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Responsibilities of the promotion agent include:
in cooperation with their provincial or territorial coordinators, planning, organizing, and coordinating travel and visits to educational institutions in their assigned regions to promote the programs;
arranging visits to any other relevant organizations or events (e.g., information fairs, educational events, employment fairs) and distributing promotional materials to students and officials at educational institutions and at places such as banks and cafs;
promoting the programs by preparing and delivering dynamic presentations in classrooms, at kiosks, and to various groups;
keeping their coordinators informed of their itineraries and visits on a weekly basis;
performing other program-related duties as requested by the coordinators;
preparing a final activity report; and
representing the Official-Languages Programs in a professional manner.
Selection criteria:
Interested candidates must go through Odyssey's application process or be working as an Odyssey language-assistant. For more information, contact the coordinator of your home province or territory about this exciting opportunity.
Selected candidates must:
meet the criteria required to participate in Odyssey;
must be a Canadian citizen or a permanent resident in Canada;
be fluent in French and English;
have excellent presentation skills in both official languages;
be dynamic and enthusiastic;
be able to work independently and in a group;
have strong organizational skills;
have excellent time-management skills;
have a sense of adventure; and
have a valid drivers licence.
Essential Skills
- Reading text
- Document use
- Writing
- Oral communication
- Working with others
- Problem solving
- Decision making
- Critical thinking
- Job task planning and organizing
- Finding information
- Computer use
- Significant use of memory
Additional Skills
- Use computer applications
- Perform administrative tasks
Work Setting
- Provincial department
Area of Work Experience
- Official languages promotion