Manager, Social Enterprise Programs

Reporting to the Project Director, the Manager, Social Enterprise Programs is a key resource for all social enterprise programming at Binners’ Project. The manager’s main objectives are to grow the fee-for-service program and optimize binner operations within the program. This role requires a balance of program management and hands on operational support, including on-site leadership at events during peak summer periods.

Specific Duties/Responsibilities:

Social Enterprise

• Receive and respond to all prospective partners for Binners’ Project’s social enterprise programs
• Create quotes and proposals for all Binners’ Project fee for service work, including back-of-house sorting, audits, events, and community engagement
• Seek new partnerships through attendance at networking events. Drive initial contact with prospective partners
• Identify and oversee pilot services aligned with organizational mission and market demand
• Partnership development through participation in advisory committees, social procurement networking events, and other relevant events/committees/trade shows/conferences
• Provide on-site leadership and operational support at events, including oversight of staff and binner members
• Manage and improve the efficiency of the operations of the fee-for-service, including scheduling, volunteer/staff growth, logistics, and training.
• Manage and improve systems tracking, including operational metrics (including attendance, honoraria, and payroll) and partner feedback
• Strengthen the social enterprise program’s accessibility and inclusivity for individuals facing barriers to employment
• Inform strategic direction of social enterprise programs, including monthly/annual growth targets, partner-specific approaches, introduction of add-on services as needed, and coordinate efforts to provide consistent and positive delivery of our programs
• Oversee the operations of the social enterprise programming, including inventory (equipment, supplies, uniforms), training, and binner development
• Generate and develop workshop and presentation materials, and lead engaging presentations for audiences ranging from youth to university students
• Ability to work flexible hours, early mornings, evenings and weekends during peak summer event season
• Oversee the development of marketing materials, including print and online

Staff & Binner Human Resources Management

• Direct reports include the Coordinator, Social Enterprise Programs, Head Coordinator, and Community Coordinators, along with seasonal Assistant Social Enterprise Coordinators.
• Manage and maintain the hiring of binner staff
• Oversee human resource management for the binner staff and volunteers, including the development of binner capacity building and infrastructure, incident reporting, and health and safety
• Provide coaching, mentorship and leadership development to binner members and direct reports

Finance

• Oversee the reporting for social enterprise grants
• Manage invoicing for fee-for-service clients, including tracking AP/AR and quarterly reviews of outstanding ARs
• Monthly: Supervise invoicing operations, including ensuring invoice matching with quotes and sales records, tracking AP/AR and quarterly reviews of outstanding ARs
• Quarterly: Maintain Profit & Loss sheet
• Annually: Develop the budget for the social enterprise programs

Our Ideal Candidate

• 2-4 years of experience in a non-profit or social enterprise setting with some leadership experience preferred
• A forward thinker who drives innovation and supports change in a dynamic environment
• Enjoys meeting new people and building relationships with both social enterprise clients and binners
• Collaborative and enjoys working in a team environment
• A self-starter who takes initiative and also feels comfortable rolling up your sleeves and getting dirty to support the team
• An understanding of the impacts of colonization and an interest in supporting the efforts of reconciliation
• Ability to work closely with marginalized populations through a trauma-informed lens
• Ability to accommodate flexible working hours (some evenings and weekend work required, especially during event season)

This position is a full-time, 37.5 hours per week role, with an annual salary between $70,000 and $80,000, based on experience. This position is based primarily in-office in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside at 312 Main Street. Offering a flexible work schedule, four weeks paid vacation, along with a monthly flex day, and extended health benefits, Binners’ Project looks to provide staff with a healthy work-life balance while supporting the binner community.

If you’re not certain that your credentials are a 100% fit with this position, we encourage you to apply so we can talk about how Binners’ Project is making a difference and how you might fit into our future. Binners’ Project values the diversity of the people it works with and serves. We foster a work environment in which individual differences are recognized, appreciated, respected and responded to in ways that fully develop and utilize each person’s talents and strengths.

MakeWay is made up of two legal entities – MakeWay Foundation and MakeWay Charitable Society. MakeWay Charitable Society is an operating charity that houses 60+ environmental and social change projects across the country, also known as the Shared Platform. As Binners’ Project is a project on MakeWay’s Shared Platform, the selected candidate will be an employee of MakeWay. MakeWay Foundation is a national charity and public foundation with a goal to enable nature and communities to thrive together. We do this by building partnerships, providing solutions, grants, and services for the charitable sector across the country.

Binners’ Project and MakeWay are strongly committed to equity and creating a diverse workplace community. We strive to reflect the diversity of our society on our teams and to provide a respectful workplace and equal working opportunities for all employees and applicants. We welcome and encourage applications from the communities we serve, and for all qualified applicants to apply. If you require accommodations at any point during the application or hiring process, please contact info@binnersproject.org.

Our sincerest appreciation to all those expressing interest in this position!

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