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Education Program Coordinator (Full-time, in-office)

Canadian Geographic Education is seeking a highly organized, service-oriented, and education-focused Education Program Coordinator to support essential education programming, including the Giant Floor Map Program, learning resource development, events, outreach, and in-person educational activities.

This is a full-time role with the majority of responsibilities carried out in-office, with regular events offsite and occasional travel to other provinces and will be required to have a reasonably flexible schedule that may occasionally include work on evenings or weekends. The role reports directly to the Director of Education. 

The Education Coordinator will provide operational, administrative, and program support across Canadian Geographic Education’s core initiatives. A major responsibility of the role will be administering the Giant Floor Map Program, including managing the circulation calendar, coordinating shipments, liaising with schools and educators, tracking inventory, and ensuring a smooth experience for map users across Canada.

In addition to map administration, the Education Coordinator will support a diverse roster of education events and initiatives, outreach activities, and in-person programming at Canadian Geographic headquarters in Ottawa and at local schools and public events.

The successful candidate will be comfortable working with educators, students, partners, vendors, internal team members, and the general public. They will have strong logistics and planning skills, excellent communication and customer service abilities, and the confidence to lead map-based educational activities for groups of students, teachers, and visitors. Comfort speaking to groups and facilitating activities is essential. 

The Coordinator will be a consistent presence at Can Geo Ed’s headquarters at 50 Sussex Avenue, in the broader Ottawa community, and on Can Geo Ed’s social channels. 

In carrying out these responsibilities, the Coordinator will be a contributor to Can Geo Ed’s commitments to  geographical education and lifelong learning, environmental awareness and stewardship, cultural diversity and inclusion, and Truth and Reconciliation.

This is an ideal role for someone with experience in education, program coordination, public speaking, event support, logistics, or outreach who is passionate about geography, maps, and hands-on learning.

Salary Range: $55,000-$65,000

Duties and responsibilities

Events, Outreach, and In-Person Programming

• Run regular map-based educational events at local schools, Canadian Geographic headquarters, and local events and festivals.
• Lead in-person group activities using Canadian Geographic’s Giant Floor Maps.
• Support educational programming for students, teachers, families, visitors, and community audiences.
• Deliver engaging, age-appropriate, and accessible learning experiences in an educational setting.
• Assist with setup, facilitation, and takedown of Giant Floor Maps and related materials at events.
• Support special events and programs hosted at Canadian Geographic headquarters in Ottawa.
• Represent Canadian Geographic Education professionally during school visits, public events, festivals, and outreach activities.
• Adapt activities and facilitation approaches for different age groups, group sizes, and learning contexts.

Giant Floor Map Program Administration

• Manage the Giant Floor Map circulation calendar for approximately 100 maps circulating from September to June.
• Coordinate three-week map loan periods for schools, teachers, and other event locations across Canada.
• Organize map shipments and returns through courier vendors.
• Liaise with teachers, school staff, event organizers, and courier contacts to ensure successful pickup and drop-off.
• Track map package inventory, including maps, storage materials, and supporting educational resources.
• Monitor the status of map shipments, returns, delays, missing materials, and damaged items.
• Maintain accurate records related to bookings, inventory, courier tracking, map condition, and supporting materials.
• Support non-calendar map deliveries for single events, conferences, partner activities, and special programs around the country.
• Help identify process improvements to support efficient map circulation and positive user experiences.

Customer Service and Program Liaison Support

• Serve as a primary liaison between Giant Floor Map users and the Canadian Geographic Education team.
• Provide timely and professional customer service responses to teachers, schools, partners, and community organizations.
• Forward curriculum, educational, technical, or program-specific inquiries to the appropriate Canadian Geographic Education team members.
• Communicate clearly with educators and partners about map bookings, shipping timelines, program requirements, and supporting materials.
• Support positive relationships with teachers, school staff, event organizers, and courier vendors.

Seasonal Inventory Responsibilities

For a two-week period between June and September, the Education Coordinator will be required to be present in the Ottawa office to lead or support the annual Giant Floor Map inventory review.

• Reviewing the condition of all maps and map packages.
• Cleaning maps and related materials as needed.
• Checking for damage, missing items, or required repairs.
• Replenishing supporting educational resources and printed materials.
• Preparing map packages for the next year of circulation.
• Updating inventory records and reporting any concerns to the Canadian Geographic Education team.

