Admin and Outreach Coordinator

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Admin and Outreach Coordinator
Love meeting new folks and maintaining connections?
Are you organized, detail oriented, and reliable?
Enjoy working in a supportive team environment?
Enjoy gathering people together, socially or professionally?
Want to take action on issues facing women and gender diverse people in the trades or technology sectors?
Want to see a diverse, equitable, and inclusive skilled trades industry in the territory?

Salary:  $30-32.00/hr plus benefits and 3 weeks paid vacation
Full/Part Time:  32 hours a week at 40 hours of pay (YWITT operates on a progressive, four day work week model)
Duration:  Full time role from Aug 31, 2026
- August 31, 2027 with likely extension
Job Posting Closes  August 14, 2026

Location:

Whitehorse
Admissibility:
Open to candidates who identify as women, non-binary or gender-diverse.
All applicants must be comfortable in a space that centralizes a feminist model.
Hiring Preference:
Yukon First Nations ancestry and Canadian Indigenous Ancestry.

YWITT is located on the territory of the self-governing Kwanlin Dün First Nation and the Ta’an Kwatch’an Council. Since its incorporation in August 2000, YWITT has been working as a feminist, community non-profit organization based in Whitehorse, Yukon to advance equality in trades and technology careers. YWITT works alongside community partners and runs programs and initiatives. This includes experiential workshops, advocacy support, community-led research and policy work.

WHAT IS THE JOB?
Approximately half of this position is supporting the Executive Director at YWITT in administrative work such as office management, support for team travel, meetings, and workshops, and tracking and reporting on YWITT activities to funders. The other half of this position will involve bolstering YWITT’s community outreach and communication with our community in support of our programming. This includes growing connections with partner groups, building relationships with industry, hosting social events, connecting learners with mentors, and working with our marketing support to make sure the news gets out about our workshops and services.

This is an exciting and dynamic position with opportunities for professional development.

Desired Knowledge,

Skills and Abilities

(Assessed through Resume/Cover Letter and Interview process):

Experience working with computers and typical office software such as Google Workspace, Word, Excel, and Power Point

Excellent written and verbal communication skills and the ability to communicate effectively and diplomatically

Experience working with, managing and fostering collaboration in community

Excellent time management and ability to manage multiple priorities in dynamic environment, and an ability to adapt to changing needs

Ability to work independently and as part of a team

Familiarity with Yukon First Nations and Northern Indigenous peoples

Experience working with day to day business finance an asset

Experience working with Canva an asset

Experience with proposals and activity reporting an asset

Experience working in trades, technology or industry is an asset

Experience working in a non-profit setting is an asset

Administrative Support

Working with a budget and cash flow

General record retention and documentation

Writing, editing and preparing reports

Provide administration support to management and other staff including: responding to public inquiries and maintaining office equipment etc.

Taking notes at or after meetings and documenting ongoing work using words, pictures, video, or other creative means

Soliciting oral and/or written feedback from different people about our activities and events

Sharing your ideas, ongoing feedback, and reflections as part of our learning and team process

Roles and Responsibilities

Develop and nurture relationships with community members

Develop and nurture relationships with and between critical community partners such as with service providers, business partners, First Nations partners, municipal and territorial partners with the support other programming staff

Office administration

Booking programming spaces and purchasing and transporting supplies when necessary

Writing reports

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