Program Officer

Organization: Digital Research Alliance of Canada

Location: Remote

Salary Range: $78,660 - $117,990

Posted: February 6, 2026

The Digital Research Alliance of Canada (the Alliance) serves Canadian researchers, with the objective of advancing Canada’s position as aleader in the knowledge economy on the international stage. By integrating, championing, and funding the infrastructure and activities required for advanced research computing (ARC), research data management (RDM), and research software (RS), we provide the platform for the research community to access tools and services faster than ever before.

We have an ambitious mandate – to transform how research across all academic disciplines is organized, managed, stored, and used. We work with other ecosystem partners and stakeholders across the country to help provide Canadian researchers with the support they need for leading-edge research excellence, research, innovation, and advancement across all disciplines.

The Program Officer is responsible for the administration of Alliance funding agreements awarded as a result of funding calls and institutional agreements. The Program Officer works collaboratively with members of the Alliance team to ensure compliance with internal policies and procedures, as well as, the organization’s Contribution Agreement with Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED).

This position supports functional areas in funding administration, including but not limited to, regulatory compliance, funding call preparation and processing, administering adjudication process, award, and acceptance, monitoring Ultimate Recipients contractual obligations through regular reporting, and post-award administration. The Program Officer provides compliance and finance support along with mentoring for staff related to the funding administrative process. The Program Officer is a member of the Corporate Services team and reports to the Director, Program Management and Administration.

This opportunity is a 13-month contract position.

Provide overall technical and administrative leadership for funding calls and institutional agreements.

• Serve as the primary contact for applicants, awardees, academic institutions, scientific experts, and researchers regarding Funding Agreements and Institutional Agreements.
• Manage and oversee the full lifecycle of a funding call, from development and launch through pre-award to post-award phases.
• Oversee the adjudication process, forecasting the level of need for reviewers, preparing information for committees including analysis of reviewer scores, chairing merit-review evaluation committees, and writing the merit-review committee report for each adjudication stage.
• Manage multiple funding Final date to receive applicationss, including the deadline to submit applications and post-award reporting.
• Assist funding applicants throughout the application submission process.
• Ensure that all financial and program management reporting complies with the Alliance’s Contribution Agreement and financial management regulations.
• Oversee if the funding is implemented in accordance with the operational and financial needs of the organization.
• Develop annual fiscal year budgets with the Director, Program Management and Administration, and design and implement funding budget and forecasting systems.
• Provide detailed reports to the Director, Program Management and Administration to update funders and Board of Directors on the organization’s progress.
• Work with Finance to ensure funding compliance, budget, and award payments are accurate and timely.
• Analyze budget trends and make recommendations for cost control and reduction for various funding calls to optimize the funding administration process.
• Identify, design, and deliver outreach sessions that help improve funding application preparation and writing.
• Facilitate collaborative agreements between institutions to establish close working relationships and to advise them of long-term project goals.
• Prepare and analyze funding reports, maintain metrics for annual reporting to internal and external stakeholders.
• Administer and…