Positions available: 17

Project Description:

With guidance from the Executive Creative Director and Program Manager, the Assistant Program Manager (APM) will collaboratively execute administrative and governance tasks to insure continuity of the Antarctic Institute’s operations in the Level Up program.

For Phase 5, APM's will be working alongside the Program Manager and Volunteer Program Coordinator to plan, execute, and manage an ongoing volunteer writing opportunity for 200 post-secondary students across Canada. These APMs will also produce documentation for grants that the Antarctic Institute of Canada relies on each summer. General duties related to seasonal wrap-up and debriefing will also be carried out.

Project Outcomes:

• Administrative governance of volunteer cohorts of up to twelve (12) students across Canada.
• All CSJ documents must be produced for the upcoming grant season.
• All administrative work from the publication season must be considered complete by the Program Chair.

Roles of the Assistant Program Manager include:

• Work within a team of up-to twenty (20) Assistant Program Managers to implement program procedures, policy, and approaches as requested by the Program Manager and Creative Directors.
• Efficiently carry out administrative tasks and procedures as needed and requested.
• Create forms and documents, keep records, maintain and update productivity logs, collecting tax forms, other duties as required.
• Liaise regularly with the Program Manager, Creative Directors, and Riipen representatives for consultation.

The Assistant Program Manager will possess the following qualifications and attributes

• A desire to work in a management role.
• Previous experience in management, human resources, or organizational governance is considered an asset.
• Previous experience in academic writing, creation of fiction and nonfiction texts, and/or multimedia production.
• Collaborative mindset with a high degree of flexibility and effective conflict-resolution techniques.
• A high degree of motivation and competence in large-scale planning and organization.
• Proven ability to implement plans with exemplary attention to detail.
• A phone number, email address, or other means of communication to be made available to students.
• A relational, non-confrontational approach to leadership and administration.

The AIC will provide mentorship in organizational leadership, book-keeping, grant-writing, and other relevant processes.