Job Description

Are you an Administrative Unicorn who thrives in a fast paced, fun environment? If you answered yes, then please keep reading.

Cochrane Society for Housing Options (CSHO) is the Municipal provider of the Affordable Housing Program, serving residents of Cochrane & Western Rocky View County. Home Reno Heaven (HRH), the social enterprise of CSHO, generates funding to support affordable housing initiatives in Cochrane. We are seeking a flexible multi-tasker to join our team to focus on financial administration, managing our social media presence, direct supervision of our retail store including employees and volunteers, and various other office administration duties.

Reporting to the Executive Director, the successful candidate will have strong people skills to interact daily with our team and cadre of volunteers, community members and other partners. We are looking for someone with superior administrative skills (including financial), the ability to thrive while multi-tasking, organized, with effective communication and IT skills, but also willing to pivot and stay flexible as priorities change. Reliability, confidentiality and consistency are critical in this role.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES

Financial Administration: Responsible for the day-day financials using QuickBooks including banking, journal entries, payments

Digital Presence: Maintain the CSHO and HRH social media presence across various platforms, and our websites; schedule, monitor and report on social media activity to strengthen our audience engagement and brand visibility

Data Management: using computerized and hard-copy data collection systems; including input, update and report generation

Communication: Communicate with our team, volunteers, and community agencies

Grants: Assist the Executive Director in researching and writing housing-related grants

YOUR PROFILE

Minimum of 3 years of related experience in administration; an equivalent combination of education and experience will be considered

Post Secondary education in Administration; or related field would be an asset

Experience working with Non-Profits, Municipal Government, public sector, Social Programming, Community Development and/or Housing considered an asset

Experience and love of multi-tasking, being very flexible with changing demands

Proficiency using QuickBooks (or similar), MS Office Suite software, internet and social media

Proficiency developing engaging visual and written content, extremely comfortable with digital tools

History of leading and motivated people, including direct reports or volunteers

Confidentiality is required, with a respectful and sensitive approach to the workload and daily interactions

Fluency in English (oral, written and spoken) mandatory

Criminal Record Check that needs to be maintained throughout your employment

All applicants must be legally entitled to live and work in Canada

SCHEDULE AND COMPENSATION

Permanent, part-time 22.5 hours/3 days per week, between Monday-Friday with occasional evening or weekend meetings. Possibility in future to increase to 4 days/week based on operational needs. Up to $27 per hour, with mandatory employment benefits.

HOW TO APPLY

This role is in downtown Cochrane, with an option to work from home occasionally. If this sounds like an interesting challenge, please email your CV and cover letter convincing us why you are our "unicorn" to cshohr@gmail.com no later than November 7, 2025.

Applications not specifically following this will not be considered.

Recruitment campaign will stay open until we find the right person to join our team. Start date will be as soon as possible, with on-the-job training provided.

We thank all applicants for their interest; successful applicants will be contacted for an interview.

Job Types: Part-time, Permanent

Pay: Up to $27.00 per hour

Expected hours: 22.5 per week

Benefits:

Casual dress Company events Flexible schedule On-site parking Paid time off Store discount Work from home
Work Location: In person