Job Description

Summer Employment: Port of Vancouver Community Relations Staff
Do you want to work in an environment with talented people to represent Canada\xe2\x80\x99s largest port and one of Vancouver\xe2\x80\x99s iconic landmarks, Canada Place? We are passionate about the work we do and what it contributes to our local communities, the region, and our country. This is reflected in our values of collaboration, continuous improvement, accountability, and customer responsiveness.

Be a part of a team that advances initiatives to promote economic prosperity through trade, a healthy environment and thriving communities for the future generations of Canadians. It\xe2\x80\x99s a workplace where the intrinsic value of your contribution to help foster the continued growth of the Canadian economy becomes a tangible reality. Bring your unique strengths, perspectives and experiences to the port authority and join us in charting a course toward a sustainable future.
We are seeking several highly motivated post-secondary students to represent the Port of Vancouver and/or Canada Place as part of the community relations team.
In this role, you will:

• Work closely with up to eight other post-secondary students as ambassadors for the Port of Vancouver by implementing our outreach activities at community events across the Lower Mainland, primarily held on weekends and/or support Canada Place events and activities on location at Canada Place.
• Promote the Port of Vancouver with an interactive promotional tent at approximately 40 external community events throughout the Lower Mainland, including the Vancouver International Children\xe2\x80\x99s Festival, Surrey Fusion Festival and Boundary Bay Airshow.
• Assist in planning and preparing for attendance at community events, including liaising with the community event organizer(s), packing event materials and scheduling volunteer secondary school students and our mascot, Salty.
• Assist with Port of Vancouver event execution at community events including planning, activating, setup and tear down.
• Provide guest services and promote the Port of Vancouver on-site at Canada Place, helping to draw connections between the port and Canada Place, through experiential tent and guest engagement, and during Canada Place events.
• Provide ongoing support to secondary school students taking part in our volunteer Leadership Program.
• Provide community relations event content for use in the port\xe2\x80\x99s social media platforms.
• Provide a variety of PowerPoint \xe2\x80\x9cPort 101\xe2\x80\x9d presentations in the Port of Vancouver\xe2\x80\x99s Discovery Centre about the history, business, and environmental efforts at the Port of Vancouver and the Vancouver Fraser Port Authority.
• Conduct Burrard Inlet and Fraser River boat tours for a variety of groups as required.
• Assist at conferences, receptions, and events including set up, guest check-in, and tear down.
• Assist other teams in Community and Government Relations with projects as required.
• Perform other duties as assigned.
  

To be eligible for this position , you must be a full-time student who has completed at least one year of post-secondary education with plans to return to your studies in the fall semester in 2023 (proof of education enrollment will be required).
As the successful candidate, you are an outgoing person with excellent verbal and written communication, along with exceptional interpersonal, presentation and teamwork skills. You are enthusiastic, outgoing, customer service-oriented, reliable and a team player who is willing to roll up your sleeves to get the job done. Previous experience in customer service, events or promotion work, knowledge of a second language is an asset. Candidates with a class 5 driver\xe2\x80\x99s license are preferred.
NORMAL HOURS OF WORK: Averaging approx. 30 to 35 hours per week, including evenings and weekends. Occasional overtime.
DURATION: The community relations staff position is primarily a summer position, running from approximately May 2, 2023, to Sept 4, 2023, including weekends. In addition, there is an opportunity to work weekend community events from September \xe2\x80\x93 December (approx. 8-10 events) and/or one or two office support shifts per week from September to December 2023 & January to April 2023.
RATE OF PAY: $21.74 per hour. 1% of earnings will be deducted in accordance with the collective agreement.
To be considered for this position, please submit your resume, cover letter and the activity below to Brynn Danvers, Talent Acquisition and Marketing Specialist at brynn.danvers@portvancouver.com by January 27, 2023.

ACTIVITY TO COMPLETE AS PART OF YOUR APPLICATION (please note application submitted without the activity will not be considered): In the most creative and interesting way you can think of tell us a little bit about yourself and answer the following question:

Our vision is for the Port of Vancouver to be the world\xe2\x80\x99s most sustainable port. A sustainable port delivers economic prosperity through trade, maintains a healthy environment, and enables thriving communities.

What does a \xe2\x80\x9cthriving community\xe2\x80\x9d mean to you and how could the port further contribute to a thriving community?

Please have fun with your response and convey your answer in a video ( maximum three minutes ). If you are having trouble uploading your submission, please email it to Brynn Danvers at the email listed above.
About the Port of Vancouver The Port of Vancouver is Canada\xe2\x80\x99s largest and most diversified port, and the third largest tonnage port in North America. The Vancouver Fraser Port Authority is responsible for facilitating Canada\xe2\x80\x99s trade with more than 170 world economics by managing the federal land and waters at the Port of Vancouver. We oversee the efficient and reliable movement of goods and passengers, and integrate environmental, social, and economic sustainability initiatives into all areas of operations at the Port of Vancouver.
Located in the heart of Vancouver\xe2\x80\x99s waterfront, Canada Place is an iconic landmark and venue for world-class events and inspirationally Canadian experiences. Canada Place is home port to the Vancouver-Alaska cruise, and houses Vancouver Convention Centre East, Pan Pacific Hotel, FlyOver Canada, World Trade Centre, and Indigo. Canada Place is a port experience, owned and operated by the Vancouver Fraser Port Authority.
The community relations program is celebrating its 30th year in 2023.
To learn more about the Port of Vancouver, the Vancouver Fraser Port Authority and Canada Place:

• Visit our website: portvancouver.com and canadaplace.ca
• Check us out online
  • @PortVancouver
  • Facebook.com/portofvancouver
  • @CanadaPlace
  • Facebook.com/CanadaPlace
• Watch our YouTube channel
  

The health and safety of our employees is a priority, and the Vancouver Fraser Port Authority is committed to ensuring a safe workplace. Vaccinations, in combination with other preventative health and safety measures, offer the best available protection against COVID-19 and that is why port authority employees are required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19. Providing proof of vaccination against COVID-19 is a condition of employment.
Candidates may be accommodated for this requirement if they are approved for a legal exemption; accommodation may be requested only for religious and medical reasons, or other protected grounds under the Canadian Human Rights Act. If you\xe2\x80\x99re seeking accommodation to the COVID-19 vaccination requirement, please indicate your request during the recruitment process.
The Vancouver Fraser Port Authority is dedicated to employment equity and a workplace reflective of the diversity of our community.