Trans Manitoba INC.

Role: Website Designer

Contract Amount: $25,000 total over three fiscal years

Start: Immediately

End: March 31, 2027

Location: Remote

Details: This is a contract position that will renew at the beginning of each fiscal year based on the mutual agreement between the contractee and Trans Manitoba INC.

Trans Manitoba (TMB) began as a grassroots collective of folks who believe the radical idea that Two Spirits, nonbinary people, and transgender folks should speak for ourselves and be seen as critical stakeholders in decisions made for our lives. We are now an incorporated non-profit organization. We believe the personal is political. We advocate for systemic change to improve the lives of Manitobans of all genders through outreach, education, and political and legal action.

Trans Manitoba aims to be an organization that is equitable to BIPOC folks, folks with lived experience and marginalized identities, and people of all abilities, genders, and sexual orientations. Self identification in your cover letter is encouraged, but not required.

Please contact us to discuss accommodations available for the interview process.

Contract Summary

Trans Manitoba’s web builder will oversee the creation of the website for our gender equity education project funded by WAGE (Women and Gender Equity Canada). This contract is accountable to the Executive Director.

Project Description

Through this 26-month project, Trans Manitoba INC. will address the needs and

barriers to equality for 2SLGBTQI+ communities. This will be achieved by working with

an advisory group consisting of employees from partner organizations as well as an

advisory group with participants from those organizations to plan, create, deliver, and

evaluate an education and training program, with an accompanying project toolkit. This

toolkit will also be translated into French and will be used by organizations to improve

access to services for Two-Spirit, Trans, and Gender-Diverse folks accessing

organizations, and to improve organizations’ ability to retain Two-Spirit, Trans, and

Gender Diverse employees.

Responsibilities

• Plan and execute the creation of the final project deliverable of a project toolkit website in collaboration with the project team (Executive Director, Project Coordinator, Web Designer, & other contractors, volunteers, and employees). 

• Create deliverables that reflect the requirements of the project as informed by WAGE and the project team

• Participate in the creation, digitalization, publication, and promotion of WAGE project deliverables as they relate to the project website

• Respond to the needs of the project by participating in teamwork and completing other duties within the project and contract scope as agreed upon by the contractor and contractee

Skills, Abilities, & Knowledge

Required:

• Experience as a web builder and designer

• Lived experience as a 2SLGBTQIA+ person

• Ability to work well both individually and as part of a team of employees, contractors, & volunteers

• Use of Microsoft suite, Google suite

• Experience managing project budgets

Preferred:

• Education in Women’s and Gender Studies, Sociology, Community Development, or related program is an asset but not a requirement

• Education in web design is an asset but not a requirement

• Experience working in non-profit sector

To apply, email: Charlie Eau (they/them) charlie@transmanitoba.org 

Please include a resume/CV, cover letter, and link to a portfolio. The cover letter must connect your experience to the skills and responsibilities of this role. 

We thank all candidates for their interest; however, only candidates being considered will be contacted.