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Department: Strategic Projects
Employment Type: Contract
Location: Various
Compensation: $48,000 – $58,000 / year
Description
Riipen’s Strategic Projects team is expanding and we are looking for a mission-driven Project Coordinator to join our team!
Our Strategic Projects team works at the intersection of all of our client-facing teams. It facilitates and executes partnership projects using our Riipen Platform to provide work-integrated learning experiences to tens of thousands of students. Learn more about one of our foundational projects; Level UP.
As a Project Coordinator, you will be responsible for supporting our partners, employers and students to connect and collaborate on work-integrated learning projects to ensure successful project outcomes. If you are a proactive and high-energy relationship-builder with the ability to engage both students and employers with your positivity and enthusiasm, we invite you to explore this opportunity further.
This role is fully remote and while it can be located anywhere in Canada, there is a strong preference for PST or CST time zones.
Key Responsibilities
- Support the Strategic Projects team in successfully delivering projects under their portfolio;
- Work with internal and external stakeholders to manage project deliverables and required outcomes;
- Assist with project reporting in alignment with internal requirements and any formal external reporting requirements;
- Work closely with users to ensure projects are completed, surveys are filled out, and a high-quality collaboration has taken place between students and employers;
- Quality assurance: review student eligibility; project postings and make suggestions to improve content and supply; ensure student payments are received (where appropriate);
- Play a part in defining new departmental processes and procedures to maximize team efficiency in providing best-in-class project support and execution;
- Respond to user inquiries and requests from our support system;
- Support the team in assisting with troubleshooting, escalating as required;
- Confidently answer questions and provide advice to help users get the most out of the Riipen platform;
- Work closely with the product team to relay any feedback and flag areas for customer improvement.
Skills, Knowledge And Expertise
Great Candidates Will Have…
- 2+ years experience in administrative-based or project-delivery work;
- Strong project management skills, allowing you to effectively plan, execute, and deliver projects;
- Bilingual proficiency in French and English is highly preferred;
- Strong communication skills, both written and verbal, enabling you to convey concepts and ideas clearly and effectively;
- An empathetic nature, with the ability to understand and address customer concerns and provide outstanding support;
- Strong problem-solving abilities, allowing you to navigate challenges and find innovative solutions;
- Proven track record of consistently delivering exceptional results, even under demanding timelines;
- Strong analytical skills with the ability to be process and detail-oriented;
- Enthusiasm for continuous learning and adaptability, with a hunger to grow and adapt.
Bonus Points:
- Experience working with Hubspot CRM and Intercom;
- Experience in customer-facing positions;
- Experience and success working with remote teams.
We ask that if you feel like you don’t check all the boxes but have the potential to learn what you don’t know, that you still apply! We believe that diverse teams are high performing teams and we strive to employ individuals with a diversity of backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives.
We would love to learn more about you! How have you championed life-long learning? What draws you to contributing to our work on eliminating barriers for emerging talent? What unique experiences would you love to bring to the work we do?
If this role excites you, we look forward to receiving your application!
Benefits
- Remote/travel working opportunities (when appropriate)
- 4-weeks of annual vacation
- Extended Health and Dental benefits from your first day for the duration of your contract
We appreciate your interest and application. Only those applicants under consideration will be contacted.
Riipen is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. Employment decisions are based on merit and business needs, and not on race, colour, creed, age, sex, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, religion, marital status, medical condition, physical or mental disability, military service, pregnancy, childbirth and related medical conditions or any other classification protected by federal, state or provincial and local laws and ordinances.
Reasonable accommodation is available for qualified individuals with disabilities, upon request.
