Project Coordinator

Job summary

The Project Coordinator manages program activities for the Charter of Sexual and Reproductive Health Rights in Prisons project, including evidence collation and ethical conduct oversight. They also act as a liaison between project partners and stakeholders while supervising project personnel and lived experience experts.

Job details

Closing Date: October 2, 2026 at 4:00 PM Faculty of Nursing & Health Sciences The Faculty of Nursing & Health Sciences at UNB is known for its excellence in teaching, research, clinical practice, leadership and innovation. Faculty of Nursing & Health Sciences students and their instructors have been contributing to community health in New Brunswick by establishing meaningful partnerships through experiential education under various graduate and undergraduate programs. What We Offer Part-time | One-Year Term | Fredericton | Hybrid UNB is committed to ensuring employees can maintain a healthy work-life balance. As such, we are proud to support a hybrid work approach, which includes flexible hours and work-from-home options. Standard Work Hours: Monday to Friday | 8:15 am - 4:30 pm | 21 hours per week Part-time schedule to be determined within the regular working hours, in discussion with the department Additional Working Conditions This can be a remote position within New Brunswick. Ability to travel within Canada for knowledge mobilization Salary Range: $23.58 - $29.48 per hour YOUR FOCUS Reporting to the Principal Investigator, the Project Coordinator is responsible for coordinating program activities for the Development of a Charter of Sexual and Reproductive Health Rights in Prisons project. Coordinates project activities including the collation of evidence and policies, and the consideration of the ethical conduct of the program activities. Collaborates with interest holders and partners to develop skills in qualitative data collection, analysis, and knowledge mobilization. Oversees participant recruitment for qualitative interviews. Pursues professional development opportunities and attends training sessions to improve competency and skills Acts as a liaison between the project and interest holders nationally and internationally, including decision-makers in health and justice ministries, community/frontline organizations, clinical and research collaborators. Seeks out and gains cooperation of the program partners and participants. Maintains communication with project members (email, phone and in-person) Organizes in-person and virtual meetings, including preparation of the agenda and minutes. Provides a lived experience expert lens for people experiencing incarceration by considering the relevance of project objectives and activities, ensuring knowledge mobilization products and useful. Represents lived experience expertise at national and international tables. Supervision of project personnel, graduate students and support of lived expertise experts with histories of incarceration. What You Bring High School Diploma Lived experience with incarceration in both federal and provincial correctional institutions, providing a strong understanding of the unique needs and challenges faced by individuals in each environment. Experience collaborating with researchers and contributing to research-related initiatives. Experience working within health care and/or social service organizations. Ability to work independently as well as with a team. Additional Strengths Familiarity with Microsoft Office including MS Teams and Word, virtual meetings using Zoom Strong interpersonal communication and presentation skills Effective problem-solving, decision-making and time management skills.

What you’ll do

The Project Coordinator manages program activities for the Charter of Sexual and Reproductive Health Rights in Prisons project, including evidence collation and ethical conduct oversight. They also act as a liaison between project partners and stakeholders while supervising project personnel and lived experience experts.

Requirements

Candidates must possess a high school diploma and lived experience with incarceration in federal or provincial institutions. Experience collaborating with researchers and working within health care or social service organizations is also required.

Benefits

• Flexible hours • Work-from-home options

Listed skills

• Time management · Preferred
• Project Coordination · Preferred
• Problem solving · Preferred
• Zoom · Preferred
• Decision Making · Preferred
• Microsoft Office · Preferred
• Microsoft Word · Preferred
• interpersonal communication · Preferred

Other relevant skills

Identified from the job description. Confirm important requirements above.

• Project coordination
• Qualitative data collection
• Qualitative data analysis
• Knowledge mobilization
• Participant recruitment
• Interpersonal communication
• Presentation skills
• Problem-solving
• Decision-making
• Time management
• Microsoft Office
• MS Teams
• Word
• Zoom

Job areas

• Science & Research
• Social Services
• Education
• Healthcare
• Management & Leadership