Community Development Coordinator
Edmonton Community Foundation
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Job summary
Edmonton Community Foundation is seeking a Community Development Coordinator to support the Impact Investments portfolio, including the Social Enterprise Fund and affordable housing initiatives. You will coordinate finance, projects and reporting, while gaining exposure to investment processes and stakeholder engagement.
Working with experienced professionals, you’ll handle administrative tasks, meetings, and documentation, helping to streamline workflows and data accuracy across portfolios,
Qualifications
- A degree or diploma in Business, Economics, Community Economic Development, Urban Planning, Public Administration, Nonprofit Management, Commerce or related field.
- 1-3 years of related administrative, operational, or program support experience.
- Strong proficiency with Microsoft 365 applications (Outlook/Teams/Word/Excel/SharePoint).
- Strong written communication skills and ability to prepare professional reports and presentations.
- Strong interpersonal and customer service skills with ability to build positive relationships across stakeholders.
Responsibilities
- Coordinate administration of initiatives across the Impact Investments portfolio (SEF, affordable housing, ECDC).
- Organize documentation, maintain project/portfolio records, and support operational processes.
- Prepare reports, memos, portfolio summaries, and social impact metrics.
- Track financing applications, reporting requirements and portfolio activities; support document execution and recordkeeping.
- Support meetings, engagements, and events; coordinate agendas, minutes, and follow-ups.
- Maintain stakeholder databases and organizational information; support team operations and process improvements.
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Communities don't become stronger by accident. They grow because people invest in ideas, organizations, businesses, and neighbourhoods that create lasting change. If you're passionate about community economic development, social impact, affordable housing, and using investment as a tool for positive change to strengthen community resilience, this could be the perfect place to start your career. We’d love to hear from you!
Edmonton is a city shaped by people who care deeply about their community. Edmonton Community Foundation (ECF) exists to harness that generosity – connecting donors, charities, and community partners to enrich lives and build a vibrant city, now and for generations to come.
Each year, ECF distributes more than $44 million in grants and scholarships, made possible through the generosity of over 2,600 donors. Through more than 1,750 endorsed funds representing over $1 billion in assets under management, ECF has granted more than $480 million to the community since 1990.
As the largest non-governmental funder of Edmonton’s charitable sector, ECF plays a unique role in identifying emerging community needs and directing resources where they can have the greatest impact. By working collaboratively with donors, nonprofits, volunteers, government, and community leaders, ECF helps ensure Edmonton continues to grow as an inclusive, resilient, and thriving community.
ECF also contributes to our community through our Social Enterprise Fund and by supporting the work of the Edmonton Community Development Company.
Reporting to the Executive Director, Impact Investments, the Community Development Coordinator supports the work and initiatives of ECF’s Impact Investments portfolio. This includes the Social Enterprise Fund (SEF), ECF’s affordable housing initiatives, and work undertaken in support of the Edmonton Community Development Company (ECDC). This role is ideal for someone early in their career who is passionate about community economic development, impact investing, affordable housing, and creating positive social change.
Working alongside experienced professionals, you'll provide administrative support to keep the Impact Investments portfolio running smoothly. Your work will help coordinate projects, financing and investment activities, partnerships, and operational initiatives. The role provides exposure to impact investing, portfolio administration, community development, stakeholder engagement, and affordable housing while gaining practical experience supporting a diverse range of initiatives.
This role includes significant administrative and coordination responsibilities, along with opportunities to support investment processes, portfolio activities, community development and affordable housing initiatives, stakeholder engagement and other projects undertaken by the Impact Investments team.
- Support the administration and delivery of initiatives undertaken across the Impact Investments portfolio, including the Social Enterprise Fund (SEF), affordable housing initiatives, and work undertaken in support of the Edmonton Community Development Company (ECDC).
- Coordinate financing, investment and project activities by organizing documentation, maintaining project and portfolio records, and supporting other operational processes.
- Support portfolio initiatives through meeting coordination, data collection, reporting, online forms, collection of information and project tracking.
- Assist with the preparation of reports, presentations, investment memos, portfolio summaries, social impact metrics, and other materials used to support decision-making.
- Collect client, project, and impact information to support organizational reporting and demonstrate community outcomes.
