Project: The Science and Technology Employment Programme (STEP)

Location: Remote – Northwest Territories, Yukon, or Nunavut

Length of Assignment: As soon as possible –January 1st

Start Date: As soon as possible

Contract Amount: $6,000

Hours: 18.75 hours per week

Application Deadline: N/A

About UNA-Canada

UNA-Canada is an historic national charitable organization with the mandate of educating and engaging Canadians in the work of the United Nations (UN) and the critical global issues that affect us both in Canada and internationally.

Established in 1946, we are committed to growing global citizens who embrace the principles of the UN in order to build a stronger, more outward-looking Canada.

As the leading policy voice on multilateralism in Canada, UNA-Canada holds the elected Chair of the World Federation of UNAs representing global civil society.

The Science and Technology Employment Programme (STEP)

The Science and Technology Employment Programme is an creative youth employment programme designed to help Canadian youth aged 15-30 (inclusive) acquire meaningful employment and/or career related skills in the green sector.

Youth participants undertake paid Work-Integrated Learning (WiL) positions with various companies, governments, associations, universities and civil society organizations across Canada.

It is also designed to provide youth with career, learning and market information in finding meaningful employment.

UNA-Canada is looking for Regional Coordinators located in Northern Canada with strong networks, great writing skills, excellent project management and organizational skills,



successful experience in multi-sectoral and multi-stakeholder collaborations, and solid knowledge of the civil society and academic communities in Canada.

These contractor roles are part-time.

Overview of the Role The Regional Coordinator (RC) is primarily responsible for identifying and securing agreements with various partner organizations to facilitate wage subsidy funding for natural resource companies based in Northern Canada.

They are integral to the operational, and communications support in the development and execution of STEP at the regional level.

Key Deliverables

- Identify and secure a select number of placements with employer partners for STEP
- New partnership building with eligible employer partners in the natural resource
- Attend community engagement sessions, meetings, and/or presentations when applicable to ensure maximum outreach and promotion
- Other duties as required which may include, but are not limited to:
- Identify like-minded community organizations with similar objectives and recommend ways to engage them in the project activities.
- Attending weekly virtual meeting for target updates
- Travel to visit employer partners and relevant NGOs

Qualifications And Experience

- Relevant experience in coordinating projects.




- Must be eligible to work in Canada.
- Have proven facilitation, project management and excellent leadership skills.
- Be able to work well independently and collaboratively as part of a team.
- Have experience working with NGOs, government, and in the private sector.
- Be comfortable working remotely with the UNA-Canada team.
- Experience with Microsoft Teams and Office 365.
- Have interest in, and knowledge of programme management and coordinating files.
- Having 1-2 years of related experience in the above activities is considered a strong asset.
- Must be comfortable traveling within region.

Hiring Process UNA-Canada applies GBA+ analysis in our hiring processes. UNA-Canada seeks to integrate the Truth and Reconciliation Commission support for meaningful engagement with Indigenous peoples and non-Indigenous Canadians to advance reconciliation.

UNA-Canada welcomes and encourages applications from people living with disabilities. Accommodations are available upon request for candidates taking part in all stages of the selection process.

Application Details

Interested candidates should submit a Résumé and one page Cover Letter in pdf format.

Please email it to the attention of Programme Manager Michelle Kim ([email protected]).

In The Subject Line, Please Put

Last name, First name – STEP Regional Coordinator (City).

UNA-Canada will not accept calls or emails regarding the position.

Due to the high volume of applications, UNA-Canada will only contact shortlisted candidates selected for an interview.

📌 Regional Coordinator (Contract) (Canada)
🏢 United Nations Association in Canada
📍 Canada