Program & Admin Coordinator, JA Ottawa & Northern Eastern Ontario

Program & Admin Coordinator, JA Ottawa & Northern Eastern Ontario (virtual with some travel in the area)

Full-time 10-month contract September – June, opportunity for continuation beyond June

Candidates must reside within 100km of Ottawa

About JA in Canada

JA Canada is the national office of Junior Achievement in Canada and a member of JA Worldwide. Since 1955, we have partnered with education systems across the country to deliver hands-on learning experiences in financial literacy, work readiness, and entrepreneurship. Annually, JA in Canada delivers over 500,000 impactful learning experiences coast to coast to coast.

JA Ottawa and Northern & Eastern Ontario, operating as part of Junior Achievement Canada, deliver more than 30,000 learning experiences annually across the region. The teams are recognized for their strong community partnerships, impactful local initiatives, and commitment to expanding their reach into new communities.

About the Role

JA is hiring a Program & Admin Coordinator that will be responsible for promoting, coordinating, and supporting the delivery of JA’s programs across Ottawa and Northern & Eastern Ontario. The role works closely with educators, students, volunteers, facilitators, and community partners to grow program participation, provide training and resources, coordinate communications and logistics, monitor program progress, evaluate outcomes, and strengthen awareness of JA’s learning experiences across the territory. The Coordinator also supports data entry, and contributes to the sharing of best practices across the JA network.

Key Responsibilities

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Promote JA programs as required to educators, students, volunteers, schools, and community stakeholders to increase awareness, participation, and impact.
• Coordinate program registrations, scheduling, and ongoing communications with teachers, volunteers, facilitators, students, and other stakeholders.
• Provide access to program materials, resources, and training tools for teachers, volunteers, facilitators, and students to support successful program delivery.
• Support volunteer recruitment, screening, onboarding, training, placement, coordination, and stewardship activities.
• Coordinate volunteer engagement and participation to ensure meaningful learning experiences and effective program implementation.
• Monitor program progress, participation, engagement, and implementation milestones to support program quality and achievement of objectives.
• Support learning outcomes and program impact through surveys, interviews, conversations, feedback collection, and evaluation activities.
• Provide ongoing program support, guidance, and resources for teachers, volunteers, facilitators, and students throughout the program lifecycle.
• Assist with the planning and execution of Program events, showcases, competitions, and recognition activities as needed.
• Expand outreach and awareness of JA programs in underserved and underrepresented communities to increase equitable access for youth.
• Assist with data collection and entry into Salesforce.
• Collaborate with regional and national JA teams to share best practices, resources, and innovative approaches that strengthen program delivery and impact.
• Contribute to program reporting, continuous improvement efforts, and the achievement of regional and national program objectives.
• Other duties may be required to achieve success in the role

Qualifications

Education and Experience

• Strong administration and organization skills
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
• Experience working with schools and other stakeholders in the region.
• Ability to coordinate multiple priorities
• Experience with educational or youth-based organizations.
• Experience with JA Programs is an asset.
• Experience with salesforce or another CRM for constituent and program management.
• Ability to build, manage, and coordinate programs effectively.
• Experience working with diverse communities, including Indigenous and underserved populations, is an asset.
• Fluency in both English and French is required.
• Must reside in the Ottawa or Northern and Eastern Ontario region.

Application Process

Please submit your resume and a cover letter outlining your relevant experience to ***email_hidden*** , with “Program & Admin Coordinator” in the subject line.

JA Canada is committed to fostering an inclusive, diverse, equitable, and accessible environment. We welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds and abilities. Accommodations are available upon request throughout the recruitment process. JA Canada will not discriminate on the basis of race, ancestry, place of origin, colour, ethnic origin, citizenship, creed (religion), sex (including pregnancy and gender identity), sexual orientation or identity, disability, age (18 and over), record of offenses for which a pardon has been granted, marital status (including same sex partners), family status (being in a parent-child relationship), or any other grounds prohibited by the Ontario Human Rights Code.

An offer of employment is conditional upon the successful completion of a background verification check, obtaining Vulnerable Sector Clearance (police check), subject to applicable laws and regulations.