Position Description

Ministry Overview

Global Aid Network Canada (GAiN) is a worldwide humanitarian relief and development organization dedicated to relieving suffering, restoring dignity, and revealing hope to people living in some of the toughest places on earth.

Restoring Lives:  GAiN’s passion is to ease the challenging living situations that people experience in everyday life in developing countries by providing them with the tools and resources they require.

Revealing Hope: GAiN aspires to not only bring tangible humanitarian aid to people living in difficult situations, but to also see them come to faith in Jesus Christ and share it with others. Employing a discipleship and church planting strategy in tandem following the gift of clean water, critical aid and sustainable development, GAiN seeks to embrace people with the love of God, to let them know they are of value and significance, and to restore their dignity.

Power to Change (P2C) helps people know Jesus and experience His power to change the world.

Position Overview

The WFLI  Administrator plays a critical role in the day-to-day management of the Water for Life Initiative and provides administrative support to the Water for Life Initiative (WFLI) and GAiN Operations teams.  This role encompasses a variety of tasks, including administrating team meetings, monitoring program activities (including information workflow), preparing monthly and quarterly reporting as well as supporting the overall head office and operations of GAiN. This position requires strong administrative and interpersonal skills and the ability to work independently as part of a broader team.  

• Title: Water for Life Initiative (WFLi) Administrator
• Ministry: Global Aid Network (GAiN) 
• Location: Abbotsford National Resource Center, BC
• Reports to: Operations and Technical Manager, WFLI 
• Position type: Part-time, in-person salaried ($22-23/hr for 20 hours/week)

About the Role

In this role, you will be responsible to achieve the following objectives:

Water for Life Initiative Team Support: 

• Program workflow is monitored and reported to appropriate Program staff for follow-up and resolution
• Monthly and quarterly statistics are accurately reviewed and reported in the mWater and GAiN Well database systems (specific to WFLI countries) 
• Serve as Subject Matter Expert for mWater data collection platform, including creation, editing and approval of surveys
• WFLI team meetings are managed effectively with accurate minutes reflecting action points and next steps
• WFLI Country Meetings (with Benin, Togo and Tanzania) are scheduled and led effectively, including assigning minute-taking
• In-country projects are administered through timely reporting to the Project Manager
• Quarterly review of WFLI database to ensure data integrity and reporting consistency 
• Ensure that Quarterly Learning Briefs are collected and disseminated to GAiN team members
• WFLI Administrative support as needed
• WFLI field receipts are checked and filed
• Other duties could be assigned on a temporary or ongoing basis according to ministry needs.

About You

• You have a deep, growing, intimate relationship with Jesus Christ
• You have a genuine desire to see people’s lives transformed by Jesus
• You have a heart to serve the GAiN team through your administrative skills 
• You are dependable, organized and detail-oriented, able to track goals, details and data 
• You enjoy working in a collaborative team setting but can focus attention on a detailed task 
• You have excellent written and verbal skills
• You are able to prioritize your time and handle competing priorities
• You are proficient in Microsoft programs (Word, Excel and PowerPoint) as well as with the Google Suite (email, calendar etc.)  

Education and Experience

• Proven ability to work independently and collaboratively with a team 
• Demonstrates maturity in a dynamic environment where priorities can change
• Not afraid to ask questions when instructions or work is unclear
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced office environment
• Experience working with Windows and Google-based systems and processes
• An undergrad degree in International Development would be an asset  
• Job or comparable experience in the international development space is an asset 

What We Offer Our Staff

• Free registration for FamilyLife Weekend Getaway
• Weekly Chapel services
• Semi-annual Day of Prayer participation
• Discounts at our Resource Centre

We thank all applicants for their interest in Power to Change; however, only candidates who closely match the requirements will be contacted directly.  Power to Change requires that all staff have a pre-existing belief and demonstration of lifestyle as outlined in the P2C Code of Conduct and Statement of Faith and abide by the biblical principles outlined in these documents.

Candidates who are selected may be required to complete a background check.

To view more career opportunities at Power to Change, please visit www.p2c.com/careers.