Environmental Specialist - North Vancouver, Canada - Squamish Nation

Squamish Nation

Verified Company

North Vancouver, Canada

3 weeks ago

Posted by:

Sophia Lee

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Description

TERM FULL-TIME (UNTIL RETURN OF INCUMBENT) POSITION IN NORTH VANCOUVER**

CLOSES:
Open Until Filled
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Great opportunity to join the Squamish Nations community:

Take your career to new heights with a dynamic and progressive First Nations government

Who We Are:

Squamish Nation consists of 23 villages and is comprised of descendants of the Coast Salish Aboriginal people who live in the present-day Greater Vancouver area, Gibson's Landing, and Squamish River watershed.

The Squamish Nation has occupied and governed the territory since beyond recorded history. The Squamish Nation's culture is rich and resilient. We continue to practice our customs and traditions, which are strongly interconnected with our traditional territory. Together with our lands, our customs and traditions are the foundations of who we are as Skwxwú7mesh.

As an organization, we provide support to the greater Squamish Nation Community through service. With 12 departments with individual areas of expertise, we ensure Community Members have access to necessary programs and services.

About The Opportunity:

What You Bring:

Combination of education and experience.
A positive problemsolving attitude.
Knowledge or experience in land and water stewardship.
Highly passionate, selfmotivated, and able to work both independently and in a highly dynamic team environment.
Excellent communication (oral and written), organization, and time management abilities, ability to provide deliverables under tight time constraints.
Ability to motivate and consolidate collective input from various staff members for new and ongoing projects related to Rights and Title issues (for example, environmental opportunities and risks, forestry and fishery management).
Ability to interpret and summarize complex, detailed environmental and logístical information into plain language documents and inperson meetings.
Teamoriented with a positive, approachable attitude and an ability to use facilitation skills to manage difficult situations and find consensus solutions.
Knowledge and awareness of First Nations laws and political sensitivities, rights and title, and traditional ecological knowledge.
Available for inperson work 25 days per week in North Vancouver office.

Salary:
$ 73,628 - $ 82,419 annually, plus a comprehensive benefits program

Why Work With Us:

As a dynamic community organization, we understand the importance of employing enthusiastic and talented people to work together. We know that our future strength and growth is very much dependent on our key resources - our people.

With a variety of programs and services, we offer career paths that fit many areas of expertise, backgrounds, and interests.

Along with competitive compensation and benefits, we offer excellent training and development opportunities within an environment that values diversity through the respect and appreciation of each person for their individual attributes.

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