Job Title: Junior Sales Director

Under the Radar Clothing

This position will allow a youth with previous experience in sales and customer service, with good communication and public speaking skills, to take a leadership role at the YIC (the Youth Innovation Centre), working to implement our sales strategy and ensure we meet our sales targets at Under the Radar clothing – a youth-led social enterprise specializing in tshirt printing and art/design projects.

This is a position funded by Service Canada and is open to all Youth ages 16-30 who are not in school and not currently employed. This is a full-time, contract position. Working hours are 10:00-6:00, Monday to Thursday and Friday being a full day in workshops.

Qualifications:

-Demonstrate ability to communicate well, is assertive, out-going and knowledge of another language an asset

-Basic experience in Microsoft Office platforms

-Retail, customer service, sales or marketing experience an asset

-Desire to collaborate with artists and youth and open minded to criticism

-Solid work ethic and enthusiastic about challenges

-Understanding of issues affecting our youth, and eagerness to engage youth

-Willingness to persevere in job search              activities

Responsibilities:                                         

-Overseeing and tracking sales activities, including monitoring sales of wholesale and retail tshirts

-Organizing information about clients on CRM software (training provided), working with Salesforce.com mentors

-Conduct research on cost-efffective, youth-driven sales strategies

-Mentoring volunteers in sales strategy, customer service and networking

-Report to LOFT Program Manager and YIC Project Coordinator

-Attend employment skills development workshops

Compensation:              $9.50/hr x 37.5hrs/week x 20 weeks (minimum wage increase to $10.25 in                                                         effect after April 1 2010)

Start Date:                            ASAP

Applications due by February 11, 2010.

Please send your cover letter and resume to:

Roy McCandlish, Project Coordinator/Job Developer

Youth Skills Initiative Program at CONC

roy@conc.ca