Job Description

Intern, Digital Workplace

Kitchener, ON, Canada ? Mississauga, ON, Canada ? Toronto, ON, Canada ? Virtual Req #858

Wednesday, October 12, 2022

Are you looking for more than a job? At World Vision Canada we offer challenging careers that change the lives of children all over the world and it will change yours too. Come and be part of a team of 400 Canadians with a vision for the world: Life in all its fullness for every child.

You will experience Christian faith in action helping to make real and lasting change in the lives of the world's most vulnerable children. Join the World Vision Canada team and be part of a powerful and effective force for good:

For Children. For Change. For Life.

Position: Intern, Digital Workplace

Reports to: Agile Program Manager, Digital Workplace

Position Term: Full time temporary (8-month placement OR a 4-month placement).

Location: Mississauga, Ontario, Canada

Workplace Type: Remote

Additional Information: Candidates must be based in proximity to World Vision Canada's office at 1 World Drive, Mississauga.

Job purpose

The Digital Workplace intern will work in collaboration with various business units to support research, analysis, development and testing of new technologies to deliver business value in an agile manner.

Use cases within Digital Workplace include smart office enablement, work productivity apps, workflow automation and other technologies that support a hybrid work environment.

Duties and responsibilities

• Research how to improve existing technologies within WVC or how to utilize emerging technologies.
• Create and design request forms and automated workflows for internal business platforms (Power Automate, ITSM platform, SharePoint, etc.)
• Provide operational support of existing cloud-based platforms.
• Design, develop and build prototypes that can be tested and launched internally.
• Recommend solutions on how new technologies could create opportunities or solve business challenges within WVC.
• Implementation of IT projects as assigned.

Qualifications

You need to be a university/college student with strong organizational and time management skills and a good team player with analytical skills. Having a positive attitude with flexibility to handle change is an asset.

You must also be located within driving distance of our head office in Mississauga as you will need to pick up a work laptop.

Required:

• Experience developing web interfaces using HTML, CSS, and Scripting.
• Experience in an object-oriented programming language (C#, Java, etc.)
• Experience in programming naming conversion standards.
• A genuine interest in learning new technologies.

Helpful to Have

• Helpful to have experience in working with Microsoft Office 365.
• Experience with a modern front-end JS framework (Vue/React/Angular)
• Experience with SQL databases (MSSL, MYSQL, etc.)
• Experience with .Net Framework or .Net Core.
• Experience in Unity game engine or Augmented Reality application development.
• Experience or knowledge of Scrum/Agile environments or principles.
• Experience or knowledge of creating and design of work-related input form (google form/MS form).

We bring life-saving support in times of disaster. We help poor communities to take charge of their futures. We provide small loans and training that boost family livelihoods. We work with policy makers to change the way the world is run. Our Christian faith teaches us that every child, regardless of gender, faith or race, is a precious gift to the entire world - and that their wellbeing concerns us all. We shall never rest while children suffer in situations that can be changed.

Our Core Values: We are committed to the Poor. We are Christian. We are Stewards. We value People. We are Partners. We are Responsive.
Qualified candidates must be able to demonstrate a commitment to the core values and mission of the World Vision partnership.

World Vision Canada takes our Safeguarding responsibilities seriously and we provide an environment that is safe for our child and adult beneficiaries. We have strong recruitment procedures to make sure the safest and most suitable people work with the children in our programs. We provide our staff and volunteers with ongoing supervision, support and training in their work with child and adult beneficiaries.

World Vision Canada welcomes and encourages applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.

Thank you for your interest; however only those applicants selected for an interview will be contacted.

Other details

• Job Family IT
• Job Function Individual Contributor
• Pay Type Hourly
• Employment Indicator Fully Remote

• Kitchener, ON, Canada
• Mississauga, ON, Canada
• Toronto, ON, Canada
• Virtual