If you’re excited about building systems that empower others to lead and want to help shape Canada’s next generation of entrepreneurial, AI-ready talent for the future of work, we’d 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 country’s greatest challenges. Venture for Canada serves as a catalyst by empowering individuals to create a more prosperous, inclusive, and innovative society.
Since 2013, Venture for Canada has grown in meaningful ways, and we’re excited to expand our team with values-aligned individuals who can contribute to what we’re building. To learn more about our hiring process and workplace philosophy, visit our Careers page.
Role Overview
Venture for Canada is seeking a detail-oriented and organized Learning Design Administration Intern to support the planning, coordination, and administration of our Entrepreneurship Through Acquisition (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
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
What You 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
Job Details
The purpose of this job posting is to fill an existing internship vacancy. The contract term is 4 months from the start date. The anticipated start date is August 5, 2026.
Arrangement
Venture for Canada is a remote-first organization with offices based in Toronto and Vancouver. This is a remote position open to candidates across Canada. While all qualified applicants are encouraged to apply, preference may be given to candidates based in the Calgary, Alberta area to support occasional in-person collaboration. Moderate in-person attendance of program-related events may be required.
Language Requirement
As a national organization serving communities across Canada, professional proficiency in written and spoken English is required. Proficiency in both English and French is considered a strong asset for this role.
Commitment to Diversity and Accessibility
Venture for Canada is dedicated to fostering an inclusive, equitable, and accessible workplace. We welcome and encourage applications from individuals of all backgrounds, experiences, and identities. Accommodations are available upon request for candidates participating in all stages of the recruitment and selection process. If you require an accommodation, please contact [email protected].
Applicant Notice
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 interview. In accordance with applicable laws, candidates who are interviewed will be notified of the hiring decision within 45 days of their final interview. Candidates must be legally authorized to work in Canada at the time of application; we are unable to provide employment sponsorship or support work permit applications for this position.
