National Operations Administrator

TITLE:  National Operations Administrator

TERMS:

• (Mat Leave Replacement) Temporary Full-Time Position (34 hours per week Monday to Thursday)
  • Term: August 17 2026 September 2 2027 (Approx 1 year)
  • Some travel may be required.

LOCATION: Proximity to our office in Vancouver (xʷməθkʷəyəm Sḵwxwú7mesh and səlilwətaɬ territories). Expectation to provide national operations support across DSF offices.

WORK ENVIRONMENT: The position is hybrid combining remote work with one required in-office day per week. Please note that this requirement is expected to increase to two in-office days per week in the future.

REPORTS TO: Senior Manager Strategic Operations

TYPE: Unionized Role

SALARY: $63825 (Administrator Level 2 Wage 1)

LAST DAY TO APPLY: Tuesday JulyAM PST/12PM EST

IDEAL START DATE: August 17 2026

THE ROLE

• The National Operations Administrator supports the effective functioning of DSFs national operations administrative systems workplace infrastructure and facilities management across Vancouver Toronto and Montreal.
• In this capacity you provide primary on-the-ground operational support for our Vancouver headquarters while helping strengthen consistent well-coordinated operations across DSFs regional offices. Working within the Strategic Operations function the role supports national facilities coordination vendor administration office access and security processes records management implementation federal and provincial lobbying administration budget administration and renovation/redesign project implementation.
• This role provides administrative leadership within assigned cross-functional workflows by keeping processes organized documentation current timelines moving and the right people connected across teams and operational partners. The role helps identify gaps drive action on operational priorities support cost tracking and escalate issues or decisions to the Senior Manager Strategic Operations or appropriate organizational lead.
• You bring a practical operations lens to workplace equity and accessibility by helping ensure that workplace procedures shared spaces staff-facing instructions hybrid workplace tools and office-use practices are clear consistent inclusive and usable for staff across regions. Through this work the National Operations Administrator contributes to reliable and accessible workplace operations that support staff across the organization.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

National Operations Administration

• This role works closely with the Senior Manager Strategic Operations to support national operations priorities coordinate assigned workflows maintain operational documentation support budget administration and help move cross-functional work forward across DSFs offices.
• Administer assigned national operations workflows across DSFs Vancouver Toronto and Montreal offices ensuring requests records approvals vendors invoices access processes and follow-up are tracked and completed.
• Monitor and respond to the shared Admin Support inbox including staff requests vendor inquiries invoice routing facilities issues office feedback and operational follow-up.
• Maintain approved operations procedures office instructions forms checklists contact lists tracking tools calendars and staff-facing guidance so operational processes are current accessible and consistently applied.
• Identify recurring operational issues process gaps service needs workflow risks or decision points and escalate them to the Senior Manager.
• Provide administrative support for national operations workplans recurring processes and assigned Strategic Operations projects.

Budget Administration Support

• Administer and manage assigned Strategic Operations budget workflows and financial administration in coordination with Finance including overseeing cost tracking recurring expense monitoring expense reconciliation monthly credit card processing vender contracts tracking of invoices approvals coding and payment status.
• Coordinate invoice processing for all administrative facilities operations records storage renovation and office project expenses while tracking expenditures to maintain budget compliance. 
• Identify and escalate billing discrepancies cost changes delayed approvals missing information duplicate charges service issues payment risks or other budget vendor invoice or approval concerns to the Senior Manager.

Records Management Implementation and Administration

• Support records management implementation and administration for physical and digital organizational records including Iron Mountain and offsite records storage.
• Maintain records inventories storage logs retrieval documentation destruction records digitization tracking and related records-management tools and track records storage costs retrieval activity confidential shredding/destruction activity and digitization-related expenses
• Support records lifecycle improvement work including storage optimization records clean-up digitization preparation annual records review cycles and cost-control initiatives.
• Support the development and maintenance of a standardized records management procedure including file tracking retrieval requests digitization requests destruction approvals and related workflows.
• Coordinate records questions with appropriate departmental owners and escalate unclear ownership privacy concerns retention questions cost concerns or destruction-approval issues to the Senior Manager.
• Support digitization projects by coordinating vendor logistics preparing records for review tracking project status maintaining project documentation and assisting with follow-up.

Lobbying Administration

• Administer assigned federal and provincial lobbying administration workflows including reporting calendars internal reporting forms registry records and related administrative files.
• Maintain and update the internal federal and provincial lobbying reporting forms ensuring they remain accurate accessible and aligned with current reporting requirements. Coordinate internal reporting inputs track deadlines follow up on missing or incomplete information and support timely and accurate submission of required information.
• Support updates to lobbying registry information including senior officers designated lobbyists subject matter details institutions and related administrative information as assigned.
• Escalate missing information deadline risks reporting questions or compliance concerns to the Senior Manager.
• Maintain confidentiality accuracy and appropriate documentation when handling lobbying-related information.

Facilities Security and Office Access Administration

• Administer facilities security and office access workflows across DSF offices including maintenance requests repairs landlord communications vendor follow-up service-provider coordination access records and facilities documentation.
• Support alarm keycard office access and office security processes in collaboration with IT building managers and external security providers.
• Maintain access lists alarm call lists emergency contact lists keycard records and related facilities/security documentation.
• Support staff onboarding offboarding and internal role transitions across all regions as they relate to office setup and access including keycards alarm codes desk-booking systems mail phone office tours clean desk/key policy agreements and workplace procedures
• Support business permits alarm permits certificates of insurance emergency contacts and other recurring facilities-related administrative processes.
• Escalate facilities safety office access security approval cost or decision issues to the Senior Manager.
• Support Vancouver headquarters day-to-day physical operations including office supplies kitchen supplies mail and courier processes shared office spaces landlord/building coordination and related vendor follow-up.

