Learning Design Administration Intern
Job Summary
If youre excited about building systems that empower others to lead and want to help shape Canadas next generation of entrepreneurial AI-ready talent for the future of work wed love to hear from you!
Venture for Canada is a national registered charity equipping talent across Canada with the entrepreneurial skills mindset and opportunities to succeed in a 21st-century economy increasingly shaped by rapid change and emerging technology. We believe that to be entrepreneurial is to act upon opportunities to create value for others.
The resourcefulness and creativity of people across Canada are essential to addressing our countrys greatest challenges. Venture for Canada serves as a catalyst for systemic social change by empowering individuals to create a more prosperous inclusive and innovative society.
Since 2013 Venture for Canada has grown in meaningful ways and were excited to expand our team with values-aligned individuals who can contribute to what were building. To learn more about our hiring process and workplace philosophyvisit our Careers page.
About the Learning Design Administration Intern Role
Venture for Canada is seeking a detail-oriented and organized Learning Design Administration Intern to support the planning coordination and administration of our ETA programming including ETA 101 course ETA Bootcamp course and related conference planning activities.
This role is ideal for someone who is interested in learning design entrepreneurship education program coordination and nonprofit program delivery. The intern will support the ETA team by helping keep materials communications calendars project trackers and learning resources organized and up to date.
Key Role Responsibilities
Program and Project Coordination
- Maintain project records trackers timelines and planning documents for ETA 101 ETA Bootcamp and conference-related activities.
- Log project progress updates deadlines and next steps in project management tools and shared documentation.
- Help keep internal planning documents organized current and easy for the team to use.
- Track outstanding tasks and support follow-up across internal workstreams.
Calendar Communications and Participant Support
- Support the coordination of calendar invites for sessions meetings speaker calls and program activities.
- Help prepare and send participant communications reminders and follow-ups.
- Monitor participant-facing details to ensure communications are clear timely and accurate.
- Support basic inbox or communication tracking where needed.
Speaker and Stakeholder Coordination
- Assist with outreach to speakers facilitators and guests.
- Track speaker confirmations bios session details materials and logistics.
- Support the preparation of speaker briefing documents or session information.
- Help ensure speakers receive the information they need in a timely and professional way.
Learning Materials and Content Administration
- Review learning materials slide decks handouts worksheets and resources for formatting consistency typos and basic edits.
- Support updates to learning resources based on team feedback.
- Help organize curriculum materials and session resources in shared folders or internal knowledge systems.
- Make basic edits to Notion pages and program materials to ensure information is accurate and easy to navigate.
Conference and Event Planning Support
- Assist with planning and administrative tasks related to ETA conference activities.
- Support agenda tracking speaker logistics participant information and resource preparation.
- Help coordinate details across learning design events and program delivery workstreams.
What Youll Bring
- Experience supporting administrative coordination event program student leadership volunteer or team-based projects.
- Strong organizational skills with the ability to track tasks deadlines follow-ups project updates and shared records accurately.
- Clear written communication skills including the ability to draft edit and send simple participant speaker or internal communications.
- Comfort coordinating calendars scheduling meetings managing invites and helping keep people on track with upcoming deadlines or sessions.
- Experience working in shared documents spreadsheets folders and collaborative planning tools.
- Familiarity with tools such as Google Workspace Zoom Canva and a willingness to learn tools such as Notion and project management platforms.
- Ability to review learning materials slide decks worksheets emails and resource pages for typos formatting consistency and clarity.
- Comfort supporting outreach to speakers facilitators guests or partners including tracking confirmations bios logistics and follow-ups.
- Interest in learning design entrepreneurship education nonprofit programming event coordination or participant experience.
- Legal authorization to work in Canada
Who You Are
- You are highly organized and enjoy keeping information timelines and details clear and up to date.
- You are dependable responsive and able to follow through on tasks without needing reminders.
- You notice small details including formatting issues missing information typos unclear instructions or gaps in a process.
- You are proactive and comfortable asking clarifying questions when something is unclear.
- You are comfortable juggling multiple small tasks and shifting priorities in a busy program environment.
- You communicate clearly professionally and thoughtfully with teammates participants speakers and external stakeholders.
- You are curious about how strong learning experiences are designed coordinated and delivered.
- You are comfortable working behind the scenes and understand that strong administration helps programs run smoothly.
- You are collaborative and enjoy contributing to a team that is managing many moving pieces.
- You bring a service-oriented mindset and care about creating a smooth organized and positive experience for participants and partners.
Internship Period: 4-months from start date
Arrangement: Remote work with VFC offices in Toronto and Vancouver. Participation in occasional in-person events is required and some travel may be necessary.
Commitment to Diversity and Accessibility
Venture for Canada is dedicated to creating a workplace that fits your needs. We encourage applicants from all backgrounds and provide accommodations for accessibility. Please send accommodation requests to .
The purpose of this job posting is to fill an existing vacancy. Venture for Canada may use artificial intelligence-enabled tools to support certain aspects of the recruitment process; all hiring decisions are made by our talent acquisition stakeholders. Only selected applicants will be contacted for an accordance with applicable laws candidates who are interviewed will be notified of the hiring decision within 45 days of their final interview.
Required Experience:
Intern
About Company
Venture for Canada is a national charity that links interns and recent grads to paid opportunities at Canadian startups and small businesses.