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is the primary relationship and navigation point for participants in the Fredericton. This role supports youth from recruitment and intake through enterprise development, commercialization and post-launch follow-up. It combines youth navigation, barrier-reduction planning, entrepreneurship facilitation, business advisory support, cultural mentorship and site-level performance tracking.
You will report to the Project Coordinator and Youth Coordination Leads of
Key Responsibilities
· Serve as the primary point of contact for assigned participants from intake through post-launch follow-up.
· Conduct participant recruitment through community-based outreach and culturally grounded engagement.
· Complete intake assessments and develop individualized employment-readiness and/or enterprise-readiness plans.
· Identify NEET youth participation barriers and coordinate barrier-reduction planning, including transportation, financial instability, digital access and other wrap-around needs.
· Deliver incubator and accelerator modules and provide one-on-one business advisory support.
· Support business plan development, customer and market validation, pitch preparation and commercialization readiness.
· Guide participants through commercialization fund requirements and support compliance verification.
· Connect participants with mentors, advisors, financing pathways, community resources and entrepreneurship ecosystem partners.
· Provide post-launch navigation and follow-up support for 6–12 months.
· Track attendance, completion, contact hours, milestones, referrals, business registration and revenue stabilization indicators.
· Maintain accurate participant and disaggregated program data and prepare quarterly site summaries for funding requirements.
· Other duties as assigned.
Required Qualifications
· Post-secondary education in business, entrepreneurship, youth development, social sciences, community development, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and employment experience, with 1–3 years of relevant experience.
· Demonstrated experience working directly with youth, case managing, building trusted, and consistent relationships.
· Practical knowledge of entrepreneurship and small-business development, including business planning, market validation, pricing, budgeting, marketing and pitch preparation.
· Experience with participant intake, individualized planning, case coordination, referrals and follow-up.
· Comfortable using workplace technology, including laptops and mobile devices.
· Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications, including Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, and other relevant digital tools and platforms.
· Ability to work effectively with Black, African, newcomer, refugee and other racialized youth using culturally responsive and anti-racist approaches.
· Experience working with Black youth in rural or urban settings.
· Strong documentation, data-entry, reporting and organizational skills.
· Ability to work afternoon, evening and/or weekend hours as required by cohort delivery.
· Valid driver’s license and the ability to travel in the province
· Criminal Background Check within the Vulnerable Sector clearance and maintenance are required.
· Bilingual proficiency in English and French is considered an asset.
· Ability to live or work in New Brunswick is required.
Core Competencies
· Youth-centered relationship building and navigation
· Business and entrepreneurial acumen
· Culturally grounded and anti-racist practice
· Trauma-informed youth engagement
· Barrier identification, referral and follow-through
· Coaching, facilitation and communication
· Data literacy, KPI tracking and documentation
· Professional judgment, safeguarding and confidentiality
Pay: $20.00 per hour
Expected hours: 37.5 per week
Work Location: Hybrid remote in Miramichi, NB E1V 1N9