Network Coordinator - Winnipeg, Canada - ClimateWest

Description

Job Title:
Network Coordinator


Location:
This position is remote from anywhere in Alberta, Saskatchewan, or Manitoba. Workspace is available at the ClimateWest office in Winnipeg and in Regina.


Salary:
$60,000 to $75,000


Benefits:
Health benefits and pension plan


Job Status:
Full-time employment


Hours:
Full-time (37.5 hours per week). Some evening and weekend work may be required.

Reporting Relationship:
This position reports to the Executive Director


BACKGROUND

GENERAL

ClimateWest is seeking an outgoing, motivated, and highly organized individual with knowledge of climate change adaptation to serve as its Network Coordinator.

As a newer non-profit, you are joining a small team that demands creativity, flexibility, and the ability to get things done.

It is an exciting opportunity to play a role in building ClimateWest and advancing climate resilience across a diverse region.

SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES
The Network Coordinator will be responsible for the following tasks.

Network Building

Build relationships and explain the role of ClimateWest to establish the organization as a trusted source of information and advice in Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba.

Support ClimateWest's Executive Director in the development and maintenance of a network of organizations—including individuals from governments (federal, provincial, and municipal), Indigenous governments and organizations, communities, academia, the private sector, non-profit organizations, and others— working to advance various components of climate resiliency in the Prairie provinces.

Build understanding and track the role of organizations and individuals operating in the climate resiliency space. Recommend and implement tools or tracking systems to manage contacts and linkages. Identify efficiencies and facilitate connections to advance climate resiliency in the three provinces. Represent ClimateWest at a variety of meetings and informational and educational venues and events. Deliver presentations about ClimateWest for organizations or at events as required. Create opportunities for networking meetings in areas of strategic importance. Facilitate meetings to identify areas of common interest with ClimateWest. Further ClimateWest's strategic goals by identifying collaboration opportunities with other organizations.

Training & Capacity Building

Organize and facilitate informative webinars and peer learning events. Project management within pre-approved budgets e.g. planning and delivering workshops. Track, promote, and identify strategies to expand on existing climate adaptation professional development offerings. Identify gaps and collaborate with organizations to design training opportunities relevant to climate adaptation in Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba.

Communications

Synthesize and communicate existing climate data, research, and reports in plain language for use by various audiences. Highlight opportunities to profile Indigenous knowledges in the context of climate adaptation planning and implementation.

Identify partners and promote their tools to help others understand and explain climate data, assess climate risks, and develop strategies and plans to address them.

Identify the needs of diverse sectors, communities, and organizations in terms of increasing their understanding of climate change risks and capacities to build resilience.

Project Management and Operational Support


COMPETENCY PROFILE
Knowledge and Experience

Knowledge of climate data, climate modeling, climate risk management, and/or climate change adaptation or resilience, particularly as it pertains to Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba.

Familiarity with the physical and human geography across the three provinces. Experience working with a broad range of groups, sectors, organizations, and cultures in a network.

Experience facilitating meetings and communication forums, both in person and online, where the audience will have a range of backgrounds and interests.

Basic communications techniques in support of information campaigns. Experience in project management, organization and facilitation of webinars, training, workshops or other capacity-building activities.


Skills:

Attributes

Approachable and inclusive Efficient at working autonomously and remotely Flexible and able to adapt Comfortable with ambiguity and problem solving that is often the hallmark of new environments Passionate about building climate resilience in the Prairie provinces


QUALIFICATIONS

A minimum of a bachelor's degree or equivalent in a related field such as environmental or climate science, environmental or climate policy, or sustainable community development, or similar; a masters degree and/or an educational focus on climate resiliency or climate action would be considered an asset.

Training or experience in climate justice and/or equity, diversity and inclusion is an asset. Minimum of five years of experience working in an area relevant to climate resilienc