The Investment Coordinator will play a key role in Jumpstart’s commitment to strengthening community sport across Canada, and in ensuring all kids have an opportunity to realize the benefits of participating in sport and play. Reporting to the Manager, Investment and Impact, the Investment Coordinator will support the review and due diligence of Jumpstart’s granting process. This role plays a key role in supporting Jumpstart’s needs-led granting, including listening, responding and incorporating community need into process and procedure. What you’ll do: + Support Grant Management Due Diligence and Review of Grant Applications: + Support all aspects of the grant process, including grant management system administration and optimization + Communicate with potential applicants and support the development of resources to provide guidance on the grant criteria and process. + Evaluate grant applications to ensure they meet Jumpstart's standards and criteria. + Prepare detailed grant reports with findings and recommendations for review and approval. + Report on Investment Decisions and Outcomes: + Document and communicate investment decisions to relevant stakeholders. + Create reports highlighting key metrics, successes, and areas for improvement. + Coordinate with Internal Stakeholders: + Ensure effective delivery of funds. + Monitor funded projects to ensure they meet agreed-upon milestones and objectives and communicate compliance. + Assist in Improving Investment Processes to Meet Community Needs: + Support the solicitation of feedback from community members and stakeholders to understand their needs and priorities. + Support the implementation of changes that align grant-making activities with community needs. What you bring: + Post-secondary education in a related discipline + Sport and recreation/community-based experience an asset + Previous work/volunteer experience in a corporate environment or at a charitable organization an asset + Strong analytical and problem-solving skills and a demonstrated ability to pro-actively identify process improvements and build value added analytics/reporting + Strong proficiency using Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook) and workplace solutions including Teams and SharePoint + Experience working with grant management systems (prior experience with SmartSimple an asset) + Exceptional communication and presentation skills. + Adaptable and open to evolving priorities, demonstrating flexibility in a dynamic work environment + Bilingual an asset (French and English) – speaking, reading, writing. About Us Canadian Tire Jumpstart Charities is a national charity committed to helping kids of all abilities in communities across Canada thrive through sport, recreation and play. At Jumpstart, we understand that for kids, the opportunity to play is about much more than getting active. Sport and being part of a team help foster self-esteem and teach valuable life skills like courage, confidence, and teamwork. Through the unwavering support of Canadian Tire Corporation, its Associate Dealers, employees and vendors, and through the generosity of a growing number of Canadians, Jumpstart continues to support kids and the community organizations that serve them. Join us, where there's a place for you here. Our Commitment to Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging We are committed to fostering an environment where belonging thrives, and diversity, inclusion and equity are infused into everything we do. We believe in building an organizational culture where people are consistently treated with dignity while respecting individual religion, nationality, gender, race, age, perceived ability, spoken language, sexual orientation, and identification. We are united in our purpose of being here to help make life in Canada better. Accommodations We stand firm in our Core Value that inclusion is a must. We welcome and encourage candidates from equity-seeking groups such as people who identify as racialized, Indigenous, 2SLGBTQIA+, women, people with disabilities, and beyond. Should you require any accommodation in applying for this role, or throughout the interview process, please make them known when contacted and we will work with you to help meet your needs.