Program Coordinator

Timmins Chamber of Commerce; Timmins; On-site; CAD 50,000 - 61,000; Full time

Job summary

The Timmins Chamber of Commerce is seeking a Program Coordinator to connect students, schools, and businesses while supporting the Workplace Experience Learning Collaborative initiative. This is an in-person role in Timmins, Ontario, focused on hands-on experience in business, education, communications, and community development.

Ideal candidates are early in their career, organized, personable, and eager to learn.

Qualifications

• Recent graduate or early-career professional seeking hands-on experience.
• Organized and able to manage multiple tasks and deadlines.
• Enjoy meeting people and building professional relationships.
• Communicate clearly and professionally, both verbally and in writing.
• Comfortable with Microsoft Office, including Word, Excel, Outlook and PowerPoint.
• Curious, resourceful, and willing to learn.
• Can work independently while knowing when to ask for support.
• Have an interest in business, education, workforce, or community development.
• Value inclusive and welcoming workplaces.

Responsibilities

• Build relationships with leaders at businesses, high schools, and post-secondary institutions.
• Help promote and coordinate student experiential learning, and placement opportunities.
• Connect employers with workforce, training, and employment resources.
• Support program communications, including email, website, and social media content creation.
• Help organize and deliver Chamber workshops, information sessions, and workforce events.
• Coordinate with speakers, businesses, schools, and community partners.
• Support event logistics, communications, and follow-up.
• Gather feedback to improve future programming.
• Support the Chamber's Workforce Task Force and related activities.
• Research workforce topics and gather feedback from businesses, students, and community partners.
• Identify workforce challenges, talent shortages, and emerging needs.
• Track project activities, deadlines, and key outcomes.
• Track participation, opportunities and feedback, and maintain CRM records.
• Prepare updates and reports for project partners.

Skills

Communication skills

Organization

Relationship building

Microsoft Office

Written communication

Time management

Independent work

Tools

Microsoft Office Suite

Job description

Location: TimminsChamber, 1 Pine St. S., Suite 204

This is anin-person position.

Reports To: Manager of Business Services

About the Role

The Timmins Chamber islooking for a Program Coordinator to help connect students, schools andbusinesses while supporting initiatives that strengthen our future workforce,under the Workplace Experience Learning Collaborative (WELC) initiative.

This is a greatopportunity for someone early in their career who wants hands-on experience inbusiness, education, communications, workforce development and communityengagement. You don't need to know everything on day one—we're looking forsomeone who is organized, curious, personable, and eager to learn.

What You'll Do

Communication & Engagement

• Buildrelationships with leaders at businesses, high schools, and post-secondaryinstitutions.
• Help promoteand coordinate student experiential learning, and placement opportunities.
• Connectemployers with workforce, training, and employment resources.
• Supportprogram communications, including email, website, and social media contentcreation.

Event & Program Logistics

• Help organizeand deliver Chamber workshops, information sessions, and workforce events.
• Coordinatewith speakers, businesses, schools, and community partners.
• Support eventlogistics, communications, and follow-up.
• Gatherfeedback to improve future programming.
• Support theChamber's Workforce Task Force and related activities.

Research, Administration & Reporting

• Researchworkforce topics and gather feedback from businesses, students, andcommunity partners.
• Identifyworkforce challenges, talent shortages, and emerging needs.
• Track projectactivities, deadlines, and key outcomes.
• Track participation,opportunities and feedback, and maintain CRM records.
• Prepareupdates and reports for project partners.

What We're LookingFor

You may be a great fit if you:

• Are a recentgraduate or early-career professional looking to build practicalexperience.
• Are organizedand able to manage multiple tasks and deadlines.
• Enjoy meetingpeople and building professional relationships.
• Communicateclearly and professionally, both verbally and in writing.
• Arecomfortable with Microsoft Office, including Word, Excel, Outlook andPowerPoint.
• Are curious,resourceful, and willing to learn.
• Can workindependently while knowing when to ask for support.
• Have aninterest in business, education, workforce, or community development.
• Valueinclusive and welcoming workplaces.

You don't needexperience in every area listed above. Co-op placements, internships, volunteer experience, part-time work,and community involvement are all valuable and will be considered.

Required

• Availabilityto work in office Monday to Friday between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m.
• Flexibilityto travel throughout the northeast (some evenings and weekends may be required).
• Access toa reliable vehicle (we reimburse mileage).

Assets (Not Required)

• French andEnglish bilingualism.
• Experiencewith schools, students, employers, or community organizations.
• Experiencewith event planning, communications, or social media.
• Familiaritywith workforce development, employment services, or experiential learning.

What You'll Gain

This role provides anopportunity to build your professional network, develop project and eventmanagement skills, work directly with businesses and community partners, andgain hands-on experience supporting the future workforce of Timmins.

• Duration: 1 year (withpotential for extension based on funding and performance).
• Compensation: Annualsalary of $55,000. (35 hours per week).

Applicationdeadline: 5 p.m. on September 17, 2026.

The Timmins Chamber ofCommerce is committed to an inclusive, accessible and welcoming hiring process.Reasonable accommodation is available throughout the recruitment process.Please advise in your application if accommodation is required.

Only candidates underconsideration will be contacted.

1 Pine St S, Timmins, ON P4N 7C9, Canada