Program Manager, Community Insights

Georgian is more than just an employer – we're a community. With seven campuses located across Central Ontario, Georgian College offers rewarding employment opportunities in academics, administration, research, and more. We take pride in working alongside a dynamic team of student-focused educators, dedicated supporters, and passionate advocates. Together, we can advance our mission to inspire innovation, transform lives, and connect communities through the power of education.

Our exciting work environment offers the opportunity to learn and grow, while collaborating in a team-oriented culture that promotes equity, diversity, inclusion and belonging. Together, we deliver unrivaled experiences for our students, employees and the communities we serve. Read our 2025-2030 strategic plan.

If you share our energy and passion, please consider joining Team Georgian.

Georgian College’s Department of Research and Innovation (R&I) connects industry and community partners with faculty, students, and expertise to address real-world challenges through applied research. Through its three main themes including Industrial Simulation and Prototyping, Digital Initiatives and Thriving Communities, R&I fosters innovation, technology adoption, and commercialization, helping partners enhance competitiveness while providing students with meaningful experiential learning opportunities.

Position Overview:

We’re seeking a dedicated administrative professional who will play a critical role in overseeing the development of real-world solutions for community partners through applied research and knowledge transfer projects related to the Community Impact Lab Network.
If you are passionate about community insights and projects and thrive in a collaborative inclusive environment, this is the role for you. This position is supported by external funding.

Job Details:

Job posting date: February 17, 2026
Department: Research and Innovation
Location: Barrie Campus -hybrid work environment
Classification: Administration
Employment Type: Full-Time
Hours of Work: 37.5 hours per week
Salary Range: $86,384-$107,980 per year

Key Responsibilities:

• Having primary responsibility for the overall intellectual direction of the Community research and/or research-related activity
• Using technical expertise in data analytics, community & economic development, policy analysis, and mixed method research to design concepts and detailed solutions for community and partner-led applied research projects
• Developing community participatory research plans, including methodology design, testing and evaluation frameworks, analysis, documentation, and project management
• Presenting community data intelligence and advises end users and senior leadership on results-based outputs
• Conducting mixed method quantitative and qualitative analysis to support decision making, identify project improvement and enable evidence-based policy and program design
• Providing practical, actionable solutions for applied research projects
• Ensuring execution of applied research projects in collaboration with college faculty, staff, community partner and/or industry partners
• Preparing dissemination strategies, final reports, knowledge mobilization materials, and assisting research assistants and students with documentation and reporting
• Leading follow-up interactions with partners and funders including data validation, refinement and communication of results
• Presenting findings at internal/external events, conferences and community forums
• Leading end-to-end development of departmental funding applications, including identifying opportunities, conducting background research, environmental scans, and alignment with funder priorities
• Developing complete grant packages including research design, methodology, community engagement strategies, evaluation frameworks, and knowledge mobilization plans
• Leading development of detailed project budgets, multi-year cash flow plans, in-kind contributions, and justification narratives
• Coordinating all internal approvals required for funding submissions (Director R&I, Finance, HR, Dean, Executive approval as needed)
• Acting as primary author for proposals, project descriptions, technical narratives, work plans, and logic models
• Ensuring proposals align with college policies, funding agency guidelines, and departmental strategic priorities
• Supporting financial monitoring of funded community research projects in collaboration with project managers and Finance
• Maintaining awareness of funding landscapes related to community innovation, social impact, applied research, and data-driven policy initiatives
• Identifying HR needs for community-led projects and participating in hiring processes for Student Researchers, Research Assistants, Research Associates, and other project personnel
• Providing day-to-day leadership, task assignment, coaching, mentoring, and performance evaluation for all students and Researchers working on community research projects
• Ensuring all personnel follow research protocols, ethics guidelines, quality assurance standards, and project timelines
• Overseeing onboarding, training, workload balancing, and skills development for students and Researchers
• Ensuring that work produced by student teams is aligned with project expectations, partner requirements, and academic/professional standards

Qualifications:

• Successfully completed a 4-year degree in sciences, social work, business or equivalent.
• Post-graduate certificate in research analytics or Research Analyst Program is required.
• Minimum 5 years of progressive experience leading, managing, and mentoring teams; experience within an educational institution or research environment preferred with at least 2 years direct leadership experience of community-based or social impact projects
• Established track record of leading and delivering complex, data-driven applied research and community-based projects
• Demonstrated experience conceptualizing, writing, and submitting competitive funding applications, including research design, proposal writing, budget development, evaluation planning, and knowledge mobilization
• Experience developing multi-year project budgets, financial justifications, and resource planning for grants or externally funded projects
• Advanced expertise with data transformation, cleaning, feature engineering, model implementation, and performance evaluatio
• Ability to prepare clean, well-structured, and methodologically sound research reports that support evidence-based decision-making
• Experience with data governance, data management best practices, ethical data collection, community data sharing protocols, and dissemination
• Demonstrated experience applying mixed-methods (qualitative + quantitative) research approaches, including community-engaged and participatory methodologies
• Strong interpersonal skills to manage support staff and work with staff from different departments.
• Excellent communication and conflict resolution skills.

Why Work with Us?

Georgian’s multiple campuses are in some of the most sought-after areas in Central Ontario. Our campuses play important roles in each of these communities, serving as centers for academic, social, and cultural activities, and contributing to the social and economic well-being of the areas.

In addition to a rewarding career, here are some of the other benefits offered to full-time employees of Georgian College:

• We offer a competitive compensation rate, comprehensive benefits plan and a generous vacation policy as well as CAAT defined-benefit pension plan which includes fully matched contributions.
• A tuition reimbursement program that offers reduced course fees for college staff and their dependents.
• A holiday shut down period that allows employees to rest and relax with family and friends.
• A flex work program for most positions allowing employees the flexibility of working both on campus and remotely.
• All Georgian Employees have access to the EFAP: Employees and their family members can call the program 24/7 for completely confidential support, information, and assistance.
• Campus Safety Services: Georgian is committed to providing a safe, respectful and inclusive environment through the delivery of professional health and safety, security, parking, emergency management, conflict resolution and investigative services.

For a more in depth look at what Georgian has to offer, check out our website.

Are you ready to Experience Georgian?

If this opportunity matches your interest and experience, please apply online at: https://www.georgiancollege.ca/about-georgian/career-opportunities/ quoting Competition #20-26 by 11:59 pm on March 3, 2026. We thank all applicants; however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

Georgian College supports diversity, equity and a workplace free from harassment and discrimination and is committed to an inclusive, barrier-free environment. We invite applications from all qualified candidates and actively encourage applications from members of groups with historical and/or current barriers to equity, including, but not limited to persons of Indigenous ancestry, racialized persons, persons with disabilities, women and members of the 2SLGBTQ+ community. If you are contacted to participate in the interview, please advise the coordinator of any accommodations needed with respect to any materials or processes used to ensure you have access to a fair and equitable process.

Alternate formats will be provided upon request throughout the recruitment and selection process.