Job Title Iqaluit Makerspace Lead Salary $80,000 + Northern Allowance Department Delivery Reports to Nunavut Community Delivery Manager Location In-person, Iqaluit, Nunavut Who we are Ampere is an award-winning nonprofit that delivers programs for people of all ages in rural, remote, and Indigenous communities to cultivate STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math) skills. By partnering with communities, businesses, and technology creators, Ampere offers world-class programming in Makerspaces across the country, work readiness and digital skills for adults, entrepreneur and employer support, and works with educators to introduce children to a STEAM-based curriculum that brings learning to life.

Responsibilities - Run a well-organized, busy, fun and exciting STEAM learning space where both learners and educators feel welcome, respected, and inspired.

- Coordinate the planning and delivery of in-person, blended, and virtual STEAM-based and essential digital skills learning experiences for youth and adult learners in the Makerspace.
- Provide leadership and guidance to a team of part-time staff members, helping foster a positive, supportive, and collaborative work environment.
- Stay current on trends, ideas, and best practices in Makerspaces and creative learning environments.
- Explore and bring new approaches and ideas into Ampere’s programs where they make sense.
- Schedule programming in the Iqaluit Makerspace and, as needed, at partner locations in the community.
- Keep the Makerspace and its equipment organized, in good working order, and ready to use for programs at all times.
- Take care of teaching and tech equipment to make sure programming runs smoothly both in the space and out in the community.
- Work with Delivery Team members and Marketing to ensure program/event info is created and shared on time for promotion.
- Create registration pages for programs or events when needed.
- Track and input attendance and feedback data for all kinds of programs, pre-registered, in-person,



and live virtual sessions.
- Capture photos and videos of programming in action (with photo release forms signed), and share those stories with the team through our internal Slack channel #successstories-and-shareables.
- Help create and deliver high-quality, community-focused, hands-on STEAM and digital skills programming for learners of all ages in Iqaluit.
- Support STEAM Educators in building engaging, fun, and age-appropriate learning experiences that connect to the real world.
- Take on tasks from other departments as needed. This might include things like helping develop online courses or curriculum, designing learning materials, contributing to Root & STEM, or supporting feedback and reporting work.
- Other duties as assigned. Attributes and Qualifications - Strong skills in planning, organization, coordination, and time management.
- Confident decision-maker with solid problem-solving abilities.
- Clear and effective communicator, both written and verbal.
- Experience building and maintaining community or partner relationships.
- Team-oriented, flexible, and comfortable in a fast-moving environment.
- Able to work in-person at the Iqaluit Makerspace.
- Willing and able to learn current technology and digital platforms like Google Docs, Sheets, Forms, Calendar, and Eventbrite.
- Passion for creating fun, engaging learning experiences for all ages is a strong asset. Equal consideration will be given to non-academic skills and experiences of candidates, especially on-the-land and Inuit cultural activities. EEO and Diversity Statement Ampere strongly believes in fostering diversity within the communities we serve. We welcome those who would contribute to the further diversification of our staff including, but not limited to, Indigenous people, women, visible minorities, persons with disabilities and persons of any sexual orientation or gender identity. Ampere is committed to developing inclusive, barrier-free recruitment and selection processes and work environments. Please inform us should accommodation be required at any point in the recruitment process.

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