WHO WE ARE

Founded in 1986, Prosper Canada is a national charity dedicated to expanding economic opportunity for Canadians living in poverty through program and policy innovation.
As Canada’s leading champion of financial empowerment, we work with government, business, and community partners to develop and promote policies, programs and resources that transform lives and foster the prosperity of all Canadians.
Prosper Canada does not directly provide services to individuals but works through partners to ensure access to quality financial empowerment supports. We work with public, private and community sector partners to ensure quality financial empowerment supports (including effective policy and regulation) are available to all people living on a low income across Canada.
At Prosper Canada, we value being collaborative, human-centred, and forward-thinking. We recognize, accept, and celebrate our differences. We see power in diversity, equity, and inclusion, and believe we can help everyone thrive by being our boldest true selves. Diversity is at the core of what we do and who we support to build financial health. Our financial empowerment efforts focus on equity-seeking groups including those living on low incomes, Indigenous Peoples, members of racialized communities, and people living with disabilities.
We strive to create a culture where all feel valued, respected, and a true sense of belonging. We seek diverse perspectives that represent the lived experience, needs, and challenges of equity-seeking groups. Join us in supporting and empowering everyone in Canada to prosper.

POSITION SUMMARY

Prosper Canada is seeking adynamic and motivated individual to join our newly expanded Community Learning and Engagement team as a Senior Officer - Training Lead. This full-time role will be responsible for delivering and administering French and English financial empowerment training and capacity-strengthening resources to community partners and external stakeholders across the country. This position reports to the Manager, Community Learning and Engagement, and collaborates closely with colleagues across teams, including the Instructional Design Lead, Community Engagement Lead, Community Partnerships and Impact, and other frontline program staff. There are no direct staff management responsibilities in this role.

EXPERIENCE AND COMPETENCIES

If you don’t meet all our requirements (below) but believe your skill set and experience is applicable or transferable we would love to hear from you!

APPLY IF YOU MEET MOST OF THESE REQUIREMENTS:

· Professional language proficiency in French and English, you can fluently and confidently deliver live presentations and communicate via emails in French, while excelling in a primarily English-speaking work environment
· 5+ years of work experience facilitating and delivering online courses and virtual and in-person training and events
· 2+ years of experience managing learning management systems and virtual meeting/webinar platforms
· Education or training in adult education or a related field
· Experience working with members of equity-seeking groups. Sensitive to the diverse needs and challenges faced by people living with low incomes, including but not limited to newcomers, Indigenous Peoples, members of racialized communities, people living with disabilities, people of all gender expressions and sexual / romantic orientations, and those experiencing intersectionality
· An adaptive and entrepreneurial spirit, willing to try new things. Self-motivated, but at ease working independently or as part of a team

SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS WOULD ALSO BE CONSIDERED AN ASSET:

· Subject matter expertise in the areas of financial empowerment services, financial education, income benefits and tax credits, saving and asset-building, and/or financial consumer protection
· Experience facilitating tailored learning materials for people with low incomes, Indigenous Peoples and people with disabilities
· Experience with instructional design, preferably in community organizational training and/or workplace training, including designing needs assessments, developing training programs and resources, and creating training evaluation and assessment tools
· Experience working with MS Office 365 suite of applications, Thrive or other online community platforms, Articulate or other course authoring software, and Adobe Creative Suite
· Knowledge of accessibility standards and accessibility best practices

PROSPER CANADA ALSO VALUES/WELCOMES:

· Applicants from racialized groups, including Black, Indigenous and people of colour.
· Applicants of all gender expressions and sexual/romantic orientations, including queer, trans, non-binary and people who identify as two-spirit.
· Your personal experience living on a low income, being Indigenous, being a newcomer, living with a disability, or being part of other underserved and under-represented communities and the insights and perspectives this would bring to your work.
· Applicants experiencing intersectionality.
· Your understanding of the concepts of institutional and systemic racism and bias and their impact on underserved and under-represented communities.
· Your ability to build empathetic relationships with a broad range of people, including members of diverse low/modest-income communities.
We encourage candidates from equity-seeking groups to self-identify in their cover letters and to highlight how their lived experiences help them understand the needs and challenges faced by equity-seeking groups. We are committed to making accommodations for all candidates and staff with temporary or permanent disabilities.