Grants Coordinator

Join the team that is building a trusted internet for Canadians CIRA is best known for managing the system that keeps more than 3 million.CA domains running as smooth as maple syrup, but we do so much more to help Canadians thrive on the internet.

Whether it’s our cybersecurity products that protect Canadians online, our advocacy work that fights for better internet, or our Community Investment Program that supports hundreds of community-based internet projects across Canada — we work every day to keep the internet strong and free Join us

As Grants Coordinator, you will be responsible for the day-to-day execution of CIRA’s flagship annual grants program. This includes everything from software setup, national marketing and communications, applicant support, recipient onboarding, and reporting liaison. You are excited by the opportunity to work in support of finding the best community-led internet projects across Canada serving rural, Northern, and Indigenous communities, as well as students at all levels. You are a charismatic communicator, who enjoys wrestling with software workflows, and has a keen sense of process and attention to detail. You know first-hand the difference funding can make to a community’s development and want to play a role in helping Canadians thrive on the internet.

What you will do:

- Own the full annual grants program process from end-to-end.
- Plan and execute communications outreach strategy for annual grants program, including students and especially reaching rural, Northern, and Indigenous communities.
- Ensure our project impact stories are regularly shared with our core audiences.
- Coordinate eligibility review and committee decision-making processes.
- Manage all project applicant and recipient documentation.
- Prepare reports for management and board.

What you bring:

- 1-3 years' experience working at a non-for-profit and/ or community-based organization.
- Bachelor's degree in communications, marketing, non-profit leadership, business administration or equivalent.
- Understanding of Canada’s digital divides and a keen interest in addressing digital equity.
- Excellent written communication and oral presentation skills - including copywriting, proofreading, editing, and grant writing.
- Team-oriented, with an ability to build relationships with stakeholders and external committees.
- Social media savvy across Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook, and Instagram
- Ability to multi-task and be adaptable in a fast-paced environment.
- Proficiency in English is essential, French language skills are an asset.

**Who we are**:
We are a not-for-profit, purpose-driven organization with a dynamic team that helps shape the internet in Canada. Our team is full of high performers and creative thinkers who come to work every day and ask, “What more can we do?” because they believe in the CIRA mission to build a trusted internet for Canadians. It is our team and our mission that has led CIRA to be named one of the National Capital Region’s Top Employer for seven years.

At CIRA, we value the importance of connection and flexibility for our team. That’s why we have a hybrid model in place, with a mix of remote and IRL (in real life) days in our beautiful office at Lansdowne Park, in Ottawa. CIRA IRL days are any days that a CIRA teammate will be in person for a CIRA-related activity. In addition to having opportunities to connect, collaborate and work alongside your team and other business units, we frequently host team building, wellness and social events

**COVID-19 Information**:
In accordance with our mandatory vaccination policy, we will only interview people who have been fully vaccinated, or who have a valid medical exemption.