Bookstore Coordinator

Opening Date For Accepting Applications: December 2, 2025

Resume Review: December 17, 2025

Position

Start Date:

As soon as suitable candidate is available

Salary: $57,138.47 – $68,274.45

Contact: Human Resources

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Address: NVIT
4155 Belshaw St.
Merritt, BC, V1K 1R1

NVIT anticipates the need for one full-time, ongoing Bookstore Coordinator at our Merritt Campus and invites applications from qualified candidates. The applicant must be willing to be flexible as hours may occasionally vary as required and different shifts may be arranged based on institutional needs, including evenings and weekends. This support staff position will commence as soon as a suitable candidate is available.

Position Responsibilities:

Reporting to the Manager, Finance & Ancillary Services, the Bookstore Coordinator will work closely with the finance department with their primary focus being the maintenance and upkeep of the Bookstore. The Bookstore Coordinator will be responsible for performing various financial and administrative tasks associated with the bookstore including purchasing supplies, textbooks, and merchandise to stock the Bookstore. The Bookstore Coordinator will work closely with the Faculty and Community Education department ensuring all required materials and textbooks are ordered in a timely manner to meet the needs of the students attending NVIT and in the community.

The Bookstore Coordinator will also serve as the ongoing backup support for the Accounts Payable clerk and will assist with other duties assigned by the Manager, Finance & Ancillary Services. This position will work closely with both the finance and facilities departments by performing various financial and administrative tasks associated with both departments and will be required to compile information and assist with the preparation of reports throughout the year for the Manager of Facilities.

Daily duties will include providing ongoing assistance to the Finance team in the payments cycle, serving as the liaison between the Facilities team and other departments of the institution, and booking of rooms and common areas as needed for staff and visitors.

• Post-secondary education with knowledge of basic accounting and bookkeeping
• minimum of one-year previous finance experience; equivalencies that consist of an acceptable combination of education and experience may be considered;
• good working knowledge of financial accounting system, with Microsoft Office including advanced Excel skills and experience with SharePoint document storage and retrieval;
• strong interpersonal, written, and oral communication skills;
• knowledge of accounts payable systems and other computer programs, including Microsoft Office;
• ability to analyze, solve problems, and document solutions;
• familiar with Indigenous communities and organizations;
• must have demonstrated ability to work with Indigenous people and an understanding of Indigenous ways of knowing, being and doing.

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