Qualifications

• Postsecondary degree or diploma in geography or land-based studies, education, or a related field.
• Primary experience: public speaking and engagement in an educational, community, interpretive, or outreach setting.
• Secondary experience: logistics, inventory management, or service coordination.
• Strong verbal communication skills and comfort with public speaking.
• Strong customer service skills and the ability to communicate professionally with teachers, school staff, partners, vendors, students, visitors, and internal team members.
• Ability to lead in-person group educational activities with students, teachers, families, or public audiences.
• Ability to manage schedules, bookings, shipments, records, and competing priorities with accuracy and attention to detail.
• Experience coordinating with vendors, couriers, suppliers, schools, or external partners.
• Ability to troubleshoot logistical issues and communicate solutions clearly and promptly.
• Comfort using digital tools such as spreadsheets, calendars, email, shared documents, and project tracking systems.
• Ability to work independently while keeping team members informed.
• Ability to work hands-on with map packages, event materials, shipping supplies, and educational resources.
• Availability to work full-time in-person at the Can Geo Education offices and offsite locations as needed.
• Bilingualism in English and French.

How to Apply

Please submit a resume and brief cover letter to info [at] cangeoeducation.ca outlining your experience in education, program coordination, logistics, events, outreach, customer service, inventory management, or related work.

Applicants are encouraged to describe any experience leading educational activities, speaking to groups, working with students or teachers, coordinating shipments or physical resources, supporting classroom programs, or assisting with learning resource development.

Education Editor (full-time, hybrid) 

Can Geo Education is seeking an experienced Education Editor to develop learning resources supporting geography, land-based learning, and outdoor education.  The Education Editor will write, edit, review, and refine educational content for a wide range of K–12, postsecondary, and public resources. This role requires strong editorial judgment, excellent writing skills, and direct experience creating curriculum-aligned learning materials for Canadian classrooms.

The successful candidate will help ensure that Canadian Geographic Education resources are accurate, engaging, developmentally appropriate, inclusive, teacher-friendly, and aligned with provincial and territorial curriculum expectations.

This position is ideal for someone with experience in K–12 curriculum resource development who is passionate about geography, environmental education, land-based learning, social studies, science, and place-based education.

Salary range: $65,000-$75,000

Duties and Responsibilities

• Write, edit, and proofread manuscript for Canadian Geographic Education projects.
• Develop lesson plans, teacher guides, learning activities, student-facing materials, infographics, map-based resources, outdoor education activities, and classroom supports.
• Support educational content connected to giant floor maps, digital maps, print resources, and national education initiatives.
• Ensure resources are age-appropriate, pedagogically sound, accessible, inclusive, and engaging for teachers and students.
• Align educational materials with Canadian provincial and territorial curriculum expectations.
• Adapt complex geographic, environmental, scientific, historical, and social issues into clear, classroom-ready learning experiences.
• Collaborate with internal teams, external partners, educators, designers, translators, subject-matter experts, and Indigenous knowledge holders where appropriate.
• Review educational content for accuracy, clarity, consistency, tone, and usability.
• Apply editorial standards, style guides, accessibility principles, and inclusive language practices.
• Help maintain quality and consistency across Canadian Geographic Education’s full suite of teacher and student resources.
• Contribute ideas for new educational resources, project proposals, and learning experiences.

Qualifications

• Experience creating K–12 curriculum resources is required.
• Strong writing, editing, and proofreading skills.
• Demonstrated understanding of curriculum design, lesson planning, assessment, inquiry-based learning, and classroom implementation.
• Familiarity with Canadian K–12 education systems, including provincial and territorial curriculum expectations.
• Ability to write for both teachers and students across a range of grade levels.
• Strong attention to detail and ability to manage multiple projects and deadlines.
• Experience working collaboratively with educators, designers, subject-matter experts, and project teams.
• Excellent organizational, communication, and editorial judgment skills.
• Ability to work in-office in Ottawa, ON, 3 days per week.

Assets

• Background in geography, geographic education, environmental education, land-based learning, social studies, science, or a related field.
• Teaching experience or experience working directly with educators.
• Experience developing outdoor education, experiential learning, map-based, or place-based learning resources.
• Knowledge of Indigenous perspectives, land-based education, and respectful approaches to incorporating Indigenous knowledge and voices.
• Experience creating resources for bilingual, national, or pan-Canadian education audiences.
• Familiarity with accessibility standards, universal design for learning, differentiated instruction, and inclusive education.
• Experience editing illustrated, designed, digital, or interactive educational resources.
• French-language skills are an asset.

How to Apply 

Please submit a resume and brief cover letter outlining your experience in K–12 curriculum resource development, writing, editing, and educational publishing to info [at] cangeoeducation.ca. Applicants should include a representative example of relevant writing.