ABOUT YOU

You are a collaborative and organized professional with experience in project coordination, community engagement, or program management. You excel at building relationships, managing multiple priorities, and supporting initiatives that create positive community impact. Strong communication, analytical, and problem-solving skills, along with a passion for inclusive and thriving communities, will help you succeed in this role.

ABOUT THIS ROLE

As a Regional Coordinator, you will support United Way BC's community impact work by coordinating projects, managing grant processes, and building strong relationships with community partners and stakeholders across the northern region of the province.

* This position is based in Prince George, BC. It is a temporary full-time position with a scheduled one (1) year term to provide leave coverage. As a temporary position, the term may be extended or concluded earlier based on operational requirements.

Applicants should consider the location of the position when applying and be prepared to relocate at their own expense, if necessary.

DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

Key Responsibilities: Project Coordination

• Manages projects, events, initiatives such as consultations, capacity building, and investment portfolios
• Maintaining and monitoring project plans and project schedules
• Documenting and following up on important actions and decisions from meetings
• Reconciles program budgets and identifies to the Manager potential risks and mitigations strategies

Key Responsibilities: Grant Management

• Coordinates grant investments, capacity building, knowledge sharing, and reporting on a regional portfolio
• Assists with implementing engagement strategies and tactics that ensure consistent and open communications, and mutual understanding of mandates and goals
• Participates in mobilizing the community networks to address issues in the identified portfolios
• Represents United Way on relevant task forces and networks

Key Responsibilities: Relationship Management

• Facilitates the relationships between community stakeholders and United Way BC (UWBC) regional initiatives
• Liaises between UWBC, partner organizations and community agencies, providing information and organizational development assistance
• Assists with implementing engagement strategies and tactics that ensure consistent and open communications, and mutual understanding of mandates and goals
• Represents United Way on relevant task forces and networks

General

• Performs other duties related to the qualifications and requirements of the job
• May participate in supporting regional operational requirements (e.g. fundraising activities, office operations, etc.)

QUALIFICATIONS & REQUIREMENTS

Education

• Minimum two (2) year diploma in Social Sciences or similar discipline
• University degree in Social Sciences or a related discipline preferred, or an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience

Experience

• Minimum three (3) years relevant experience, including: research, analysis, and report and proposal writing; experience working with populations relevant to the area
• Direct organizational development, program management, and social planning experience
• Experience with the social/non-profit sector, desirable
• Project management experience and experience working with volunteers at various levels throughout the community

Skills

• Strong project management skills (e.g. planning, implementation, coordination, risk management, follow-up, reporting), including ability to collaborate with a diverse range of stakeholders to ensure successful and timely completion of projects
• Strong organizational, analytical, problem solving, and time management skills including the ability to understand the broader implications of plans and activities
• Demonstrated ability to provide accurate and timely information under tight deadlines
• Proven proficiency with MS Office and relevant technology (databases, spreadsheets, project management, etc.)
• Demonstrated grant development, fund distribution, and measurement and monitoring skills. Ability to make linkages between community needs and innovative actions that support social development and capacity-building
• Facilitation and group problem-solving skills. Good training and presentation skills
• Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills
• Ability to exercise a high level of tact and discretion in both internal and external interactions
• Ability to analyze, develop and implement processes and procedures in workflow to achieve objectives
• Ability to understand financial transactions and to review/correct/balance financial transactions.
• Must exhibit high attention to task orientated detail

WORKING CONDITIONS

• Flexible schedule to meet the demands of the role, including working outside of traditional hours
• Requires a driver's license and access to a vehicle
• Must live in the assigned region of the province

CHARACTERISTICS

For success at UWBC and in this role, certain demonstrable characteristics will be required:

• A commitment to building healthy, caring, and inclusive communities, internally and externally
• Embodying the organization's core values to be collaborative, compassionate, strategic, responsive, accountable, and inspiring
• Ability to navigate ambiguity and comfortably operate in it
• Drive to succeed as an individual and as a team member

This is a bargaining unit role with CUPE Local 1760. This position is at pay grade 34, which is $39.45 hourly.

Candidates must live within 80 KMs (commuting distance) from our office as this position is currently a hybrid role and office attendance is required.

Interested candidates are invited to apply by submitting a cover letter and resume to job competition C-2026-18.

We kindly ask for no phone calls, please. Due to the high number of applications UWBC receives, only candidates selected for an interview will be contacted. We thank all applicants for their interest in UWBC.