About the Role
The Member Education Coordinator serves as a key educational resource, supporting the planning, coordination, delivery, and continuous improvement of member education across ONA. This role is crucial for empowering members and advocating for nurses and health-care professionals.
Responsibilities
- Coordinate the planning, implementation, and evaluation of member education initiatives and resources.
- Develop and maintain educational planning resources, learning pathways, and annual education calendars.
- Facilitate educational programs and workshops.
- Monitor workshop scheduling and provide recommendations for workload distribution.
- Make recommendations regarding educational priorities, resource allocation, process improvements, and emerging opportunities.
- Provide leadership and coordination for member education eLearning initiatives.
- Act as a primary resource for educational technologies, learning management systems, and online learning tools.
- Coordinate the maintenance, review, and enhancement of online learning resources and content.
- Collaborate with instructional designers and internal partners to improve eLearning resources.
- Identify opportunities to enhance learner experience through technology and innovation.
- Collaborate with partners to support educational technology initiatives.
- Coordinate onboarding, orientation, and mentorship activities for new staff.
- Develop and maintain onboarding resources and educational support materials.
- Support facilitators in strengthening instructional practices.
- Support knowledge transfer, succession planning, and continuous learning within the team.
- Review educational programs and deliverables for quality, consistency, and alignment with organizational priorities.
- Review and provide guidance on learning plans, facilitator guides, presentations, and participant resources.
- Coordinate the development and maintenance of educational templates and facilitator resources.
- Coordinate and lead the review and revision of educational guides, manuals, and materials.
- Ensure educational content is current, accurate, and aligned with organizational priorities.
- Ensure educational resources meet accessibility requirements, adult learning principles, and best practices.
- Act as a resource regarding educational processes, procedures, and resources.
- Coordinate operational aspects of major educational events and initiatives.
- Support project planning, implementation, and evaluation.
- Review educational processes and workflows to improve efficiency and service delivery.
- Monitor educational program delivery and identify opportunities for improvement.
- Assist with the development and maintenance of documentation and operational resources.
- Collaborate with internal partners to support integrated educational initiatives.
- Support the implementation of strategic initiatives and continuous improvement.
Requirements
- Degree or diploma as a Registered Health Professional and/or in Labour Relations, Industrial Relations, or a related discipline.
- Post-secondary education in Adult Education, Instructional Design, Organizational Learning, or a related field.
- Five (5) to ten (10) years of progressively responsible experience in adult education, labour relations education, organizational learning, or a related field.
- Demonstrated experience coordinating complex educational projects and initiatives.
- Demonstrated ability to review, analyze, and improve operational processes and educational systems.
- Demonstrated experience in needs-based educational program development, design, implementation, and evaluation.
- Demonstrated facilitation experience using adult learning principles.
- Demonstrated experience in coaching, mentoring, and leadership.
- Demonstrated experience leading or coordinating cross-functional initiatives and building collaborative relationships.
- Excellent writing, editing, presentation, and interpersonal communication skills.
- Strong organizational, analytical, critical thinking, and problem-solving abilities.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite, Microsoft Teams, learning management systems, and educational technology platforms.
- A flexible schedule may be required for evening and weekend work.
- Must be able to travel.
- Possess a valid driver's license.
- Have access to an automobile for business use.
- Ability to travel across Ontario may be required.
Skills
- Adult learning principles
- Facilitation techniques
- Instructional design methodologies
- Microsoft Office Suite
- Microsoft Teams
- Learning management systems
- Educational technology platforms
- eLearning development tools (asset)
- Instructional design software (asset)
- Familiarity with the labour movement, collective bargaining, and labour relations environments (asset)
- Bilingualism in French (asset)
Location
- TBD, ON Canada
Work Type
- Permanent Full-time
Experience Level
- Five (5) to ten (10) years of progressively responsible experience
Education Level
- Degree or diploma as a Registered Health Professional and/or in Labour Relations, Industrial Relations or a related discipline
- Post-secondary education in Adult Education, Instructional Design, Organizational Learning or a related field
- Certificate in Project Management (asset)
Salary/Compensations
- $127,824.27 (start)
Benefits
- Negotiate and enforce contracts
- Offer benefits and insurance
- Provide tailored education and development opportunities
About the Company
- The Ontario Nurses' Association (ONA) is Canada’s largest nurses’ union.
- Powered by 68,000 nurses and health-care professionals, and 18,000 nursing student affiliates.
- Members provide care in hospitals, long-term care, public health, the community, clinics, and industry.
- Mission is to defend the rights of and advocate for nurses and health-care professionals who care for the health of Ontarians.
- Empower members and fight against unfair and unsafe treatment.
- Confront governments, administrations, and other policymakers to fight for high-quality public health care.
Equal Opportunity
- The Ontario Nurses' Association is committed to employment equity within its staff.
- Applications are encouraged from members of equity-deserving groups including individuals of Indigenous ancestry, racialized individuals, individuals with disabilities, and persons from 2SLGBTQI communities.
- Provide accessible employment practices that comply with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act.
- If you require accommodation during any stage of the recruitment process, please notify Human Resources.
