{"content":[{"text":"LET’S TALK SCIENCE POSITION POSTING \n Position Title: Director, Equity \n Position Status: 2-year renewable contract; includes a comprehensive group benefit package \n Closing Date: The position will remain open until filled","bbox":{"left":0.058824,"top":0.076465,"width":0.738025,"height":0.064499}},{"text":"THE OPPORTUNITY \n Let’s Talk Science (LTS) is an award-winning, national charitable organization focused on education and \n outreach to support youth development. Through the creation and delivery of unique learning programs and \n services that engage children, youth and educators in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM), \n staff and volunteers support learning and skill development. Committed to inspiring and empowering Canadian \n youth to develop the skills they need to participate and thrive in an ever-changing world, LTS offers programs, \n resources and services that motivate all ages to fulfill their potential and prepare them for future careers and \n roles as citizens. LTS has excited, inspired and engaged more than 9 million children, youth, educators and \n volunteers in STEM since its inception.","bbox":{"left":0.058824,"top":0.154055,"width":0.8820399999999999,"height":0.146631}},{"text":"Let’s Talk Science aspires to be a trusted education partner and positively impact every child and youth in \n Canada. For nearly 30 years, we have empowered youth and helped prepare them for their future careers and \n citizenship roles through engagement in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM). Long-standing \n systemic inequalities have prevented the full participation of many audiences in STEM, including women, \n Indigenous people, People of Colour, people with disabilities and others. Additional barriers such as language, \n geography, access to technology and financial status have also reduced participation.","bbox":{"left":0.058824,"top":0.31596,"width":0.875233,"height":0.09654399999999996}},{"text":"Building on our long-standing commitment to equity, diversity, inclusion and accessibility (EDIA), Let’s Talk \n Science is establishing a new leadership position of Director, Equity, to help us build diversity and inclusion \n across all aspects of our work and programming. Reporting to the President, the incumbent will lead the \n implementation and evolution of our Equity Plan to strengthen and expand Let’s Talk Science’s efforts to tackle \n barriers and inspire broad participation in STEM.","bbox":{"left":0.058824,"top":0.425425,"width":0.88014,"height":0.08291299999999996}},{"text":"The world needs STEM, and STEM needs people with diverse perspectives, talents and lived experiences to \n address the most pressing issues facing our planet. We invite you to join us on this critical journey. Lived \n experience as a self-identified member of an equity-deserving group is valued in this important role.","bbox":{"left":0.058824,"top":0.521283,"width":0.862719,"height":0.05094299999999996}},{"text":"We invite you to visit our website (www.letstalkscience.ca) to learn more about our organization.","bbox":{"left":0.058824,"top":0.585147,"width":0.761898,"height":0.019048999999999983}},{"text":"POSITION \n The Director, Equity works collaboratively with all Let’s Talk Science teams to support and evolve policies and \n processes, and implement initiatives aimed at advancing equity, diversity, inclusion and accessibility (EDIA) \n across the organization. The incumbent will be responsible for implementing and evolving the organization’s \n Equity Plan, which is designed to support and foster an open and inclusive work environment, as well as \n educate, inform and advance policies, principles and values of equity, diversity, inclusion and accessibility. The \n Director, Equity is also responsible for identifying gaps and making recommendations for improving EDIA \n policies and practices across the organization. This position leads an internal, cross-organizational staff- \n working group and supports an EDIA committee of Outreach program volunteers.","bbox":{"left":0.058824,"top":0.617186,"width":0.879619,"height":0.14670699999999992}},{"text":"Responsibilities: \n  Responsible for championing the implementation and evolution of Let’s Talk Science’s Equity Plan, working \n collaboratively with all teams \n  Develop, coach and lead equity, diversity, inclusion and accessibility training and programs that build \n competence across the organization \n  Research, develop, recommend, and execute and/or support creative strategies to foster the organization’s \n diversity goals. \n  Responsible for identifying gaps and maintaining recommendations for improving EDIA practices","bbox":{"left":0.058824,"top":0.776959,"width":0.881371,"height":0.13695900000000005}},{"text":"1 of 3","bbox":{"left":0.90451,"top":0.924527,"width":0.03680399999999995,"height":0.01570400000000005}}],"images_bbox":[{"left":0.32549,"top":0.011364,"width":0.30817,"height":0.042361}],"images_bbox_not_text_overlap":[{"left":0.32549,"top":0.011364,"width":0.30817,"height":0.042361}]}