Campus Coordinator (Canada)

About Roots Academy At Roots Academy, we’ve built a learning experience that’s changing the lives of the ummah’s future leaders, change-makers and visionaries. Our vision is enabling university students to live God-centred lives, so we teach structured, engaging and transformative face-to-face foundational Islamic education to over 2000 students across the UK, Canada, USA and Ireland. We are currently recruiting 4 campus coordinators across the GTA and Ottawa to serve the following universities: York University McMaster University Algonquin College Role Summary Campus coordinators are responsible for establishing partnerships with University Muslim Student Associations (MSAs) and Islamic Societies (ISocs), and maintaining positive relationships with these sites. Key tasks Actively establish and maintain positive relationships with the MSA committees and Student Ambassadors to ensure an exceptional onsite experience for students and promote retention of sites Be responsible for overseeing all onsite logistics through liaison with the Student Ambassador to ensure that onsite logistics including advertising of the class and other required tasks are taken care of by the MSA/ISoc Be the point of contact for MSAs: answer questions from the MSA leadership and Student Ambassadors to the best of your ability and engage them on a 1-1 basis, listen to their needs and concerns and addressing these accordingly Collect ideas and best-practices from how different MSAs are delivering their workshop Participate in onboarding current and new sites prior to the start of the academic year Be the point of contact internally for any queries or updates related to assigned MSAs What we’re looking for An understanding of the Muslim university scene and how university MSAs operate. Excellent interpersonal and communication skills. Ability and keenness to make and maintain genuine connections with people. Ability to travel regionally for face-to-face meetings with MSA/ISoc committees, at least thrice per semester. What we have to offer Be part of a team of 100+ dedicated volunteers from across the country. Receive continuous rewards for students that gain knowledge and closeness to Allah and their faith as a result of attending the Onsites Essentials program. Be a part of a growing organisation that aims to revive and educate Muslims from a grassroots perspective. Receive in-house tarbiyah sessions. Please note this is an unpaid volunteer position. Volunteers are entitled to claim expenses incurred for food, travel and equipment, in line with our Expenses policy.