Our Job of the Week column today highlights a position at Springboard Atlantic, the organization that coordinates and promotes commercialization at 19 academic institutions across Atlantic Canada.

Springboard is looking for a Program and Communications Administrator to join its central office team. Springboard Atlantic is a not-for-profit corporation owned by 14 universities and five community colleges. Its mission is to help to commercialize research at these institutions. It does this by linking them with corporations that need help with R&D, and by encouraging new companies based on intellectual property developed at these institutions.

The Job of the Week column features openings posted on the Entrevestor Job Board, which focuses on jobs in technology, innovation and startups in Atlantic Canada. The Entrevestor Job Board helps match job openings and candidates in the tech and start-up communities and is operated by Entrevestor and Qimple.

Halifax

Springboard Atlantic

Program and Communications Administrator

The Program and Communications Administrator is responsible for the efficient administration of Springboard's internal funding programs. The Innovation Mobilization program and the Industry Engagement program provide funding to support industry engagement and pre-commercialization activities for the network.

Applications to these programs are received and evaluated monthly. In addition to this primary role, the administrator will be tasked with significant data entry and data management roles that support the network and Springboard central office staff generally, and the manager of events and communications specifically.

The successful applicant must communicate clearly and have strong computer skills, especially with Excel. He or she should be obsessively data-driven and love getting into details and figuring out what they all mean.

The job involves helping members with their applications to the Innovation Mobilization program, and coordinating IM committee meetings to review and approve applications. It also calls for putting together monthly, quarterly, and annual reports on the outcomes and impacts of the Springboard network.

The program administrator must also assist with social media administration including scheduling social media posts, administering Mailchimp lists, and media monitoring.

Springboard is looking for someone with a college or bachelor degree in business administration or science, and three to five years of experience in a similar role. An ability to work in French will be considered an asset.