Hybrid Workplace and Office-Use Support

• Administer and maintain approved office-based hybrid workplace processes across DSF offices including desk-booking tools shared workspace procedures clean desk practices visitor and internal events procedures checklists and vendor information office-use guidance and related staff-facing operational communications.
• Provide primary on-the-ground support for Vancouver headquarters as part of DSFs hybrid workplace operations including shared workspace readiness office-use procedures visitor processes staff-facing office guidance and use of approved office operations tools.
• Maintain approved office-use guidance and vendor information in alignment with DSF operations policies and support staff in understanding and following approved workplace procedures.  This includes shared desks meeting rooms visitor processes access systems office-use expectations and staff-led meetings events retreats and gathering procedures.
• Direct staff to the appropriate IT support channels for technology audiovisual hybrid meeting equipment setup or troubleshooting needs.
• Track recurring hybrid workplace issues staff feedback office-use concerns process gaps and implementation needs and escalate trends or risks to the Senior Manager.
• Support implementation logistics for hybrid workplace improvements including signage desk-booking updates office-use procedures wayfinding workspace supplies shared office tools and related operational documentation.

Renovation Redesign and Office Project Support

• Coordinate and support office renovation redesign relocation and facilities improvement projects aligned with approved plans.
• Act as a central point of coordination among internal stakeholders vendors contractors landlords and service providers for assigned project activities.
• Track project progress timelines and deliverables managing administrative processes including cost tracking invoice routing deficiencies follow-up and staff-facing communications.
• Help ensure timely follow-up with vendors internal approvers and Finance so operational services documentation approvals and payments remain on track.
• Support renovation and office project budget administration by tracking project costs against approved budgets maintaining invoice and vendor documentation identifying billing discrepancies or cost changes and flagging budget issues for Senior Manager review.
• Identify and escalate project risks timeline issues unresolved deficiencies cost concerns or decisions requiring Senior Manager input.

Occupational Health and Safety and Emergency Readiness

• Participate in the DSF Occupational Health and Safety Committee as a Vancouver office representative.
• Support Vancouver office health and safety processes including fire drills OH&S walkthroughs emergency procedure documentation incident-report routing visitor logs and office safety communications.
• Maintain first aid AED emergency contacts visitor log and office safety documentation as assigned.
• Support office safety tours for new staff in collaboration with OH&S PC&E and IT including fire exits extinguishers muster station first aid kit AED OH&S committee members first aid attendants and fire wardens.
• Support the administration and filing of OH&S report forms and related documentation.
• Escalate office safety emergency readiness or documentation issues to the Senior Manager and/or OH&S Committee as appropriate.

Qualifications :

We understand that experience can look different for everyone. Please share yours as it relates to:

• Relevant post-secondary degree diploma certificate training or equivalent work experience in administration operations facilities records management project coordination or a related area.
• Minimum 2 years of experience in operations administration office administration facilities administration records administration vendor coordination budget administration support or related administrative work.
• Minimum 2 years of experience administering workflows with multiple moving parts including vendors invoices schedules approvals access systems facilities issues records reporting inputs office operations tools or operational documentation.
• Experience supporting multi-office cross-regional cross-functional nonprofit charity unionized or mission-driven environments is an asset.
• Strong working knowledge of digital office tools and information systems including Microsoft Office SharePoint Teams Outlook shared mailboxes forms data management tools email software and web browsers.
• First Aid CPR French or other second language skills are an asset.

WHAT YOU BRING TO THE ROLE

• Strong administrative judgment initiative and follow-through.
• Strong relational and people skills with an equity-minded approach to collaboration problem-solving trust-building and working effectively across staff teams vendors landlords service providers and internal partners.
• Commitment to equity accessibility reconciliation sustainability and values-aligned workplace practices with an ability to apply this lens to shared spaces workplace procedures staff-facing guidance and day-to-day operations.
• Ability to work independently anticipate needs identify gaps and move assigned workflows forward with minimal supervision.
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage competing priorities deadlines records approvals and operational details.
• Practical and creative problem-solving skills including the ability to identify issues early find workable solutions follow up with the right people and escalate risks or decision points appropriately.
• Clear professional and service-oriented communication including the ability to explain operational processes and expectations in accessible practical language.
• Sound judgment discretion and confidentiality when handling timely sensitive compliance-related or cost-related information.
• Ability to support cross-functional workflows with Finance and Operations IT PC&E staff teams vendors landlords and service providers.

Additional Information :

WHAT WE OFFER

• Four-day workweek
• Competitive salary and generous benefits package
• Hybrid work opportunities
• Supportive work culture
• Chance to make a difference and help improve the health of our planet and all life on it

HOW TO APPLY

Please submit your resume and covering to David Suzuki Foundation is strongly committed to equity and diversity and to creating a welcoming and inclusive workplace. We especially encourage applications from equity-deserving groups; specifically Indigenous and racialized people members of the LGBTQIA2S trans and gender-diverse communities women and people with disability chronic illness and/or neurodiversity. 

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time