Cultural Retail Associate - Summer Student

Employment Opportunity: Cultural Retail Associate - Summer Student

Location: Halifax, NS

Salary Range: $19.00/ per hour

Employment Term: 8 weeks, July 2025- August 2025 (35 hours per week, hours will vary including evenings and weekends)

Reports To: Strategic Development Manager

General Description:

One of the Mi’kmaw Native Friendship Centre’s Tourism Development initiatives, Sitamuk Cultural Post, located on the Kjipuktuk/Halifax waterfront is looking for One (1) Cultural Retail Associate - Summer Student. The objective of the Cultural Post is to promote and sell authentic Mi’kmaq and Indigenous crafts and souvenirs, while creating a hub to showcase the rich culture and history of our Mi’kmaq & Indigenous peoples. This position will be focused on providing an Indigenous student the opportunity to gain work experience while continuing their education. Applicants must be willing to work with a rostered schedule including evenings and weekends. This position is designated for students with Indigenous ancestry. Applicants must also be able to provide proof of post-secondary enrolment.

Key Responsibilities:

1. Promoting the cultural post as a project of the MNFC and its programs
2. Process sales of products and services provided at the Cultural Post, including transactions and cash handling.
3. Understand and operate the point of Sale (POS) to:
4. Process multiple types of transactions
5. Track, edit and add new stock and supplier information
6. Understand and manage product detail and pricing
7. Reconcile stock / count
8. Assist with all opening and closing duties.
9. Helping ensure that the float and facility is secure.
10. Assist with “shop” layout and interior design.
11. Clean, organize & maintain presentation of the interior and exterior of the cultural post. Assist with pricing and display
12. Assist with marketing and promotion of:
13. In store marketing and promotion
14. Offsite marketing and vending events
15. Development of promotional media and design
16. Development and maintenance of social media marketing and promotion.
17. Customer and market research
18. May perform other related duties as required

Qualifications & Experience:

1. Must be a youth (up to age 30)
2. Must have attended post-secondary from September 2024 to April 2025; and be returning to full-time studies in the Fall of 2025
3. Experience working in customer service
4. Dependable and consistently works to uphold MNFC ethics and standards
5. This position is designated for students of indigenous ancestry, please self-identify

Application Deadline: May 16th, 2025, at 4:00pm

Disclaimer: The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this job. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required of personnel working within this job title.

The Mi’kmaw Native Friendship Centre is an equal opportunity employer; and complies with all fair employment practices laws. We are committed to providing a workplace free form unlawful discrimination and harassment and prohibit the same against employees, applicants or other covered persons by co-workers, supervisors, managers, or third parties based on a person’s race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, ancestry, age, veterans status, disability unrelated to job requirements, ethnicity, genetic information, military service, political affiliation, marital status and pregnancy or other protected status.

Qualified Indigenous applicants will be given priority in accordance with the Aboriginal Employment Preference Policy of the Canadian Human Rights Commission. The Mi’kmaw Native Friendship Centre (MNFC) reserves the right to refuse all applications for employment. The MNFC will not assume any expenses related to this or any job application process included and not limited to travel, relocation, and application development.

*Only those applicants who are screened in for an interview will be contacted.