Want to do work that makes a difference?

You know you want to work at a place you’re proud to tell others about. Join our team as we work to change lives and build a more inclusive economy in Calgary!

Momentum Staff are non-judgmental and receptive, approachable, and reflect genuine respect for and commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion, Truth and Reconciliation. We’re serious about our work but we don’t take ourselves too seriously and love to celebrate and have fun along the way.

The Organization:

Momentum is an award winning and nationally recognized community economic development organization utilizing innovative approaches to poverty reduction. We use financial literacy, skills training, and small business development as tools to empower people as they exit poverty. We also work to address the root causes of poverty and build strong and inclusive local economies.

Momentum became certified as a Great Place to Work in Canada and has retained this certification every year since. Great Place to Work is a global authority on high-trust, high-performance workplace cultures. We provide competitive compensation and benefits with an unparalleled work environment. An environment that is professional and diverse, so you’ll find a range of people and backgrounds working here: from MBAs, artists, facilitators, social workers, and everything in between. We have high standards within a supportive setting that allows us to achieve a lot and have meaningful impact in the community. We’re good corporate citizens with sustainability being one of our values and we take care to reduce our environmental footprint.

If this sounds like a place where you would want to work, please review the position below to see if there’s a fit with your skills and experience.

Momentum is an equal opportunity employer. Diverse and unique candidates are encouraged to apply.

What you’ll be doing:

This position is for a gifted community connector, someone who enjoys meeting new people, engaging with our program participants, is skilled at hosting welcoming meetings and events, and is interested in public policy and systems change. You thrive at bringing diverse people together to uncover new policy and system change ideas. You are skilled at hosting large events (100-300 people). You will represent Momentum in the community, inviting new people to join our programs, engaging our program graduates, and uncovering public policy change opportunities. This person will also act as an administrative liaison and coordinator between the public policy advocacy work of the Aspire Financial Empowerment Collaborative and the Public Policy Team at Momentum. This position reports to the Director of Community Impact.

Key areas of responsibility

• Participant and Alumni Engagement

• Community Engagement

• Hosting and Attending Community Events

• Public Policy Research and Advocacy Support

• Research & Evaluation Support

• Administrative Coordination

• Organization Involvement

Major Responsibilities:

This position will provide support for, input, and coordination in the following areas:

• Reaching out to, connecting with, and learning from Momentum program participants of the past, present, and future

• Increasing the involvement of program participants in public policy or systems change work

• Connecting authentically with people living on a lower income, and be able to synthesize, summarize, and share their public policy ideas

• Coordinating activities, events, meetings, and documentation for the public policy team

• Hosting two major community events each year that are creative, engaging and memorable (Open House and the AGM)

• Ensuring a high level of connection to and communications with the Aspire Collaborative and Coordinator to advance public policy change related to financial empowerment

• Providing administrative support to the Public Policy Team and the Public Policy Advisory Group, through preparation of expenses, external communications, agenda development, minutes, and for internal and external reporting

• Building connections with community organizations, representing and coordinating representation for Momentum in the community at community outreach meetings, events, and resource fairs

Who we’re looking for:

At a glance, you are someone who:

• Has exceptional communications skills. You are an active lister, you can help people feel heard and can paraphrase and relay information effectively.
• Is an effective communicator with diverse people and ideas that will build a more inclusive economy. You love to meet people, host conversations, events, meetings, and connections to generate system change and public policy ideas.
• Can engage successfully with diverse communities and people in Calgary who are experiencing economic exclusion. You can meet people where they are at, whoever they are, wherever they are.
• Is passionate about creating an inclusive economy. This work clearly lines up with your values of celebrating diversity, equity-building for all forms of diversity, and creating inclusion for all.
• Remains laser focused on results. You strive for clarity of goals, and you align your efforts, energy, and focus to achieve them.
• Is a great team player. You care about cultivating a healthy team. You are willing to collaborate with others, lift others up, and assist team members whenever possible.
• Has awareness of key socio-economic issues in Calgary and familiarization with diverse communities and community organizations.
• Has a passion for or interest in public policy advocacy. You don’t need to be expert in the how-to, but you care about identifying root causes of economic inclusion and are excited to identify potential solutions.

What you will need to do the job well:

• Education or experience in community and stakeholder engagement

• Strong interpersonal, relationship-building, and facilitation skills with diverse people

• Strong communication skills and the ability meaningfully connect with diverse and vulnerable groups to bring forward ensure their voice is heard

• A willingness to dig deep for information, to pick up the phone to make connections, to host meetings, events, and groups

• Capable of working in a self-directed manner and collaborating in a team environment

• Capable of hosting large community events that are welcoming, memorable, accessible and inclusive, of over 100 people but not larger than 500

• Excellent computer skills including a working knowledge of Microsoft Office

• Community based engagement or research experience especially with marginalized or barriered individuals, diverse ethno-cultural groups and Indigenous communities

• A passion for systems-change and some understanding of government policies and processes

• Knowledge of Calgary communities, awareness of economic issues and opportunities in our local community, provincially, and federally

• Ability to work in the Momentum office in Calgary including the occasional evening or weekend as well as travel within Calgary and Treaty 7 communities

• Knowledge of poverty reduction and community economic development (CED) is an asset

• Languages other than English considered an asset

• No minimum degree or educational requirements but welcoming diverse educational or training achieved, or lived experience learning

We request that applicants state salary expectations in their cover letter. The pay for this position is commensurate with experience and competitive with other Coordinator positions in the non-profit or social services sector.