Description of Business

Textbooks for Change (T4C) is a B Corp and start-up that provides affordable and accessible educational materials to students both locally and abroad.

We repurpose used textbooks to create social impact and improve the educational landscape for students around the world. We do this by:

Donating thousands of post-secondary textbooks to African universities annually
Selling affordable used textbooks to North American students and using proceeds to help fund student-led impact initiatives
Diverting thousands of textbooks from landfills by recycling them efficiently

Job Role

The bigger we get the more chaotic and unorganized things are becoming. We need someone to take ownership in keeping the team organized while completing/filing important documentation. Additionally, there will be numerous human resource related duties such as posting job positions, screening candidates, and health & safety.

Your role includes:

Scanning the environment for national and international funding opportunities that would fit T4Cs growth plans
Posting job descriptions and pre-screening candidates
Preparing payroll and expense reports
Filing and remitting government payments
Basic data entry and reporting
Invoicing clients and administering payments
Prepping monthly bookkeeping package
Organizing/managing company files and shared drive
Handling several human resource duties both in our office and warehouse

You Have:

2+ years experience completing human resource & administrative duties
Exceptional organizational and writing skills
A post-secondary degree in a relevant field
Balance: You know how to manage your time effectively and prioritize what needs to be done
Confidence: You believe in yourself and the team around you
A life: You have passions outside of work and contribute to the community that you live in

You are:

Passionate for social change: Making a dent in the universe is something you want to be apart of
Entrepreneurial: You know what it means to grind, and you will get the job done no matter what comes in the way
Fun: You are easy to get along with and have a positive attitude
A fast learner: You are hungry to take on new projects to expand your knowledge; You execute, make a mistake, learn, and iterate to always be improving
A great communicator: You know how to keep everyone in the loop and get your message across clearly and concisely
Respectful: You are a leader, but you know when to follow
Focused and flexible: Sometimes you’ll work from the office, sometimes from home, and sometimes on the fly; no matter where it is, the job gets done
A leader: You have experience leading a team through stressful situations, achieving amazing results in the end
Fast paced: You thrive in stressful situations and are able to juggle multiple projects at once

What this job is not:

Easy: This job will be the most challenging role you’ve ever had. Working at a start-up is hard. Building a start-up while making a major social impact is harder. This job will test you and in the end, you will have one damn good story to tell
Consistent: We expect you to find solutions, learn from mistakes, implement processes, and move on to the next project
Structured: Your day-to-day will change constantly adapting to the company’s needs

We need you to:

Think big: Execute in the moment, but always think ten steps ahead to bigger and better things
Innovate: Push both our social and business impact forward

Textbooks for Change encourages all qualified applicants from diverse backgrounds to apply.

Interested?

Email your resume and cover letter to:
careers@textbooksforchange.ca