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Join our incredible team building a brighter future for students in South Western Ontario!

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FUND DEVELOPMENT OFFICER – London

Reporting to the Director, Philanthropy, the Fund Development Officer plays a key role within the organization, The Fund Development Officer contributes to the growth and sustainability of JA South Western Ontario programming for children and youth. This role is responsible for development, coordination and fundraising initiatives including grant applications, proposals, and reports, supporting the organization’s annual fundraising, donor recognition and stewardship, supporting the events portfolio, and carrying out the administration of the donor database. The Fund Development Officer works collaboratively across departments on sponsorship activities while stewarding relationships with new and existing donors, and provides support to the Director, Philanthropy on moves management and major gift donors. This role has significant responsibility for assisting with complex projects and is accountable for achieving specific funding goals laid out in the strategic plan and assisting with fundraising events when required.

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COMMUNICATIONS COORDINATOR

If you love communications, design, and making a difference, this could be the job for you!  We’re looking for an enthusiastic self-starter with great communication skills to join our team.

The Communications Coordinator is responsible for creating and implementing marketing and communications content, social media content, and facilitating other community outreach projects.

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Summer Positions:

Looking for a great summer job? JA hires youth Camp Coordinators and Counselors to help facilitate week-long summer day camps (JA Camp Startup) in London and Kitchener.

CAMP COORDINATOR- LONDON

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CAMP COORDINATOR- KITCHENER

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Upcoming Events

Click an event below to learn more about how to get involved as a participant, sponsor, or volunteer.

World of Choices: Empowered Women
March 24, 2022 6:30PM, Virtual

Latest News

Updates from JA South Western Ontario

IN THE NEWS: Honouring tech leadership – Joseph Fung and Sandvine founders inducted into Waterloo Region Entrepreneur Hall of Fame (Communitech)

Honouring tech leadership Joseph Fung and Sandvine founders inducted into Waterloo Region Entrepreneur Hall of Fame Written by: Chuck Howitt | 01 June 2023 | Featured, News (L-R) Sandvine founders Brad Siim, Tom Donnelly, Dave Caputo, Don Bowman, Marc Morin, and Uvaro founder Joseph Fung. ( Photo: Alicia Gall,…

Continue Reading IN THE NEWS: Honouring tech leadership – Joseph Fung and Sandvine founders inducted into Waterloo Region Entrepreneur Hall of Fame (Communitech)

Ontario Trillium Foundation recognizes Financial Literacy work done by JA South Western Ontario for local high school students

Kitchener, ON – May 3rd. At the virtual JA Personal Finance Event, Junior Achievement South Western Ontario was pleased to recognize a $151,600 Grow grant from the Ontario Trillium Foundation to expand the reach of their financial literacy programs to high school students in…

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Thank you Volunteers!

We’re celebrating our Volunteers for National Volunteer Week and we could not be more proud to do so. Our Volunteers make the difference in bringing relevant hands-on learning to thousands of students in our area. Thank you for your hard work and expertise! Here…

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IN THE NEWS: Students get career advice from mentors at World of Choices event (Blackburn News)

High school students from across Chatham-Kent got the chance to explore career options and meet with industry mentors on Wednesday morning. The JA World of Choices event at the John D. Bradley Centre hosted 180 students from different schools in Chatham-Kent. They heard from five…

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