November 2019 – Offer filled

Assistant Head of Operations (All-Star!)

(Rapid evolution to a position of Head of Operations)

Who is Mme Ovary?

Mme L’Ovary is a young Quebec startup dedicated to creating, manufacturing, promoting, selling, and distributing menstrual panties; a new concept that revolutionizes the market for disposable sanitary protection.

Mission

Provide women with the best tools to live a healthy, comfortable, environmentally friendly, and graceful menstrual cycle. Mme L’Ovary is also a social project that aims to create a positive awareness movement around the women’s cycle through an educational mission.

Vision

To provide a concrete solution to reduce toxic waste on Earth for women’s health and that the concept of menstrual panties will eventually become a social norm that will replace the disposable sanitary pads norm.

Values:

• Ecology: waste reduction/environmental protection
• Overall health and well-being:
• Integrity and Authenticity
• Joy and love
• Respect for yourself and others
• Humane
• Cutting edge
• Social involvement/Altruism

Summary of the position:

We are looking for an Assistant Head of Operations to support Mme L’Ovary’s growth.

In collaboration with the Head of Operations, the Assistant Head of Operations will take over day-to-day operations while establishing a solid management foundation for the healthy expansion of our startup.

This person will be a pillar at the heart of operations, which will complement the core of our team.

General responsibilities (in collaboration with the Head of Operations)

Acquisition and Business Development:

• Coordinating and ensuring the success of international business development projects in collaboration with our partners.
• Consolidate the B2B distribution strategy for existing partners.
• Analyze and propose a B2B acquisition strategy to expand our presence with new resellers.
• Be the main point of contact and work closely with the web marketing agency to achieve customer acquisition/sales goals.

Administration:

• Track budget and sales reports.
• Set up and update a dashboard and performance indicators.
• Coordinate applications for funding/awards/grants with our provider.
• Act as a liaison with our accountant to ensure month-end closing.

Team management:

• Coordinate the reception of new arrivals for successful integration.
• Put in place management and operations processes to consolidate the existing one.
• Propose, implement, and train the team in the best collaborative working practices through powerful tools.

Support for the outreach project:

• Understand the project issues and effectively brief the various stakeholders: graphic designers, press relations providers, agency, etc.
• Accompany the co-founders in their strategic considerations on outreach operations.

Are you our future Assistant Head of Operations?

• Do you want to contribute to our social and environmental mission?
• Do you have strong management skills (planning, organization, mobilization, problem solving)?
• Do you have the entrepreneurial spirit and the ability to take risks?
• Are you motivated by challenges, the ability to learn and evolve in a stimulating environment?
• Are you looking for meaning in your work and want to make a difference in women’s lives and in society?
• Are you looking for autonomy, space to take the initiative, and professional and personal expansion?
• Do you feel challenged by the opportunity to become a HOO in a growing start-up?

We offer:

• A committed and authentic team, rooted in a social mission and values that make sense
• Employment 4 days/week (approximately 30 hours/week)
• Flexible schedule
• Work from home option
• A vibrant community in a co-working space (Mile End) that brings together companies in social and environmental innovation
• 35-40k salary ($23/h)
• Evolution to the position of Head of Operations
• Holiday season: flexible hours if holidays have already been planned

Candidate profile:

• Ability to organize and orchestrate
• Problem-solving skills
• Autonomy and resourcefulness
• Efficiency and versatility
• Individual and professional maturity
• Committed, voluntary, and self-motivated
• Ability to take on responsibilities

Skills and qualifications required:

• Bachelor of Management or equivalent
• Experience in a similar position
• Experience managing personnel
• Desire to work in a startup (startup experience is an asset)
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Bilingualism (spoken and written)
• Comfortable with web technologies
• Good command of G Suite
• Mastery of Excel’s advanced features (asset)
• Master Quickbooks (asset)
• Experience in e-commerce (asset)

Do you feel called to work at Mme L’Ovary? Send us your CV to fanny@mmelovary.com and tell us in a few sentences: what is the contribution you want to make in the world?

