Job Description

Position: First Story Application Development & Research Trainee Supervisor: Executive Director Summary: The Native Canadian Centre of Toronto is looking for a motivated, community-

oriented Aboriginal individual for a 1 year, full-time (35 hours), contract position involving the development of an exciting digital, web-based Indigenous map of Toronto. The successful candidate will work with Aboriginal community members, First Story Toronto Advisory Committee members, and project partners to continue to collect and convert media and historical, archaeological and oral data to be included in the mapping project. The trainee will also work with community members and partners to develop the application further and research new ways of bringing it to a larger audience. The position will commence on September 16th, 2013 and end September 12th, 2014.
Duties and Responsibilities: The successful applicant will work 35 hours per week at the Native Canadian Centre of Toronto (NCCT) and will be expected to carry out the following tasks: Training: undertaking all required training for the project. Data Collection: Working with community members to assemble and edit a collection of documents, audio files, photographs and videos relating to the history of Native communities in Toronto to be included in the digital map. Transcription: Scanning appropriate documents with OCR technology to create keyword searchable documents and transcribing all documents that cannot be scanned with OCR (example: hand written documents) so that these documents are also keyword searchable. Data Cleaning: Checking references and sources, fixing OCR scanning mistakes, eliminating duplication and properly formatting information for uploading. Uploading Data: Uploading the geo-referencing and meta-data to the TNCHP web-based mapping program via web-based forms. Community Liaison: Attend and plan events to promote inform the community of the First Story Map application and First Story Toronto tours. Connect with community members who wish to form partnerships and/or learn more about First Story Toronto and its activities

 Reporting: Regularly reporting to project managers at the NCCT and COMAP on work progress, through email or Skype. Qualifications: Knowledge of Native Communities in Toronto Proficient with computers (Word, Excel, internet use, email, Skype) Familiarity with databases, HTML and other web-related programming languages Qualitative research skills Strong communication and writing skills Detail-oriented Ability to work independently Strong organizational skills Multitasking All resumes must be received by Monday September 2nd, 2013 at 4:00pm. Please email or forward resume and 3 references to: Amber Sandy, Mapping Archivist Data Collection Trainee firststory@ncct.on.ca * 16 Spadina Road * Toronto, Ontario* M5R2S7 * 416.964.9087 We thank all applicants; however only those selected for an interview will be notified. Funding for this position is provided by Miziwe Biik Aboriginal Employment & Training & Service Canada