About Us

works to help support Islam and Muslims in Ottawa through the social, spiritual and mental health aspects of daily life.

We have a dedicated board, a compact workforce, and a large group of amazing volunteers who help run our programs. Our partners throughout the city offer a variety of services to empower, uplift and create ease in the lives of Muslims in our city.

While we wait to open our new building, we are still actively planning and supporting our brothers and sisters the best way we know how: with care.

Job Brief

is looking for a proactive and organized Events Coordinator to help plan, coordinate, and manage community programs, outreach initiatives, and organizational events.

Your role is to maintain and strengthen Islam Care’s active community initiatives while ensuring events are executed professionally, efficiently, and in alignment with the Centre’s mission and values.

The ideal candidate is highly organized, community-oriented, and capable of coordinating volunteers, logistics, communications, and event operations in a fast-paced nonprofit environment.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate Islam Care Centre participation in at least three summer community events and outreach booths.
• Maintain and support ongoing weekly programs such as Saturday Hot Meals, children’s weekend activities, and other recurring community initiatives.
• Organize and coordinate one annual fundraising formal dinner.
• Assist with planning, scheduling, logistics, and volunteer coordination for events and outreach initiatives.
• Communicate with vendors, volunteers, speakers, organizations, and community partners as needed.
• Ensure event materials, supplies, signage, and schedules are prepared and organized ahead of events.
• Help oversee setup, operations, and breakdown for events and activities.
• Maintain calendars and schedules for organizational programs and community activities.
• Collaborate with leadership and teams to improve event operations and community engagement.

Programs and initiatives may include:

• Lunchbag and community meal initiatives
• Dawah and outreach programs
• Friday prayer and Quran halaqa support activities
• Eid and seasonal community initiatives
• Community clean-up and volunteer service initiatives
• General community support and engagement activities

Requirements

• Experience coordinating events, programs, volunteers, or community initiatives is considered an asset.
• Proficiency in Google Suite (Google Drive and Mail, in particular).
• Excellent time management skills and ability to multitask and prioritize work.
• Attention to detail and strong problem-solving skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong organizational and planning skills in a fast-paced environment.
• A creative mind with the ability to suggest improvements and improve event experiences.
• Ability to work collaboratively with volunteers, leadership, and community members.
• Experience with social media promotion and event outreach is considered an asset.
• Hands-on experience with office equipment and administrative tools is considered an asset.
• Bi-linguality (English and French and/or Arabic and/or Somali and/or Urdu) is considered an asset.