Adult education, Ecological & organic agriculture

We’re Hiring: Alberta & E-Learning Program Manager

Position: Alberta & E-Learning Program Manager
Organization: Young Agrarians
Location: Remote office in Alberta with some travel for in-person meetings and events.
Deadline for Applications: October 27, 2025.
This position will start early December 2025 or January 2026.

Help Us Grow the Next Generation of Farmers!

Are you ready to help grow the next generation of farmers in Alberta and beyond? Young Agrarians (YA) is looking for an Alberta & E-Learning Program Manager who can plant seeds of opportunity, nurture learning, and cultivate strong relationships with farmers, educators, and provincial partners. In this role, you’ll help shape the future of farming, both on the ground and online, ensuring new farmers have the skills, knowledge, and support they need to thrive.

JOB DESCRIPTION SUMMARY

This role combines strategic program development, fundraising, and management with hands-on support for staff, contractors, and educators. You’ll help shape the future of YA’s Alberta programs by leading strategy, fundraising, stakeholder engagement, and team coordination. You’ll also oversee our E-Learning program, ensuring that ecological farm training is accessible to a growing number of new farmers across the country.

This is a role for someone who thrives in both the big-picture strategy space and the day-to-day program management world, who can balance people leadership, fundraising, and program oversight with care and creativity.

ABOUT: Young Agrarians (YA) is an educational resource network for new and young ecological farmers in Canada. YA recognizes the Indigenous lands and territories that we work on and alongside. YA is committed to providing programs and services that are inclusive and available to farmers and friends of diverse backgrounds. Since 2012, the YA network is volunteer-driven, with farmers across the country organizing on-farm events and building community to create spaces for knowledge sharing and growth. YA began as a seed of an idea and since has grown into a dynamic educational network and set of programs that target the educational needs of new and young farmers.

YA’s Grow-a-Farmer Strategy works to deliver the following programs:

1. National: aggregate resources and opportunities online;
2. National: coordinate educational and networking events on and off farm year-round, as well as e-learning;
3. Prairie provinces: on-farm apprenticeship training program in regenerative agriculture;
4. BC: land access programming and supports; and
5. Western Canada: business mentorships.

YA works to grow the sector by supporting new entrants through farmer-to-farmer learning. The theory of change is to engage new and young farmers and the farm-curious online, bring them together to network and learn together on and off farms, support access to training opportunities and resources, and when ready to start farms, provide educational supports for on-farm training, land access, business readiness, and peer mentorship. The long-term goal is to grow connections to each other and the land in order to grow a resilient and climate-adapted food system for a healthy future.

WORKPLACE CULTURE: We strive to create a workplace that reflects the diverse communities we work with and serve. Our culture is grounded in authenticity, collaboration and emotional intelligence, encouraging each person to bring their whole self to work in ways that strengthen our collective efforts and support farmers and communities.

COMPENSATION & HOURS

• This is a full-time, year-round position for a term of 1 year, with a possibility of renewal
• Start date early December 2025 or January 2026
• 32 hours per week
• $35/hr
• Mileage is reimbursed at provincially approved rates
• Vacation starts at 4%

ROLES & RESPONSIBILITIES

Strategy & Funding:

• Develop and steward the YA Grow-a-Farmer Strategy in Alberta and for E-Learning, outlining context, current activities, and opportunities for program growth.
• Develop and submit grant applications, proposals, and sponsorships to sustain program activities.
• Cultivate and maintain relationships with funders and partners, ensuring consistent communication and reporting.
• Work with the National Director on budgeting, financial reporting, and impact assessments.
• Ensure all activities meet funder requirements.
• Cultivate collaborative partnerships with allies and organizations in Alberta and nationally for E-Learning to strategize initiatives that support new farmers.

