National Youth Awareness Program Manager

Position Type:Program Manager, National Youth Awareness

Hours:37.5 hrs/week

Contract:1 year contract, full-time, with possibility of renewal

Salary:$65,000

Ideal Start Date:October 2, 2023

Reports to:VP, National Awareness

Job Summary

Under the supervision of CANFAR’s VP of National Awareness, the Program Manager of National Youth Awareness will lead CANFAR’syouth-focused educational programs, including program planning and reporting, campaigns and content creator management, educational content development, partnership-building and advisory committee engagement, impact measuring and evaluation, youth outreach and engagement, and national knowledge dissemination.

Responsibilities

Reporting to the VP of National Awareness, the Program Manager of National Youth Awareness will be responsible for:

• Supporting CANFAR’s communications on its youth awareness programs for use in CANFAR’s communication channels, including social media, website, newsletters, and other publications or initiatives.
• Participating positively as a member of the CANFAR team.
• Assisting with other CANFAR programs and events as needed.
• Conducting and researching national outreach opportunities with community organizations working with Indigenous youth, 2SLGBTQIA+ youth, and street-involved youth to expand Sexfluent’s footprint and network, nationally, as per the goals of CANFAR’s national youth awareness program.
• Conducting consultations with youth participants to better understand and respond to their sexual and mental health needs, informing the ongoing evolution and improvement of CANFAR’s youth digital platform.
• Executing the program plan and developing annual funder impact reports.
• Leading and maintaining the growth of Sexfluent’s online awareness campaigns, including producing and managing at least two content calendars, supporting the development of educational content and copywriting for social media, website blog posts and outreach, and content development and execution of community campaigns, as well as other distribution and scaling efforts.
• Serving as custodian of CANFAR’s brands, including Sexfluent, and reputation – ensuring that the CANFAR brand is positioned and represented in such a way that will benefit the Foundation and protect and enhance its reputation.
• Developing and updating the program plan to meet the needs of youth and program growth targets, while creating and executing the program measurement and evaluation tools.
• Finding and creating opportunities for Sexfluent and CANFAR’s exposure to youth workers, teachers, youth-serving organizations, and others that support youth.
• Supporting CANFAR’s CIHR-funded community-based research study evaluating Sexfluent by working with the VP of National Awareness to share and implement the findings.
• Building and maintaining community partnerships to enhance and grow Sexfluent’s reach and impact with relevant audiences, and tracking the impact of these partnerships.
• Coordinating internal and external resources to ensure the timely execution and completion of deliverables for projects.
• Managing the Sexfluent Squad and other content creators, their timeline and deliverables, and other educational content creation – both internal and external.
• Conducting outreach with university and college campuses to establish national networks of CANFAR Clubs, and assisting with development of the program.

Qualifications

• Strong understanding of HIV/AIDS and associated issues, including structural inequities, as related to CANFAR’s mission.
• Strong written and oral communications skills, with proven experience inreportwritingand presentations.
• Passion and interest in advancingsocial causes,youtheducation,community engagement,and relationship-building.
• Strong organizational management skills with demonstrated ability to prioritize, self-manage, and manage both internal and external resources to ensure timely deliverables on projects.
• Bachelor’s degree, certificate or equivalent in Public Health or Global Health, International Development Studies and/or Community Development, Sociology, Women’s and Gender Studies, Sexual Diversity Studies, Social Work, or a related field.
• Minimum 3 years of experience working in a related non-profit or youth sector and/or educational programming.
• Fluency in French (oral and written) an asset.
• Flexible problem solver, innovative or creative thinker and solutions-oriented professional, with demonstrated ability to work collaboratively with others in a fast-paced environment.
• Minimum 3 years of experience in project or program management, evaluation, and budget monitoring.
• Strong critical thinking and analytic skills.

To learn how to apply, please see the full job description here: https://canfar.com/about-us/careers/.