Location: Toronto, ON
Term: Full Time - 35 hours a week, fixed term 14 months
Organization: Association for Women's Rights in Development (AWID)
Salary: The base annual salary for this position is CAD $93,524.00
Benefits: Group medical and life insurances. Paid time off (20 vacation days, 15 sick days, five personal days and up to 12 paid holidays annually). Contribution of 5% of base monthly salary to retirement savings. Remote work and flexible work arrangements.
Overview of the organization:
AWID is a global, feminist, membership, movement-support organization. Our mission is to support feminist, women’s rights, and gender justice movements to thrive, to be a driving force in challenging systems of oppression, and to co-create feminist realities. We currently have 35+ staff members based in 20+ different countries.
The position and profile
AWID is looking to hire an IT Coordinator (parental cover). We are looking for someone with expertise in computer systems - hardware, software and networks - and who understands and can troubleshoot operating systems such as Windows and Mac.
The right candidate would have experience in providing IT technical support to a fully virtual organization, trouble shooting technical issues, documenting all IT incidents, supporting staff to access all IT tools and systems and managing inventory of IT assets within and organizations. We are seeking experience in supporting the use of applications such as Asana, Slack, Zoom, Google workspace and strong knowledge of cyber security principles. The candidate must demonstrate the capacity to manage licenses, user accounts, analyze emerging technical trends and have experience working with diverse communities from multiple identities across the globe.
Other key responsibilities are technical support which includes setting up and configuring computers, security and systems administration, devices and asset management, digital tools training and knowledge management as well as organizational development and support.
The right candidate will be committed to the principles of feminism and anti-oppression, be familiar with regional and global realities of feminist movements with regards to information and technology. Successful applicants should be able to work in a fast-paced, rapidly changing environment with diverse stakeholders and have excellent relationship building and interpersonal skills to build strong alliances with diverse constituencies.
Please see the detailed detailed Job Description here
How to apply:
All candidates must submit in English a current CV/resume and a cover letter explaining how you meet the requirements of the role. Submit your application to this link Information Technology Support Coordinator (parental cover) by 04 February 2026 at 23:00 EST.
We thank all those who apply, but only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. No calls/emails please. To learn more about AWID and our programs, please visit our website at www.awid.org.
People from and based in the Global South; women, trans, non-binary and intersex persons; Black and Indigenous people; persons with disabilities and other candidates from historically oppressed groups, of all ages, are strongly encouraged to apply for this position. If you fit most, but not all, requirements for this position, please don’t hesitate to apply.
AWID is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all employees and to providing employees with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment. All employment decisions at AWID are based on organizational needs, job requirements and individual qualifications, without regard to race, color, religion or belief, national, social or ethnic origin, sex, pregnancy status, age, physical, mental or sensory disability, HIV Status, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression. If contacted in relation to an employment opportunity, please advise AWID of the accommodation measures, if required, which would enable you to be interviewed in a fair and equitable manner. All information received in relation to accommodation measures will be treated in confidence.