Project Manager

Title: GAIN WFLI (Water for Life Initiative) Project Manager

Ministry: Global Aid Network

Location: Abbotsford, BC (NRC)

Reports to: WFLI Director

Position type: 14-month contract, 32-40 hours/week ($26)

Organization Overview

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Ministry Overview

Global Aid Network Canada (GAiN) is a worldwide humanitarian relief and development organization dedicated to relieving suffering, restoring dignity, and revealing hope to people living in some of the toughest places on earth.

Restoring Lives: GAiN's passion is to ease the challenging living situations that people experience in everyday life in developing countries by providing them with the tools and resources they require.

Revealing Hope: GAiN aspires to not only bring tangible humanitarian aid to people living in difficult situations, but to also see them come to faith in Jesus Christ and share it with others. Employing a discipleship and church planting strategy in tandem following the gift of clean water, critical aid and sustainable development, GAiN seeks to embrace people with the love of God, to let them know they are of value and significance, and to restore their dignity.

Position Overview

The WFLI Project Manager is responsible for the successful planning, monitoring, and execution of projects within the Water for Life Initiative. This includes proposal preparation, project design, tracking, budgeting, report writing, communication and other relevant project logistics. Working with the Donor Advancement team and the WFLI Operations and Administration Manager, the WFLI Project Manager will be the key liaison for project stakeholders.

About the Role

In this role, you will be responsible to achieve the following objectives:

WFLI Project Management (60%):

• Projects are effectively led from implementation to completion, and are on time and on budget
• Project status and outcomes are regularly reported and updated to all relevant stakeholders
• All project details are executed, including project tracking, budgeting, reporting writing, communication, logistics, etc.
• Project budgets are managed in line with agreed-upon budgets, including ongoing review of actual expenses vs. plan
• Monitor monthly and quarterly ministry metrics to ensure they are in line with expected outcomes

WFLI Programs (20%):

• Oversight is given to the Monitoring & Evaluation program throughout WFLI
• Data collection process is supervised with indicators being actively reviewed to ensure program effectiveness
• Regular reporting is provided on sustainability of the WFLI program quarterly and through the annual sustainability report
• In coordination with the entire WFLI team, identify opportunities for integrating church mobilization and WASH programming, and determine action plans for those opportunities

WFLI Donor Fulfillment (10%):

• Assists with proposal development and grant applications for WFLI projects
• Assist Donor Advancement team with providing fulfillment (pictures and stories) for active projects

Other responsibilities:

• Engagement in WFLI team meetings and appropriate WFLI Country Meetings
• Engagement in weekly Prayer meeting, bi-weekly GAiN Staff meeting,weekly P2C chapel, annual Team Huddle (June 2026)
• Other duties may be assigned on a temporary basis according to ministry needs.

Education & Experience:

• Bachelor degree plus 2 years working in a Relief and Development Ministry or other related industry/ministry experience in an international development setting
• 1-2 years of project management experience

About You:

• To demonstrate a passionate, mature and disciplined Christian life.
• A passion for humanitarian aid seeking to demonstrate the love of God in Word and Deed
• Effective communication skills as well as exceptional interpersonal skills
• Exceptional organizational skills
• Able to work with minimum of supervision
• Problem solver – critical thinker. Able to look at a situation from a 360° perspective
• Able to work from a Google Suite platform
• Quickly able to adapt in a cross-cultural setting and in working with government officials
• Technical skills/aptitude would be considered an asset
• Able to travel internationally (hold or can obtain a valid passport) and perform in a variety of cross-cultural settings

What We Offer Our Staff:

• Employer-paid extended health and dental benefits
• Health Care Spending Account
• Group RRSP contribution options with up to 3.5% matching after 1 year of employment
• Access to our Employment Assistant Program (EAP)
• Paid vacation
• Free registration for FamilyLife Weekend Getaway
• Extra vacation week from Christmas to New Year
• Weekly Chapel services
• Semi-annual Day of Prayer participation
• Discounts at our Resource Centre

We thank all applicants for their interest in Power to Change; however, only candidates who closely match the requirements will be contacted directly. Power to Change requires that all staff have a pre-existing belief and demonstration of lifestyle as outlined in the P2C Code of Conduct and Statement of Faith and abide by the biblical principles outlined in these documents. As a religious order, all staff are expected to participate in weekly chapels and other ministry prayer times. Candidates who are selected may be required to complete a background check.

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The mission of Power to Change is to further the movements of Christian evangelism and discipleship. All Power to Change staff members and volunteers work collectively to further this overall religious mission. The successful candidate for this position must have a pre-existing belief and demonstration of lifestyle as outlined in the Power to Change Code of Conduct and Statement of Faith. The successful candidate must agree to, sign and, in all good conscience abide by the biblical principles outlined by these documents. It is a prerequisite of employment at Power to Change that any and all staff members and volunteers sign and abide by these documents throughout their course of involvement at Power to Change. For a copy of the Code of Conduct and Statement of Faith, please contact Human Resources.