About Fourwords Solutions

Fourwords Solutions is a BC-based social enterprise on a mission to improve access to evidence collection and care for those who experience sexual assault. Our primary work centres on the paceKit, a supported self-collection forensic evidence kit, developed to bridge the gap in forensic services in rural, remote and under-served communities. Our research and projects are grounded in evidence and shaped by the voices of the communities we seek to serve.

We acknowledge that Fourwords Solutions operates across the traditional, ancestral, and stolen territories of Indigenous peoples across Canada. Our work is oriented toward access to justice for all survivors, including Indigenous women, girls, and Two-Spirit, transgender, and gender-diverse people who remain disproportionately impacted by sexualized violence.

A note on language; we use the term “Survivor” as an inclusive term for anyone who has experienced sexual assault. We respect each individual’s right to choose how they wish to identify, and recognize that not all people who have experienced sexual assault identify as a survivor.

Position Overview

Reporting to the Founder and Project Manager, the Resource Development Coordinator will support a federally funded initiative focused on developing trauma-informed, multilingual informational resources for survivors of sexual assault and the front-line organizations that serve them. The resources will be developed in collaboration with community based organizations and will address evidence preservation, documentation, and reporting options, with particular attention to the needs of Indigenous, rural, remote, immigrant, refugee, and otherwise underserved communities.

This is a full-time, hourly contract position running for 21 months. The Resource Development Coordinator will also contribute to other Fourwords projects as they develop. The role requires strong analytical and written communication skills, a working knowledge of the gender-based violence sector, and the ability to engage effectively with diverse partners including legal experts, law enforcement, forensic professionals, front-line organizations, and community consultants.

About You

The ideal candidate brings a background in the gender-based violence sector or an adjacent field, such as social work, law, criminology, law enforcement, or justice studies. You understand or have an interest in understanding how the sexual assault response system works in Canada, including its gaps and barriers, and you approach that knowledge with care and without judgment.

You are able to work from a survivor-centred, trauma-informed, intersectional, and anti-oppressive perspective, and you understand how colonization, racism, immigration status, and other systems of oppression shape survivors’ experiences and options, or lack thereof. You are organized, self-directed, and comfortable working independently within a small, remote team. You write clearly and thrive in complex, ambiguous environments.

Key Responsibilities

• Project Operations
  • Create outreach templates to support consistent engagement with national and regional partners, consultation groups, and sector experts.
  • Coordinate scheduling, documentation, and tracking across project activities and timelines.
  • Support the development of project outward-facing communications.
• Research and Content Development
  • Complete a national literature review on evidence preservation, reporting practices, and systemic barriers across provinces and territories.
  • Collaborate with the Program Manager, Legal Consultant, Forensics Consultant, and Law Enforcement Consultant to document evidence preservation practices, reporting options, and legal considerations for survivors.
  • Contribute to gathering and documenting perspectives from project partners on the realities survivors face post-sexual assault, with attention to service gaps related to evidence collection and reporting.
  • Engage with partner organizations throughout the research and content development process to ensure cultural safety, trauma-informed framing, and accuracy.
  • Conduct outreach to healthcare facilities, front-line organizations and provincially funded programs to verify data.
• Survivor and Organizational Resource Development
  • Work with the Program Manager and subject matter consultants to develop step-by-step guidance on evidence preservation, documentation, and reporting for survivors, including considerations related to digital evidence, immigration status, and legal risk.
  • Contribute to survivor-facing and organizational informational resources, including written materials and support for animated video content.
  • Coordinate feedback cycles with community consultants, legal experts, and project partners throughout the resource development process.
  • Support the finalization and translation of resources into French and additional languages as determined through partner consultations.
• Stakeholder Engagement
  • Identify and maintain a contact list of project partners, ensuring diverse representation from Indigenous, immigrant, refugee, minority-language, and other underserved communities.
  • Prepare for and participate in community and virtual consultations.
  • Maintain ongoing communication with project partners to ensure resource development remains relevant and responsive.
• Knowledge, Skills, and Experience
  • Works at a minimum with a diploma or bachelor’s degree or an equivalent combination of relevant experience and training in social work, law, criminology, law enforcement, justice studies, gender studies, or a related field.
  • Minimum 2–3 years of experience in the gender-based violence sector, the anti-violence sector, or a closely related field (legal aid, victim services, law enforcement, front-line advocacy).
  • Demonstrated knowledge of the diverse needs of survivors, including Indigenous women and girls, immigrants and refugees, 2SLGBTQQIA+ people, and survivors in rural and remote communities.
  • Strong written communication skills, with demonstrated ability to produce clear, accurate, plain-language materials for diverse audiences.
  • Demonstrated ability to lead or contribute to project workplans, manage deliverables, and meet timelines.
  • Ability to analyze and synthesize information from legal, forensic, law enforcement, and community sources into accessible content.
  • Comfortable working independently in a remote environment and maintaining clear communication across a distributed team.
  • Bilingualism in English and French is an asset.

 
Additional Information

This is a full-time, hourly contract position for 21 months (End date March 31, 2028), at a rate of $31–$35/hour commensurate with experience and based on a 35-hour work week. The role includes flexible vacation time and a small wellness budget. The position is remote-first, with occasional travel for in-community consultations.

Should you need any accommodations during the recruitment process, please let us know.

How to Apply

Interested candidates are invited to apply with a resume and cover letter outlining their suitability for the position. The cover letter should speak to your relevant background and your connection to this work. Please send applications to info@fourwords.ca with the subject line Resource Development Coordinator Application. Applications will be open until June 12th at 5:00 pm PST.

A note on the use of AI: AI is a useful tool for ideating and building a structure from which to work from. We ask that final cover letters be written by a human. We’re hiring you, not the AI!