Programs and Community Partnerships Coordinator

Friends of Ruby is dedicated to the journey and well-being of 2SLGBTQIA+ youth, aged 16-29 through mental health services, social services, and housing. Friends of Ruby offers Youth Mental Health services, a Youth Drop-In Centre, and a Transitional Home. The Centre provides access to barrier-free counselling and therapeutic groups, case management and a drop-in space with hot meals, community, and comprehensive programming. The Home provides transitional and emergency housing, mental health, and life-skills to support youth moving towards independent living.

Friends of Ruby recognize that a diverse work force is critical to accomplishing our mission. Our goal is to attract and develop incredibly talented individuals from diverse backgrounds, allowing us to benefit from a wide variety of experiences and perspectives. We strongly encourage applicants from the 2SLGBTQIA+, BIPOC communities, and diverse backgrounds meeting the requirements of the role.

**Position Summary**

Reporting to the Director of Mental Health, Youth Services and Strategic Initiatives, the Programs and Community Partnerships Coordinator is responsible for the effective delivery of our youth programs and community partnerships.

The Programs and Community Partnerships Coordinator will:

- Develop and oversee our programming and partnership opportunities.
- Work with the Fund Development team in identifying new funding.
- program development opportunities to support the mental health, youth services and
strategic initiatives teams and engagement in community partnership opportunities
- Provide leadership in the planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of
programming, mental health, youth services and strategic initiatives and agency
objectives
- Lead the development of effective program strategies and activities
- Support and oversee a range of projects and programs in a community-based settings

**Duties and Responsibilities**
- Ensure the effective planning, coordination, implementation and management of MH, YS, and SI programming and community partnership activities.
- Support the successful delivery of programs and services to achieve program targets and outcomes.
- Monitor each programs and projects’ budget ensuring expenditures are aligned with funder guidelines and liaise with Finance to meet all reporting deadlines and accountable for each program’s individual budgets.
- Generate clear and concise reports based on data and program analysis for internal and external purposes meeting funder timelines, ensuring the privacy of participants information. Respond promptly and thoroughly to all funder inquiries ensuring productive and cohesive relationships are built and maintained.
- Create a team environment that is results oriented, adheres to ethical and clinical service standards, models integrity, encourages constructive feedback and acts on clients, community partners, staff, and funder feedback. Utilize team potential to set strategic program plans and priorities that are clearly communicated to the youth program delivery teams.
- Oversee the implementation, development, coordination, and monitoring of administrative, data collection and service delivery processes and systems
- Recruit, provide orientation and train new staff or volunteers manage and motivate staff fostering a team approach to service delivery coordinated with the team of coordinators and team leads.
- Supervise, document, evaluate and appraise staff performance, ensuring that all staff receive regular and consistent supervision and evaluation
- Promote and coordinate programs and services through community partnerships, networks and consultations. Using a community development approach, determine the service needs of our youth
- Prepares for, and actively participates in, regular meetings with
supervisor to establish and evaluate an annual goal plan
- Acts as active participant on the mental health, youth services and strategic initiatives teams, undertaking responsibilities as assigned, and directs or participates in agency-wide functional teams, as required.
- Adhere to all policies and procedures and ensure confidentiality is maintained on all client, human resources, and agency matters.
- Cooperates and participates with health and safety procedures.

**Qualifications**
- Has 5 years of experience in developing and delivering various programs
- Has 3 years of experience in community partnerships and engagements
- Has a BA / BSW and a minimum of 3 years’ experience in progressively

responsible positions in the non-profit employment sector, or a combined
equivalent of education and experience
- Has recent project management experience within a community mental health
setting serving youth and/or adults
- Has recent experience working with various funders including the Ministry of
Labour, Skills Training and Development, Service Canada Ministry of Health and
Long Term Care, and the City of Toronto.
- Has experience in program budgeting, includi