Membership Development Coordinator (6 Month Contract)

Ontario PC; Toronto; On-site; CAD 75,000 - 92,000; Part time

Job summary

Ontario NDP is seeking an experienced Membership Development Coordinator to grow, engage and retain our party membership. The six-month contract role reports to the Provincial Director, supporting riding associations and organizers to sustain a growing membership.

You will lead recruitment and renewal campaigns, analyze membership trends, and coordinate outreach with staff to align growth with organizing and fundraising goals. Travel may be required.

Qualifications

• Minimum five years engaging with members, volunteers, riding or constituency associations or similar organizations.
• Minimum three years in membership development, political or community organizing, fundraising or related field.
• Two years’ experience with membership lists, databases, or large datasets and using data for objectives.

Responsibilities

• Develop strategies to re-engage lapsed members and recruit new members across Ontario.
• Support riding associations with recruitment tools, training and materials.
• Track membership data and identify growth opportunities and concerns.
• Maintain and process memberships, renewals, and updates with the Membership Services Officer.
• Coordinate renewal campaigns and outreach materials.

Skills

Member engagement

Volunteer coordination

Data analysis

Campaign planning

Stakeholder engagement

Project management

Excel proficiency

Written communication

Tools

Excel

Word

Outlook

Job description

The Ontario NDP is seeking an experienced, progressively minded, self-driven individual for the position of Membership Development Coordinator to help us build a stronger, more engaged Party membership working towards an Ontario that includes everyone.

The Membership Development Coordinator position is a six-month contract role for an energetic, organized, proactive and results-oriented individual who will work under the direction of the Provincial Director or their designate to grow, engage, and retain the Party's membership base.

The Membership Development Coordinator will proactively lead recruitment and retention initiatives, support riding associations and organizers, and help support the systems needed to sustain a growing, engaged membership.

DUTIES

• Develop and implement strategies to re-engage lapsed members, existing members and recruit new members and across the province
• Support riding associations and local organizers with membership recruitment tools, training, and materials
• Track and analyze membership data and trends to identify growth opportunities and areas of concern
• Work with the Accounting and Membership Services Officer to ensure the maintenance and accuracy of the Party's membership database, including processing new memberships, renewals, and updates
• Coordinate membership renewal campaigns and communications, including drafting emails, mailers, and other outreach materials
• Support the planning and execution of membership drives, phone banks, canvasses, and outreach events
• Liaise with riding associations, affiliated organizations, and equity-seeking groups to build relationships and expand the Party's base
• Work with the Accounting and Membership Services Officer to respond to member inquiries in a timely, professional, and welcoming manner
• Work with Party staff to align membership growth initiatives with broader organizing, fundraising, and election readiness goals
• Prepare regular reports on membership numbers, trends, and membership drive outcomes for the Provincial Director, Executive, and Council as required
• Assist with the recruitment, training, and coordination of volunteers supporting membership initiatives
• Work with the Accounting and Membership Services Officer to maintain membership-related systems, records, and documentation, including active and archival material

QUALIFICATIONS

• A minimum of five years of experience engaging with members, volunteers, riding or constituency associations, and other stakeholders within the NDP or a comparable political, labour, or membership-based organization.
• A minimum of three years of experience in membership development, political or community organizing, fundraising, stakeholder engagement, or a related field.
• A minimum of two years of recent experience working with membership lists, supporter databases, voter files, or other large datasets, including experience maintaining, analyzing and using data to support organizational objectives.
• Demonstrated experience developing and executing membership recruitment, renewal, engagement or mobilization campaigns within the NDP or a comparable political, labour, or membership-based organization
• Demonstrated experience encouraging, motivating and working collaboratively with volunteers and riding association activists.
• Strong analytical skills, including demonstrated ability to interpret membership and engagement data and translate findings into actionable strategies.
• Demonstrated experience working in a fast-paced environment with competing deadlines and multiple internal and external stakeholders.
• Strong knowledge of NDP structures, practices and organizing culture, including familiarity with riding associations and Party membership processes. Knowledge of Ontario NDP policies, practices and structures is considered a strong asset.
• Familiarity with Party stakeholders and networks, including organized labour, community organizations and social movements.
• Exceptional written, verbal and interpersonal communication skills.
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple projects and priorities simultaneously, with a high degree of organization, accuracy and attention to detail.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office, particularly Excel, Outlook and Word.
• Demonstrated awareness of and commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion and anti-oppression practices and policies.

TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT

This is a unionized position with the Canadian Office and Professional Employees Union, Local 343, compensated under Appendix IV of the Collective Agreement. Starting salary is $83,637.80 per annum (Class 5). This position is subject to a probationary period in accordance with the collective agreement. The Ontario NDP office is located at 2069 Lakeshore Blvd West, Etobicoke, ON M8V 3Z4. Travel may be required for in-person meetings, activities and events.

APPLICATION GUIDELINES & PROCEDURE

The ONDP actively promotes employment equity. Women, Black, Indigenous, and racialized persons, persons with disabilities, 2SLGBTQI+, and anyone from equity seeking groups are strongly encouraged to apply for this position, and qualified applicants from these groups will be given preference. If you are a member of an equity-seeking group, you may choose to identify as such in your application.

We are committed to an environment that is barrier-free. If you require accommodation at any stage during the hiring process, please do not hesitate to contact Romeo Tello, Director of Operations, at [e-mail] to arrange appropriate accommodation.

In recognition of the time and labour involved in preparing for and attending an interview, the ONDP will financially compensate interviewees at a fixed rate of $75 per interview. In the event that a candidate is asked to prepare a presentation or assignment for an interview, the ONDP will financially compensate the candidate for that work at a rate equal to the hourly rate for the position, based on the number of hours the hiring committee believes the task should take.

Only applicants selected for an interview will be contacted.

While we appreciate and thank everyone who submits applications, only

those selected for an interview will be contacted.