Manager, Sustainable Communities - Toronto, Canada - David Suzuki Foundation

David Suzuki Foundation

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Toronto, Canada

3 weeks ago

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Join one of Canada's leading environmental justice organizations and become an agent of positive change._

About the David Suzuki Foundation

The David Suzuki Foundation empowers people to take-action in their communities on the environmental crisis we face, through research, policy, advocacy and education.

The founders of the DSF started the organisation with the belief that diversity and difference was crucial to finding solutions to environmental challenges and for survival.

They also recognized that everything is interconnected and interdependent, and that environment and climate cannot be separated from social injustice and inequity.

30 years later, in the midst of a global pandemic we realize that these founding principles are even more relevant than ever.

At DSF, we are committed to anti-racism and Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI).

We recognize that decolonizing and EDI are an essential part of progressive leadership and fundamental to the environmental and climate crisis we face.

Furthermore, as a Canadian settler organisation focused on lands and waters, we must work in solidarity and partnership with Indigenous people.

This commitment is reflected in the transforming journey we have started to embed diversity, equity and inclusion, to decolonize and be an anti-racist organization.

We share this to invite those that want to join us on this journey, as we transform ourselves in order to transform our world, to protect nature's diversity and the well-being of all life now and for the future.

Are you interested in working towards a socially and environmentally just world? Do you believe that the issues and solutions are interconnected, and that diversity of identities, lived experiences and worldviews are key to our creativity and survival?

Job Description:

Title:
Manager, Sustainable Communities

Terms:
Full-time, permanent (34 hours / 4-day work week)

Location:
Based out of our Toronto, Montreal, or Vancouver office, with remote work during COVID-19 protocols. Preference for our Toronto office and the ability to attend the Toronto office on a regular basis.

Reports to:
Director, Sustainable Communities

Salary: 75-85k, based on experience

We are hiring a Manager to join our Sustainable Communities team. This role has a strong focus on strategic planning and people management.

As the Manager, Sustainable Communities, you will oversee the strategy for various projects and initiatives in the Sustainable Communities portfolio.

You will lead, inspire, and support the Sustainable Communities team to build competencies and efficiencies among the team.

You'll build public support for DSF's Sustainable Communities portfolio work and collaborate across departments to develop and implement strategies and work plans aligned with the organization's values and mission.

Responsibilities
Lead your team

People management; build a cooperative and effective team
Manage and distribute workloads among your team based on strengths and capacity
Develop project work plans
Participate in ongoing performance management processes
Oversee your team's daytoday operations

Strategic planning and decision making

Participate in and monitor strategic planning, budgeting and decisionmaking processes
Align outputs with DSF's mission, goals and strategic plan
Represent the organization externally where applicable

Internal collaboration across departments

Build and maintain effective working relationships across all departments
Ensure compliance with DSF's policies and procedures
Ensure compliance with applicable legislation and regulatory requirements

Key activities

Develop and implement crossprogram strategy to enhance the team's efficiency and strategic competencies (i.e. Communications Plan, National Organizing and Government Relations Strategy)
Provide program budget oversight work in partnership with Portfolio Project Manager to monitor project spending on a weekly and monthly basis

Project work planning

Lead the development of projects across multiple portfolios and involving multiple staff. Work with project team staff to determine annual workplan and corresponding budgets

Qualifications:

Skills, experience and knowledge required

Minimum 4 years of experience in climate change mitigation and adaptation, environment, energy, and/or sustainable development
Communications and/or engagement experience is an asset
Working knowledge of municipal, environmental and climate issues. Experience in municipalities is an asset
Nonprofit experience is an asset
Proven strategic planning competency and experience
Excellent leadership and interpersonal skills, including teambuilding, facilitation, negotiation, conflict resolution, coaching and mentoring
Strong organizational skills, including timemanagement
Proven experience managing projects and delivering work within budget and timeline
Strong