BIRCH (Bowen Island Resilient Community Housing) Society is seeking an organized, detail-oriented Administrative Manager to help our growing non-profit deliver on its mission to create and preserve affordable housing for our community.

In this role, you will work closely with the Executive Director to

  • Support day-to-day operations and organizational growth
  • Establish, refine and maintain administrative systems and procedures
  • Coordinate communications with the public, including website, social media, and email updates
  • Ensure compliance with society’s act requirements, such as preparing and filing annual reports
  • Ensure annual renewals, such as insurance and organization memberships
  • Organize board meetings, take minutes, and maintain records
  • Assist in preparing reports, budgets, and grant applications
  • Support staff, board and external bookkeeper with accounting tasks, including maintaining accurate financial records, accounts payable, CRA compliance, etc.

Proficiency with MS Office is required. Experience with non-profit administration is an asset. Bookkeeping skills are an asset, and the role could be expanded to include bookkeeping duties.

This is a remote, flexible, part-time position of approximately 20–40 hours per month and may expand as the organization grows. Attendance at (online) evening board meetings once per month required. Availability to attend in-person meetings on Bowen Island is an asset but not required.

Remuneration will be on a contractor basis during this period as the organization expands. Hourly rate in the range of $32-38/hour + GST, commensurate with knowledge and experience.

If you are passionate about community development, skilled at keeping things running smoothly, and ready to contribute to meaningful housing solutions on Bowen Island, we’d love to hear from you.

BIRCH is committed to equity and diversity and welcomes applications from visible minority group members, women, Indigenous persons, persons with disabilities, and persons of minority sexual orientations and gender identities or expression. All qualified persons are encouraged to apply.

Please send us your CV and an introduction to: info@birchousing.org before August 31.

We thank all those who take an interest, we will only be contacting those selected for further consideration.