Job offer – Visual communications and events coordinator

Sayaspora is looking for a creative, rigorous and committed individual to fill a 30-hour/week hybrid position, divided between :
Coordination of event activities for the Montréal à travers elles project
organization-wide visual communications support
This role requires strong organizational skills, initiative and sensitivity to cultural, artistic and social issues specific to community and feminist circles.

Whether through stimulating projects like Making your way up, Diaspora Speaking Festival or Culture, Sayaspora’smission is to promote the African diaspora in Canada, which is why we need your help ! 

Description of the organization

Sayaspora is a Montréal-based non-profit organization that amplifies the voices of young women from the African diaspora in Canada through cultural, media, and community-based projects. Through initiatives such as Making Your Way Up, Conversations d’Impact, and Dialogues de la Diaspora, Sayaspora creates spaces for reflection, creation, and dissemination that foster inclusion, representation, and collective empowerment within marginalized communities.

Position description

Sayaspora is a non-profit organization based in Montreal, promoting the voices of young women from the African diaspora through cultural, media and community projects. We work to create caring, creative and inclusive spaces to empower marginalized communities.

The person will have to…

  • Plan and coordinate the various activities of the Montréal à travers project (events, workshops, filming, etc.).
  • Manage event logistics: venues, suppliers, equipment, hospitality, etc.
  • Ensure follow-up with collaborators, partners and service providers involved
  • Participate in defining event content, approaches and formats in collaboration with the team.
  • Monitor budget and compile data for reporting purposes
  • Document project activities for archiving and internal communication purposes.
  • Design attractive, coherent visuals for various projects and platforms (social networks, website, newsletters, posters)
  • Develop graphic elements in line with Sayaspora's visual identity
  • Support the dissemination of communication campaigns (publications, printed visuals, newsletters)
  • Contribute to the development of editorial calendars and visual content strategies
  • Participate in the design of presentations and documents for internal and external activities

Ideally, the person will have…

  • Relevant experience in event coordination and/or communications in a cultural, community or feminist environment
  • Visual creation skills (Canva or other design tools)
  • Familiarity with digital platforms and social media
  • Organizational skills, rigor and autonomy
  • Strong interest in storytelling, interculturality and social justice
  • Excellent written French; English an asset
  • Knowledge of the Sayaspora universe or the realities of the African diaspora: an asset

What we offer

  • Annual salary between $40,000 and $50,000, depending on experience and profile
  • 30-hour/week position with flexible schedule (possibility of working 4 or 5 days)
  • Reimbursement of monthly travel expenses
  • Reimbursement for travel related to project initiatives
  • Accumulation of the equivalent of 4% vacation time
  • Participation in monthly team-building activities
  • Inclusive, committed, feminist and creative team

Apply for a position

Sayaspora strongly invites applications from visible minorities, aboriginals, women and people with disabilities.