full time position working in at least two of the following areas:
• promotion of cultural activities in one of the following fields: performing arts, music, literature, cinema and audiovisual
• development and implementation of communication and promotion strategies, content writing and production of diversified communication and promotion tools and platforms (press releases, newsletters, websites, social media)
• Creation of cultural mediation tools and activities and audience development.

*relevant: means in a field in relation to the position i.e. performing arts, music, literature, cinema and audiovisual
**recent: means acquired within the last five years

– Experience and excellence in public social media management (Facebook, You Tube, Twitter, Instagram).

-Experience with on-line organization of virtual events

A preference may be given to candidates who, above the essential qualifications, also possess the following asset qualification. It is incumbent upon candidates to explain and demonstrate in their motivation letter how they meet these asset criteria:
1. French level 6 higher university degree in a field related to the position: communication, marketing, cultural mediation or museology
2. Experience in the promotion of cultural activities in cultural centers or public cultural institutions
3. Experience in partnership development
4. Experience within Canadian cultural and artistic environment
If candidates satisfy the criteria listed in the asset qualifications, they must also clearly demonstrate how they meet these criteria in their covering letter and/or CV in order for these to be taken into account.

• Full-time position of 5 days a week from Monday until Friday.
• Regular hours of work: 09:00 to 12:30 and 13:30 to 17:30.
• Be able and willing to occasionally work overtime on evenings to ensure presence at cultural events at the Canadian cultural center.
• Open concept working environment.
• Availability to start as of March 2021.

• Full-time position of 5 days a week from Monday until Friday.
• Regular hours of work: 09:00 to 12:30 and 13:30 to 17:30.
• Be able and willing to occasionally work overtime on evenings to ensure presence at cultural events at the Canadian cultural center.
• Open concept working environment.
• Availability to start as of March 2021.

• Be authorized to live and work as an employee in France on a permanent basis;
• Ability to obtain and maintain security clearance at the level of “Reliability” from the Canadian Government.

This position is open to candidates who have their principal residence in France and are legally authorised to work in France permanently as an employee, and who meet all of the pre-requisites, i.e. all the essential qualifications and potentially the asset qualifications, and whose applications are received by the closing date and time. Candidates must have their principal residence in France and their permanent work authorisation in France as an employee at the time of publication of this selection process. Important: The Embassy of Canada does not sponsor and does not assist people in any way in obtaining a residence or work permit. This position is also open to spouses and common-in-law partners of Canada-based staff* posted in the Canadian missions located in Paris (with diplomatic status) or spouses and common-in-law partners of Canada-based staff* posted in France in French governmental offices or international organizations or French military bases, who hold a valid Canadian or French social security number and meet all of the pre-requisites, i.e. all of the essential qualifications and potentially the asset qualifications, and whose applications are received by the closing date and time. *Please note that in case a spouse or common law partner of a Canadian based staff who resides in France obtains the position, the duration of the contract will correspond to the duration of the partner’s posting in France (CDD).

How to Apply
• Please complete the online application form. Candidates must also upload their covering letter (750 words maximum) and CV.
• Candidates must clearly demonstrate in their covering letter how they possess the essential qualifications and, if applicable, the qualifications considered to be assets, by explaining clearly and concretely how they satisfy each criterion related to education and experience and linguistic profile with respect to the essential qualifications and, if applicable, with respect to each qualification considered to be an asset.
• In their covering letter, candidates must also include the names, titles, email addresses and telephone numbers of at least three people, including at least one direct supervisor, who can serve as professional references for work experience acquired over the last three years.
• Third reference may be a client, academic reference or other supervisor.
Any application missing any of the requested documents or requested information will be automatically rejected.
Important notes
• Communication for this process will be sent by email. It is the candidate’s responsibility to ensure that the contact information provided is correct and updated as necessary.
• Candidates who apply for this selection process must include an email address that accepts emails from unknown users (some email systems block these types of emails).
• Candidates selected at the screening stage will be invited to participate in the following steps of the evaluation process which will include one or several components. The assessment methods may include: written exams, interviews, simulations, role-playing games, practical exercises, reference checks and psychometric tests.
• Depending on the sanitary situation, assessments will be held either in person (i.e. candidates will have to be present in person physically at the Embassy of Canada, 130 rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré in Paris 8.) or virtually. Candidates will have to adapt to the retained format, which will not be flexible.
• Assessments are planned as follows: Written exam : 01 March 2021 – Interviews on 05 March 2021 (04 March if needed).
• The technical arrangements for participation in this selection process will be the responsibility of the candidates.
• Reference checks may be sought for candidates who reach the interview stage and may form part of the selection process.
• The costs arising from participation in this selection process will be the candidates’ responsibility. The Embassy of Canada in Paris does not reimburse any travel costs to and from interviews/exams, nor does it reimburse any relocation costs in the event of appointment.
• The Embassy of Canada in Paris does not directly or indirectly sponsor work permits and does not assist people in any way to obtain a residence or work permit.
• After the assessments, a list ranking the candidates according to the results obtained will be established. The position will be offered to the most successful candidate based on the ranking.
• The results of this competition may also be used to establish a reserve list of candidates, valid for a period of twelve months, for openings of similar permanent or temporary positions at the same level to be filled at the Embassy of Canada.
• The candidate will also be required to obtain a valid Government of Canada security clearance to work at the embassy.
• All employees hired locally are subject to the LES Employment conditions booklet for France and required to pay into the French social security system. However, employees hired locally who are Canadian citizens will pay at source Canadian income tax according to the tax Convention between France and Canada https://www.canada.ca/en/department-finance/programs/tax-policy/tax-treaties/country/france-convention-consolidated-1975-1987-1995-2010.html
• For any question at any stage of the process, please send an email to
[email protected]. This email address does not accept any applications, which must without exception, be submitted online.