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EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY
**NB: Deadline extended, qualifications revised **
Canadian Women’s Health Network
BILINGUAL INFORMATION CENTRE COORDINATOR
Three quarter time (.75 EFT)
We are seeking someone to head our Women’s Health Information Centre and
play an important role in CWHN’s communication and media program. You
will be a leader in a vibrant national organization working to improve
women’s health.
Qualifications:
Strongly conversant with the major health issues facing Canadian women
today and with women’s health research.
Experience in education on women’s health, especially at the community
level.
Detailed understanding of, and experience with library or information
centre systems, preferably in a social service or health setting.
Strong writing skills, in both French and English, and experience in
writing for the general public and for the Web.
Excellent computer skills including with Windows, Linux, word
processing, html coding, VOIP and collaborative meeting software, RSS
and e-mail, databases and searchable text-based software programs.
Responsibilities:
Maintain and develop a bilingual collection of hard copy and electronic
resource materials on women’s health. This collection serves women’s
health advocates, researchers and students, health professionals,
government and NGO policy analysts and decision-makers, and members of
the public across Canada.
Participate in CWHN knowledge transfer projects with researchers,
bringing your ability to undertake quality assessment of health information.
Catalogue and maintain an on-line database of the collection’s holdings.
Provide reference services to researchers, members of the general
public, and others.
Write articles, resource reviews, FAQs and other information materials
for publication on the CWHN website, in CWHN’s Network magazine and in
mainstream and specialized media.
Produce CWHN’s monthly bilingual e-bulletin and co-moderate CWHN’s email
discussion list.
Salary range: $ 27,419 - $ 32,193, plus benefits, for .75 EFT. Located
in Winnipeg, this is a unionized position, ongoing, pending renewal of
funding in April 2008. Occasional travel required. More information is
available from www.cwhn.ca (information disponible en français). Full
job description available on request.
Please submit a resumé, a cover letter describing how your experience
will contribute to an information management system as part of a
knowledge brokering program in women’s health, and a sample of your
writing. Send by fax (204) 989-2355; e-mail [log in to unmask]; or to the
Canadian Women’s Health Network, 203-419 Graham Ave., Winnipeg, MB R3C
0M3. Deadline: Nov. 17, 2006.
CWHN is an equity employer. Aboriginal women, women of colour and from
language minorities, lesbians and women with disabilities are encouraged
to apply. We are grateful for all applications; however, only those
selected for interviews will be contacted.
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Mona Dupré-Ollinik
Coordonnatrice de liaison/Outreach Coordinatinor
Réseau canadien pour la santé des femmes/Canadian Women's Health Network
Tel: (204) 942-5500 ext. 13
Fax: (204) 989-2355
Toll free: 1-888-818-9172
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