Office Administration

**Job Posting: Office Administration & Programming Coordinator (Full-Time)**

**Ontario Public Interest Research Group of Peterborough (OPIRG Peterborough)**

Location: 751 George St N, 103, Nogojiwanong (Peterborough) ON

Position: 30 hours/week, Permanent

**Salary**: $28.62/hour + Health & Dental Benefits

Date Posted: July 15, 2025

Application Deadline: August 11, 2025, by 12:00 noon

Anticipated Start Date: September 1, 2025

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Unionized Position: CUPE Local 1281

**About OPIRG Peterborough**

OPIRG works to create and sustain student and community-based engagement through research, education and action on social justice and environmental issues. OPIRG-Peterborough employs consensus decision-making processes and endeavours to foster a non-hierarchical and anti-oppressive working environment.

OPIRG Peterborough organizes events and campaigns, as well as supports initiatives that address intersecting social and environmental issues, locally and beyond. We support grassroots action groups and community-based research, and offer meaningful opportunities for involvement through volunteering and through joining the Board of Directors.

OPIRG Peterborough is funded through a Trent University undergraduate student levy and community memberships. While we are associated with Trent University and Trent students, we are a fully autonomous, non-profit organization. We work collaboratively with students and community members to advance decolonization, transformative justice, and systemic change.

**About the Free Market Program**

The Free Market is a mutual-aid program for Trent students and community members to access clothing, books, and small household items for free. The Free Market exists to subvert capitalism and nurture sustainability, waste reduction, and environmental awareness.

In its current iteration, OPIRG Peterborough hosts the Free Market in different accessible locations around Nogojiwanong/Peterborough at least 4 times per year, often partnering with various community organizations.

**About the Green Dishes Program**

The Green Dishes is a waste-reduction project designed to eliminate the need for disposable dishes at community and campus events in Nogojiwanong/Peterborough. It is a low-cost dish lending program to facilitate environmental sustainability.

**About DisOrientation Week**

Dis-Orientation Week (Dis-O Week) is a week of various events and activities oriented around social justice, environmental justice and anti-oppression put on by Trent groups and members of the community. Dis-O Week is an integral part of keeping the embers of activist culture burning at Trent.

This annual program was sparked by the administration’s attempt to close Trent’s downtown, more progressive colleges, and centralize the university in 1999. From this attempted shift towards a more neo-liberalized school, Dis-Orientation Week was born as a form of resistance for activists in the community and has continued on until today.

**About the Role**

The Office Administration & Programming Coordinator position is a pivotal position in our organization. With high student and volunteer turnover, this full-time staff role anchors OPIRG Peterborough in sustainability, organizational memory, and day-to-day functioning. Reporting to the Board of Directors, the Office Administration & Programming Coordinator is responsible for office administration, financial oversight, human resource management, program delivery, and organizational development.

**Employment Terms**

This position begins with a pay rate of $28.62/hour plus health and dental benefits. This is a unionized position under CUPE Local 1281, with a six-month probationary period.

**Accessibility**

There is a wheelchair lift in the building (Sadleir House), but we regret that the second and third floors of the building are not currently accessible to wheelchair users. The OPIRG Peterborough office is accessible by wheelchair.

**Responsibilities**

**Board of Directors Support**
- Assist in recruiting and orienting new board members (help lead board retreat, prepare board kits etc.)
- Coordinate or deliver Board training (e.g. consensus, facilitation, anti-oppression, and financial management).
- Provideadministrative support to the board (e.g. attend board meetings and assist the Board in policy-making and decision-making).
- Help organize the Annual General Meeting (AGM) and annual Board elections.
- Facilitate and implement a strategic plan for the organization.
- Participate in conflict resolution processes where appropriate.

**Staff Coordination**
- Assist in recruiting, hiring, orienting, training, and supporting student staff in collaboration with the Board and other staff.
- Provide ongoing supervision and guidance to student staff as required and/or as deemed appropriate by the Board.
- Maintain staff records and oversee timesheets, payroll, and other HR-related tasks.

**Volunteer Coordination**
- Recruit, orient, train, support, and superv