Project Coordinator, Capacity Development - Ottawa, Canada - Federation of Canadian Municipalities

Federation of Canadian Municipalities

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Ottawa, Canada

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Description

Salary band

$53,500 - $67,200

Department

FCM Programs

Language

Bilingualism (English & French) is required

Duration

1 year contract starting March 2023

The Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) has been the national voice of municipal government since 1901.

FCM is dedicated to improving the quality of life in all communities by promoting strong, effective, and accountable municipal government.

FCM aspires to be an organization that is deeply respectful, collaborative, empowering and transparent in our work.

We have a commitment and passion for strengthening Canada by achieving results for our communities, our cities, and our workplace, and by sharing our knowledge and experience on the world stage, so that others may improve the quality of life in their communities.

The cornerstone FCM Program is the Green Municipal Fund (GMF), a $1 billion permanent endowment from the Government of Canada.

GMF helps local governments switch to sustainable practices faster.

Our unique mix of funding, resources and training gives municipalities the tools they need to build resiliency — and create better lives for Canadians.

As a leading catalyst for innovation, GMF offers funding (loans and grants) and knowledge for sustainable municipal initiatives designed to support communities to improve air, water, soil quality, and to protect the climate.

Through GMF, municipalities have built better transportation assets; constructed efficient and resilient buildings; diverted waste from landfill; made previously unusable land available for development; and improved soil and water quality.

You can find out more about how we're helping municipalities in this short video or by taking a read of GMF's Annual Report.

Major Purpose:

The Project Coordinator, Capacity Development, supports the development and delivery of programming to support Green Municipal Fund (GMF) capacity building and knowledge objectives; helps mobilize knowledge through both peer-to-peer and broad reach learning activities; and uses and develops innovative methods for knowledge transfer, brokering and dissemination.

The Project Coordinator conducts research, offers administrative and logístical support, reviews and analyses project reports, and supports the development and delivery of information resources and learning activities.

The Project Coordinator plays a key coordination role in major knowledge sharing activities, such as the FCM Sustainable Communities Conference, the FCM Sustainable Communities Awards, and GMF webinars.

Key Responsibilities:

Supports the development and delivery of small group peertopeer learning and broad reach learning activities in priority areas (e.g. building retrofits, electric vehicle charging infrastructure, high efficiency buildings, district energy, sustainable transportation, sustainable land use)
Supports the development and delivery of knowledge tools, training materials and information resources (e.g. guidebooks, case studies, training materials)
Develops and delivers learning activities online and in person with support (e.g. workshops, seminars, webinars, the Sustainable Communities Conference)
Conducts research and develops reports on best practices in municipal sustainability and capacity building programming, and conducts interviews as needed
Reviews and analyzes GMFfunded initiatives to identify best practices and lessons learned for knowledge sharing and capacity building
Extracts and analyzes internal database information to inform knowledge programming
Supports municipal peer learning programming: both learning activities (e.g. inperson and online trainings) and membership management (inquiries, tracking milestone completion, recruiting and onboarding new members)
Supports innovation in delivery of awareness raising activities
Coordinates the FCM Sustainable Communities Awards program
Supports the development and management of online knowledge resources
Promotes interunit collaboration, information sharing and knowledge brokering activities
Responsible for conduct aligned to FCM's core competencies and business values

Knowledge, Skills & Experience:

University degree in urban planning, social sciences, political science, environmental studies/environmental science, environmental/civil engineering, information management or equivalent
One to three (13) years' experience in conducting research, developing written materials for a professional audience and coordinating the delivery of learning activities (in person and/or online)
Familiarity with one or more of GMF's funding sectors: energy, climate change, community efficiency financing, sustainable affordable housing, land use planning, sustainable transportation, waste reduction/management, or water conservation (wastewater, drinking water, stormwater management)
Understanding of the structures, machinery and function of municipal government in Canada; and the interests of municipal gov