- Contribute to the continuous improvement of workflows, documentation, and business processes, including identifying opportunities to leverage AI and automation tools to improve efficiency and consistency.
- Maintain accurate investment, borrower, covenant, reporting, contact, and portfolio information across organizational systems.
- Track financing applications, borrower reporting requirements, reporting calendars, scheduled payments, and portfolio activities, following up as required.
- Coordinate document execution, signatures, version control, and the retention of complete legal and financing records.
- Maintain accurate files for projects and properties, including contracts, permits, assessments, insurance, approvals, purchase orders, and renewal schedules.
- Support routine administration related to operating properties, projects, and investment activities.
- Coordinate project timelines, work plans, policy updates, deliverables, and follow-up activities across multiple initiatives.
- Prepare invoices, payment requests, coding, approvals, supporting documentation, and maintain accurate financial records.
- Support audit activities, government filings, regulatory reporting, and organizational filings as required.
- Organize digital filing systems, maintain document naming standards, and ensure records are accurate, complete, and easily retrievable.
- Maintain project documentation, templates, checklists, workflows, and operational procedures to support effective team operations.
- Coordinate internal and external meetings, board and committee meetings, investment committee meetings, community engagement sessions, and events.
- Schedule meetings, prepare agendas and meeting packages, distribute materials, coordinate virtual meeting links and meeting rooms, record minutes, track attendance, and monitor follow-up actions.
- Coordinate committee schedules, invitations, catering, registrations, participant communications, and event logistics.
- Serve as an administrative point of contact for inquiries, maintaining intake records, coordinating introductory meetings, and supporting application processes.
- Coordinate routine communications with borrowers, partners, consultants, tenants, professional advisors, and other stakeholders.
- Provide day-to-day administrative support to the Impact Investments team, including calendar management, travel coordination, onboarding support, office supplies, team records, and general office administration.
- Monitor shared inboxes, coordinate correspondence, and ensure timely follow-up on requests.
- Maintain stakeholder databases, contact records, and organizational information to support effective relationship management.
- Provide administrative support across the Impact Investments portfolio, including SEF and ECDC, to ensure day-to-day operations run smoothly.
The successful candidate will bring:
- A degree or diploma in Business, Economics, Community Economic Development, Urban Planning, Public Administration, Nonprofit Management, Commerce, or a related discipline.
- 1-3 years of related experience in administrative, operational, or program support roles through employment, internships, volunteer work, or co-op placements.
- Strong proficiency with Microsoft 365 applications, particularly Outlook, Teams, Word, Excel, and SharePoint
- Strong written communication skills with the ability to prepare clear, professional reports, correspondence, and presentations.
- Strong interpersonal and customer service skills with the ability to build positive working relationships across a diverse group of stakeholders.
- Demonstrated ability to build respectful, collaborative relationships with people from diverse cultures, backgrounds, lived experiences, and perspectives
- Experience with workflow or automation tools such as Power Automate is considered an asset.
- Experience working with CRM systems, databases, and digital record management tools is considered an asset.
- An interest in impact investment, social finance, affordable housing, community economic development, or nonprofit organizations.
- Strong organizational and time-management skills with the ability to manage competing priorities and deadlines.
- Strong attention to detail, problem-solving abilities, and sound judgment.
- Comfort working with financial and reporting documentation, including spreadsheets and tracking tools.
- A high level of initiative and the ability to work both independently and collaboratively.
- Adaptability and comfort working in evolving environments with changing priorities.
- Experience supporting board or committee processes, including minute-taking and board package preparation is considered an asset.
- Flexibility to occasionally work evenings or weekends for meetings or events.
- Experience working with legal or corporate documentation such as contracts, agreements, or corporate records is considered an asset.
We offer a competitive salary and benefits package, professional development opportunities and a supportive work environment including:
- Salary Range: $56,218 - $66,138/year.
- Downtown work location with free parking available and easy access to the LRT.
- Extended Health, Dental and Short/Long Term Disability Benefits, Life Insurance and a Health Spending Account.
- A 9% contribution to our group RRSP.
- Due to nature of this position, the successful candidate will be expected to work primarily in the office. However, occasional remote work requests will be considered.
- Vacation starts at three weeks per year.
- 12 combined personal and sick days.
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