Program Coordinator/employer Liaison

**Intro and job overview**:
Are you ready to make impact? Would you be excited about a job that allows you to develop your skills while helping others do the same? We are currently hiring committed individuals for a new program to support Racialized Canadian and Immigrant Women to develop their skills for employment in Canada.

If you are a dynamic person, who sees the best in people, likes to create connections with others, adaptable, loves to work collaboratively and is passionate about inspiring and teaching others, you may be our perfect fit.

As a Program Facilitator, you will support the creation of new course material and then deliver new and existing course material to our clients. Through a project-based learning approach, you will work to support our clientele in overcoming employment barriers, develop essential skills for employment, and work with the Employer Liaison to connect them to targeted work practicum placements to build their experience towards a goal of permanent employment

**Benefits**

As Employer Liaison
- Research employers in different industries and available work positions in the Edmonton area;
- Collaborate with Program Advisors to identify Client employment needs;
- Reach out to potential employers and engage them with OSPs programs and how those programs can help support the employers’ staffing needs;
- Travel to and meet with employers/managers/HR representatives directly;
- Maintain relationships with employers and develop meaningful relationships with key staff;
As Program Coordinator
- Ensure program reporting requirements are met and reports completed and submitted;
- Assess the needs of program and adjust the delivery and timelines as required;
- Collaborate with Program Manager in developing program materials
- Create and plan program schedule
- Identify program gaps, areas for improvement, and areas the program is performing well in;
- Provide program risk management and corrective measurements;
- Supervise and support program staff, to ensure efficiency of program operation;
- Mentor and train program staff.

**Qualifications**:

- Have computer knowledge in MS Office (Word, Excel, and Outlook), Zoom and MS Teams.
- Experience with leadership and leading a team.
- Experience with Job Development and/or Career Advising an asset.
- Experience and established connections within Edmonton’s business community an asset.
- Experience developing and/or managing a community program.
- Clean driving record and access to a vehicle.

**You are**:

- An engaging, ADAPTABLE, collaborative and empathetic personal presence. (This is important)
- A people-person who is confident with networking and traveling to meet with people.
- Keen attention to detail and flexibility as you manage multiple different priorities that could change quickly (No one day is the same in this role.)
- Passionate about learning and teaching people what you know.
- An active listener with a commitment to providing first class experience to both clients and employers.
- We believe that skills can be taught, but attitude cannot. The most important qualification is to be willing to learn, excited to help others, and interested in making this job your own._
- why are you interested in working for OSP,
- how do your past experiences prepare you for this position.

**Salary**: $52,000.00 per year

Schedule:

- Day shift

COVID-19 considerations:
Covid Requirements
Due to some of the vulnerable populations we work with, OSP requires that all successful applicants are double-vaccinated for covid.

Work Location: In person