Thank you for your interest in the position. Only successful applicants will be contacted.

October 2019 – Offer Filled

Mme L’Ovary is a young Quebec startup dedicated to creating, manufacturing, promoting, selling, and distributing menstrual panties. A new concept that revolutionizes the market for disposable sanitary protection.

Our mission Provide women with the best tools to live a healthy, comfortable, environmentally friendly, and graceful menstrual cycle. Mme L’Ovary is also a social project that aims to create a positive awareness movement around the women’s cycle through an educational mission.

Our vision is to provide a concrete solution to reduce toxic waste on Earth for women’s health and that the concept of menstrual panties will eventually become a social norm that will replace the disposable sanitary pads norm.

We offer:

• A committed and authentic team, rooted in a social mission and values that make sense
• Employment 3 days a week (with the possibility of career advancement).
• A vibrant community in a co-working space (Mile End) that brings together companies in social and environmental innovation
• Hourly pay: between $18 and $22 depending on experience
• Startup in full expansion, with strong possibility of career advancement

Mandate:

Our team wants to expand with a dynamic and creative person whose mandate will be to ensure the outreach of Mme L’Ovary. The Communications Officer is responsible for managing all communications activities, including the development and implementation of communication strategies, the coordination of various service providers (graphic designers, editors, press relations, etc.), the deployment of communication campaigns, and managing the online presence. A stimulating challenge in a developing organization where you will be required to use your sense of creativity and strategic thinking to contribute to Mme L’Ovary’s market reach.

General responsibilities:

• Develop and implement the organization’s communication strategy, plans, and activities.
• Develop, deploy, and measure marketing campaigns around various activities and events.
• Coordinate and manage brand image deployment.
• Contribute to the design and production of the organization’s communication tools and promotional items.
• Coordinate and produce written and digital content (articles, photos, videos, etc.).
• Manage and update the website.
• Ensure strategic monitoring of the organization.
• Support team members in all mobilization activities and event implementation.
• Collaborate in media relations.

Skills

• Excellent writing and editing skills in French and English.
• Good knowledge of social media (Facebook, Instagram) and monitoring tools.
• Good knowledge of the web environment (web content creation – Shopify, web writing, content management system, Google Analytics, etc.).
• Good knowledge of digital marketing tools (Mailchimp, Facebook Ads/LinkedIn Ads, Google AdWords, etc.).
• Knowledge of Canva or Photoshop / Illustrator / Indesign (an asset).
• Strategic thinker, ability to step back, and develop an overall vision.
• Good systematic thinking and creativity.
• Attention to detail.
• Ability to manage multiple projects and files simultaneously.

EXPERIENCE/PROFILE

• Education in communication, marketing, digital media, or a related field.
• Three to five years of experience in a similar position.
• Passionate communicator.
• Understand and integrate the company’s mission and values so that they can be reflected in general communications.
• Strong interest in the following subjects: waste reduction/environmental protection/health and overall well-being.
• Autonomy, resourcefulness, initiative, and creativity.
• Ability to work effectively under pressure, to work on different projects simultaneously.
• Excellent ability to work as a team.

Do you feel called to work at Mme L’Ovary?

Send your CV to fanny@mmelovary.com + examples of projects you’ve been able to participate in + tell us in a few sentences: What contribution do you want to make in the world?

Offer open continuously – feel free to apply 😉

Who is Mme L’Ovary?

Mme L’Ovary is a young Quebec startup dedicated to creating, manufacturing, promoting, selling, and distributing menstrual panties. A new concept that revolutionizes the market for disposable sanitary protection.

Mission

Provide women with the best tools to live a healthy, comfortable, environmentally friendly, and graceful menstrual cycle. Mme L’Ovary is also a social project that aims to create a positive awareness movement around the women’s cycle through an educational mission.

