09 Jan
Leading
Edmonton
ABOUT ECVO
The Edmonton Chamber of Voluntary Organizations (ECVO) is a member-based non-profit organization serving voluntary sector organizations in Metro Edmonton by supporting the growth and development of their volunteer programs and services through resources, networking, and skill development opportunities. Members of ECVO represent a wide array of subsectors, missions, and mandates each working to improve quality of life in our communities.
THE OPPORTUNITY
We are currently recruiting a motivated and creative Ethnocultural Capacity Building (ECB) Project Manager to support multiple ECVO program areas that enhance engagement and collaboration. Primarily,
the ECB Project Manager will act as the backbone for a sector-level project entitled, the Ethnocultural Capacity Building Collaborative Project and will work closely with the stakeholders from the ethnocultural capacity building ecosystem: grassroots ethnocultural community organizations and leaders, capacity building non-profits, umbrella organizations, and funders.
As a secondary function, the ECB project Manager will coordinate and facilitate training and development opportunities for member organizations with a focus on governance programming and other capacity building programming that supports organizational capacity building within the non-profit sector. Reporting to the Director of Learning and Development, the ECB Project Manager will be an integral member of the Learning and Development team responsible for sustaining and growing ECVO’s reputation, maintaining and building relationships and advancing key initiatives aimed at sector level change.
ROLE RESPONSIBILITIES
ECB Collaborative Project – 70%
The aim of the ECB Collaborative Project is to articulate, make accessible,
and coordinate the organizational and program capacity building supports* available for grassroots ethnocultural organizations in Edmonton. Within this project, the ECB Project Manager will be guided by project partners to carry out the main activities required to establish a cohesive organizational capacity building ecosystem. While some work has been started on this already, the Project Manager’s main activities will fall within the following three goals of the collaborative and to grow the project to include new communities not yet served:
- A better articulated ecosystem: Gathering and codifying the organizational capacity building supports that are most relevant to grassroots ethnocultural organizations; and establishing a process to build awareness of the types of support being offered (e.g., an online map/inventory, regular interagency meetings, etc.)
to ensure that grassroots ethnocultural organizations know what is available to them.
- A more accessible ecosystem: Based on partner input and past research recommendations, co-designing different approaches to organizational capacity building (e.g., mentorship, peer support, etc.) that address financial, cultural, and contextual barriers that smaller or grassroots ethnocultural organizations experience; and
- A coordinated ecosystem: Uncovering the gaps and unnecessary overlaps in ethnocultural organizational capacity building supports in Edmonton and establishing awareness among support providers such that they know what each other is doing.
ECVO will also support the administration of funds to capacity builders in this ecosystem,
thus the ECB Project Manager will be required to co-lead the development of a monitoring and reporting process for disbursed funds.
*Organizational capacity building supports’ refers to training on topics such as: organizational strategy and planning, fundraising, communications, marketing, financial management and monitoring, evaluation and learning, proposal writing, understanding non-profit systems, and time-limited activities like booking space or reviewing rental agreements.
Capacity Building and Engagement – 20%
The ECB Project Manager will work closely with the Learning and Development team to enhance ECVO’s presence as a primary resource in supporting growth, resilience and transformation within Edmonton’s nonprofit sector.
The ECB Project Manager will:
- Support the development and delivery of learning opportunities for ECVO member organizations and the sector. Learning areas may include, but not be limited to:
- Governance
- Bylaws
- Other organizational capacity building programs
- Support the development and delivery of events and networking opportunities;
- Support effective communication with ECVO members and stakeholders to ensure offered training opportunities are timely, relevant and responsive;
- Foster and maintain relations and partnerships with key partners and stakeholders for the purpose of program development and delivery;
- Provide planning, logistical and leadership support for ECVO led special initiatives.
Edmonton Local Immigration Partnership (ELIP)– 10%
Edmonton Local Immigration Partnership (ELIP) is a community-based initiative that coordinates and facilitates opportunities to address the needs of newcomers. It involves government, immigrant-serving organizations,
and various mainstream organizations and community groups. Its mission is to unite communities, organizations, and individuals to understand and support newcomers. Celebrate the cultural wealth and resilience of diverse communities and create community-based solutions with newcomers to ensure they feel a sense of belonging and can achieve their aspirations.
Core Principles:
- Collaboration: Strength through collective effort.
- People-Centered: Actions driven by the needs and strengths of individuals and communities.
- Equity: Pursuing fairness by understanding intersectionality and power dynamics.
The ECB Project Manager will:
- Support the work of the shared secretariat by providing leadership, insight and oversight of key activities;
- Support the identification of main deliverables for the ELIP Secretariat;
- Maintain regional and national LIP networks and distilling information shared secretariat and ELIP Community;
- Facilitate and provide leadership to key initiatives with the ELIP community;
- Monitor external environment for research, trends, and issues related to the newcomer community and actively guides the ECVO strategic influence through a broad well-informed perspective in the areas of leadership development, strategic adaptation and collective action;
- Support collaborative work with other voluntary sector organizations on issues of shared interests relating to the newcomer community, research and issues of sector importance;
- Support the design of an effective engagement process for ELIP and convenes key stakeholders to discuss emerging issues.
Other Organizational Supports
- Supports the ECVO in writing funding applications and reporting to key funders;
- Other tasks as required.
IS THIS ROLE FOR YOU?
If you have a strong desire to learn and a passion for critical and creative thinking, this role may be for you! We are looking for a talented and motivated individual who enjoys new opportunities and thrives in a collaborative environment to support the Ethnocultural Capacity Building Collaborative Project as well as ECVO centered initiatives.
This position requires the following approaches:
- Systems Thinking: This work is part of a larger, interconnected capacity building ecosystem. The ECB Project Manager must, therefore, be able to understand the broader structural conditions that need to be addressed, while at the same time adapting to local contexts, to enable long-term, responsive solutions to a complex issue.
- Working equitably and collaboratively: The ECB Project Manager must be open to and encourage mutual learning; be able to incorporate participatory and collaborative approaches; and understand differences in access to resources and power between stakeholders. Fostering and modelling trusting and respectful relationships between and with all stakeholders will also be vital to enabling collective action.
To be successful in this role, our candidate will have a post-secondary degree in a relevant field (social sciences, community-based participatory research, etc.) with at least 5 years’ experience in a similar role. An equivalent combination of education and community experience will be considered. Experience working with ethnocultural communities, and facilitating diverse groups would be essential for success in this role.
WHY WORK WITH US?
ECVO offers a flexible and hybrid working environment. Our organization supports our team's work/life balance through continually evolving and exploring health and wellness initiatives.
- Salary: $65,000 – $75,000 commensurate with experience
- Hours of Work: Full-Time, Monday through Friday, 37.5 hours per week
- Length of Position: term position ending December 31, 2025
- Benefits:
- - Health and Dental Benefit Package
- - 12 Wellness Days per calendar year
- - Unlimited paid vacation
- - Hybrid working arrangements
- - Flexible hours
- - RSP Matching Program
EQUITY STATEMENT
The ECVO greatly values diversity of thought and experience and believes this is essential to a thriving organization and sector. We are sincere in our approach to an equitable, diverse, and inclusive workplace where individuals feel valued and respected for their differences. We continually strive to identify, remove and reduce barriers in the recruitment and selection process and promote fairness, equity, and inclusion in all areas of our employment practices. The ECVO welcomes all applicants regardless of race, religion, gender identity, disability, marital or family status.
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