Program Manager

About Break The Divide (BTD)

As our world faces the climate crisis—marked by extreme heat waves, wildfires, floods, and melting ice—more and more people, especially young people, are feeling intense emotions like anxiety, fear, and helplessness. These feelings can be overwhelming, but we believe they’re also part of what drives us to connect, understand, and take action.

At Break The Divide, we’re a small, passionate team that believes connection is essential to climate action. We’re not just colleagues; we’re friends who are deeply committed to supporting each other and building real relationships with the youth and communities we serve. Our programs create space for young people to explore their climate emotions, connect with others who understand, and share knowledge and ideas to build resilience together.

We’re intentional in everything we do—from clear communication to staying aligned with our mission—because we believe strongly in the impact of our work. We’re dedicated to creating safe, open spaces for young people from diverse backgrounds to bring their whole selves to conversations around climate emotions. Together, we’re working towards a future where empathy becomes action, and young people are empowered to build communities that envision and create a more abundant, harmonious world.

Job Overview

The Program Manager is a key leader at Break The Divide, driving the execution and impact of our core programs, including the Climate Emotions Connection Program. This full-time role is ideal for a dynamic, highly organized individual passionate about youth empowerment and environmental action. The Program Manager will be one of the foundational executive members of the team, coordinating program development, overseeing day-to-day operations, and ensuring strategic alignment with Break The Divide’s mission to foster community resilience and empower youth nationwide.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

1. Social Media, Storytelling, and Marketing (20%)

• Support program outreach through social media and other channels to drive community engagement and enrollment.
• Manage social media volunteer team, ensuring consistent content creation.

2. Program Design & Development (25%)

• Lead the design, iteration, and delivery of climate emotions programming in high schools across Saskatchewan.
• Resource Development: Conduct research on climate emotions, climate action, identity, and community-related topics; build PDF and video resources and curriculum, lesson plans, and school activities.
• Workshop Delivery Support: Developing workshop content for staff team to deliver climate emotions related workshops in high schools across Saskatchewan.

3. Relationship Building & Partner Development (20%)

• Build strong, enduring relationships with schools, students, teachers, administrators, and stakeholders in Saskatchewan; maintain consistent communication to support program success and participant satisfaction.
• Engage with Break The Divide’s educational and programming partners to enhance program reach and foster collaboration.

4. Impact Evaluation & Metrics Analysis (15%)

• Support Executive Director to conduct impact evaluation study of program effectiveness. design metrics and evaluation tools to assess program effectiveness and impact.
• Create program and impact reports to track and share program successes.
• Conduct impact reviews, interviews, surveys, and focus groups with program participants to improve programming and resources.
• Use research findings to enhance program relevance and meet evolving needs of communities served.

5. Volunteer Recruitment & Management (20%)

• Recruit, onboard, and train volunteers, providing support to empower them as dialogue facilitators and climate emotions community ambassadors.
• Manage volunteer community, facilitating opportunities for positive leadership-development.

6. Strategic Planning and Team Support & Execution (Ongoing with team)

• Support leadership team in strategic planning on all major programming goals; track progress on strategic initiatives and guide the team in achieving measurable outcomes.
• Organize meeting notes, documents, emails, and agendas to keep communications transparent and on track.
• Provide operational support across team tasks, ensuring collaboration and alignment across programs.

Qualifications

Experience:

• Education: Undergraduate degree or relevant experience in climate, environment, mental health, education, or related fields.
• Experience in Education: Experience in formal or informal education, with a strong understanding of classroom environments and working with school districts, administrators or teachers, is an asset.
• Experience in Resource Development: Experience in resource building or curriculum development is an asset.
• Social Media Experience: Experience and interest in social media, marketing, communications, and storytelling

Competencies and Skills:

• Collaborative Team Player: Strong relationship-building skills with team and partners, with experience in managing tasks collaboratively.
• Self-Starter with Passion: Driven by a passion for youth empowerment and environmental justice; thrives in independent and dynamic environments; ability to execute tasks autonomously.
• Remote Work & Communication Skills: Proficient in remote communication tools and adaptable to virtual work environments.
• Organization: Ability to implement and monitor effective workflow processes and procedures; skills in online organization and task management.
• Problem-Solving: Ability to anticipate information needs as situations develop, to think and problem solve creatively.
• Communication: Excellent oral, written and interpersonal communication skills.
• Bilingualism (English and French) would be a valuable asset
• Resource & Program Development: Skilled in developing and executing impactful educational programs and resources.
• Impact Evaluation & Market Research: Experienced in impact evaluation and feedback collection for continuous improvement.
• Social Media: Nimbleness with technology and online communications and engagement tools including social media, websites and other technology platforms.

Salary, Work Environment, and Benefits:

Salary:

• The salary will depend on skills and experience and will range between $23 – $25 CAD per hour at 35 – 40 hours per week. The contract will be 6 months long with the option to extend, pending organizational factors.

Work Environment:

• Preferred Location: Ideally based near Regina, Saskatchewan; remote candidates across Canada welcome.
• Remote Work & Flexible Hours: Flexibility required to work some evenings and weekends; work from anywhere in Canada
• Optional In-Person Workspace in Regina: For those based near Regina, SK, access to a local co-working space is available.

Benefits:

• Extended Health Benefits: Access to health insurance with reimbursement for various expenses.
• Technology & Office Budget: Support for work-from-home office essentials and technology needs.
• Professional Growth & Leadership Development: Coaching and mentorship sessions and mentorship from staff and board members.
• Conferences & Networking: Opportunities to travel to attend conferences and expand your professional network.
• Skill-Building & Learning Opportunities: Environmental & Justice Learning, Inclusivity and JEDI training, Public Speaking & Organizational Skills.
  • Participate in training on environmental justice topics relevant to Break The Divide’s mission.
  • Develop public speaking and project management skills in a collaborative team environment.

Break The Divide is committed to building a team that is reflective of the diversity of the people and communities that it serves and encourages the application of people from equity-seeking groups (including women, racialized folks, Indigenous peoples, people with diverse gender identities and people with disabilities) for this position. We encourage you to apply even if you may not fit all the criteria in the position description at this time.

How to Apply:

To apply for this position, please complete this Google Form: https://forms.gle/9GEzo3pDAQjxuDRM7. The Google Form will also require you to upload your resume and cover letter.

Please do not hesitate to contact Aria Kani at with any questions about the application process.

We will be in touch with applicants on a rolling basis via email.