Vision

To provide a concrete solution to reduce toxic waste on Earth for women’s health and that the concept of menstrual panties will eventually become a social norm that will replace the disposable sanitary pads norm.

Values

• Ecology: waste reduction/environmental protection.
• Global health and well-being.
• Integrity and Authenticity.
• Respect for oneself and others.
• Cutting edge.
• Social involvement/altruism.
• Zest for life and humour.

Summary of the internship:

We are looking for a communications intern. This person will be in charge of assisting the Communications and Events Manager in the implementation of relevant content, and any initiatives aimed at strengthening the brand image.

Motivated by the global mission to change mindsets and equipped with a good sense of humour, this person will be a pillar at the heart of our company’s outreach.

Mandate

• Plan and create content to be included in the publication calendar for LinkedIn, Instagram, Facebook.
• Design creative and original communication materials: brochures, visual media for social networks, commercial presentations…
• Prepare, promote and attend events.
• Accompany the communications manager in various branding projects.
• Identify relevant partnership opportunities for Mme L’Ovary.

We offer:

• A committed and authentic team, rooted in a social mission and values that make sense.
• An internship in a small team where taking the initiative will be encouraged.
• A startup environment: learning collaborative tools and working independently.
• A vibrant community in a co-working space (Mile End) that brings together companies in social and environmental innovation
• Opportunity

Candidate profile:

• Bilingual French/English
• Web marketing experience
• Good editorial ability
• Developed team spirit
• Organization and leadership skills
• Attention to detail
• Mastery of G Suite
• Mastery of graphic design tools: Adobe Suite, Graphic Design (In Design)
• Asset: experience in digital marketing campaign management/social media management
• Asset: interest/knowledge of basic photography and/or video editing

Internship conditions:

Minimum 240 hours – $350 internship allowance with the possibility of a bonus.

Send your CV/Portfolio by clicking below and tell us in a few sentences: What contribution do you want to make in the world?

September 2019 – Offer filled

Who is Mme L’Ovary?

Mme L’Ovary is a young Quebec startup dedicated to creating, manufacturing, promoting, selling, and distributing menstrual panties. A new concept that revolutionizes the market for disposable sanitary protection.

Vision

To provide a concrete solution to reduce toxic waste on Earth for women’s health and that the concept of menstrual panties will eventually become a social norm that will replace the disposable sanitary pads norm.

Position Summary: Accounting Technician/Bookkeeper

We are now looking for a reliable person to do bookkeeping for Mme L’Ovary.

Do you want to put your accounting skills to good use in a socially and eco-friendly company? Write to us!

General responsibilities:

• Bookkeeping on Quickbooks
• Tracking and classifying invoices and accounting documents
• Paying bills
• GST/QST refund.
• Complete T4/T4A.
• Summary (preparation of papers for tax specialist/accountant).

Asset: Financial forecasts.

Asset: Monthly and quarterly financial report and assessment of the company’s finances.

We offer:

• A committed and authentic team, rooted in a social mission and values that make sense.
• Employment for an estimated 10 to 15 hours per month.
• Work from home option.
• Opportunity to advance within Mme L’Ovary (an ever-evolving company).
• Hourly pay: between $17.5 and $20 depending on experience.

Skills and qualifications required:

• Have either a DEC, DEP, or AEC in an accounting-related discipline or the equivalent experience in the same field.
• A good knowledge of QuickBooks.
• Know the complete annual cycle
• Track the cash flow
• Experience in data entry.
• Comfortable with web technologies.
• Asset: 1 to 2 years of experience in a similar position.

Candidate profile:

• Meticulous and organized
• Manage data confidentiality
• Ability to meet tight deadlines
• Transparent and comfortable communicating with management for all administrative follow-ups.
• Problem-solving skills
• Autonomy and resourcefulness
• Efficiency and versatility

Hourly pay: Between $17.5 and $20 depending on experience.

Do you feel called to work at Mme L’Ovary?

Send your CV by clicking below and tell us in a few sentences: What contribution do you want to make in the world?