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Community Engagement Lead

About AHF

Accelerate Her Future (AHF) is a social impact organization tackling gender equity from both sides. We partner with organizations to address workplace barriers faced by Indigenous, Black and racialized women. We also provide tailored programs such as the Fellowship Circle for Indigenous, Black and racialized women pursuing careers in business and STEM.

Our Values

Courageous action | Compassionate engagement | Authentic voice | Transformative solutions

What is the opportunity?

We are hiring a Community Engagement Lead to support the AHF’s Fellowship Circle 2027 cohort of Indigenous, Black, and racialized women pursuing careers in tech and business. This is a newly created part-time contract role that sits at the intersection of two things AHF does well: building culturally resonant mentoring relationships, and opening doors with employers. You’ll work directly with 40-50 Fellows and 20-30 Mentors over a 10-week program cycle, then carry that relationship through structured follow-up with Fellows.

If you’re a natural connector who enjoys outreach and supporting individuals at pivotal moments in their careers, and you’re passionate about building evidence-based, quality mentoring for Indigenous, Black, and racialized women in tech and business, we encourage you to apply.

Collaborates with:

The Community Engagement Lead will collaborate with the programming team and will report directly to the founder.

What will you do?

Mentoring Quality

  • Support the integration of the program quality practices across the cohort, ensuring tools are in active use.
  • Work alongside the program team to monitor mentoring relationship quality across Mentorship Circles.
  • Work alongside the program team to develop and implement Career Readiness Bootcamp.


Employer Relations

  • Manage relationships with partners throughout the Fellowship Circle.
  • Coordinate employer connect sessions and employer engagement in Career Readiness Bootcamp.
  • Conduct employer outreach, representing Accelerate Her Future, the program, and Fellows in a professional manner.


Fellow Support & Outcome Tracking

  • Conduct an individual mid-program check-in with each Fellow and Mentors.
  • Conduct structured 30-day post-program follow-up check-ins with Fellows, using a standardized protocol.
  • Work alongside Program Evaluator and Program Associate to support data collection and analysis needs.


Program Coordination

  • Coordinate closely with the Program Lead and Program Associate on scheduling, logistics, and the overall Fellow and Mentor experience.
  • Contribute observations and documentation to support cohort’s evaluation.
  • Attend meetings and respond in a timely manner to communication.
  • Assist with other tasks and duties as required by the team.


What do you need to succeed?

  • 5+ years of experience in a Community Engagement role, supporting mentoring, coaching, employment, or workforce-development programs, ideally with equity-deserving youth or young adults.
  • Proven experience in an outreach-focused role, with confidence directly engaging employers and partners
  • Genuine understanding of the barriers Indigenous, Black, and racialized women face in tech and business hiring, and comfort naming systemic (not individual-deficit) explanations for those barriers.
  • Natural relational skills as this role is built on warm, individualized relationship building.
  • Comfort with light data tracking and reporting (spreadsheets, structured check-in protocols).
  • Ability to work independently as a proactive self-starter in a remote, part-time capacity, while staying closely coordinated with a small team.
  • Lived or proximate experience with the communities AHF serves is considered a strong asset.


What’s in it for you?

  • A dynamic and highly collaborative team environment
  • A supportive team that provides coaching, mentoring, and learning opportunities
  • A team culture committed to your success as much as we want you to help us enhance our impact
  • Work within an environment where wholistic wellness is woven into how we work


Position Summary

  • Start date: October 15, 2026
  • End date: April 30, 2027
  • Work Hours/Week: 15 hours/week
  • Work Environment: Remote (Canada) — virtual program delivery
  • Hourly rate: $30.00
  • Employment Type: Part-Time Contract
  • Application Deadline: Applications open until role filled


You agree that you will be working from a remote / home office location in Canada and confirm that you have the capability to work from a remote / home location in Canada.

We would like to thank all applicants for taking time to submit your application. We are a small team and will contact only those selected for an interview. We will review applications on a rolling basis until the role is filled. 

If you have a question or to begin a confidential conversation about your individual accessibility or accommodation needs during the recruitment process, please contact our team at info@accelerateherfuture.com.

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Accelerate Her Future was founded on land and waters of the traditional territory of many nations including the Haudenosaunee, Anishnaabeg, the Attawandaron, and the Métis within the lands protected by the “Dish with One Spoon” wampum agreement.

We respect Indigenous Peoples’ deep connections to the land and waters, and affirm our commitment to continued learning while engaging our head, heart, and hands to advance the TRC Call to Action 92 and the MMIWG2S+ Calls to Justice 6.1, 11.1, and 15. We invite you to learn more about the history and presence of the Indigenous communities on the land and waters you gather on and work with us to build a better future for all.

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