Associate Director, Program Delivery and Program Development

Title: Associate Director, Program Delivery and Program Development

Status: Permanent Full-Time 

Location: Mainly in-person with some remote work (Main office located in Toronto, Ontario) 

Annual Salary Range: $81,698 to $86,804, plus health and dental benefits (after three months) and RRSP matching (after two years of service) 

Hours of Work: 37.5 hours per week – Monday to Friday. This position does require travel and a flexible work schedule, working evenings, weekends, and overnights. 

Application Deadline: December 08, 2025

Openings: 1

2025 Job Description

*If you'd like to receive a French version of the Job Description please contact us at info@studentscommission.ca.

Position Summary 

Reporting to the Director, Program Fidelity and Program Development; the Associate Director, Program Delivery and Program Development will provide strategic and operational leadership for SCC’s youth programs, projects, and Toronto-based Centre 23. This role ensures programs are delivered with high quality, safety, and fidelity to SCC’s standards while amplifying youth voice and promoting innovation. The Associate Director will supervise program staff, support professional development, oversee health promotion initiatives, and lead knowledge mobilization efforts to ensure SCC’s work has meaningful impact locally and nationally. The Associate Director will also work closely with the Director, Program Fidelity and Program Development to turn youth voice into project-funding proposals to support the continued sustainability of the organisation.  

This position is ideal for an experienced leader passionate about youth engagement, program development, and creating safe, empowering spaces for young people. Note that we are a project-based organization and roles and responsibilities may shift according to the different projects that we are funded to support.  

Duties and Responsibilities 

Program Leadership and Delivery 

• Lead three program streams: Skills Development, Healthy Relationships, and Social Cohesion & Violence Prevention. 

• Oversee key projects within the streams, including the Art of Work Youth Employment Initiative and Hearing Unheard Moments project. 

• Ensure Centre 23 (Toronto youth centre) is a vibrant, youth-friendly space with programming available five days a week. 

• Support staff and youth in managing conflict and sensitive issues using SCC’s T.R.U.S.T. framework. 

• Promote health and safety across all programs and events. 

Staff Supervision and Professional Development 

• Supervise program delivery staff, providing coaching, performance management, and support with prioritizing tasks. 

• Identify training and professional development needs and opportunities for staff and volunteers, especially ensuring program staff are knowledgeable and apply SCC’s program design basics of key features and standards, and are also aware of, and use, SCC library of program components and activities 

• Foster a culture of continuous learning, reflection, and innovation. 

Program Development and Innovation 

• Work closely with youth and staff to generate, validate, and implement new program ideas and projects. 

• Support the generation of funding proposals   

• Ensure programs and projects align with SCC’s program standards, research questions and performance measurement frameworks. 

• Track program and project progress using shared systems and report on outcomes. 

Knowledge Mobilization 

• Support staff in generating knowledge mobilization products that amplify youth voices. 

• Share lessons learned from programs, projects, and conflicts through SCC’s internal and external channels. 

• Develop and deliver training based on insights and best practices. 

Administrative Leadership 

• Ensure staff consistently use SCC’s shared systems to track project and program progress, outputs and outcomes. 

• Contribute to performance management processes for self and team members. 

• Maintain accurate records including timesheets, PTO, and other HR-related systems. 

Required Qualifications and Skills 

• 5+ years of experience in program management, youth engagement, or related fields, including leadership and staff supervision. 

• Demonstrated ability to lead complex projects and multiple program streams simultaneously. 

• Strong knowledge of youth development, program evaluation, and knowledge mobilization practices. 

• Excellent interpersonal, communication, and conflict management skills. 

• Comfortable working in a fast-paced, project-based environment and adapting to changing priorities. 

• Bilingual (English/French) is an asset 

Preferred Qualifications and Competences 

• Experience in nonprofit or community-based organizations. 

• Background in health promotion, social cohesion, or violence prevention programs. 

• Experience co-designing programs with youth or other community members. 

• Familiarity with project performance measurement and evaluation frameworks. 

• Experience leading or contributing to professional development and training initiatives. 

• Experience with using Microsoft Office 365 suite, Asana (or similar project management software), cloud-based drive, CRM systems, knowledge mobilization software. 

About Us 

The Students Commission of Canada (SCC) is a national inter-generational charitable organization that purposely works with others to ensure that young people’s voices are heard and valued so that we can put their ideas for improving themselves, their peers, and their communities into action. We believe in. a world where all young people positively transition into a successful adulthood.  

As a member of our team, you will enjoy a dynamic and supportive work environment. We have a dedicated staff team that care deeply about the young people and organizations we partner with. As a small organization, you will have the opportunity to try your hand at a number of tools and projects, ensuring diversity and breadth of work. We are known to work hard, but we have fun doing it!  

Our Values 

The Four Pillars: Respect, Listen, Understand and Communicate™ function as the spirit, heart, head, and feet of The Students Commission of Canada, representing both its core values and its foundational process.  All staff, volunteers, and participants agree to use these pillars in all their work with The Students Commission of Canada, and we work to make them real and visible on a daily basis.  

Respect: We start with respect for the gift and strength that each person carries within: for young people, their idealism and their capacity to improve the world.   

Listen: With respect as our foundation, we learn to listen. We listen not just with our ears, but with our heads, hearts and all of our senses. We listen actively, intensely, not just to words, but to silences, to deeds, to experiences. 

Understand: To understand is to go beyond listening, to process what we have heard from others, to reflect upon the new knowledge and gifts given to us.  

Communicate: The beginning of action, this is when the obstacles fall away. We create plans with others and implement them to make a positive difference in our world.  

Our Cultural Practices 

1. We incubate and innovate with youth and, because we do, we generate sparks for positive change. 

1. We work inter-generationally and, because we do, young people’s voices are influential in improving their lives and the lives of their peers. 

1. We work with partners and, because we do, we are inclusive and supportive, building community and strengthening a network of partners dedicated to youth thriving. 

1. We turn knowledge into action, and action into knowledge and, because we do, we are constantly learning and improving our process, as well as those of others. 

1. We embrace complexity and, because we do we are able to Respect, Listen, Understand and Communicate™ with young people and our partners. 

1. We work with vision and passion and strive to integrate head, heart, feet and spirit in all that we do. 

The SCC’s Four Pillars and six cultural practices provide the foundational overview of what the SCC Culture is. The T.R.U.S.T. Framework operationalizes these expectations. SCC team members who practice the four pillars, six cultural practices and the T.R.U.S.T. framework report clearly understanding how their role contributes to the SCC’s social purpose. 

• Take Initiative and be curious 

• Reinforce a sense of community 

• Uncover community boundaries 

• Support healthy conflict management 

• Thrive in the pursuit of excellence 

We invite applications for this position from across Canada. We welcome all applicants for this position regardless of race, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, ability, age, marital status, pregnancy or family commitments. We are committed to providing an inclusive and barrier-free virtual job experience, starting with the job application process. If accommodations are needed during the job selection process, please let us know. All information received will be kept confidential.