Jobs in Comox, British Columbia, Canada | November 2024 Opportunities

Are you passionate about making a difference in the world? Look no further!The Borgen Project is an international organization that works at the political level to improve living conditions for people impacted by war, famine and poverty.With 20 years of experience in the advocacy space, The Borgen Project has worked to support the passage of numerous bills that have benefitted close to 500 million people in developing countries.Writer/Journalist Internship: The role is focused on content creation for BORGEN Magazine or The Borgen Project Blog. This is a part-time 12-hours per week, 12 week, unpaid remote internship. If your availability is limited, you can work ahead and complete the program in fewer weeks..Responsibilities will include:Article writing.Researching topics.Assisting with The Borgen Project's advocacy efforts.Assisting with fundraising. Create a personal fundraising campaign and meet targets.Experience: No prior experience is necessary, we’re looking for people who are passionate about fighting poverty and righting wrongs, regardless of your GPAs/background.Details: This is an unpaid internship, although college credit is available.Start Date: New programs begin every month, you choose the month you wish to start.

What is the opportunity? RBC Dominion Securities is a relationship-focused investment and wealth management firm that consistently ranks #1 in Canada. We are proud of our collaborative, supportive culture that enables success at every level and equips us to help our clients achieve their financial goals. The RBC Dominion Securities branch located in Courtenay, BC is looking for a resourceful, empathetic, and collaborative individual to join our leading wealth management firm as a Marketing Associate. By providing ongoing, exceptional service and support to our clients and our Advisor team, you will help our team deepen existing relationships and welcome new clients to the firm. Offering efficient internal support, you will be invaluable in ensuring the Advisory team functions fluidly and that each member receives the assistance they need to perform at their best. This is a 1 year contract position What will you do? Business Development and Marketing: Executes targeted marketing campaigns and ensures the team is consistently engaging with stakeholders. Develops and maintains COI list, reviews, updates, and re-segments as necessary. Creates marketing content and materials to be posted publicly online and shared privately in client specific meetings. Drawing on your social media skills to update the team’s communication channels, including websites, LinkedIn, Facebook, brochures, newsletters. Conducts ongoing research to identify marketing trends that the team can leverage to further their marketing efforts. Client Communication and Experience: Manages and executes on all gifts and milestone recognitions as outlined in the team’s Client service plans and tracks client specific hobbies and interests. Manages the website on an ongoing basis and performs an annual review to ensure content is up-to-date, links are intact, etc. Assists in booking regularly scheduled client update calls. Event Management: Assists in planning events from start to finish according to requirements, target audience and objectives. Manages all aspects of coordinating site management (i.e., site selection, event layout, logistics and planning and onsite communications, etc.). Oversees activities of external partners ensuring a seamless coordination on event day. Ensures events are executed smoothly and resolves any unforeseen problems that might occur on event day. What do you need to succeed? Must-have Previous sales, marketing, and event management experience as well as previous financial services experience would be an asset. High level of time management and organization skills. Able to lead projects and is comfortable with managing and prioritizing multiple projects in parallel. Self-driven and dedicated team player who enjoys participating in the creative process and working with others to develop innovative ideas. Solution-oriented attitude capable of rapidly adjusting when faced with unexpected and urgent demands. Exceptional verbal and written communication skills in English. Be Proficient in Digital and social media platforms. Using Canva, Adobe Pro (illustrator, photoshop, etc.) and basic skills in video editing software. Microsoft Office applications (Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint). What’s in it for you? We thrive on the challenge to be our best, progressive thinking to keep growing, and working together to deliver trusted advice to help our clients thrive and communities prosper. We care about each other, reaching our potential, making a difference to our communities, and achieving success that is mutual. Leaders who support your development through coaching and managing opportunities. Ability to make a difference and lasting impact. Work in a dynamic, collaborative, progressive, and high-performing team. Opportunities to do challenging work. Opportunities to build close relationships with clients. The expected salary for this role will be $40,000 per year depending on factors including but not limited to the candidate’s experience, skills, registration status; market conditions; and business needs. RBC’s compensation philosophy and principles recognize the importance of a highly qualified global workforce and plays a critical role in attracting, engaging, and retaining talent that: Drives RBC’s high-performance culture. Enables collective achievement of our strategic goals. Generates sustainable shareholder returns and above market shareholder value. Job Skills Additional Job Details Address: 777 FITZGERALD AVE: COURTENAY City: COURTENAY Country: Canada Work hours/week: 37.5 Employment Type: Full time Platform: WEALTH MANAGEMENT Job Type: Contract (Fixed Term) Pay Type: Salaried Posted Date: 2024-11-04 Application Deadline: 2024-11-30 Note: Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM on the day prior to the application deadline date above. Inclusion and Equal Opportunity Employment At RBC, we embrace diversity and inclusion for innovation and growth. We are committed to building inclusive teams and an equitable workplace for our employees to bring their true selves to work. We are taking actions to tackle issues of inequity and systemic bias to support our diverse talent, clients and communities. We also strive to provide an accessible candidate experience for our prospective employees with different abilities. Please let us know if you need any accommodations during the recruitment process. 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