Alberta Program Management:

• Support provincial policy engagement and advocacy.
• Meet with municipal and provincial government staff to advocate for new farmer needs.
• Advise and support marketing and promotional activities for events across Alberta.
• Identify and help to coordinate in-person events in Alberta.
• Fundraise for event sponsorship and donations.
• Ensure event evaluation processes are in place and maintained for reporting purposes.
• Attend in-person events to deliver presentations about Young Agrarians, facilitate in-person networking activities and network with participants.
• Support Alberta program staff and contractors in delivering funded programs.
• Build and strengthen connections with new farmers in Alberta

E-Learning Program Management:

• Lead E-Learning Strategic Plan
• Oversee work planning within the E-Learning Team to ensure projects are on track.
• Support marketing and promotion of online courses in collaboration with the Communications Team.
• Oversee curriculum design, educator coordination, and logistics for online courses.
• Troubleshoot delivery challenges and ensure smooth coordination with communications, outreach, and tech staff.
• Manage content and systems for YA’s learning management platform.
• Build and maintain relationships with project partners and educators.
• Ensure smooth participant registration, evaluation, and reporting.
• Provide technical support for online learning activities.

Manage Program Staff and Collaborate Across YA:

• Provide direct supervision for the E-Learning Support and Coordinator roles.
• Collaborate with program coordinations, including the Alberta Business Mentorship Network Coordinator and Alberta Apprenticeship Coordinator.
• Oversee work delivered by wage subsidy and contract staff as needed.
• Collaborate with other program and provincial managers to support successful program delivery across YA.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Agriculture Experience: Demonstrated experience in diversified sustainable, ecological, or organic agriculture, with a connection to food and farming communities in Alberta (or other prairie provinces).
• Alignment with YA Values: Demonstrated ability to work in a values-driven, collaborative, and inclusive environment.
• Program Management Experience: Demonstrated ability to manage programs and budgets. Experience in the non-profit sector is an asset.
• Online Education Experience: Experience developing and delivering adult education online. .
• Strategic Thinking & Planning: Ability to translate organizational and program vision into actionable strategies. Comfort with high-level planning while also supporting day-to-day operational needs.
• Technical & Digital Skills: Comfort with online learning platforms, learning management systems, virtual facilitation, and project management tools such as Monday.com, Google Drive, and Salesforce. Ability to troubleshoot and support staff using these systems.
• Fundraising & Resource Development: Proven skills in writing grant proposals, developing sponsorships, cultivating donors, and maintaining funder relationships. Ability to strategize and manage multiple funding streams.
• Relationship Management & Collaboration: Ability to build, nurture, and maintain relationships with diverse stakeholders, including funders, educators, policy makers, and program participants.
• Leadership: Experience managing, coaching, and supporting staff or contractors, including onboarding, role clarification, performance feedback, and team coordination. Strong interpersonal skills and a collaborative leadership style.
• Communication Skills: Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, including report writing, email communication with stakeholders, and public representation of programs.
• Evaluation & Reporting: Familiarity with program evaluation frameworks, impact assessment, and reporting to funders. Ability to track, analyze, and communicate program outcomes.
• Adaptability & Problem Solving: Comfortable with ambiguity, able to pivot as program priorities shift, and capable of creatively solving problems as they arise.
• Remote Work Capability: Good interpersonal skills, and experience working remotely. A home office with a computer, reliable high-speed internet connection, and either a landline or cellular phone with good reception / service. Ability to work during regular business hours, with some required evening and weekend work.

TO APPLY

Please submit applications by email to Taina Uitto at om@youngagrarians.org with the following:

Subject line: Firstname Lastname – AB & E-Learning Program Manager

Please attach a PDF cover letter and resume as ONE document with the following file name: Firstname Lastname – AB-E-Learning-Program-Manager.pdf.

In your application, please:

• Indicate where you are located
• Answer the following 3 questions in your cover letter:

  • What is your experience and understanding of working with farmers?

  • Why are you excited about helping to grow the next generation of farmers?

  • What are your greatest strengths in strategic program development, fundraising and project / program management?

• Provide a short summary of how many years of experience you bring in reference to the qualifications listed.
• Clearly list on your resume what computer programs or platforms you are familiar working with (e.g. Google Drive, Salesforce, Wordpress, Zoom, Mailchimp, design programs, various social media, etc.)
• Optional: submit a video (up to 1 minute) to support your application and help us get to know you better. Feel free to have fun and be creative! Videos should be submitted in one of the following ways: 1. As an attachment to the same email containing your PDF, or 2. As a link in your PDF to a video hosting platform where we can view the video. Your video can be filmed as an Instagram Reel or Tiktok and the link submitted.

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Due to the volume of applications we receive, we will not be available for phone calls or lengthy email inquiries. If you have 1-2 questions, please ask by email. Thank you for your time and interest!