Expression of Interest - IT Consultant
Term: 8 months with option to extend, variable part time
Contract Remuneration: To be discussed upon provided estimate and proposal.
Submission Deadline: July 12 2020
Submit one page proposal by email to tania@akincollective.com with IT CONSULTANT in the subject line.

Akin is a Toronto-based, artist-run social enterprise (consisting of sister organizations Akin Projects & Akin Collective) located on Ancestral Wendat territory and the territory of the Anishinaabe and the Haudenosaunee, providing affordable studio space to nearly 250 artists in its 8 locations and programming roughly 40 arts-based events per year across the city. Akin Projects is a registered nonprofit established in 2015 providing artists and creatives with the support they need for creative production and development of their careers to benefit and enhance the communities where they work and live. We have offered services to thousands of individuals since our inception through our creative studios and arts programming. Akin Projects builds community through monthly art critiques, workshops, open studio events, gallery tours, exhibitions, and various other art projects.

For more information about Akin Projects, please visit: www.akinprojects.org

Through the support of the Canada Council for the Arts’ Digital Strategy Fund, over the next eight months, we will be exploring the creation of digital tools that helps match local artists and arts organizations to creative spaces in their neighbourhoods. We are looking for an IT Consultant to help us achieve this project, advising us on the best approaches, assisting in the hiring process, and helping us navigate and manage digital production of which we are not familiar.

Reporting to the Project Manager, the IT Consultant responsibilities will include:
● Providing overview of all technical aspects of the project,
● Providing expert advice to the Project Manager regarding scheduling, workflow and additional hires,
● Advising and recommending digital technology solutions best suited to the project,
● In cooperation with the Project Manager, updating all project partners and stakeholders on technical aspects of the initiative as per the schedule.

We welcome expressions of interest from experienced IT consultants - both individuals or companies.

PROCESS:

Adapting the Toronto Arts Council’s Equity Priority Group Policy, applicants who self-identify as belonging to one (or more) of Toronto Arts Council’s Equity Priority Groups (Persons of Colour, Deaf Persons, Persons with Disabilities and Persons Living with Mental Illness, Indigenous, 2SLGBTQIAP) will all be prioritized. We encourage applications from these communities and will endeavour to accommodate applicants with a disability during the hiring process in accordance with the Ontario Human Rights Code guidelines and other applicable legislation.

This effort is part of an ongoing commitment to anti-oppressive practices, equity and inclusion at Akin and an effort to engage diverse communities and artists in our organization and across our programs. This includes Anti-Oppression training and the development of a revised Code of Conduct and needs assessment strategies.

Applicants who require additional resources, support or time to apply can request it. Please request this assistance at least one week in advance of the submission deadline. To do so, or for additional information, please contact Tania Thompson at tania@akincollective.com

If you are interested, please email a one page brief proposal including salary expectations and references/links to past work to tania@akincollective.com with IT CONSULTANT in the subject line, by July 12 2020.