Careers
Join our team to create real impact.
Our mission is to create, share and mobilize knowledge and programming to improve the quality of sports and develop physical literacy. We work in multiple sectors, including sport at all levels, recreation, education, the health system, governments, and non-governmental organizations. Our team is small and mighty, with a massive reach with projects across Canada and internationally.
We are a non-profit organization composed of passionate, committed team players. Sport for Life is a 100% remote workforce offering a flexible work schedule and 100% company-paid benefits for employees and their families. Our team comprises employees across multiple divisions: Quality Sport, Physical Literacy, Strategic Initiatives, Indigenous, Education, Finance, and Operations. We are also supported by a dedicated network of contractors and trusted advisors.
What Drives us
Culture
Vision
Global leader in physical literacy and sport for life.
Mission
Create, share, and mobilize knowledge and programming to improve the quality of sports and develop physical literacy.
Values
Continuous Improvement; Innovation; Integrity; Collaboration, EDIA (Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, and Accessibility) and Global Citizenship.
Our workspace is inclusive, collaborative, friendly and team-based, and we walk our talk by enabling our employees to live the most active lives possible.
Sport for Life strives to be a catalyst for change and aspires to create equitable, diverse, inclusive, and accessible opportunities for everyone, not only in sport and physical activity but also in the workplace.
EDIA & Accommodations
Sport for Life is committed to fostering an equitable workplace as a source of excellence, cultural enrichment and social strength. We welcome expressions of interest from those who identify with historically underrepresented groups such as: Indigenous, First Nation, Métis and Inuit peoples; people of a myriad of gender identities; racialized minorities; people of diverse ethnic origins; people of faith from a variety of religious and spiritual traditions; people with invisible and visible varied abilities; people at various ages and stages of life; and people of the 2SLGBTQAI+ community. We recognize this is not an exhaustive list of all identities.
We believe sharing your identity is your choice in the application process. Therefore, if a job description entices you, then you are welcome to apply. If you have any accommodation or accessibility needs, please email Tanya Labrecque, Senior Manager of People and Operations, at tanyal@sportforlife.ca at any point in the application process when you feel comfortable doing so. You may also reach out with any questions about the job postings, the recruitment process, or the organization itself.
Perks
We are driven to build an internal environment marked by respect, in which individual talent is recognized and rewarded.
100% Remote Workforce
Sport for Life employees live all across Canada and are supported by digital systems, software and operations.
Flexibility
We offer flexibility in your work schedule to suit your lifestyle and help you stay active.
Professional Development
Opportunities for continuous growth and training.
Statutory Holidays
We observe 11 of the typical Stat. holidays as well as 2 flexible Stat. days to use for the ones that are meaningful to you. Or use them whenever!
Paid Vacation & Health Time
Both physical and mental health are taken seriously with generous vacation allotment, 7 paid health days, and an additional vacation day for tenure each year.
Diverse & Inclusive Work Culture
We are committed to fostering an equitable workplace.
Extended Benefits
Health, dental, employee assistance, and more, with premiums 100% paid for by Sport for Life.
Salary
We strive for competitive salaries within the not-for-profit sector.
Current Listings
No current postings available.
Sport for Life Careers
Should you not find what you're looking for listed above or to discuss other opportunities - please reach out to our Director of People and Operations, Tanya Labrecque.