We are hiring a Project Coordinator! This is a 12-month contract position, with the possibility of renewal after the term has concluded.
Position Overview: Responsible for the successful implementation of the AECEO’s Decent Work project Mobilizing the ECE Workforce according to the project proposal, the Project Coordinator will ensure that project deliverables remain within schedule, scope, budget, and maintain quality while coordinating and supporting work amongst the organization’s staff team, monitoring progress and deliverables, and fulfilling reporting for and maintaining positive relations with the funder. This position reports directly to the Executive Director and is responsible to a volunteer Board of Directors.
Primary Responsibilities:
Coordinating Project Activities
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Lead the development of project work plans, including milestones, budget requests and success criteria
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Monitor and oversee project activities, including problem solving, priority setting and coordinating across staff team
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Plan and facilitate project team meetings to create and monitor work plans, ensure output development, and support project tracking
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Collaborate to administer project budget
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Ensure alignment between project activities and organizational goal/strategy
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Write project updates and articles for dissemination
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Support communications and marketing strategies
Reporting and relationships with funders
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Monitor and track key project deliverables
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Complete reporting to funder, including compiling lessons learnt, evaluating and assessing efficacy in delivering on project goals
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Maintain positive relationship with funder through ongoing check ins and updates
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Collaborate to develop project proposals and seek grants
Collaboration with Community
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Lead the coordination and delivery of engagement sessions with community partners and post-secondary institutions
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Lead the coordination and placement of ECE students within the AECEO
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Lead the administration of student placements, including forms, background, packages, placement agreements, etc
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Support placements students, including weekly check-ins, goal mentorship, review and approval of material, and facilitating knowledge sharing and resources
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Network with organizations and represent AECEO in meetings/public events
Skills, knowledge and experience
Required
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Strong organizational skills
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Strong writing skills
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Confident public speaker
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Strong collaborative leadership skills
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Project and time management skills
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Independent problem solver
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Ability to build and maintain strong and collaborative relationships with diverse partners and stakeholders
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Ability to work evenings and weekends and flexible hours
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Willing to work within anti-racist and anti-oppressive frameworks
Preferred
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Registered Early Childhood Educator
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Experience managing and administering budgets
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Experience with project management
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Experience working with racialized communities, knowledge of anti-racism work, and the ability to work within racially diverse teams
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Knowledge and understanding of critical theories of early childhood
Asset
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G drivers license or equivalent full drivers license
The AECEO is committed to leading with our values and ethics. This means we value the lived experiences of our applicants and believe potential and passion can be as valuable as credentials. We encourage applications from Black, First Nation, Métis, Inuit, and racialized individuals; Two-Spirit, non-binary, trans, lesbian, gay, bisexual, and queer people; disabled people; and members of other equity-seeking groups. As part of our learning and growth, we have made a commitment to implementing anti-racist hiring practices. If you would like to read more about our commitment, please visit this page.
If you are contacted by the AECEO regarding this job opportunity and require an accommodation due to disability to participate in the recruitment and selection process, please advise and we will work with you to meet your needs.
This is a 12-month contract position, with the possibility of renewal after the term has concluded.
Work location: Primarily remote/from home, with occasional travel across Ontario for speaking engagements, advocacy events, and staff and policy meetings.
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To apply, please submit your resumé and a cover letter outlining your interest and relevant experience to astraker@aeceo.ca no later than Friday October 3rd. Please use the subject line: Project Coordinator Application – Your Name.
Only candidates who are selected for interviews will be contacted. A short writing assignment will be requested from candidates when confirming an interview.
Start Date: Immediate/as soon as possible.
Salary: $68,159.13 per year, plus individual health benefits, three weeks vacation, and additional paid office closures in winter and summer.
Paid interview policy
In recognition of the time and labour of preparing for and attending an interview, the AECEO financially compensates interviewees at a fixed rate of $75 per interview. The AECEO will send interviewees the interview questions/themes 24 hours in advance of the interview to allow them time to process the questions. If a candidate is asked to prepare a presentation or assignment for an interview, AECEO will financially compensate the candidate for that work at a rate equal to the hourly rate for the position, based on the number of hours the hiring committee believes the task should take. The organization will not use ideas from presentations or assignments of candidates not selected for the position.