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CALL 4 LEADERSHIP

DEADLINE TO APPLY: DECEMBER 31, 2021

Innovation 4 Health is partnering with academic leaders at the University of Calgary for its 2021 multidisciplinary competitive design competition, with the theme ‘Seniors & Healthy Aging’.

 

We are seeking motivated student organizers like you to help run Innovation 4 Health 2021!

 

Innovation 4 Health occurs in the Fall semester every 2nd year, usually kicking off in mid-October and closing in late November. The organizer cycle will run for one year with planning beginning in early-July 2021, and wrap up and transition concluding in early-July 2022.

Organizer Benefits

  • Meet and work with key industry, community, and academic leaders

  • Be part of a movement to disrupt mindsets on innovation in health

  • Learn how to organize a complex, large-scale event

  • Be recognized as a leader in a growing community of health innovators

  • Gain and practice valuable soft skills not taught in course-based educations

  • Build connections with students across faculties

  • Network with community members, industry and academia

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Support for the Organizing Team

  • Thorough documentation and materials for organizer tasks and procedures (1500+ documents)

  • Support from past I4H Health Hack Competition organizers and volunteers (3-5 hrs/month)

  • Access to Innovation 4 Health’s mailing lists, online community, and social media presence (1250+ individuals)

  • Website, email, and domain hosting

  • Mentorship from an internal academic advising committee

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Role Description

The Health Hack Competition is planned and run by a team of organizers. The organizing team shapes the event, selecting a date, a theme, and identifying and building relationships with strategic partners. The organizers raise funds, secure other partnerships, recruit challenges, innovators, mentors, and plan and promote all events.

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The amount of time commitment in any one role varies, but can demand up to 20 hrs per week during some weeks. The executive lead should plan to spend 20 hrs/week for all phases of the project, as they will become the main point of contact between I4H and the institution partners. For more information, please refer to the Detailed Role descriptions below.

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Application

To apply, complete the online application form below.

Completed applications must be received by 11:59 pm January 2nd, 2022.

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APPLICATIONS FROM TEAMS

Team applications should be submitted by the applying Executive Lead for the proposed team. List all prospective team members, their proposed roles, and email addresses.

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APPLICATIONS FROM INDIVIDUALS

We accept applications from individuals as well. Please identify which role(s) you are interested in, and include reasoning as to why in the application.

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Please contact Pauline at director@innovation4health.com should you have any questions.

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Note: All fields are required

Which roles interest you the most?
Names and Proposed Roles of Team Members
Describe your vision for the 2021 Seniors and Aging Innovation 4 Health Competition
What professional and/or volunteering experience do you have that makes you prepared to help run this multidisciplinary design competition?

Thanks for submitting!

Detailed Role Descriptions

 

Executive

Ultimately responsible for the wellbeing of the team and success of the program. Leads strategic partnership development efforts to secure funding and/or infrastructure support. Keeps partners updated. Responsible for internal accounting processes of the program. Manages invoicing, reimbursement, and keeps team apprised of budget.

 

Time commitment: 20 hrs/week 

 

Finance

Responsible for internal accounting processes of the program. Manages invoicing, reimbursement, and keeps team apprised of budget.

 

Time commitment: 2 hrs/week

 

Industry Engagement

Collaborate with Fundraising and Partnerships to bring in tech sponsors (i.e. additive manufacturing, bci etc). Coordinate workshops and technical mentors for HHW. Recruits mentorship pool and performs matching process with teams.

 

Time commitment: 5 hrs/week

 

Community Engagement

Leads general community engagement and develops partnerships with business and consulting groups for in-kind services and resources to support the teams. Recruits mentorship pool and matches with appropriate teams.

 

Time commitment: 5 hrs/week

 

Engagement

Accountable for overall engagement strategy. Oversees and supports challenge and innovator recruitment across all cities. Works with logistics team to plan Health Hack Weekend, and with Edmonton and Lethbridge teams to coordinate Pitch Days in those cities.

 

Time commitment: 15 hrs/week during recruitment period

 

Challenge Recruitment

Drives and is responsible for building relationships with clinicians/researchers/industry to recruit challenges for the competition. The ideal person for this role is outgoing/extraverted with excellent existing connections with clinicians/researchers/industry, and has excellent written and oral communication skills.

 

Time commitment: 10 hrs/week during planning and recruitment.

 

Innovator Recruitment

Drives and is responsible for building relationships with skilled postsecondary students for recruitment as participants for the competition. The ideal person for this role understands the program and believes in the merit of participating, is extraverted and personable, and understands the critical technical competencies needed for the projects.

 

Time commitment: 10 hrs/week during planning and recruitment.

 

Edmonton Strategy

Leverages their own network and drives outreach in Edmonton to support Challenge and Talent recruitment teams. Is responsible for planning and executing Pitch Day in Edmonton.

 

Time commitment: 5 hrs/week during recruitment. Must be a resident of Edmonton.

 

Lethbridge Strategy

Leverages their own network and drives outreach in Lethbridge to support Challenge and Talent recruitment teams. Is responsible for planning and executing Pitch Day in Lethbridge.

 

Time commitment: 5 hrs/week during recruitment. Must be a resident of Lethbridge.

 

Programming

Responsible for the delivery of the program’s structure, content, and internal operations, and sets the vision for all events. The ideal person for this role is detail-oriented and strives for excellence.

 

Time commitment: 10 hrs/week

 

Education

Identify and develop or refine essential content (homework, workshops) necessary for the program, and manages all communications to participants during the program.

 

Time commitment: 5 hrs/week during planning and program.

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Events & Logistics

This role involves detailed planning and execution of events, including catering, registration, speaker bookings and accommodations.

 

Time commitment: 10 hrs/week during recruitment and program.

 

Awards and Impact

Defines awards and categories, judging criteria and process, recruits a judging panel and facilitates judging process on-site.

 

Time commitment: 5 hrs/week during program

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Senior Director, Brand Development

Develops and manage the public image of the program.

 

Time commitment: 10 hrs/week

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Design

Generates event branding and adapts templates for promotional purposes.

 

Time commitment: 10 hrs/week during recruitment and program.

 

External Communications

Maintains social media, media relations, partnership promotions, and identifies and acts on other forms of promotion. Manages the general intake email account.

 

Time commitment: 5 hrs/week during recruitment and program.

 

Web Content Management

Builds website and keeps content up-to-date as needed.

 

Time commitment: 5 hrs/week in planning phase, 2 hrs/week during recruitment and during the program.

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