PROJECT DESCRIPTION/DESCRIPTION DU PROJET:

Scale Collaborative is a group of companies focused on social innovation and the social economy. We support a number of initiatives, including the BC Social Procurement Initiative (www.bcspi.ca). The BCSPI helps local governments across BC to align their spending to local community outcomes through social procurement. We currently have 30 government members, and are looking for a student team to take on mapping, market research and developing case studies. This project will help support governments to source more from local and social enterprise suppliers, and support local economies, part of helping communities recover from COVID-19.

HOW MANY STUDENT INTRAPRENEURS WILL THIS PROJECT ACCOMMODATE?/DE COMBIEN D’ÉTUDIANTS AVEZ-VOUS BESOIN POUR EXÉCUTER CE PROJET?

5

TIME COMMITMENT PER STUDENT/TEMPS DE TRAVAIL PAR ÉTUDIANT:

50 hours

KEY PROJECT ACTIVITIES/TÂCHES ASSOCIÉES AU PROJET:

• Map the local government spend- identifying local suppliers, key industries and areas where spending could shift to support local economies
• Conduct market research on key industries and develop messaging to support local suppliers in these industries to respond to procurement opportunities
• Conduct case studies (interviews and write up) with BCSPI members that demonstrate the impact of social procurement

IDEAL ROLES/RESPONSIBILITIES/RÔLES/RESPONSABILITÉS:*

• Detailed oriented and able to quickly sort information into spreadsheet templates
• Conduct market research on specific industries where there are opportunities for spending shift
• Creative ideas about how to engage vendors in identified industries and build awareness around social procurement opportunities
• Able to conduct interviews in a professional manner, and synthesize information into a case study story

FINAL PROJECT DELIVERABLES/LIVRABLES DU PROJET:

• Community mapping results
• Market research/scan on top 5 industries
• 6 case studies

IN WHAT LANGUAGE WILL THIS PROJECT BE PROVIDED/DANS QUELLE LANGUE CE PROJET SERA-T-IL FOURNI:

English

PROJECT MENTOR NAME/NOM DU MENTOR DU PROJET:

Kristi Fairholm Mader

I will be available for initial introductions and project oversight, and scheduled weekly check-ins with the team. I am also available as needed, when needed.