Responsibilities :

Outreach : Design and implement outreach strategies, establish contacts, and engage with community groups focused on anti-racism and anti-hate.

• Initiate new relationships with organizations working on anti-racism and combatting hate.
• Promote CRRF funding opportunities across the region and liaise with eligible organizations to support participation in granting and sponsorship opportunities.
• Participate in and facilitate the participation of other CRRF staff and regional board members at regional events funded or sponsored by the CRRF.
• Attend and build relationships at local policy and anti-racism conferences and events that align with strategic priorities and programming.
• Map out the anti-racism landscape of the region, monitor public policy, and update the stakeholder and outreach database for the assigned region.

Grant Monitoring : Support and monitor CRRF grants and sponsorships.

• Monitor grants to ensure compliance with grant agreements, negotiate amendments, review reports, and offer appropriate recommendations to support successful grant implementation.
• Liaise with grantees to respond to inquiries, provide information, and ensure timely and accurate submission of reports.
• Create and maintain comprehensive records, documents and transactions to keep senior leadership and partners updated on progress.
• Create monitoring reports for granting and funding programs and liaise with partnerships managers and administrative staff to coordinate grant payments.
• Coordinate sponsorship activities with community organizations.

Programming : Ensure successful delivery of anti-hate and anti-racism programming.

• Organize roundtables, conferences, dialogues, campaigns, tours, and meetings with local communities and governments.
• Develop programming documents for speaker engagement and management, program promotion, and others as needed.
• Ensure that project milestones and outcomes are met in a proactive manner.
• Participate in meetings with program partners to ensure clear communication of program planning.
• Meet with regional stakeholders to promote CRRF’s regional and national programs, workshops, and collaborations.
• Coordinate outreach efforts with program delivery priorities.

The Ideal Candidate Brings :

• A post-secondary degree or diploma in social sciences, public policy, or a related field.
• 3 or more years of experience in a similar role.
• Training in race relations, anti-racism, grant administration, community building and engagement is an asset.
• Demonstrated commitment to anti-racism, valuing diversity, and contributions to an inclusive working and learning environment.
• Experience with grant fund administration, community engagement
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills; the ability to speak French fluently is an asset.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, Zoom, and other digital tools and platforms as required.
• Skilled with project management, multi-tasking, and finding innovative solutions.